Clik here to view.
Rule to Show Cause in Grovertown Structure Case Denied
Starke County Courthouse Special Judge Patrick Blankenship has made yet another ruling in the heated case regarding a structure that was ordered to be removed before June 1 but was never taken down....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wireman Cases Will Not Go to Trial
Starke County Courthouse Sadie Wireman and Michael Wireman’s cases will not go to trial in Starke Circuit Court. During a hearing held Tuesday, their defense attorney and the prosecuting attorney...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Starke County Officials Break Ground on New Jail
Work will start next week on the new Starke County Sheriff’s Department and Detention Center. County officials turned ceremonial shovels of dirt yesterday during the official groundbreaking for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Freet Found Not Guilty
Starke County CourthouseA Knox man was found not guilty after a two-day trial in Starke Circuit Court. Rodney Freet Jr. was charged with child solicitation after an incident reported in January. A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
McCurdy Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Starke County CourthouseA Knox man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday and was released from the Starke County Jail. Christopher McCurdy, 46 of Knox, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement...
View ArticleClik here to view.
National Adoption Day Ceremony Held in Starke Circuit Court
Friday was National Adoption Day, offering a time for courts across the country to raise awareness of children in foster care who are ready and waiting to be adopted. Rhonda Adcock, director of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CASA Swearing-In Ceremony Held Friday in Starke Circuit Court
In a ceremony held open to the public, four Court Appointed Special Advocate trainees were sworn in to their duties by Judge Kim Hall in Starke Circuit Court. Rhonda Adcock, CASA director, said each...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tammy Hurt Sentenced to 66 Months
Starke County CourthouseA Grovertown woman pleaded guilty to stealing meat from Five Star and an air conditioning unit from Alco last week in Starke Circuit Court. Tammy Hurt, 41, was arrested in July...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kane Wilson Sentenced to Home Detention
Starke County CourthouseA man was sentenced Thursday in a hearing in Starke Circuit Court on two separate cases. Kane Wilson pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the State to a charge of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two Men Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Starke County CourthouseTwo sentences were handed down in the Starke Circuit Court yesterday morning, sentencing the men to stays in the Department of Corrections. Zachary Tomerlin and Sammy Bottorff...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Starke Circuit Court Cancels Morning Hearings
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall All hearings scheduled for Wednesday morning in Starke Circuit Court have been canceled due to the hazardous travel conditions. If you have a Court hearing for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Knox Woman Sentenced to 16 Years
Starke County Courthouse A Knox woman received a 16-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in a plea agreement with the state to several charges. Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall sentenced...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Michael Campbell Receives Ten-Year Prison Sentence
Michael Campbell was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Monday on a charge of Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Class B felony. Campbell pleaded guilty to the charge in a plea agreement with the state...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Starke County Jury Returns Guilty Verdict on Drug Offenses
A Starke County jury returned guilty verdicts on two of the three drug charges against a Knox woman late Wednesday. They found Shari Melton guilty of possession of methamphetamine and possession of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jerrod Hammond Sentenced to 20 Years in DOC; Steven Sandoval Receives Eight...
Two sentence hearings were held in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday. Judge Kim Hall sentenced a man to the maximum prison term allowed for a charge with a Class B felony classification. Jerrod Hammond...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gregory Schweisthal Trial Continues in Starke Circuit Court
A trial in Starke Circuit Court is headed into its third day today. Gregory Schweisthal is facing charges of Rape as a Class B felony, two counts of Invasion of Privacy as a Class D felony,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Verdicts Returned in Starke Circuit Court Trial
A jury has returned with verdicts in a trial in Starke Circuit Court involved defendant Gregory Schweisthal. Schweisthal was found not guilty on a charge of Rape and not guilty on a charge of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hanley “Warren” Chapman to be Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Hanley Warren ChapmanA North Judson man who prompted a call to the SWAT team in August will be sentenced in Starke Circuit Court this morning. Hanley “Warren” Chapman was arrested in August on charges...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hanley “Warren” Chapman Plea Agreement Rejected
Hanley Warren Chapman A plea agreement for Hanley “Warren” Chapman was rejected by Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall Wednesday morning. Judge Hall told those assembled in court that he had questions...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Four Plea Agreements Rejected in Starke Circuit Court
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim HallStarke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall rejected plea agreements in four cases yesterday. Judge Hall rejected a plea agreement for 18-year-old Martin Noble because he...
View Article