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Status Hearing Scheduled Today for Murder Defendant
A murder defendant is scheduled to appear in Starke Circuit Court this afternoon for a status hearing. Gary Chavez is charged with murder, kidnapping and carjacking. Authorities say he killed his...
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Probation Given to Hard-Working North Judson Man
A good employment record and a commitment to help his mother with Alzheimers were just a couple of factors in Russell Hendron’s favor when it came to his sentencing hearing in Starke Circuit Court....
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Curtis DeVries Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Curtis DeVries was sentenced Monday afternoon in Starke Circuit Court. A 12-member jury found Curtis DeVries not guilty on a charge of burglary, but he was found guilty on a lesser included offense of...
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Trial Date Set for Accused Murderer
A trial date has been set in the case of a man who is accused of murdering his estranged wife. Gary Chavez appeared for a status hearing in Starke Circuit Court on Monday afternoon with his attorneys,...
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Domestic Violence Defendant Sentenced to Probation
A man was sentenced to probation in a hearing in Starke Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon. William Jones pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state to a charge of domestic battery as a Class D...
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Jeremy Rowe Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
A man who was involved in a burglary incident in December 2011 was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court yesterday. Jeremy Rowe pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state on charges of burglary and...
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North Judson Resident Sentenced to Probation
Julie Serrano was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to a felony charge of resisting law enforcement and a misdemeanor charge of battery on a law enforcement officer. Serrano pleaded guilty...
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Family Dollar Store Manager Charged with Theft
The General Manager at the Family Dollar store in Knox pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft in an initial hearing in Starke Circuit Court yesterday. Casey Anthony, 28, of South Bend, is accused of...
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Robert Corbin Pleads Not Guilty to Three New Charges
Robert “Ryan” Corbin New charges have been filed against Robert Corbin in Starke Circuit Court. Corbin, 30, pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual misconduct with a minor as a Class B felony and two...
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Culver Woman Sentenced to Probation
A Culver woman was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty in a plea agreement with the state to a charge of possession of methamphetamine as a Class D felony that was reduced to a Class A...
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Reyes Sentenced to 17 Years in DOC
A Grovertown man was sentenced to serve 17 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections during a hearing in Starke Circuit Court yesterday. Ryan Reyes, 19, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the...
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Stabbing Suspect Due in Court Today
The suspect in a Nov. 30 stabbing that sent a Knox man to a hospital will make his initial court appearance this afternoon. Benton Christopher Howard, 42, is charged with attempted murder and...
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Howard Pleads Not Guilty to Charges in Stabbing Incident
Benton Christopher Howard Benton Christopher Howard appeared in Starke Circuit Court for his initial hearing Wednesday afternoon. On Nov. 30, Howard allegedly stabbed Brandon Davidson at a residence in...
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Two Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Two were sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday afternoon. Shayna Howard pleaded guilty to a charge of residential entry as a Class D felony. On June 29, she said she entered the wrong home...
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Final Pre-Trial Hearing Held in Case of Robert Corbin
A final pre-trial conference was conducted Friday morning in Starke Circuit Court in the case of Robert Corbin. Corbin is charged with two counts of attempted child seduction. The State of Indiana...
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Judge to Review Evidence in Corbin Case
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall took evidence under advisement that was presented in a 404B hearing Tuesday morning. The hearing involved the argument surrounding the allowance of evidence into a...
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Pair of Defendants Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
A South Bend man with a lengthy criminal history can add another sentence to his record. Tony Glover Jr., 29, pleaded guilty to a felony and a misdemeanor theft charge during an appearance in Starke...
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Michael Salita Trial Begins Today in Starke Circuit Court
Michael Salita A jury trial is set to begin today in the case of Michael Salita. Salita, 28, was arrested on Aug. 14, 2014 on a charge of rape as a Level 3 felony. Jury selection of 12 jurors and one...
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Verdict Returned in Salita Trial
Michael Salita A jury returned a not guilty verdict concluding a two-day trial in Starke Circuit Court with defendant Michael Salita on Thursday afternoon. Salita was arrested in August on a charge of...
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Mary Young Sentenced to Probation
Probation was given to a 25-year-old woman who pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state in Starke Circuit Court to a charge of neglect of a dependent, a Class D felony . Mary Young of Auburn,...
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