Jury convicts Yorktown man of child molestation
A Delaware Circuit Court jury convicted a Yorktown man on five counts of child molesting on Wednesday following a three-day jury trial.
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Terre Haute inmate sentenced to life in prison for murder of cellmate
An inmate at the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex was sentenced to life in prison for allegedly murdering his cellmate in 2016.
South Bend woman sentenced to 17+ years for fentanyl, meth possession
A South Bend woman faces more than 17 years in federal prison after being sentenced last week for her drug possession-related convictions.
Donnelly will serve as new St. Joseph Circuit Court magistrate judge
The St. Joseph Circuit Court announced Molly Donnelly will serve as its newest magistrate judge. Donnelly replaces Judge Andre Gammage, who announced his retirement.
Rokita, Morales file lawsuit, allege federal failure to help with voter ID verification
Attorney General Todd Rokita and Secretary of State Diego Morales have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, with the Indiana officials alleging the federal agency has failed to help verify the citizenship status of voters who registered in Indiana without providing state-issued forms of identification.
Appellate court traveling to Wabash College to hear cities’ case against Netflix, streaming service providers
The Indiana Court of Appeals will travel to Crawfordsville later this month and hear oral arguments in a case involving four Indiana cities that have sued Netflix, accusing the company and several other streaming service providers of failing to obtain franchises.
Anderson man found guilty of impersonating homeland security officer
Joshua W. Stearman, 42, also was also found guilty of unlawfully possessing incendiary bombs, commonly referred to as Molotov cocktails.
State’s highest court to consider juvenile’s claim he received ineffective counsel
The boy says that his attorney’s failure to object to the state’s recommendation that he be sent to Indiana Department of Correction amounted to ineffective representation.
Cedar Lake man sentenced to 12 years in prison for child porn crime
U.S. District Court Judge Philip Simon sentenced Jonathon Koskela, 21, to the prison term, which will be followed by 10 years of supervised release.
South Bend attorney suspended for signing forged will as a witness
Court documents show the will would have falsely made the attorney’s paralegal the personal representative of the paralegal’s son’s estate and disinherited the son’s two daughters.
Wallace appointed judge pro tempore in Noble County
The appointment follows the death of Noble Circuit Court Judge Michael Kramer on March 28.
Department of Correction faces lawsuit over Plainfield inmate’s death
The estate of an inmate who died in July 2023 is suing the Indiana Department of Correction for allegedly failing to provide proper medical care.
Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases on April 24
One case involves grandparent visitation and the other is a dispute over a settlement following a motor vehicle accident.
Drug trafficking on Indiana Toll Road results in 16-year sentence for Ohio man
U. S. District Court Judge Damon Leichty sentenced Kortney Moore, 27, of West Akron, Ohio, after Moore pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
Appellate court to travel to IU East to hear negligence case
The case involves an Avon woman who sued the owner of a pit bull after the dog bit her.
Parent sues after Lawrence Township school allegedly fails to provide medical help to child
The parent of a child who suffered an asthma attack at school is suing the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township and the school after school employees allegedly failed to provide medical help to the child during the incident.
Appellate court to hold oral arguments in Berne for fatal accident case
The Indiana Court of Appeals will be traveling to South Adams High School on Thursday to hear oral arguments in a case involving a fatal car accident.
Evansville man sentenced to federal prison for gun, oxycodone possession
An Evansville man was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.
Indianapolis man convicted of 2023 double murder
A Marion County jury convicted a man of two counts of murder for his involvement in the shooting deaths of two men in January 2023.
Richmond man sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually abusing child
A Richmond man faces 40 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a one-year-old relative and distributing child sexual abuse material.