Murder Suspect Jailed Without Bond in Pulaski County

Michael Kasten Sr.
Michael Kasten Sr.

The Winamac man accused of fatally stabbing his wife Sunday night at their home is jailed without bond in Pulaski County. Michael Kasten Sr., 59, was released from a hospital in Fort Wayne Wednesday afternoon, where he was being treated for an apparent self-inflicted stab wound. He made an initial appearance this morning in Pulaski Circuit Court, where he’s charged with murder in connection with the death of Tina Kasten, 54. Continue reading

Supreme Court Disciplines Winamac Attorney

Lisa Traylor-Wolff
Lisa Traylor-Wolff

A Winamac attorney who became romantically involved with a client while serving as his public defender has been disciplined by the Indiana Supreme Court. Lisa Traylor-Wolff has been permanently banned from judicial service, which means she will no longer be able to serve as a senior judge in Pulaski and Fulton Counties. Senior judges are attorneys who work part-time filling in for trial court judges and are also allowed to represent clients. Continue reading

Attorney from Pulaski County faces disciplinary charges

A Pulaski County attorney is accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a defendant she represented. Lisa Traylor-Wolff has 20 days to answer the disciplinary charges filed by the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications.

They stem froScales of Justicem a physically intimate relationship she reportedly developed with a 26-year-old male client identified in the complaint as S.W. Traylor-Wolff was appointed his public defender in September of 2011. He pleaded guilty a month later and was sentenced in January of 2012 to 30 years in prison. Traylor-Wolff was appointed S.W.’s public defender for his appeal. He even worked as a Manassas criminal defense lawyer for a number of years, and therefore, has quite a lot of experience under his belt.

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