William Allen Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court

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William Allen was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Tuesday morning.

Allen pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the State to a charge of Domestic Battery as a Class D felony. Judge Kim Hall sentenced Allen per the terms of the agreement to 36 months in the Department of Corrections with no part of the sentence suspended. He was permitted to serve the sentence on home detention.

As a term of his sentence, Allen will undergo necessary and appropriate classes or programs offered by Starke County Community Corrections to assist in his rehabilitation.

This sentence will be served consecutively to a sentence to be handed down in LaPorte County on a probation violation charge.

Trial Scheduled in Starke Circuit Court

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Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall

Several hearings were held before the honorable Judge Kim Hall in Starke Circuit Court on Tuesday.

It was decided that Gregory Schweisthal will go before a jury of his peers in a trial scheduled to begin today (Wednesday). Three days have been set aside to hear testimony and evidence on the five charges filed against Schweisthal. Those charges include Rape as a Class B felony, two counts of Invasion of Privacy as Class D felonies, Strangulation as a Class D felony, and Domestic Battery as a Class A misdemeanor. Timothy Lemon is Schweisthal’s defense attorney. Continue reading →