The Plymouth man allegedly involved in the robbery and beating of a Knox man in October of 2015 will appear in Starke Circuit Court this afternoon for a status hearing.
Jason Cooke is accused of hitting Sescoe Wireman in the head and taking money, prescription medication, an Indiana ID card, and multiple credit cards in an incident that occurred at a home in the 100 block of East 500 South in Knox on Oct. 7, 2015. Court documents state that multiple strikes to Wireman’s head led to his death.
Cooke was initially charged with murder, robbery and aggravated battery in the case, but Prosecutor Nicholas Bourff says the murder charge was dropped in February of this year. He said the forensic pathologist determined that she could not connect the alleged battery with his death. The robbery and aggravated battery charges remain.
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall will hear an update in this matter at 1 p.m.
