A plea hearing has been set in Pulaski Circuit Court for Nov. 7 for a former Grovertown resident.
Avery Mullins, who now lists Winamac as his residence, was arrested in May 2011 after Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department officers found Mullins and another suspect in the driveway of a residence whose owner was no longer there. Officers found they had active arrest warrants and took them into custody.
On this Patriot Day, ceremonies are scheduled around the United States to remember the lives lost in a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. No local ceremonies are planned, but this color guard was present at the Indianapolis airport this morning to show that we will never forget what happened on that day in history.
A Bowen Center patient was arrested Saturday after allegedly battering two staff members.
Leta McNeal reportedly hit and kicked staff members while staying at the Bowen Center in Plymouth. Officials called the Plymouth Police Department to report the incident and McNeal was arrested on a preliminary charge of Battery and taken to the Marshall County Jail. The staff members involved sustained only minor injuries.
McNeal will appear for an initial hearing in Marshall County Superior Court II on Sept. 18 and was given a $750 cash bond.
Two Lapaz residents were recently arrested on fraud charges after using a credit card that belonged to another Lapaz resident.
The victim told police that some unknown people entered her vehicle and stole her purse. The suspects had used the credit cards in the wallet to make purchases at several local establishments. Surveillance footage was obtained by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and Nicole Martin and Justin Haining were identified as using the stolen credit cards.
They were located and arrested on preliminary charges of Theft, Fraud and Forgery.
Across the nation, American flags are being flown at half-staff today in remembrance of the September 11 attacks that devastated the United States. On this day, the President requests that the American flag be flown at half-staff at the White House, all U.S. Government buildings and establishments – home and abroad – and at individual American homes.
The President also asks Americans to observe a moment of silence today, beginning at 8:45 a.m. ET – the time the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center 11 years ago.
September 11, Patriot Day, was designated in memory of the 2,977 lives that were lost in the terrorist attacks against the United States. Initially, the day was called the Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Because Patriot Day is not a federal holiday, schools and business do not close in observance of the occasion, although people may participate in memorial ceremonies for the victims; however, no organizations have reported any memorial services to take place today.
Principal Don Street presented the West Central School Board with the middle and high schools’ School Improvement Plan which was approved. Superintendent Charles Mellon said Elementary Principal Dan Zylstra also presented the elementary school’s School Improvement Plan which outlined interventions and curriculum alignment.
“Those plans outline improvements because our performance on the ISTEP is not where we want it, so we’re taking different steps there as required by the state,” said Mellon.
Those plans are for the current school year.
Kersting’s Cycle Center hosted its 10th annual charity event September 8. The Motorcycle, Music and Memories event helped raise money for a number of charities, including the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Nella Kersting Memorial Scholarship.
Enjoy these pictures from the event! Continue reading
Detectives and members of the LaPorte County Metro Operations Unit and the Indiana State Police Marijuana Eradication Team removed 40 large, mature marijuana plants from a cornfield on Small Road just east of County Road 500 West in LaPorte County.
Surveillance of the area and tips from the public led to the confiscation of the plants which would have sold on the street for approximately $120,000.
The Knox McDonald’s restaurant is going through an extensive renovation.
Store Owner Bill Boldt said the entire store is going to look different when the major renovations are done.
“It’s going to be a new, modern design,” said Boldt. “It’s going to be what McDonald’s calls an ‘archaic building’ – it’s kind of like a square building. We’re going to have outside seating, the lobby is going to be all new, we’ll have bigger bathrooms, a double drive-thru, and counter service will be a little different. It’s going to be totally redone.”
A Plymouth man was arrested on a charge of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor after an alleged incident in March.
Plymouth Police received information from a 15-year-old victim that sexual activity had occurred between her and 26-year-old Brock Biddle in March of this year.
An investigation was conducted and the details were forwarded to the Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office where an arrest warrant was issued.
Biddle was arrested on Sunday on the arrest warrant. He remains in the Marshall County Jail on $10,000 cash bond.
On Saturday September 1st,2012 at 11.26am the Starke County 911 Center received a call of a single vehicle traffic accident with injuries on US 35 just South of County Road 200 North in Starke County.
Officers arrived on scene and found one victim of the accident had been ejected from the car and was lying on the ground. A Starke County EMS team arrived on scene and transported the patient to I.U. Health Starke. Taylor Wagner age 17 of Knox later died at I.U. Health Starke from her injuries.
Investigating Officers say a witness following the vehicle told them that the vehicle went off the roadway on the right side for an unknown reason, continued into the ditch and began rolling over. The witness stated the driver was ejected from the vehicle while the vehicle was rolling over.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident and neither alcohol or drugs are believed to have been involved.
On Saturday September 1st, 2012 at 9.10pm Oficers from the Knox Police Department arrived at the Super Value Inn motel located on Danker Street in Knox to serve an arrest warrant on Jeremiah Johnson who local police had received information indicating that he was staying at the motel.
Knox Police Officers went to the room where Johnson was suspected of being in and then encountered several individuals inside the motel room in the process of manufacturing methamphetamine. Officers alertly noticed a chemical smell and smoke coming from the room and requested a seach warrant which was granted and the police at that point performed a search of the premises.
During the search an active meth lab was discovered and several prescription medications along with marijuana.
Upon discovering these items the Police arrested six individuals who are presently being held in the Starke County Jail with no bond being set at this time.
Arrested were James Borton age 47, Richard Garrison Jr age 34, Lolus Johnson age 51, Jeremiah Johnson 25, Shiela Johnson age 49 and Deborah Clemons age 44 all of Knox. All six suspects has been charged with manufacturing Methamphetamine, a class B felony, illegal drug lab a class D felony, posseession of methamphetamine a class D felony and possession of marijuana a class A Misdemeanor. In addition Shelia and Lolus Johnson were charged with possession of controlled substances.
The results of a toxicology test taken on an Argos man who was killed in a moped accident on Saturday, August 25 have been released.
Marshall County Coroner Bill Cleavenger indicated that Jack R. Moriarty tested positive for alcohol and drugs at the time of the accident.
The Kelly Miller Circus was in Knox yesterday and performed two shows under the big tent at the corner of Roosevelt and Culver Roads. Pony and elephant rides were offered and a good crowd was on hand to watch the acrobats, tigers, a zebra and other acts. Tom Berg was the honorary ringmaster!
Travel is expected to increase this year for the Labor Day holiday.
Despite a sluggish economy and recent rises in gas prices, the increase in travelers is driven by improving consumer confidence compared to last year.
About 85 percent of holiday travelers will journey by car and the average distance traveled by Americans is expected to be 626 miles, with a great deal of those miles to be traveled by air.
Many travelers in this area will headed to the Blueberry Festival in Plymouth and to the Monterey Days Festival this weekend. Remember that the Indiana State Police the Starke County Traffic Safety Partnership and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will be out in full force patrolling for unrestrained motorists, impaired drivers and those who drive at unsafe speeds.
A Crawfordsville man was arrested in Pulaski County on Monday, August 20 after police found him picking marijuana near a cornfield.
The Pulaski County deputy was patrolling on State Road 39 near 600 North and found a man, later identified as Joshua Allen, reportedly picking marijuana from a plant in the field. After the officer detained Allen, Allen stated that he was working with a construction crew building a grain bin and was not feeling well. He left to go for a walk and saw a huge marijuana plant growing in the field. He stated that he knew the area was known for its marijuana plants.
Farmers will be out in the fields soon for the corn and soybean harvest and they’re looking for good news in the fields this summer.
The drought conditions have taken a toll on crops this year. Gene Matzat from the LaPorte County Extension Office said he’s hasn’t heard of any farmers losing their entire crop in the Northern Indiana area.
The Knox Harvest Festival is in its first full day in Knox and there isn’t a shortage of excitement. The parade was held Saturday afternoon with plenty of entries to see and candy to eat! Enjoy these pictures from the Harvest Festival parade. Tom Berg is this year’s Grand Marshal! Continue reading
A LaPorte man was arrested on a warrant yesterday in South Bend after he was reportedly involved in an accident that killed one person and seriously injured two children in LaPorte County.
The South Bend Police Department and the U.S. Marshals service notified the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department that 35-year-old John R. Mikle had been arrested.
A Knox man was arrested Monday night by Knox City Police on an active arrest warrant for child molestation.
Knox police received a complaint from a juvenile victim on July 8 who stated that Steven L. O’Bryant of Knox allegedly molested him over a two week period while O’Bryant stayed at his home.
