Former Starke County Sheriff’s Department employee Adam Gray was sentenced in La Porte County Superior Court 2 Friday, September 8 after pleading guilty in a plea agreement with the State to two counts of official misconduct as a Level 6 Felony.
Continue readingFormer Starke County Sheriff’s Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Two Charges
Former Starke County Sheriff’s Department employee Adam Gray pleaded guilty to two charges in a plea hearing in La Porte County Circuit Court 2 with Judge Richard Stalbrink, Jr. presiding.
Continue readingGray, Ferguson Plead Not Guilty to All Indictments
Two former Starke County Sheriff’s Department detectives recently indicted by a Grand Jury on several charges pleaded not guilty to all indictments in a hearing in Starke Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon.
Continue readingTwo Former Starke County Sheriff’s Department Detectives Indicted by Grand Jury
A Grand Jury issued indictments against two former Starke County Sheriff’s Department detectives on several charges following a lengthy investigation by the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigation Division Lowell Post.
Continue readingStarke County Coroner Updates Commissioners on Autopsy Costs, Testing
The autopsy pricing deal that Starke County officials thought was a good one through the Lake County Coroner’s Office isn’t as good as initially thought.
Gray Family to Deliver Supplies to Hurricane Harvey Victims
A local family is borrowing a trailer and heading to Texas Sunday, to deliver relief items to victims of Hurricane Harvey. Adam Gray says his family had been planning a vacation in North Carolina, but they decided they would rather “go to Texas and help those who have lost everything.”
Starke County Coroner Receives Certification
Starke County’s coroner has received his state certification. Dannie Hoffer Jr. says he’s finished the required Medicolegal Death Investigators training and is now certified through the Indiana State Coroners Training Board. He was elected to the position in September of last year, following the resignation of Adam Gray. Continue reading
Fourth Candidate Files for Coroner Vacancy
A fourth Democrat has filed to run for Starke County Coroner. Starke County Democrats will caucus tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at the Knox VFW to choose a successor to Adam Gray. He was elected in November but stepped down recently due to work and family obligations. Continue reading
Starke County Coroner Resigns, Interim Sworn-In
Starke County is now working to find a permanent replacement for Coroner Adam Gray.
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Gray Beats Hoffer in Starke County Coroner’s Primary
A Starke County Sheriff’s Deputy won the Democratic Party Primary for coroner. Adam Gray got 60 percent of the votes to Dannie Hoffer Junior’s 40 percent. “I believe in dignity and respect for the deceased and compassion for the families,” Gray told WKVI news. “I’ve got the support of the present coroner and the past coroners, and I want to carry on the legend of Kris Rannells and the wonderful job he’s done for the past eight years. I want everyone in Starke County to know I’m going to carry that tradition on.” Gray does not have an opponent in the November election.