LaPorte Man Sentenced to Four Years on Burglary Charge

Starke County Courthouse
Starke County Courthouse
A LaPorte man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday morning on a charge of Burglary.

An amended plea agreement between Christopher Webb, 26, and the Starke County prosecutor was accepted by Judge Kim Hall after a plea agreement submitted Tuesday was rejected. The previous plea agreement called for probation and Judge Hall would not accept a plea agreement with probation as Webb had not completed probation successfully in a prior sentence.

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Plea Agreement Rejected for Repeat Offender

Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall rejected a plea agreement for a repeat offender.

Christopher Webb, 26, had previously pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state on a charge of Burglary as a Class C felony. He allegedly broke into a storage locker and stole a Honda motorcycle in September of last year. The incident also reportedly resulted in damage to the motorcycle.

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