Two offenders recently successfully completed the Starke Circuit Court’s Court Recovery Program.
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Knox Woman Arrested on Meth Charge
A Knox woman faces drug charges following a Tuesday search of her residence by officers from the Starke County Major Crimes Unit and Starke County Probation Office. Continue reading
Drug Offenders Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Several sentencing hearings were held in Starke Circuit Court this week where some heavy sentences were handed down to drug offenders.
Joseph Lippner pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state to a charge of Dealing in a Controlled Substance (heroin) as a Class B felony. Judge Kim Hall accepted the plea agreement and sentenced Lippner to ten years in the Indiana Department of Corrections with no part of the sentence suspended. As part of the plea agreement, he waived his right to appeal his sentence. He will be able to participate a therapeutic community while incarcerated.
