An Edgerton man is arrested by Indiana State Police…in connection to the alleged sexual molestation of an Auburn child. The arrest comes after a 6-month investigation. Detectives were contacted by the state’s Department of Child Services. During the investigation, police collected enough evidence to determine that Steven Gilbert had been …
Read More »Smith Is Sentenced
Exceeding the state’s recommended prison term, Defiance County Judge Joseph Schmenk sentences a Defiance County man to more than a dozen years…for causing an injury crash while under the influence and fleeing the scene. Loren Smith gets prison terms totaling 12 1/2 years to 16 ½…on charges of aggravated vehicular …
Read More »Smith Is Sentenced
Exceeding the state’s recommended prison term, Defiance County Judge Joseph Schmenk sentences a Defiance County man to more than a dozen years…for causing an injury crash while under the influence and fleeing the scene. Loren Smith gets prison terms totaling 12 1/2 years to 16 ½…on charges of aggravated vehicular …
Read More »An Emergency In MI
Governor, Whitmer declares a state of emergency for St. Joseph, Branch and Hillsdale Counties…over the impacts of severe thunderstorms and straight-line winds that hit on August 11 and 12. The governor thanked first responders and line-workers…efforting to restore power to the communities hit by the storms. By declaring a state …
Read More »Death Case In LC
Officers in LaGrange County arrest an Iowa man in the death of a 4-year-old boy. Dylan Diericx of Eldridge, Iowa…is accused of neglect…resulting in the death of the child. Detectives say the boy was the son of Diericx’s girlfriend. Diericx apparently engaged in “horse-play” in the cab of a semi …
Read More »Berry Faces Charges
A Montpelier man with a long wrap sheet…is arrested…accused of threatening violence against another village resident. Officers say Melvin Berry beat loudly on the door of a home in the 300 block of West Water Street…while threatening to kill the male and female residents. He also remained on their porch …
Read More »CCNO Involved In Injury Crash In GR
hree inmates and two employees at CCNO are hurt in a two-vehicle accident in Grand Rapids. Officials say Derek Ringler, 57, of Grand Rapids, was driving north on Ohio 295 while Shawn Brown, 50, was eastbound on South River Road, in a CCNO transport van. When Ringler pulled out from …
Read More »McGhee Gets 10
A Defiance man is sentenced to ten years in prison in a Defiance County courtroom on a child sexual abuse charge. Don McGhee, 51, pled guilty…with prosecutors charging him with rape. He was given credit for 237 days served in jail while his case was pending…while classified as a tier …
Read More »Fatal Accident Near Defiance
A Bryan man is involved in a deadly crash, just west of Defiance. Officials tell reporters Joshua Shaffer was northbound in a van on Ashpacher Road, in Noble Township, when he failed to yield at Ohio 18. Westbound on 18 on a motorcycle was Gerald Seibert, 67, of Sherwood. Seibert …
Read More »Serious Crash Near Bryan
Investigators say distracted driving may have been a contributing factor in crash that caused critical injuries west of Bryan. Jennifer Glover, of Fort Wayne, was driving south on County Road 16…while Mark Magana, of Bryan, was westbound on County Road D. Officials say Glover failed to yield…that’s when Magana’s vehicle …
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