PLYMOUTH — The Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday that a jury found Kelly Cowger guilty of being
a Serious Violent Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Operating a Vehicle with a Schedule I Controlled Substance in the Blood. The State of Indiana was represented by Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas Langowski
Langowski presented evidence that Cowger possessed a 9mm Ruger handgun and was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to his being a Serious Violent Felon. Langowski also presented evidence that the defendant operated a vehicle while on a controlled substance.
Plymouth Police Corporal Travis Schieber was the lead investigator for the case. Patrolman Zach Wallace assisted with the investigation. Both Officers searched the defendant’s vehicle and located the handgun behind the driver’s seat.
On March 2, 2026, Judge Matthew Sarber of Marshall County Superior Court No. 3 conducted a sentencing hearing after the Jury found the defendant guilty at trial on February 5, 2026, and ultimately sentenced the defendant to 11 1⁄2 years at the Indiana Department of Corrections.
The defendant was represented by Alexander Hoover.
