A Claypool man was sentenced in Marshall County Superior Court No. 1 on Thursday, November 10 after a two-day trial in September resulted in guilty verdicts of Child Molesting. He was also found to be a Habitual Offender.
Continue readingPlymouth Mom Sentenced to 30 Years after Infant Dies from Meth-Tainted Breast Milk
A Plymouth mom who admitted to using meth before breastfeeding her two-month-old baby, resulting in the child’s death, has been sentenced to 30 years. On December 19, Ashlee Rans, 36, called 911 saying that she fell asleep and rolled over the infant, who was now cold and not breathing, according to the Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office. But an autopsy determined the cause of death to be acute methamphetamine intoxication.
Continue readingCulver Woman Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
A Culver woman was sentenced Thursday, July 9 after pleading guilty in a plea agreement with the state on two drug charges.
Continue readingSan Pierre Man Sentenced on Drug Charges
A San Pierre man was sentenced in Marshall County Superior Court No. 1 on Thursday, July 9 after pleading guilty in a plea agreement with the State to a charge of conspiracy to commit dealing methamphetamine as a Level 4 Felony.
Continue readingDeath of Two-Month-Old Baby Leads to Felony Charges against Mother
A Marshall County woman has been charged in connection with the death of her two-month-old child last month. Ashlee Rochelle Rans, 36, is accused of using methamphetamine before breastfeeding her baby and then falling asleep in the same bed.
Continue readingSouth Bend Woman Sentenced to 17 ½ Years of Incarceration for Multiple Cases Related to the Sale Methamphetamine
A South Bend woman who appeared in Marshall County Superior Court Number 1 on Wednesday was sentenced by agreement for three separate cases related to the sale of methamphetamine. Continue reading
Attorney Representing Co-Defendant in Costello Murder Case Files Plea Agreement with Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office
A plea agreement has been executed between the Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office and Attorney June Bules who is representing Maeson Coffin, the co-defendant in the Richard “Paul” Costello murder case. Coffin will submit an official guilty plea to the charges of burglary, theft and auto theft in January, with the charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder dismissed.
In a statement released to the media, Marshall County Prosecuting Attorney Nelson Chipman explained that filing a plea agreement is different than submitting a plea. He said typically, the terms of plea agreements are not made public until presented in open court at the time the defendant pleads guilty.
However, due to the “understandable intense public interest in this horrific crime,” Chipman chose to make an exception to the rule of non-disclosure of the terms after thoroughly consulting with the victim’s family about major case developments. Continue reading