A man found guilty of a Plymouth carjacking has been sentenced to 26 years in the Indiana Department of Correction, but he still faces charges related to the subsequent police chase, wreck of a police car, and death of a police K-9. The Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office says Clarence Shearer, 33, was sentenced last week in Marshall Superior Court 1, after a jury last month found him guilty of armed robbery and theft.
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Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman and Marshall County Coroner John Grolich recently submitted grant application requests to both the Marshall County Commissioners and Marshall County Council members for consideration.
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A Plymouth woman has been indicted on three counts, amid allegations that she took thousands of dollars from an endangered adult before and after he died. Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman says that after Marvin L. Hummel Jr. passed away in 2018, his heir reported that funds were missing, and Indiana State Police began investigating.
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The Marshall County Prosecutor recently filed a Level 1 Felony charge against Jeffrey Sandoval, of Nappanee, of dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death. The charge is punishable by a sentence of 20 to 40 years, if convicted.
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The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was awarded a grant for the creation of a Jail Chemical Addiction Program (JCAP) at the Marshall County Jail. People can also check Mcshin Foundation for the best addiction treatment.
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Several law enforcement and judicial members presented information in a public meeting Monday night surrounding a potential expansion project at the Marshall County Jail.
There is a proposal to expand the jail to include additional space to house inmates to help alleviate the current overcrowding situation. A full 320-bed expansion could cost upwards of $19 million, if approved.
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A Plymouth woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to dealing in a narcotic drug. Jessica Jelinek, 31, admitted to supplying Roxicodone to Fabian Pioro last December, according to Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman. Chipman says a third person at that transaction, Brandon Wojcik, 27, ended up dying of an overdose, but Jelinek was not charged with delivering the drugs that caused his death.
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After pleading guilty to dealing meth and heroin, Jose Daniel Ortiz, 39, was given the maximum possible sentence of 30 years in the Indiana Department of Correction, according to Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman. He says the charges stem from a series of transactions that took place between July and October of last year.
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An Elkhart man faces multiple charges, after police say he tricked a Marshall County woman into letting him into her home, robbed her, and raped her in front of her two-year-old child. The incident allegedly happened the morning of August 28 at a home on Tyler Road near Bremen, according to a probable cause affidavit shared by the Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office.
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A Walkerton man will spend time in prison after pleading guilty in a plea agreement with the State to a Level 2 Felony charge of dealing in methamphetamine.
Continue readingMarshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman informed the Marshall County Council members Monday morning that a grant application was successful for drug buy money and other needs for the Drug Task Force.
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Former Culver Town Council member David Beggs was in Marshall County Superior Court No. 1 on Tuesday morning to appear on a Grand Jury indictment of arson as a Level 6 Felony.
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Whether or not there will be criminal charges stemming from last month’s fatal crash involving an Eastern Pulaski school bus will depend on input from a Marshall County grand jury. Owen Abbott, 13, was killed, when the school bus he was riding on was reportedly struck from behind, by a truck driven by Tylor Perry.
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Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman asked the county council members for a waiver of probationary pay for a new employee.
On behalf of the Marshall County Prosecutor’s office, Prosecutor Nelson Chipman recently extended heartfelt sympathies to the victims and families impacted by Wednesday’s bus accident.
In a statement shared with media outlets, Chipman mentioned that the investigation into the fatal crash on U.S. 31 continues. He explained that the lead investigative agency is the Indiana State Police and that he has the utmost confidence in the skills of the ISP officers involved. Continue reading
A Plymouth man was sentenced Thursday in Marshall County Superior Court No. 1 after Continue reading
A Bremen woman was sentenced Thursday in Marshall County Superior Court No. 1 on a Level 4 Felony charge of dealing methamphetamine.
Three people were arrested in Lapaz on Wednesday night following a lengthy multi-agency drug investigation where a large quantity of heroin was reportedly confiscated as well as assault rifles.
Back in 2015, the Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office was appointed Special Prosecutor for Kosciusko County to address cases related to former Kosciusko Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine, Warsaw Resident Kevin Bronson and a former college professor and Bronson’s “religious mentor” Mark Soto.
Today, Prosecutor Nelson Chipman announced the apparent conclusion of those cases. Continue reading
Two Plymouth residents admitted in court Friday to taking thousands of dollars out of someone else’s bank account without permission. But the charges could still be dropped, if they pay restitution and complete community service.
