Court News, Jan. 21, 2017

January 21, 2017 at 3:43 a.m.

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The following people were sentenced for felonies in Kosciusko Circuit Court with Judge Michael Reed presiding:
• Earl Joseph?Schafstall 32, of 216 N.?Walnut St., #10,?Etna Green, sentenced to two years on home detention and two years on probation for dealing in methamphetamine, a level 5 felony.
• Zakary Lewis Elliott, 19, of 9418 W. CR 225N, Etna Green, sentenced to one year in jail for possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony.
• Brooke Dianne Slone, 27, of 5235 N. Sawgrass Lane, Leesburg, sentenced to two years in IDOC suspended, one year to be served on home detention for possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony.
• Marco Guzman, 28, of 12660 S. Ind. 13, #37, North Manchester, received a suspended sentence of 1-1/2 years  for possession of narcotics, a level 6 felony, and possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony.
• Brian Caudill, 38, of 7849 N. CR 400E, Leesburg, received a suspended sentence of three years, one year to be served on home detention, for dealing in meth, a level 5 felony, and possession of two or more regents or precursors with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance, a level 5 felony.

The following new actions have been filed in Kosciusko?Superior Court II with Judge Torrey Bauer presiding:
•?TD Bank v. Aric Davis, CR 200W, Silver Lake. Plaintiff seeks $799.33 due on a credit account.
• Capital One Bank v.?Kelly Horn, Backwater Road, North Webster. Plaintiff seeks $1,163.01 due on a credit account.
• LVNV Funding LLC v. Phillip Fozo, South Scott Street, Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks $686.71 due on a credit account.
• Portfolio Recovery v. Jennifer Thorn, CR 200N,?Etna Green. Plaintiff seeks $1,850.39 due on a credit account.

The following new actions have been filed in?Kosciusko?Superior Court III with Judge Joe Sutton presiding:
• Bank of America v. Michael l. O’Connor, Huntington?Street, North Webster. Plaintiff seeks $7,689.06 due on a credit account.
• Midland Funding v.?Jessica Waugh, East Lapoint Drive, Milford. Plaintiff seeks $2,731.68 due on a credit account.
• Midland Funding v. Jeremy?Fisher, Main Street, Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks $686 due on a credit account.
• Personal Finance Co. v. Kerry Skees, CR 900W, Mentone. Plaintiff seeks $4,493.38 due on a credit account.
• Personal Finance Co. v. Renee Atkins, West Jefferson?Street, Bourbon. Plaintiff seeks $6,801.70 due on a credit account.
• CACH LLC v. Amanda Naragon, EMS B21 Lane, Pierceton. Plaintiff seeks $2,442.99 due on a credit account.
•Capital One v. Brain?Wilson, Stag Drive,?Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks $2,353.26 due on a credit account.
• Midland Funding LLC v. Sabrina Smarr, EMS?B33 Lane, Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks $849 due on a credit account.
• LVNV Funding v. Floyd Williams,?South Washington?Street,?Sidney. Plaintiff seeks $598.09 due on a credit account.
• Car Company v. Maverline Sanders, South Columbia Street, Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks $7,261.26 due on a credit account.
• Portfolio Recovery v. Nancy Phillippe, West Pook?Road, South Whitley. Plaintiff seeks $8,795 due on a credit account.
The following couples have filed for marriage licenses with Kosciusko?County Clerk Ann Torpy.
• James Jackson, 31, CR 250S,?Warsaw, and Lindsay West, 27,?Silver Lake.
• Jennifer Wagler, Montgomery, and Thomas Gearin, CR 775W, Warsaw.
• Jeffery Yates, 48, and Charity Clement, both of CR 500W, Warsaw.
• Jerald Womack, 54, Prairie Street, Warsaw, and Mary Shelton, 51, Hepler Drive,?Warsaw.

The following people have filed for marriage dissolutions with Kosciusko County Clerk Ann Torpy.
• Thomas J. Miller, Warsaw, and Sara N. Miller, Middleburg, Fla. Married: Aug. 6, 2011. Separated: June 30, 2016. There are no minor children.
• Jesse Schmucker, Syracuse, and Samantha Schmucker, Warsaw. Married: April 28, 2011. Separated: Oct. 25, 2016. There is one minor child.
• Charity Lynn Davis, Warsaw, and William Joseph Davis, Pierceton. Married: March 3, 1995. Separated: Oct. 6, 2015. There are two minor children.
• Derrick E. Brown, Claypool, and Mistie D. Brown, Silver Lake. Married: May 7, 2005. Separated: Dec. 17, 2016. There is one minor child.
• Heather Stockman and Nathaniel Stockman, Winona Lake. Married: March 10, 2007. Separated: Dec. 13, 2016. There are two minor children.
• Ashley Hohman, Silver Lake, and Justin Hohman, Akron. Married: June 11, 2011. Separated: May 28, 2016. There are two minor children.
• Sandra L. Johnson, Bourbon, and Jeffrey W. Johnson, Warsaw. Married: Dec. 22, 2000. Separated: Dec. 26, 2016. There are no minor children.
• Tabitha Shelhart and Bradley Shelhart, Warsaw. Married: July 7, 2007. Separated: May 2016. There are two minor children.
• Robert Gardiner and Kara Gardiner, Warsaw. Married: May 24, 2014. Separated: Oct. 9, 2016. There are two minor children.
• Kristine Marshall and Zachary Marshall, Milford. Married: Aug. 13, 2011. Separated: Jan. 1, 2017. There are two minor children.
• Chantel Minear, Warsaw, and Ross Minear, Leesburg. Married: July 26, 2016. Separated: Oct. 28, 2016. There are two minor children.
• Leona Griffith and James Griffith, Warsaw. Married: Feb. 28, 2001. Separated: Sept. 26, 2016. There is one minor child.

The following people were sentenced for felonies in Kosciusko Circuit Court with Judge Michael Reed presiding:
• Earl Joseph?Schafstall 32, of 216 N.?Walnut St., #10,?Etna Green, sentenced to two years on home detention and two years on probation for dealing in methamphetamine, a level 5 felony.
• Zakary Lewis Elliott, 19, of 9418 W. CR 225N, Etna Green, sentenced to one year in jail for possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony.
• Brooke Dianne Slone, 27, of 5235 N. Sawgrass Lane, Leesburg, sentenced to two years in IDOC suspended, one year to be served on home detention for possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony.
• Marco Guzman, 28, of 12660 S. Ind. 13, #37, North Manchester, received a suspended sentence of 1-1/2 years  for possession of narcotics, a level 6 felony, and possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony.
• Brian Caudill, 38, of 7849 N. CR 400E, Leesburg, received a suspended sentence of three years, one year to be served on home detention, for dealing in meth, a level 5 felony, and possession of two or more regents or precursors with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance, a level 5 felony.

The following new actions have been filed in Kosciusko?Superior Court II with Judge Torrey Bauer presiding:
•?TD Bank v. Aric Davis, CR 200W, Silver Lake. Plaintiff seeks $799.33 due on a credit account.
• Capital One Bank v.?Kelly Horn, Backwater Road, North Webster. Plaintiff seeks $1,163.01 due on a credit account.
• LVNV Funding LLC v. Phillip Fozo, South Scott Street, Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks $686.71 due on a credit account.
• Portfolio Recovery v. Jennifer Thorn, CR 200N,?Etna Green. Plaintiff seeks $1,850.39 due on a credit account.

The following new actions have been filed in?Kosciusko?Superior Court III with Judge Joe Sutton presiding:
• Bank of America v. Michael l. O’Connor, Huntington?Street, North Webster. Plaintiff seeks $7,689.06 due on a credit account.
• Midland Funding v.?Jessica Waugh, East Lapoint Drive, Milford. Plaintiff seeks $2,731.68 due on a credit account.
• Midland Funding v. Jeremy?Fisher, Main Street, Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks $686 due on a credit account.
• Personal Finance Co. v. Kerry Skees, CR 900W, Mentone. Plaintiff seeks $4,493.38 due on a credit account.
• Personal Finance Co. v. Renee Atkins, West Jefferson?Street, Bourbon. Plaintiff seeks $6,801.70 due on a credit account.
• CACH LLC v. Amanda Naragon, EMS B21 Lane, Pierceton. Plaintiff seeks $2,442.99 due on a credit account.
•Capital One v. Brain?Wilson, Stag Drive,?Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks $2,353.26 due on a credit account.
• Midland Funding LLC v. Sabrina Smarr, EMS?B33 Lane, Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks $849 due on a credit account.
• LVNV Funding v. Floyd Williams,?South Washington?Street,?Sidney. Plaintiff seeks $598.09 due on a credit account.
• Car Company v. Maverline Sanders, South Columbia Street, Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks $7,261.26 due on a credit account.
• Portfolio Recovery v. Nancy Phillippe, West Pook?Road, South Whitley. Plaintiff seeks $8,795 due on a credit account.
The following couples have filed for marriage licenses with Kosciusko?County Clerk Ann Torpy.
• James Jackson, 31, CR 250S,?Warsaw, and Lindsay West, 27,?Silver Lake.
• Jennifer Wagler, Montgomery, and Thomas Gearin, CR 775W, Warsaw.
• Jeffery Yates, 48, and Charity Clement, both of CR 500W, Warsaw.
• Jerald Womack, 54, Prairie Street, Warsaw, and Mary Shelton, 51, Hepler Drive,?Warsaw.

The following people have filed for marriage dissolutions with Kosciusko County Clerk Ann Torpy.
• Thomas J. Miller, Warsaw, and Sara N. Miller, Middleburg, Fla. Married: Aug. 6, 2011. Separated: June 30, 2016. There are no minor children.
• Jesse Schmucker, Syracuse, and Samantha Schmucker, Warsaw. Married: April 28, 2011. Separated: Oct. 25, 2016. There is one minor child.
• Charity Lynn Davis, Warsaw, and William Joseph Davis, Pierceton. Married: March 3, 1995. Separated: Oct. 6, 2015. There are two minor children.
• Derrick E. Brown, Claypool, and Mistie D. Brown, Silver Lake. Married: May 7, 2005. Separated: Dec. 17, 2016. There is one minor child.
• Heather Stockman and Nathaniel Stockman, Winona Lake. Married: March 10, 2007. Separated: Dec. 13, 2016. There are two minor children.
• Ashley Hohman, Silver Lake, and Justin Hohman, Akron. Married: June 11, 2011. Separated: May 28, 2016. There are two minor children.
• Sandra L. Johnson, Bourbon, and Jeffrey W. Johnson, Warsaw. Married: Dec. 22, 2000. Separated: Dec. 26, 2016. There are no minor children.
• Tabitha Shelhart and Bradley Shelhart, Warsaw. Married: July 7, 2007. Separated: May 2016. There are two minor children.
• Robert Gardiner and Kara Gardiner, Warsaw. Married: May 24, 2014. Separated: Oct. 9, 2016. There are two minor children.
• Kristine Marshall and Zachary Marshall, Milford. Married: Aug. 13, 2011. Separated: Jan. 1, 2017. There are two minor children.
• Chantel Minear, Warsaw, and Ross Minear, Leesburg. Married: July 26, 2016. Separated: Oct. 28, 2016. There are two minor children.
• Leona Griffith and James Griffith, Warsaw. Married: Feb. 28, 2001. Separated: Sept. 26, 2016. There is one minor child.

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