Local Attorney Apprehended In West Lansing
April 16, 2019 at 6:31 p.m.
Local Attorney Apprehended In West Lansing
By David [email protected]
Acting on an anonymous tip, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputies located Scott Lennox, 50, at a motel in West Lansing, Mich., according to a news release from the sheriff’s office Tuesday afternoon. Lennox was taken into custody, without incident at about 5:30 p.m. Monday. He is awaiting extradition to Indiana.
KCSO was assisted by the Eaton and St. Clair County, Mich., sheriff’s offices.
Lennox is facing two counts of fraud on a financial institution, level 5 felonies; and six counts of theft, level 6 felonies, according to the probable cause affidavit filed by special prosecutor Vicki Elaine Becker. Lennox’s bond on those eight charges was set at $5,000 surety and $250 cash. He also had a warrant for his arrest for failure to appear, with no bond set.
Sheriff Kyle P. Dukes thanked the public for the crucial tips. He also recognized the hard work put forth by the deputies tasked with apprehending Lennox.
On Nov. 27, Warsaw Police Department Det. Sgt. Ryan Coble met with attorney Matthew Buehler who advised he is a partner in the law firm with Joseph Sobek and Lennox. Buehler said Lennox had illegally taken money from three trust funds and also had taken money from the business operating account of Lennox, Sobek and Buehler LLC.
In a different case, Lennox was to appear in Marshall Superior Court at 1 p.m. Monday. He failed to appear for that hearing. Monday’s hearing was called to show cause as to why Lennox should not be held in contempt and/or sanctioned for failing to appear at a scheduled hearing March 5 in Kosciusko Superior Court.
In that case, Lennox appeared on behalf of the petitioner Feb. 1 and for a scheduling conference Feb. 8. At that time, the case was scheduled for hearing at 9 a.m. March 5. Lennox did not appear for the March 5 hearing.
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that an attorney may be punished for direct contempt of court for failing to appear at a judicial proceeding that he or she is legally required to attend, absent a valid excuse.
Acting on an anonymous tip, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputies located Scott Lennox, 50, at a motel in West Lansing, Mich., according to a news release from the sheriff’s office Tuesday afternoon. Lennox was taken into custody, without incident at about 5:30 p.m. Monday. He is awaiting extradition to Indiana.
KCSO was assisted by the Eaton and St. Clair County, Mich., sheriff’s offices.
Lennox is facing two counts of fraud on a financial institution, level 5 felonies; and six counts of theft, level 6 felonies, according to the probable cause affidavit filed by special prosecutor Vicki Elaine Becker. Lennox’s bond on those eight charges was set at $5,000 surety and $250 cash. He also had a warrant for his arrest for failure to appear, with no bond set.
Sheriff Kyle P. Dukes thanked the public for the crucial tips. He also recognized the hard work put forth by the deputies tasked with apprehending Lennox.
On Nov. 27, Warsaw Police Department Det. Sgt. Ryan Coble met with attorney Matthew Buehler who advised he is a partner in the law firm with Joseph Sobek and Lennox. Buehler said Lennox had illegally taken money from three trust funds and also had taken money from the business operating account of Lennox, Sobek and Buehler LLC.
In a different case, Lennox was to appear in Marshall Superior Court at 1 p.m. Monday. He failed to appear for that hearing. Monday’s hearing was called to show cause as to why Lennox should not be held in contempt and/or sanctioned for failing to appear at a scheduled hearing March 5 in Kosciusko Superior Court.
In that case, Lennox appeared on behalf of the petitioner Feb. 1 and for a scheduling conference Feb. 8. At that time, the case was scheduled for hearing at 9 a.m. March 5. Lennox did not appear for the March 5 hearing.
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that an attorney may be punished for direct contempt of court for failing to appear at a judicial proceeding that he or she is legally required to attend, absent a valid excuse.
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