Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
Kimberly N. Limbert, 34, Geneva, pleaded guilty to theft, a Class A misdemeanor.
Sentenced to a year in the Wells County Jail, with all but 10 days suspended. Credited for two days spent in confinement awaiting disposition of her case.
Ordered to pay court costs and probation fees.
As part of a plea agreement, five additional counts of theft, all Class A misdemeanors, were dismissed.
Limbert was charged with skip-scanning merchandise at the Bluffton Walmart Superstore between Oct. 22 and Nov. 27, 2021. Skip scanning is when a customer uses the self-checkout aisle of a store and then intentionally fails to scan some items but pays for others.
Limbert was charged with skip scanning more than 40 items during the period in which she was charged.
She was finally caught reportedly “ticket switching” at the Walmart on Nov. 27. Ticket switching is when a customer will switch the universal price code symbol on an expensive item with the UPC symbol from a less expensive item.
She reportedly noticed that she was being “flagged” by store personnel and discontinued the action. At the same time, Limbert allegedly consumed donuts and a Monster energy drink while she was still inside the store. She reportedly paid for both.
Limbert was charged with cheating Walmart out of $741.20 in merchandise.
Items that she was alleged to have skip scanned included tennis balls, toys, a Chewy Dip stick, Fabreeze laundry softener, clothing, a black light and a Shark skillet.
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Petition for expungement and sealing of criminal records filed by Eric David Pence, 39, rural Hartford City.
Infractions
Stephanie L. Jarrett, 27, Bluffton; driving while suspended and 65 mph-55 zone, Ind. 116 east of 300W.
Quantae A. Jackson, 27, operating a motor vehicle without insurance and operating a motor vehicle with a false and/or fictitious license plate, Jefferson Street at Davis Road, Ossian.
Catarino Ybarra, 69, rural Bluffton; driving while suspended, Main Street at Washington Street.
Bernard M. Welch, 45, Bluffton; driving while suspended, Ind. 1 at U.S. 224.
Adam McBride, 26, Ossian; driving while suspended, Jefferson Street at Heyerly Drive, Ossian.
Timothy L. Loomis, 34, Monroeville; driving while suspended and 68 mph-55 one, Ind. 116 at 300W.
Civil Cases
Complaint for payment of $1,201.62 filed by Cavalry SPV, Vernon Hills, Ill., against David B. Shavalier, Bluffton.
Verified petition for name change of minor filed by Trisha Miller, Bluffton, on behalf of Chance Thomas Eugene Humphrey, 2. Miller seeking to have the name of the child changed to Chance Thomas Eugene Miller to match her name.
Complaints for payment filed by Snow & Sauerteig, Fort Wayne, against: Marla S. Bunch, Bluffton, $697.55; Staci L. Walters, Bluffton, $3,011.04; Randy W. Saalfrank, Bluffton, $1,087.80; Ashley D. Thomas, Markle, $1,762.23; and Ashley Heckman, also known as Ashley Polanco, Bluffton, $5,047.35.
Wells Circuit Court
Civil Cases
Complaint on note totaling $47,091.18 and to foreclose mortgage at 501 S. Indiana St., Bluffton, filed by LoanCare LLC, Valparaiso, against Gary L. and Loretta R. Green.
Notice to register a foreign judgment on four separate notes totaling $164,315.37 plus additional interest to be accrued from Feb. 5 filed by Rabo AgriFinance, Chesterfield, Mo., against Jeffrey Prible, rural Keystone. The original judgment was entered in the Black Hawk County, Iowa, District Court.
