Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
Drew M. Miller, 34, Bluffton, pleaded guilty to driving while suspended with a prior conviction for the same offense, a Class A misdemeanor.
Fined $14.50 and assessed court costs of $185.50.
Charges of distracted driving, a Class C infraction, and operating a motor vehicle without insurance, a Class A infraction, were dismissed.
While on patrol March 11, a Bluffton police officer was stopped at the intersection of Oak Forest Drive and Main Street when he spotted a southbound vehicle in which the driver appeared to have both hands holding a cell phone to his ear. The driver — later identified as Heller — apparently had to brake hard for traffic stopped at a stoplight on Main.
The officer then activated his emergency lights and pulled the vehicle over. During the interaction with Heller, the officer reported that Heller had 19 prior suspensions of his license and one active suspension, which was effective Feb. 2 and did not have a reinstatement date until Oct. 5, 2027.
He also reportedly had no proof that the vehicle was insured.
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Daniel Vega, 25, Bluffton, violated probation by being arrested in Adams County on one count of burglary with serious bodily injury, a Level 1 felony.
Ordered to serve 296 days in the Wells County Jail, credited as time served.
Upon completion of her sentence, her probation will terminate.
Vega was originally sentenced Feb. 22, 2021, on one count of resisting law enforcement, a Level 6 felony, reduced to a Class A misdemeanor.
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Latwan Nadaniel Wedlow, 24, Fort Wayne, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a driver’s license, a Class C misdemeanor.
Sentenced to 60 days in the Wells County Jail, with all but two days suspended, and placed on probation for 363 days.
Ordered to obtain valid driving privileges if he is going to continue to drive and pay court costs and probation fees. Probation may terminate early.
One count of speeding, a Class C infraction, was dismissed.
While monitoring traffic on West Lancaster Street May 11, a Bluffton police officer clocked Wedlow’s eastbound vehicle at 47 mph-35 zone and pulled it over.
Wedlow reportedly only possessed an Indiana identification card.
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Marriage Licenses
Steven Christopher Betz, 54, Bluffton, and Renee Elizabeth Schoeff, 42, Fort Wayne.
Cecelya Josephine Archbold, 22, Bluffton, and Max Edward Johnson, 22, Markle.
Trevor Mitchell Bowen, 26, Liberty Center, and Kiera Alexis Graham, 22, Bluffton.
Gunner Nikolas Bills, 25, Bluffton, and Rebecca Kathryn Gorrell, 25, Bluffton.
Steven Carl Thomas, 59, Holgate, Ohio, and Madeline Marie Dreyer, 32, Bluffton.
Aaron Michael Alling, 22, Indianapolis, and Abigail Rose Hoover, 22, rural Bluffton.
Jordan Michael Taylor, 23, Markle, and Kaitlyn Nicole Lyon, 22, Mason, Ohio.
Cassandra Yvonne Torres, 22, Bluffton, and Devon Lee Johnson, 20, Bluffton.
Jacelynn Leann Kinsey, 19, rural Liberty Center, and Cameron Michael James Grove, 19, rural Poneto.
Shayne Patrick Ford Clark, 26, Zanesville, and Catherine Joyce Robinson, 23, Zanesville.
