Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
Ali Rammer, 32, Fort Wayne, was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 174 days suspended and 6 days of jail credit, with one year of probation. The sentence comes after Rammer pleaded guilty to false informing, a Class B misdemeanor. The charge for knowing or intentionally operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license, also a Class B misdemeanor, was dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
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Dennis A Bower, 42, Poneto, was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 50 days suspended and 10 days executed, with one year of probation. The sentence comes after Bower pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle with an A.C.E. of .08 or more, a Class C misdemeanor.
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Joshua Isaac Lutz, 19, Fort Wayne, made a motion to reduce his bond earlier this month after his recent arrest for domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. Lutz grabbed his girlfriend’s neck when she was speaking to a trainer during his first day of work at Inteva. Judge Andrew Antrim denied the motion. Bond remains at $5,000 surety only. Lutz’s pretrial conference is set for 9 a.m. on August 21.
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Kaleb Thompson, 33, Fort Wayne, was sentenced to one year in the Wells County Jail, with all but 4 days suspended due to jail credit received for those days. The sentence comes after Thompson pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 or more, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Lisa Dennis, 59, Bluffton, was sentenced to 180 days in the Wells County Jail for leaving the scene of an accident, a Class B misdemeanor. She was also sentenced to 180 days of probation. In January, Dennis was driving on Main Street when she drove off of the right side of the roadway and struck a utility pole with her vehicle. She continued to drive through the easement where she ran over a pedestrian crossing sign. She removed the sign from under her Chevrolet Trax and left it in the St. Joseph Catholic Church parking lot. She then drove to Save-On Liquor where she abandoned her vehicle and was picked up. Alcohol may have been involved.
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Cassandra Dawn Kidwell, 26, Bluffton, was sentenced to one year in the Wells County Jail with all but 10 days suspended. Kidwell pleaded guilty to assisting a criminal, a Level 6 felony. The felony was vacated and the charge was demoted to a Class A misdemeanor as part of the plea agreement.
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Catarino Ybarra III, 42, Angola, was sentenced to 60 days in the Wells County Jail for refusal to identify self, a Class C misdemeanor. Ybarra will receive 2 days of jail credit with the remaining 58 days of her sentence suspended, and was ordered to complete 180 days of probation. Speeding and following too closely, both infractions, were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
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Drew Ringger, 18, Bluffton, was sentenced to 730 days at the Indiana Department of Corrections with all but two days suspended, and 730 days of house arrest. Ringger pleaded guilty to one of two counts of dissemination of matter harmful to minors, a Level 6 felony. Two counts of Distribution of an Intimate Image, a misdemeanor, were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
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Donald R. Waters, Jr, 43, Bluffton, was sentenced to one year at the Indiana Department of Corrections with all but two days suspended, 178 days of house arrest, and one year of probation. Waters, Jr pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana, a Level 6 felony, on March 7. As part of the plea agreement, possession of paraphernalia, a Class B misdemeanor was dismissed.
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Marty Alan Myers, 26, Portland, was sentenced to 60 days in the Wells County Jail after he pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor. Pursuant to the plea agreement a charge for possession of paraphernalia, also a Class B misdemeanor, was dismissed. Myers is also ordered to pay a Drug Interdiction and Countermeasures fee in the amount of $200 and court costs in the amount of $189.
Arianna Doris Elaine Smith, 23, Decatur, denied violating her probation in a hearing to revoke her suspended sentence last week. In May, Smith was sentenced to 180 days in the Wells County Jail with all but two days suspended, 10 days of house arrest, and 363 days of probation. The sentence was issued after Smith pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor. A status hearing is set for 9 a.m. on September 25.
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Alyssa Sue Hartman, 27, Fort Wayne, admitted to violating her probation in a hearing to revoke her suspended sentence last week. In February of 2022, Hartman was sentenced to 730 days at the Indiana Department of Corrections with all but 162 days suspended and 568 days of probation. Hartman received the sentence after she pleaded guilty to possession of a narcotic Drug, a Level 6 felony. As part of the plea agreement, multiple misdemeanors involving paraphernalia were dropped. Hartman has a previous conviction for possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony. A dispositional hearing is set for 1 p.m. on September 27.
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Austin Caleb Tate, 30, Fort Wayne, asked the court to terminate the no contact order that was issued as part of his sentence during a hearing for a probation violation last week. Tate was sentenced to 547 days in prison, with all but six days suspended, placed on probation for 541 days, and ordered to serve 90 days of home detention in August of 2022. The sentence was ordered after Tate pleaded guilty to domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years of age, a Level 6 felony; and possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor. Tate admitted to violating his probation in May. The charges were filed after a caller reported a man punched a woman in the face while driving. An officer observed a cut above the woman’s eyebrow and located marijuana in Tate’s pocket. The battery occurred in front of a small child the couple had in common, who was seated in the backseat of the car. A status hearing is set for 1 p.m. on August 9.
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Shan Shu, 43, Fort Wayne, was sentenced to 60 days at the Wells County Jail with all but 10 days suspended, and 355 days of probation. Shu pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least .08 but less than .15, a Class A misdemeanor. As part of the plea agreement, operating a vehicle while intoxicated-first offense and no endangerment, a Class A misdemeanor, was dismissed.
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Dustin Lee Joseph Weimer, 34, Homeless, was sentenced to 365 days at the Indiana Department of Corrections with all but 14 days suspended and 351 days of probation after he pleaded guilty to intimidation: communicated because of the victim’s occupation, a Level 6 felony. As part of the plea agreement, resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, was dismissed. The charges stem from an incident last August. Markle police officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance where Weimer became aggressive and belligerent towards the Markle officer. Weimer refused to be handcuffed and threatened the investigating officer that things would “get worse for him” if additional officers arrived. Weimer was ordered to pay court costs in the amount of $189.
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Jeremiah Lee Yencer, 24, Bluffton, was sentenced to one year at the Indiana Department of Corrections with all but 12 days suspended and 353 days of probation after he pleaded guilty to intimidation, a Level 6 felony. Yencer is ordered to pay court costs in the amount of $189.
