Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
Zachary Allen McDowell, 27, Bluffton, was sentenced to one year at the Indiana Department of Correction. McDowell was given 148 days of jail credit for the 74 days he has been incarcerated so far.
The sentence comes after McDowell pled guilty to domestic battery, a Level 6 Felony, in August. McDowell was charged with domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old in June after police were called to his residence.
According to a probable cause affidavit, domestic issues at this residence have been ongoing. McDowell reportedly told officers he put his hand up after the woman attempted to hit him several times. The woman told officers McDowell forcefully clapped in her face, knocking her glasses off and drawing blood, while she was in bed with her sleeping child. She reportedly began to hit him back after this and the two continued to argue. McDowell was the only party that acquired charges from the incident.
McDowell is also ordered to pay court fees in the amount of $189.
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Alison P. Frederick, 25, Zanesville, was sentenced to 1,460 days at the Indiana Department of Correction with 1400 days suspended. Frederick was given 60 days of jail credit. She was also ordered to serve 780 days on probation and 540 days on home detention.
In April, Frederick pled guilty to operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more, a Level 6 Felony. As part of the plea agreement, charges for operating a vehicle while intoxicated – endangering a person less than 18 years, operating a vehicle while intoxicated – endangering a person – prior within 7 years, both Level 6 Felonies, were dismissed. Several infractions were also dismissed.
Frederick is also ordered to pay court fees in the amount of $189 and drug interdiction fees in the amount of $200.
Wells Circuit Court
Criminal Cases
Jill Sweeney, 55, Elsie, Mich., entered a plea of not guilty to child solicitation, a Level 4 Felony. According to a probable cause affidavit, Sweeney believed she was meeting a 13 year old child and traveled nearly three hours to Bluffton in order to meet the girl. The charge was filed last week after the nonprofit group, Predator Catchers Indianapolis, facilitated a sting operation with her. Sweeney is scheduled for a pretrial conference at 1 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the Wells Circuit Court.
