Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
Jake Shanks, 35, Bluffton, appeared in the Wells Superior Court for a probation revocation hearing on Tuesday last week. Shanks was sentenced to 30 days in the Wells County Jail with 14 days of jail credit and no time suspended. Shanks was also ordered to pay court costs and fees in the amount of $189.
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Steven Coal Cook, 36, Keystone, appeared in the Wells Superior Court for a hearing to revoke his suspended sentence Tuesday. Cook was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 8 days of jail credit after he admitted to violating the conditions of his probation. Cook was originally sentenced to 180 days in jail in September, with 126 days suspended and 54 days of jail credit after he pled guilty to criminal recklessness, a Class B misdemeanor. One charge for domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor, was dismissed pursuant to the plea agreement.
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Clint Dankson, 40, Bluffton, was sentenced to 365 days in the Wells County Jai with 345 days suspended and 4 days of jail credit after he pled guilty to operating a vehicle with an ACE of 15 or more, a Class A misdemeanor. He was also ordered to serve 255 days on probation and 90 days on home detention. One charge for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor, was dismissed pursuant to the plea agreement. Dankson is required to pay court costs and filing fees in the amount of $489.
