Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
Alma R. Silvers, 27, Bluffton, appeared in the Wells Superior Court for her initial hearing Saturday. On Tuesday, Silvers was charged with residential entry (trespassing), resisting law enforcement using a vehicle and possession of cocaine, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, all Level 6 felonies, and operating while intoxicated — prior conviction, a Class A misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor. Silvers’ bond, initially set at $20,500, was lowered to $1,500 during the hearing. Joshua Michael was appointed as public defender for the case. A status hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Jan. 25 in the Wells Superior Court.
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Nathan T. Nusbaumer, 44, Huntington, was sentenced to 730 days in the Indiana Department of Correction with 550 days suspended and 148 days of jail credit towards his sentence. The sentence was issued after Nusbaumer pled guilty to domestic battery by bodily waste, a Level 6 felony. He was also ordered to spend one year on probation upon release from incarceration and pay court costs and filing fees in the amount of $239.
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Jacob Allen Bowman, 30, Bluffton, was sentenced to 180 days in the Indiana Department of Correction with 164 days suspended and 16 days of jail credit. The sentence was issued immediately after Bowman pled guilty to one count of intimidation: communicated because of the victim’s occupation, a Level 6 felony. Charges for resisting law enforcement, public intoxication, and disorderly conduct, all misdemeanors, were dismissed pursuant to the plea agreement. Bowman is also ordered to serve 164 days on home detention as well as probation and pay court costs and filing fees in the amount
of $289.
