Wells Superior Court

Criminal Cases

Casey Esther Morlan, 28, Bluffton, was sentenced to two days in the Wells County Jail with two days of jail credit. The sentence was issued Tuesday immediately after Morlan pled guilty to one count of possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor. One count for possession of paraphernalia, Class B misdemeanor, was dismissed. Morlan is also required to pay court costs and filing fees in the amount of $389.

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Zachary Lewis Molnar, 31, Yoder, was sentenced to 60 days in the Wells county Jail with all but two days suspended. The sentence was issued Thursday after Molnar pled guilty to one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor. Pursuant to the plea agreement, charges for invasion of privacy — violates an order, a Class A misdemeanor, possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, operating a vehicle with a false plate and improper display of license plate, both Class C misdemeanors, were all dismissed. Molnar is also ordered to serve 363 days on probation and pay court costs and filing fees in the amount of $389.50.

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Wista Annette Fornwalt, 49, Bluffton, appeared in the Wells Superior Court for a hearing to amend her suspended sentence. Fornwalt was ordered to serve 540 days of her suspended sentence in the Indiana Department of Correction after she admitted to violating the terms of her probation. In January of 2022, Fornwalt was sentenced to 730 days in prison with all but 10 days suspended under one count of residential entry, a Level 6 felony. She was also sentenced to 360 days in the Wells County Jail with all but 10 days suspended for one count of invasion of privacy, a Class A misdemeanor. Fornwalt is also ordered to pay court costs and filing fees in the amount of $765.