Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
Preston Jonathan Thomas Hopkins, 26, Poneto; Sentenced to 547 days in prison with all but 429 suspended. He received 118 days of jail credit and was also ordered to complete one year of probation. The sentence was issued after Hopkins pled guilty to one count of residential entry, a Level 6 felony. One count of resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, was dismissed pursuant to the plea agreement. Hopkins is also required to pay court costs and filing fees in the amount of $869.
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Arturo Jesus Ortiz Ramirez, 30, Fort Wayne; Sentenced to 545 days in prison with 485 days suspended for one count of possession of cocaine, a Level 6 felony. Ramirez was sentenced to 60 days in the Wells County Jail, concurrent to count one, for one count of operating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more, a Class C misdemeanor. Ramirez is required to complete one year of probation and pay court costs and filing fees in the amount of $639.50.
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Dillon Jackson, 27, Liberty Center; Sentenced to 547 days in prison with 545 days suspended for one count of possession of marijuana where the defendant has a prior drug offense conviction, a Level 6 felony. One count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and one count of operating a vehicle with a controlled substance were dismissed pursuant to the plea agreement. Jackson is also required to pay court costs and filing fees in the amount of $439.
Wells Circuit Court
Criminal Cases
Marvin Wayne Arnold, 43, Fort Wayne; Sentenced to 730 days in prison with 550 days suspended for one count of failure to register as a sexual offender — prior conviction, a Level 5 felony. Arnold received 96 days of jail credit towards his sentence and is ordered to pay court costs and filing fees in the amount of $439.
