Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
One count of driving while suspended with a prior conviction for the same offense, a Class A misdemeanor, dismissed for Steven E. Edwards II, 36, Indianapolis.
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Preliminary plea of not guilty entered for Elizabeth Hernandez, 28, Huntertown, charged with battery resulting in bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond continued at $1,500.
Hernandez is charged with battering a woman at an Ossian residence during an argument in the garage of the residence Feb. 11.
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Erika Lynn Dissinger, 28, Garrett, pleaded guilty to one count of theft, a Class A misdemeanor.
Sentenced to a year in the Wells County Jail, with all but 10 days suspended — credited as time served, and placed on probation for 355 days.
Ordered to serve 30 days of home detention and pay court costs and probation fees.
As part of a plea agreement, one count of organized theft, a Level 6 felony, and eight other counts of theft, all Class A misdemeanors, were dismissed.
On March 21, 2021, Bluffton police were contacted by an asset protection employee at the Bluffton Walmart Supercenter on a report that between January and March of 2021, the store’s surveillance video had captured Dissinger, Joseph Cleveland Rollins, 28, Bluffton and Briann R. Black, 26, Bluffton, all stealing items from the store.
In all, there were 18 separate incidents of theft, of which Black and Rollins allegedly were present for 11 and Dissinger was allegedly present for 12.
The officer noted in his report to the court that there appeared to be an intentional effort in which two of the three were present for every episode. One would pay for part of the merchandise while the other would push the cart out of the store with both paid and unpaid merchandise.
In all, the three reportedly managed to steal $808.91 in merchandise between Jan. 15 and March 19.
Dissinger was also charged with using Black’s electronic benefits transfer (food stamps) card.
Black pleaded guilty to one of 10 charges of theft against her and was sentenced Dec. 14, 2021, to a year in the Wells County Jail, with all but four days suspended — credited as time served, and was placed on probation for one year. She was ordered to serve 90 days of home detention.
Rollins was sentenced the same day as Black. He pleaded guilty to organized theft, a Level 6 felony, and was sentenced to 547 days in prison, with all but four days suspended — credited as time served, and was also ordered to serve 90 days of home detention. In his case the court dismissed nine counts of theft, all Class A misdemeanors.
Marriage Licenses
Brandon Scott Shoemaker, 38, Bluffton, and Alicia Marie Moya, 38, Bluffton.
James Michael Welch, 48, rural Ossian, and Stephanie Marie Hershberger, 40, rural Ossian.
John David Wile, 52, rural Bluffton, and Jeana Lyn Rohrbaugh, 56, Bluffton.
Olivia Marie Mossburg, 26, rural Bluffton, and Zachary Joy Binegar, 27, rural Montpelier.
Alexis Dawn Hathaway, 26, rural Markle, and Ean Phillip Degitz, 23, Decatur.
