Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
Jared J. West, 34, Ossian, pleaded guilty to dealing in methamphetamine, a Level 5 felony.
Sentenced to 1,460 days in prison, with all but one year suspended. Credited for 311.5 days spent in confinement awaiting disposition of his case. Placed on probation for two years.
Ordered to serve 270 days of home detention, undergo substance abuse counseling, submit a DNA sample, pay $200 in a drug interdiction fee, court costs and probation fees.
As part of a plea agreement, one count of dealing in methamphetamine, a Level 4 felony; one count of possession of methamphetamine, one count of auto theft, and one count of failure to appear in court, all Level 6 felonies; two counts of disorderly conduct and two counts of battery, all Class B misdemeanors; and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
While on patrol March 22, a Wells County Sheriff’s detective spotted a vehicle parked at the Wabash Street Pak-A-Sak convenience store. The vehicle was occupied by a man — who turned out to be West. The deputy performed a license plate check and discovered that the 2006 Dodge Charger had been reported as stolen out of LaGrange County.
The detective observed the Charger leave the parking lot quickly and head east on Wabash Street then north on Main Street. The deputy followed and pulled the vehicle over at Ind. 124 East. West was ordered out of the vehicle at gunpoint.
West informed the deputy that he was unaware that the vehicle had been stolen as he had just purchased the Charger from a man whom law enforcement had suspected was involved in multiple vehicle thefts.
A detective interviewed West and West reportedly told the detective that anything found inside the car belonged to the person whom West had bought the car from.
What law enforcement reportedly found inside the car were two plastic bags containing four grams of a white substance believed to be methamphetamine, 200 small plastic jewelers bags, two digital scales, multiple bubble pipes with burned white residue inside, two torches, razor blades, a lock box, a blue plastic plate with white residue, a brown clipboard with white residue, a stolen license plate registered to a 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck, a written note stating that a man had sold a 2004 Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck to the man suspected of several auto thefts, and an application for a Michigan vehicle title for the stolen Dodge Charger.
West reportedly had been in possession of the car for at least a week and during that time had not disposed of any of the items in the car or notified police of the illegal contraband inside the vehicle.
Infractions
Stringfellow H. Springer, 29, Centerville; driving while suspended, Ind. 1 in Harrison Township.
Phillip L. Rivard, 76, Columbia City; driving while suspended, U.S. 224 at 300W.
Lin Aung, 18, Fort Wayne; driving while suspended, 57 mph-45 zone and driving left of center, 450E north of 400N.
Complaints for payment filed by Bluffton Health Systems against: Margarita Perez, Portland, $6,393.74; Preston Dishman, Montpelier, $2,435.80; Kathryn Haisley, rural Montpelier, $874.48; Katie Hamilton, rural Marion, $4,098.79; Taylor Lykins, Bluffton, $2,971.78; David Murray, Bluffton, $2,753.07; Sarah Uchrinscko, Markle, $844.09; Nicole Mathias, Ossian, $946.07; William Lake, Bluffton, $1,056.25; Timothy Bryan, Bluffton, $2,264.36; Angela Edington, rural Bluffton, $4,642.93; Raymond Barton, Bluffton, $1,493.97; Kiera Gephart, Bluffton, $2,320.98; Leah Pursley, rural Bluffton, $840.90; Randy Mounsey, rural Keystone, $2,906.64; Mitch Cox, Hartford City, $6,070.22.
Civil Cases
Judgment of $2,677.03 and costs of $87 entered for Capri Meadows Associates, Bluffton, against Billie L. Creager, Fort Wayne.
Complaint for possession and for non-payment of rent totaling $435 filed by Bluffton Woods mobile home park against tenants Johnathan and Michelle Stevens.
Complaint for payment of $5,812.29 filed by Teachers Credit Union, South Bend, against Cynthia and Hailey Cummings, Ossian.
Complaints for possession and for non-payment of rent filed by Premier Flats, Bluffton, against tenants: Marshall Scott, $1,220.35; Anthony Hamlet, $1,059.88; Edwin Wheeler, $1,443.91; Ciera Rodriguez and Ben Piper, $1,132.45; Joshua Suarez and Corey Lechleinder, $1,449.
Complaint for possession filed by SMS Property management, Fort Wayne, against tenant Chelsea Caldwell, Bluffton.
Complaint for payment of $10,100.39 filed by Credit Service International, Cincinnati, Ohio, against Paul F. Meredith, Bluffton.
Complaint for payment of $616.43 filed by LVNV Funding, Grand Rapids, Mich., against Austin Jackson, Bluffton.
Wells Circuit Court
Civil Cases
Complaint for payment of $2,405.34 filed by Capital One Bank, Vernon Hills, Ill., against Lisa Working, Ossian.
Bluffton City Court
(Court costs are $135.50)
Fine of $35.50 and court costs entered against Kathryn D. Koehler, 19, rural Huntington, cited for 76 mph-55 zone, 900N at 400W.
Jamaal R. Smith, 22, Chicago, Ill.; 69 mph-55 zone, 100E a half mile south of 100N.
Kate M. Liechty, 20, Wabash; 68 mph-55 zone, Ind. 218 east of 600W.
Leander M. Schwartz, 40, rural Bluffton; 69 mph-55 zone, Ind. 1 north of 400N.
Evan D. Rolston, 16, rural Markle; 83 mph-55 zone, Ind. 116 at 200W.
Jedidiah Logan, 16, Bluffton; unlawful possession of tobacco by a minor, Bluffton High School, 1 Tiger Trail, Bluffton.
Stephen D. Hammett, 44, Huntington; 65 mph-55 zone, U.S. 224 east of 400W.
Deakon Adkins, 15, Bluffton; unlawful possession of tobacco by a minor, Bluffton High School, 1 Tiger Trail, Bluffton.
Jane E. Reinhard, 37, Bluffton; 42 mph-30 zone, Wayne Street at 1 Tiger Trail.
Anthony J. Phegley, 24, South Bend; 79 mph-55 zone, Ind. 124 at 200W.
Vincent D. Cline, 28, Florence, Ky.; 53 mph-25 zone, Jefferson Street at Mill Street, Ossian.
Hu Sin, 23, Fort Wayne; 62 mph-45 zone, 450E at 200N.
Meghan M. Hammett, 18, Huntington; 65 mph-55 zone, U.S. 224 at 400W.
Anastasia D. Lee, 24, Fort Wayne; 70 mph-45 zone, 450E north of 900N.
Shane L. Williams, 46, Portland; 83 mph-55 zone, Ind. 1 north of 1100S.
Fine of $14.50 and court costs entered against Phillip A. Summersett, 59, Van Wert, Ohio, cited for 74 mph-55 zone.
Fine of $25.50 plus court costs entered against Macey L. Gerber, 30, rural Pennville, cited for distracted driving, Ind. 3 north of 1000S.
Fine of $35.50 plus court costs entered against Randy E. Veach, 59, Indianapolis, cited for 69 mph-55 zone, Ind. 218 east of 400E.
Michael A. Burbink, 62, rural Shelbyville; 64 mph-45 zone, Ind. 1 at 200S.
Kyle A. Shephard, 25, Fort Wayne; 74 mph-55 zone, Ind. 1 at 500N.
Files Report
A report of receipts and expenditures of a political committee has been filed with the Wells County Clerk’s office by Chase Gentis for Trustee, Jack Chase Gentis, rural Liberty Center, Republican for Liberty Township Trustee.
For the period beginning Oct. 15 and ending Dec. 31, the committee showed no cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period, no contributions or receipts, no expenditures and ended the reporting period with no cash on hand.
The committee owed no debt.
