Court News

Small Claims

The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Chad Miner presiding: Turkey Creek Fire Territory v. Dan Tinkey, $1,732.80

Superior Court III

The following infractions have been filed in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Chad Miner presiding:

Speeding in school zone — Cory J. Moneyheffer, Leesburg, $160.50

Littering — Casey B. Reichel, Cromwell, $235 Hunting wild animals, fishing or trapping without a license — Luke A. Anderson, Leesburg, $160

Marriage Licenses

The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk of the Court Ann Torpy: Rowe-Northrup Morgen J. Rowe, 38, Leesburg, and Kacynda I. Northrup, 34, Leesburg Oglesbee-Strasser John E. Oglesbee, 59, Syracuse, and Susan E. Strasser, 68, Syracuse

Marriage Dissolutions

The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in the Kosciusko Superior and Circuit Courts: Houseman — Morgan Houseman, Syracuse, and David Houseman, Churubusco.

Married: Aug. 9, 2014. Separated: Aug. 16, 2019. There are two minor children.

Davis-Landry — Beth N. Davis, Warsaw, and Brandon D. Landry, Syracuse.

Married: July

2, 2019. Separated: Dec. 14, 2022. There is one minor child.

Upchurch — Shari Upchurch, North Webster, and Anthony Upchurch, North Webster. Married: Nov. 9, 2019. Separated: Jan. 22, 2023. There are no minor children.

Billy Taylor Schroll, 30, 8268 E. Wade Lane, North Webster, is charged with domestic battery with a child under 16 present, a level 6 felony; and domestic battery, a class A misdemeanor.

On Saturday, Feb. 11, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a domestic incident in which Schroll allegedly blackened a woman’s eye and put knots on her head. Upon arrival at the scene, the deputy saw a woman placing two children into a vehicle.

According to court documents, the woman had three bumps on the right side of her face and a red mark under her eye. The woman told the deputy she fell, but one of the children told her not to lie. Both children then pleaded with the woman to speak with the deputy about what happened. Schroll was taken into custody at the scene. When he asked why he was going to jail, the deputy said he did not feel comfortable leaving when both children said Schroll hit the woman.

Schroll told the deputy he wasn’t going to call the children liars and said, “I wished I had not done that in front of them.”

Schroll has been arrested and released on his own recognizance. He has an initial hearing at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in Kosciusko Superior Court Three.

“Miguel, I want to make it very clear to you. You don’t own me. I am not your victim. I am a warrior and forever a fighter. I am not the darkness I endured. I am the light that refused to surrender.”

After the impact statements, Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Dan Hampton said there were no mitigators within the case and noted Cruz’s prior criminal history. He asked Reed to consider the seriousness of

On Aug. 5, 2020, officers responded to a report of a threat to life at Quick Clean Laundry in Warsaw. After confirming Cruz was illegally in possession of a handgun, two Warsaw Police officers attempted to take Cruz into custody. A physical altercation occurred, with Cruz pointing his firearm at one officer’s head and battering her. Both officers sustained scrapes, cuts and bruises to their arms.

The officer Cruz battered with a firearm was taken to a local hospital but was released soon after.

As Cruz was being taken to the Kosciusko County Jail, Cruz said he should have killed the female officer.

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