Inmate dies after heart attack at DeKalb County Jail
AUBURN, Ind. (WOWO): The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department is reporting the death of an inmate. Charles W. Croft, 48, is said to have suffered an...
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Fremont man arrested on child molesting charges
FREMONT, Ind. (WOWO): A Fremont man was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly molesting a child. Stephen Bartell, 56, was primarily charged with child molesting, child seduction...
Ohio Exonerations Contribute to US Record
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOWO): Across the U.S., nearly 150 prisoners were released last year when their convictions were overturned. That’s a record number of exonerations. A...
Syracuse mother sentenced to two years for death of her son
SYRACUSE, Ind. (WOWO): A mother convicted of killing her 12-year-old son has been sentenced to two years in jail. In October 2014, Candy Chamness, 35, pleaded...
Solitary confinement at Indiana jails could be banned for some inmates
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): A proposed settlement of a long-running lawsuit would bar Indiana’s prisons from holding inmates with serious mental illnesses in solitary confinement and improve...
911 call leads to drug charges for Warsaw woman
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A Warsaw woman was arrested after police say they found heroin and a syringe in her possession while responding to a...