Friday, June 24

Sentenced for driving
A Portland man was sentenced in Jay Superior Court on two counts of driving on a lifetime suspension.
Walter J. Newsome, 58, Portland, pleaded guilty and was sentenced June 17 on two separate counts of operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life, a class C felony.
On the first count, he was sentenced to three years in the Indiana Department of Correction and was assessed costs of $164.50.
On the second count he was sentenced to two years in the Indiana Department of Correction, with credit for 32 days time served, and assessed costs of $164.50.
The sentences will be served consecutively.
His license was suspended for life.
As a part of a plea agreement, a charge of operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of .08 or more was dismissed.
He was arrested May 24 after police said they observed him driving while waiting to serve him a warrant.

Pleaded for non-support
A Franklin man pleaded guilty to a charge of non-support of a dependent child in Jay Circuit Court on Tuesday.
Anthony J. Nelson, 46, pleaded to non-support of a dependent child, a Class D felony. Sentencing was set for Tuesday at 1 p.m.
Nelson failed to pay $23,607.45 in child support for two children.

Trial request denied
A motion for an early trial was denied in Jay Circuit Court because the defendant had pleaded guilty to the charge more than five years ago.
The court denied the request filed by Michael Irelan, 24, Portland.
Irelan pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in May 2005.

Burglary plea
A sentencing date was set for a Portland man who pleaded guilty to two felony charges stemming from a burglary.
Micah Murphy, 29, pleaded June 15 to burglary, a Class B felony, and theft, a Class D felony.
Sentencing was set for July 15.
Murphy burglarized a rural Portland home in April.

Probation violation
A Muncie man was sentenced to an extra year in prison for violating the terms of his probation.
Alberto J. Rivera, 27, was sentenced in Jay Circuit Court to one year in the Indiana Department of Correction for violating the terms of his probation. The sentence will be served consecutively with any sentences imposed in Delaware County.
 Rivera was arrested and charged with two crimes in Delaware County in January 2010 while on probation.

Reduction denied
A bond reduction requested by a Geneva man was denied in Jay Circuit Court June 13.
The court denied the request by Zackary Galloway, 19. His bond will remain at $15,000.
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