Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 - Felony court news

Dealing methamphetamine

A Portland woman was sentenced to prison for dealing methamphetamine.

Angela K. Timmons, 47, 623 1/2 E. Votaw St., Portland, pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court to the Level 4 felony. She was sentenced to six years in Indiana Department of Correction with two years suspended and given credit for time served. Timmons was fined $1, assessed $189 in court costs and ordered to pay a $200 drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction and correction fee. 

She was recommended for purposeful incarceration, meaning upon completing a substance abuse treatment program the court would consider modifying her sentence. As part of her plea agreement, two Class A misdemeanors for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana, as well as a Class C misdemeanor for possession of paraphernalia, were dismissed.

Theft

A Dunkirk woman was sentenced to jail for three counts of theft.

Emily E. Schlosser, 22, 216 East Commerce St., Dunkirk, pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to three Level 6 felonies. She was sentenced to one year in Jay County Jail and given four days credit for time served. 

Schlosser was fined $25 and assessed $189 in court costs. She was placed on probation for 361 days.

Dealing narcotics

Two Pennville residents were sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for dealing narcotics.

Brian S. Bickel, 29, 445 East Maple St., pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court to dealing in a narcotic drug, a Level 2 felony. He was sentenced to 22 years in Indiana Department of Correction with six years suspended and given credit for time served. Bickel was assessed $189 in court costs and ordered to pay a $200 drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction and correction fee. He was recommended for purposeful incarceration, meaning upon completing a substance abuse treatment program the court would consider modifying his sentence. As part of his plea agreement, the following charges were dismissed: a Level 2 felony for dealing methamphetamine, two Level 5 felonies for dealing in a narcotic drug and dealing in a Schedule IV controlled substance, and two Level 6 felonies for unlawful possession of a syringe and maintaining a common nuisance.

Michelle Bickel, 445 East Maple St., 46, pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court to dealing in a narcotic drug, a Level 2 felony. She was sentenced to 17.5 years in Indiana Department of Correction and given credit for time served. Bickel was fined $1, assessed $189 in court costs and ordered to pay a $200 drug abuse, prosecution, interdiction and correction fee. As part of her plea agreement, the following charges were dismissed: a Level 2 felony for dealing methamphetamine, two Level 5 felonies for dealing in a narcotic drug and dealing in a Schedule IV controlled substance, and two Level 6 felonies for unlawful possession of a syringe and maintaining a common nuisance.