Armed robber loses appeal of conviction, sentence
A man convicted of one armed robbery based in part on his ties to another potential robbery has failed to secure relief from either his conviction or sentence.
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Split 7th Circuit allows RV worker’s age discrimination claim to continue
A former Forest River employee will get a second chance to make his claim that the recreational vehicle maker constructively discharged him by refusing to address age-based harassment after a split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals revived the case and sent it back to the Northern Indiana District Court. However, one judge dissented, asserting, “there was not enough ‘constructive’ in the plaintiff’s constructive discharge claim.”
Cooper settles for record $7.5M with Elkhart for wrongful conviction
A former Elkhart resident who spent almost a decade in prison for a crime he didn’t commit will receive the largest wrongful conviction settlement in Indiana history.
Elkhart man cleared of murder conviction suing city, county officials for constitutional violations
An Elkhart man whose murder conviction was overturned two years ago after he spent nearly 17 years in prison is now suing Elkhart County law enforcement officials who he claims conspired to exploit his mental disability and coerce a false confession.
Prosecutor: Elkhart officers’ killing of suspect justified
Two northern Indiana police officers acted in a self-defense when they shot and killed an armed man in December during a confrontation in a parking lot, a prosecutor says.
Battery charge sought for Elkhart teacher who slapped student
A northern Indiana teacher accused of striking a student across the face was arrested Thursday on a preliminary charge of battery, authorities said.
Judge: Elkhart not immune to claims in fatal crash suit
A northern Indiana city is not immune to claims raised by a lawsuit alleging that it shares responsibility for a hit-and-run crash that killed two children and a man, a judge has ruled.
2 pizza workers killed in northern Indiana; man arrested
A 19-year-old man was arrested in the weekend slayings of two people whose bodies were found behind a pizza shop, authorities said Monday.
Indiana man faces more serious charges in deadly hit-and-run
A northern Indiana man charged in a June hit-and-run crash that killed one teenager and injured a second faces more serious charges.
Northern Indiana county on way from 2 courthouses to 1
Work is poised to start on a new $94 million courthouse for northern Indiana’s Elkhart County that will consolidate a court system now split between buildings in the cities of Goshen and Elkhart.
Elkhart woman charged in May house fire that killed 2 people
A northern Indiana woman has been charged with allegedly setting a May house fire that killed a man and an 8-year-old boy.
Justices: Menards not at fault for customer’s injury caused by defective box
A home improvement retailer wasn’t at fault when a sink fell out of a defective box and injured a customer inside one if its stores, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled.
Elkhart man convicted in uncle’s slaying insults judge
A northern Indiana man convicted in his uncle’s fatal 2015 shooting insulted a judge with profanity before he sentenced him to 63 years in prison.
Elkhart officer who gave false testimony in Royer case now facing termination
The lead detective in an Elkhart murder case whose actions contributed to the exoneration of a man with a mental disability is now facing termination from the Elkhart Police Department.
Indiana pardon requests have dwindled with state law change
Gov. Eric Holcomb issued seven pardons to convicted criminals during his first year in office, including a man who spent eight years in prison despite evidence he was wrongly convicted of armed robbery.
Elkhart man convicted in 2015 slaying of his uncle
A northern Indiana man has been convicted in the 2015 killing of his uncle, who authorities believe was shot and then burned along with the mattress to his bed.
7th Circuit dismisses as moot state’s appeal of habeas relief in Elkhart murder case
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed as moot Indiana’s appeal of a conditional writ of habeas corpus for a man convicted of murder as a teenager, finding that state-court vacatur of the conviction ended the appellate court’s jurisdiction over the petition.
State dismisses murder case against Elkhart man with mental disability following release last year
A criminal case has been dismissed against an Elkhart man with a mental disability who was convicted of a 2002 murder but who won his release from prison last year.
Married Elkhart officers who accessed man’s assets suspended
A northern Indiana police officer has been demoted and suspended without pay after an investigation found that he and his wife, also an officer, gained access to the financial assets of a man his wife first met through official police business.
Former Elkhart teacher faces 18 sex crime charges
A former northern Indiana teacher has been charged with more than a dozen sex crimes after he groped and made sexual advances on students, according to court documents.