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Probation ordered in Niles 'sextortion' case
South Bend TribuneNILES — The last of five Niles teenagers accused of what some have called “sextortion’’ received a probation sentence today in Berrien County Trial Court in Niles. Although Judge Scott Schofield and Berrien Assistant Prosecutor...Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Justice System, Court Preliminary, Blackmail and Extortion
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UPDATE: Niles teen sentenced in sex extortion case
NILES – Parnell Martin, one of five Niles High School students accused in a Facebook sex extortion case, was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 4 years but no more than 15 years in prison.
Both Trey Nichols and Parnell Martin pleaded guilty....Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Justice System, Blackmail and Extortion, Prosecution
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Edwardsburg underage drinking bust could lead to criminal charges
WSBT-TV ReporterEDWARDSBURG – More than two dozen teenagers from St. Joseph County could face criminal charges for underage drinking in Cass County after police busted an underage drinking party at Eagle Lake Yacht Club over the weekend. Police say the 30 kids...Tags: Misdemeanors, Punishment, Laws, Prisons, Crimes
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Dowagiac man 'super drunk,' jury says
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterCASSPOLIS -- Superman? No problem. But Super Drunk? That's a different matter entirely. This week in Cass County 4th District Court, a Dowagiac resident, Peter Edwards Jr., 46, attempted to prove at trial he wasn't guilty of Michigan's relatively new...Tags: Prosecution, Prisons, Justice System, Prosecution, Justice System
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UPDATE: Driver pursued by South Bend police tries for river escape
WSBT-TV ReporterST. JOSEPH COUNTY – A Plymouth man is in jail after he led police on a wild chase that started in South Bend and ended in Mishawaka. South Bend Police said 27-year-old Duane Longacre was wanted in Marshall County for two stolen cars and a handgun....Tags: Prisons, Methamphetamine (drug), Hospitals and Clinics, Theft, Health
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Man shot by South Bend police charged, use of force ruled appropriate
Eugene Sims Jr., the man who was shot after South Bend police say he threatened them with a rifle on Monday, has been charged with five counts relating to that incident. A spokesperson for the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office also says the...Tags: Defense, Punishment, Prisons, Crimes, Prosecution
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Ex-Scout camp leader faces child porn sentence
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The former leader of a popular Boy Scout camp in western Michigan is asking a judge to cap his prison sentence for child pornography at 15 years. Scott Herrick returns to Kalamazoo federal court Thursday afternoon. The 40-...Tags: Sex Crimes, Prosecution, Prisons, Crimes, Justice System
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UPDATE: Mishawaka man sentenced for third child sex offense
South Bend TribuneA twice-convicted child molester is headed back to prison again after he received a 3-year prison sentence for molesting a 6-year-old boy. Ray Stewart, of Mishawaka, was arrested in August after the boy told his mother about Steward touching the boy&...Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Crimes, Justice System, Justice System
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Police detain 13 in deadly Mexico prison riot
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities are investigating 13 people for involvement in a prison riot that killed 31 in a northeastern Mexican state bordering Texas. Tamaulipas state police say the suspects were detained after a brawl Wednesday afternoon...Tags: Prisons, Mexico, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Riots
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Owner of South Bend Chocolate Co. says gun in bag was an "innocent mistake"
In the frenzy of the holidays, Mark Tarner forgot about the unloaded handgun in his work briefcase.
It was not until the bag was moving through the security check-point at O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night that he suddenly remembered.
And...Tags: Prisons, Mexico, Firearms, Chicago
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Stepmom who killed disabled girl enters drug plea
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina woman sentenced to prison for killing her 10-year-old disabled stepdaughter has also pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. Elisa Baker entered the plea Thursday in U.S. District Court in Charlotte to one...Tags: Prosecution, Punishment, Prisons, Punishment, Trials
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`Pleasant man' ordered to prison
CASSOPOLIS — A few years ago, Harley Jackson, of Niles, spotted a robbery in progress and, according to his attorney, James Miller, went above and beyond what many people would do by giving pursuit. “He followed in his car. He was shot at,&...Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Justice System, Methamphetamine (drug), Justice System
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