Court News
April 1, 2024

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By From JT Staff Reports

Municipal Court
Seat belt – Jeffery S. Steele, New Carlisle, $30 fine, $91 costs.
Stop sign – Bruce W. Forney, 24515 Holycross Epps Road, $58 fine, $85 costs.
Traffic light – Steven M. Perry Jr., Raymond, $58 fine, $85 costs.
Seat belt – Steven M. Perry Jr., Raymond, $30 fine, $66 costs.
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Local man accused of stabbing in-law
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Local man accused of stabbing in-law
Grand jury indictments
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A Marysville man has been charged in the alleged stabbing of his mother’s husband with a pocket knife. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Samuel Matthew McNeely, 22, whose court-listed address i...
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Murder suspect held on $225K bond
By From JT Staff Reports 
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