Court News
November 15, 2019

11/15/19

By From JT Staff Reports

Municipal Court
Speeding – Sasha N. Miller, Goshen, IN, $58 fine, $85 costs.
Speeding – Jacob Might, Woodstock, $58 fine, $85 costs.
Traffic light – Syed Abbas Mehadi, Plain City, $58 fine, $85 costs.
No OL – Demitris D. Hurt, Bellefontaine, $58 fine, $95 costs.
Speeding – Demitris D. Hurt, Bel...

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