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Waived into adult court, supporters fear outcome for teen charged with attempted murder
ssix Robinson is only 15 years old, yet shares the burden of his family on his slim shoulders.
He thought he’d found a safe place at an abandoned home in the 4400 block of Bowser Avenue.
On Jan. 5, Essix was waived into adult court by Judge Brent Ecenbarger, the county’s juvenile judge.

Jamie Duffy
Jan 203 min read


Into the woods: Second man finally tried for McCormick Avenue homicide
What he heard was the shooting death of Kintzel after he’d been subdued by blunt force, something revealed in the October 2022 trial of Lopez who was convicted and sentenced to 67 years for murder plus another 20 years for using a gun to commit the crime.
Kintzel’s body was discovered four days later when a teenager, now 20, took the stand Tuesday to say he was 17 when he and a friend were walking through the woods around 7 p.m. and stumbled upon the dead man.

Jamie Duffy
Dec 16, 20254 min read


Accused strip club shooter on trial this week for 2024 homicide
Breshawn Smith is on trial this week, charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder and criminal recklessness.
The shooting occurred as people stood outside the club that was closing. Smith “left carnage,” Chaille said. “It’s a miracle more people weren’t killed that night.”

Jamie Duffy
Nov 4, 20253 min read


Pike's Pub 6 will face a jury together, trial set for late May
They stood in a row like obedient schoolboys, shoulder to shoulder, softly and deferentially repeating phrases like “yes, ma’am,” and “yes, your Honor.”
The men known as the Pike’s Pub Six were in court Friday in front of Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull to find out whether or not they would face a jury together in what is known as a joinder trial for the beating of James Simmons on May 30 at Pike’s Pub in Waynedale.

Jamie Duffy
Sep 26, 20253 min read


Update: Enhancement was not dismissed. Pike's Pub Six face new felony charge and the enhancement
Five of the six charged who - Douglas Zuber, Christopher Yoho aka Chris Woho, Ryan Minick, Jerrad Impton and Wert - are scheduled to appear Sept. 26 in front of Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull.
Vard Warnock, the sixth defendant charged a week later after a misidentification, still has a hearing on Aug. 25, according to online court documents.

Jamie Duffy
Aug 18, 20254 min read


Murder trial for 2023 Saint Marys Avenue homicide up this week
At 1:20 a.m. on Sept. 15, 2023, two people - Royal Davis, Jr. , 38, and Jessica Fuentes, 31 - burst into the back door of the home at the corner of Saint Marys and Margaret Street, disrupting a familiar family scene.

Jamie Duffy
Jul 8, 20253 min read


'It was supposed to be over:' trial for ex-boyfriend who (allegedly) shot up house
The 3-year relationship between Jeffery Harris and Kanikia Coleman had barely ended, however, when Harris turned up at her home one night in January 2022 and apparently went haywire.

Jamie Duffy
Jun 24, 20253 min read


GUILTY: Dad found guilty of causing death of 17-month-old girl
This time around, at a second trial, hope turned to disappointment. Thursday, a jury found Allen guilty on two counts: child neglect resulting in death and aggravated battery. Both are Level 1 felonies meaning considerable prison time. On each count, he could be sentenced between 20 to 40 years.

Jamie Duffy
Jun 5, 20252 min read


'Shredded': toddler's injury was unsurvivable, pathologist says
Allen, 35, is accused of delivering a blow so hard to his 17-month-old daughter’s abdomen that her mesentery was “shredded,” Wagner said. She died early on Feb. 25, 2021.

Jamie Duffy
Jun 4, 20253 min read


'She was gone:' mother recalls loss of her child at neglect trial
Allen was charged in March 2021 with neglect of a child resulting in death and aggravated battery, both Level 1 felonies that carry potential prison sentences of between 20 and 40 years.

Jamie Duffy
Jun 3, 20254 min read
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