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Conspiracy to commit murder added to drug charge, criminal assist
Monday, Redena Hire caught a new criminal misdemeanor charge for conspiracy to commit murder no death, according to the Allen County Sheriff's Department website.
The probable cause affidavit submitted by Officer S. Schmieman said a search of the basement "yielded five handguns and three long guns," with "several cans of different caliber ammunition." Although there weren't bags of meth and cocaine there, meth was found on a large white digital scale, the type of scale use

Jamie Duffy
Sep 162 min read


Second man convicted of killing 'Twink,' a favorite city barber
On the night of Feb. 19, 2023, Brandon Golden and Daisha “Twink” Fitts walked out of the Fraternal Order of Eagles casino on Bluffton Road at 11:23 p.m., got into Golden’s van and left happy, pulling out on to Winchester Road
Six minutes later, Golden was frantically speeding back into the casino parking lot, his friend Daisha, a beloved local barber, dying between the passenger and the back seat after she was shot in an ambush at Winchester and Airport Expressway.

Jamie Duffy
Jul 184 min read


Man found guilty of felony murder in Saint Marys meth homicide
Royal Davis, Jr. took the stand on the last day of his trial and told his story, even though it would have been difficult to overcome a felony murder charge when you flat out admit you were there when the homicide occurred.
Friday, after the full four-day trial, Davis was found guilty of those charges and the gun enhancement that can add up to 20 years to a sentence. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 8.

Jamie Duffy
Jul 114 min read


Accused dealer now charged with causing a crash that left a woman dead
He was already in trouble when he fled from police and wrecked his white Cadillac sedan at North Clinton and Wallen Road Monday around 1:30 p.m.
Now Tyler Alberding, Jr. is in more trouble. He is accused of causing a crash that killed a woman and left a man driving a red pick up truck with numerous injuries.

Jamie Duffy
Jun 112 min read


'Bring my baby back:' woman's 'handler' tells undercover cop
How desperate was the woman who offered anal sex for $40 on June 3 to an undercover officer while she was sitting in an alley running east to west north of East Washington Boulevard?

Jamie Duffy
Jun 101 min read


Another money laundering charge for another drug dealer - a trend?
On June 2, detectives and the Fort Wayne Police Department’s Emergency Services Team or SWAT arrived at Harris’s home with a search warrant. According to police, Harris was dealiong out of his residence.

Jamie Duffy
Jun 21 min read
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