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17-year-old arrested for attempted murder in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WISH) — Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department arrested a 17-year-old juvenile for attempted murder on Wednesday morning. At 11:04 a.m. Wednesday, Fort Wayne officers arrested a 17-year-old juvenile in connection to a shooting that occurred at 12:37 a.m. Sunday in the 4600 block of Glenmary Drive. That is a residential […]
Single-vehicle crash briefly closes section of Aboite Center Road
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - On Wednesday afternoon, a single-vehicle crash briefly closed a section of Aboite Center Road. According to authorities, a car was driving near the 13300 block of Aboite Center Road around 3:30 p.m. before crashing. Authorities say no one in the car reported injuries, but the...
YMCA: Child at day camp handed out suspected THC gummies to campers
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- The YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne says a child at its Camp Harris day camp unknowingly handed out what are believed to be THC gummies to other campers. The organization says it happened Friday during a field trip. The YMCA says the child attending the...
Fort Wayne man sentenced to federal prison for threatening to kill Jewish people
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- A federal judge has sentenced a man to more than a year in prison for sending threatening messages to Fort Wayne Police about killing Jewish people. U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady sentenced 42-year-old Jeffrey Stevens to serve 15 months in prison. He will also serve two years of supervised release.
Man sentenced to 65 years after pleading guilty to 2023 murder of 18-year-old
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – One of three men linked to a woman’s 2023 homicide was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to murder. A judge sentenced 25-year-old Rapheal Brown to 65 years in prison. Brown pleaded guilty in June to murder and attempted murder in the shooting of Jocelyn Bolf and her boyfriend.
Man charged in connection to July 2023 mall shooting expected to get 2-year prison sentence Friday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 28-year-old Fort Wayne man charged in connection to a July 2023 Glenbrook Square shooting is expected to be sentenced Friday to two years in prison per a plea agreement. Gregory Normil is accused of shooting a man in front of the H&M store at...
Teenager charged as an adult in connection to May shooting near Weisser Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A 17-year-old is now being charged as an adult in connection to a shooting that happened near Weisser Park in May. Anthony DeWayne-Allen Jackson Jr. faces felony charges of aggravated battery and battery with a deadly weapon. Fort Wayne Police confirmed to WANE 15...
Suspect from a 2023 armed robbery receives over two-year sentencing
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — The suspect from a May 2023 armed robbery received over a two-year sentence today. Curtis Branch III, 33, was sentenced to two years and 183 days in prison. He signed a plea of guilty and will serve one year in prison. Then he will...
Illinois man takes plea deal in fatal 2023 shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 30-year-old Illinois man accepted a plea agreement Tuesday in connection with the fatal 2023 shooting of a Fort Wayne man. Jesse Shears was one of four people charged with murder in connection with the death of 40-year-old Dennis Starr of Fort Wayne. Samuel Evans III, 51, 24-year-old Samuel Evans IV and 26-year-old Lexus Evans, a father and his two children, were also charged in the case.
Foster Mom Accused In 10-Year-Old Indiana Boy’s Killing Arrested In Michigan
An Indiana foster mother wanted in connection with the death of a 10-year-old boy has been arrested in Michigan. Jennifer Wilson, 48, was taken into custody Saturday evening in New Buffalo on a reckless homicide charge, according to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office. The charges stem from an incident...
Fort Wayne semi-truck driver arrested for OWI in Marshall County
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. -- Marshall County Dispatch informed deputies of a possibly impaired semi-truck driver on U.S. 30 at Gumwood Road travelling west on Sunday, July 14, around 12:52 a.m. A Plymouth police officer located the suspected semi-truck and made a traffic stop for an infraction at U.S. 30 and...
Fire damages home south of downtown
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Fire Department says that fire damaged a home just douth of downton Saturday morning. Crews were called to the 100 block of Wildwood around 9:41 a.m. near Southside High School. According to the FWFD, the fire started in the kitchen of...
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