Devan Filchak

Fort Wayne

Metro and Enterprise Editor at The Journal Gazette

Metro and enterprise editor at The Journal Gazette. Roommates with two dachshunds. Please send news tips to [email protected]

Articles

Two developers plan for nearly 350 homes in northwest Allen County

1 week ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

Two proposed developments would bring nearly 350 homes and four commercial spaces to northwest Allen County. Oakmont Development Co. IV LLC of Fort Wayne has filed plans for Bella Coves Subdivision with 229 single-family homes and 95 townhomes at the intersection of Cook and Goshen roads. Matt Lancia Signature Homes has submitted plans for the Alcove of Flatrock near the intersection of Carroll and Lima roads.
New sixth suspect arrested on charges related to Pikes Pub attack

1 week ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

A Fort Wayne man has been charged with felony battery related to an assault at Pikes Pub after being identified by an initial suspect whose charges have been dismissed, according to court documents filed today. Vard A. Warnock, 58, has been identified as a man who repeatedly punched James Simmons. The attack by several white men wearing Outlaws Motorcycle Club gear was captured in a video that was widely shared online.
Kirkwood Park

1 week ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

The Kirkwood Park neighborhood in northeast Fort Wayne has been granted a spot on the the Na…
North Manchester parents charged after son dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound

1 week ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

Two North Manchester parents face a charge carrying up to 40 years in prison stemming from their 4-year-old son's death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Mikayla J. Stanley, 25, and Nathan Stanley, 26, have each been charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death. The charges were filed Monday, about two and a half weeks after Charles Stanley died. Police were called to the home in the 1000 block of Clear Creek Trail in North Manchester.
Fort Wayne City Utilities proposes rate increases for goals in five-year plan

1 week ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

Fort Wayne City Utilities’ five-year plan includes annual rate increases that will allow it to continue to invest more than $100 million each year in upgrading and maintaining underground systems. City Utilities wants to increase the monthly cost of water, sewer and stormwater for the average customer, which uses about 3,600 gallons a month, by about nearly $11.80 through 2029.
Charges dropped for 1 of 6 suspects in Pikes Pub assault of Black man

2 weeks ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

A 64-year-old man no longer faces criminal charges stemming from the assault of a Black man at Pikes Pub. The Allen County Sheriff's Department said Kent A. Adamonis is no longer a suspect in the investigation. He was one of six men charged with felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury and misdemeanor criminal recklessness. Detectives are investigating new leads and a new suspect, a news release said. Charges for five other suspects remain. Those men are Douglas Zuber, 66; Jerrad W.
Fort Wayne man found guilty of murder, attempted murder for 2023 shooting at party

2 weeks ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

Jurors today found a Fort Wayne man guilty on all counts, including murder, in a trial stemming from a shooting at a 2023 party. Nicholas Steward, 25, was found guilty of murder, attempted murder, criminal recklessness and a sentencing enhancement for using a gun to commit the crime. He faces up to 127 1/2 years in prison at an August sentencing hearing. Steward was charged with several charges after the death of 23-year-old Mattie Marie Wilson, who died of a gunshot wound to an artery.
Prosecutors propose dismissing charges for 1 of 6 men suspected of Pikes Pub assault

2 weeks ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

Allen County prosecutors today moved to dismiss felony charges for one out of six men suspected of assaulting a Black man at Pikes Pub, according to online court records. The motion would dismiss charges of felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury and misdemeanor criminal recklessness for Kent A. Adamonis, 64. The other suspects who received similar charges this week are Douglas Zuber, 66; Jerrad W. Impton, 52; Ryan Minick, 44; Christopher A. Yoho, 42; and Justin L.
6 men charged with felonies stemming from Pikes Pub attack

2 weeks ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

Six men have received preliminary felony charges related to the violent assault of a Black man at Pikes Pub, the Allen County Sheriff's Department said today. Justin L. Wert, 35, has been charged with felony battery causing serious bodily injury and strangulation, along with misdemeanor criminal recklessness, according to court records. Douglas Zuber, 66; Jerrad W. Impton, 52; Ryan Minick, 44; Kent A. Adamonis, 64; and Christopher A.
3 men charged with felonies stemming from Pikes Pub attack

2 weeks ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

Three men out of six named suspects have received preliminary felony charges related to the violent attack of a Black man at Pikes Pub. A 35-year-old Churubusco man has been charged with felony battery and strangulation related to the violent attack of a Black man at Pikes Pub. Justin L. Wert, 35, has been charged with felony battery and strangulation, along with misdemeanor criminal recklessness, according to court records.