Douglas Walker

2 days ago | thestarpress.com | Douglas Walker

MUNCIE, IN — Mayor Dan Ridenour's administration has announced Wesley B. Miller is no longer the chief of emergency medical services for the city. In a news release issued on Wednesday, June 4, city officials said Miller's appointment as EMS chief "has been withdrawn.""This decision has been made in the best interest of the department and the community it serves," the release said. Miller, 35, of Eaton, had been placed on administrative leave after his arrest on May 27.

3 days ago | thestarpress.com | Douglas Walker

MUNCIE, IN — The Delaware County coroner's office has asked for the public’s help in finding family members of a Muncie man who died recently. Chief Deputy Coroner Gary Vannatta is looking for survivors of Byron Gene Hawkins, 64, who was found deceased at his home in the 4000 block of North Everett Road on May 17. The chief deputy coroner said efforts to find family members of Hawkins have been unsuccessful.

4 days ago | thestarpress.com | Douglas Walker

MUNCIE, IN — A Delaware Circuit Court 4 jury has found a local man guilty of two counts of possession of child pornography. Neil B. Cook, 58, listed in court documents at addresses in Albany and Dunkirk, was charged in May 2019 with the two Level 6 felonies, both carrying up to 30 months in prison. According to court documents, Albany police were notified in September 2018 that a family member had found nude images of children on Cook's cell phone.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Douglas Walker

NEW CASTLE, IN — A young New Castle man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder. The sentence 19-year-old Nicholas Watson Scott Ramsey received May 29 from Henry Circuit Court 1 Judge Bob Witham had been specified in the terms of a plea agreement. Ramsey was arrested in May 2024 after a person was stabbed — and seriously injured — at a home in the 1900 block of Lincoln Avenue.

1 week ago | thestarpress.com | Douglas Walker

19-year-old Nicholas Watson Scott Ramsey of New Castle was sentenced to 20 years for attempted murder. Ramsey pled guilty to the stabbing, which occurred during an attempted theft of prescription medication. NEW CASTLE, IN — A young New Castle man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder. The sentence 19-year-old Nicholas Watson Scott Ramsey received May 29 from Henry Circuit Court 1 Judge Bob Witham had been specified in the terms of a plea agreement.