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THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Press Releases
An Elkhart County Grand Jury convened today to evaluate the police action shooting of Joshua Perry on January 9, 2019, in Goshen, Indiana, has returned a verdict of “No Bill.” Accordingly, no criminal charges will be filed against Lt. Michael...
The man whose body was found Friday, March 8, 2019, in a rural area south of County Road 36 and east of State Road 119, has been identified as Matthew Dean Powell, 29, of Nappanee. An autopsy was performed on Saturday by a forensic pathologist, at...
In the early morning hours of December 14, 2018, in the vicinity of Elkhart Road (US 33) and the County Road 17 overpass in Goshen, a Goshen Police Department (GPD) officer was monitoring traffic when his attention was drawn to what sounded like two...
On June 9, 2018, Elkhart Police responded to a home where a 10-year-old female child was pronounced dead. Initial autopsy findings suggested bowel obstruction and internal complications gave rise to a natural cause of death for the child....
Prosecuting Attorney Vicki Elaine Becker filed a formal charge of Murder against Benford Davis, 51, Elkhart, on Friday. A warrant was issued and Mr. Davis was taken into police custody today, Monday, February 4, 2019. Davis is accused of killing...
Vicki Elaine Becker, Prosecuting Attorney, has requested a Grand Jury be called to review the police action shooting of Joshua A. Perry, 34, of Goshen, which occurred on January 9, 2019, in Goshen, Indiana. Although the shooting was not fatal, Mr....
An Elkhart County Jury found Robert T. Davis, age 46, guilty of Child Molesting, a Class A Felony, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, after a two-day trial. Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys Jennifer Munro and Laura Bird presented evidence demonstrating...
