Supreme Court Denies Transfer For Wilkins
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Supreme Court Justices have denied the request by Scott Leon Wilkins, Milford, to transfer his appeal to that court. All justices concurred with the decision Jan. 19.
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Wilkins Loses First Appeal, Seeking Higher Court Ruling
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the March 16 sentencing of Scott Leon Wilkins, 38, Milford, by Kosciusko Superior Court 3 Judge Joe Sutton. However, he has appealed the Court of Appeals ruling asking the case be transferred to the Indiana Supreme Court. Wilkins was sentenced … Read More
Wilkins To Appeal 15-Year Sentence
WARSAW — He was sentenced to 15 years to the Indiana Department of Corrections this morning for the Dec. 27, 2014, death of Kami Ellis, 27, Nappanee, but Scott Leon Wilkins, 38, has already announced his intention to appeal his conviction and sentence. The accident was on CR … Read More
Wilkins Found Guilty On Two Of Three Counts
WARSAW — After almost 5 1/2 hours of deliberation, the jury found Scott Leon Wilkins, 37, 136 N. Main St., Milford, guilty on two of three charges. He will be sentenced at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, in Kosciusko County Superior Court 3. The jury unanimously found Wilkins … Read More
Closing Arguments Presented In Wilkins Trial
WARSAW — The prosecution and defense have made their closing arguments and the jury has gone into deliberation in the case of Scott Wilkins. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Karin McGrath presented her argument first. McGrath appealed to the jury to consider the evidence, to take into account eyewitness accounts … Read More
Defense Rests, Case Going To Jury
WARSAW — The case against Scott Wilkins, 27, 136 N. Main St., Milford, will be going to the jury late this morning, Thursday, Feb. 18. Wilkins has been incarcerated in the Kosciusko County Jail since his arrest on Jan. 2, 2015. The fourth day of the trial began … Read More
Prosecution Rests In Scott Wilkins Trial
WARSAW — The prosecution rests in the trial of Scott Wilkins, 37, 136 N. Main St., Milford. The trial reconvened following a lunch break Wednesday, Feb. 17, with further testimony by Lt. Chris McKeand, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. McKeand is a part of the department’s Fatal Alcohol Crash Team and responded … Read More
Jury Reviews Medical Documents
WARSAW — It was a short morning for testimony, Wednesday, Feb. 17, in the jury trial of Scott Wilkins, 37, 136 N. Main St., Milford. The jury heard testimony from two witnesses and started to hear the third, when an objection by the defense sent the jury back … Read More
Further Evidence Presented In Wilkins Trial
WARSAW — When Vicki Simmons, Catherine Street, Milford, lent her vehicle to a friend in December, 2014, little did she know the events that would unfold surrounding it. Simmons testified as a witness Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 16, day two of the trail of Scott Wilkins, 37, 136 N. Main St., … Read More
State Begins Presenting Its Case
WARSAW — “He left her. He recklessly killed her and left her for dead. Alone to burn. Scott Wilkins walked away from the inferno that claimed a life. He ran, he hid, he tried and covered his tracks. His friends helped him.” This was part of the opening … Read More
Jury Trial Begins In 2014 Fatal Accident
WARSAW — A scheduled five-day jury trial began this morning in Kosciusko Superior Court 3 against Scott Leon Wilkins, 37, 136 N. Main St., Milford. Wilkins has been charged with the Dec. 27, 2014, death of Kami Ellis, 27, Nappanee, in a traffic accident. Wilkins has been charged … Read More
Two Arrested Following Saturday Traffic Fatality
The driver of a deadly car crash Saturday morning near Milford has been arrested, along with another individual, by deputies with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department (see related). According to a statement provided by Sgt. Chad Hill, public information officer with KCSD, officers and emergency personnel responded to … Read More
Victim In Saturday’s Crash Identified
Kosciusko County Coroner Michael Wilson has released the name of the passenger involved in Saturday morning’s fatal vehicular crash as that of Kami L. Ellis, 27, Nappanee. Ellis died from blunt force trauma. The accident was north of Milford on CR 1350N. An autopsy was performed on Ellis … Read More