WARSAW — Dr. Mark H. Soto, 63, Warsaw, was looking at 10 years at the Indiana Department of Corrections when sentenced today, Thursday, Sept. 28. But in the end, he will serve three years on home detention and three years of probation after Special Judge Stephen Bowers … Read More
WARSAW — Jurors and spectators spent close to 4 1/2 hours Friday afternoon listening to approximately 20 recorded phone conversations between Kevin Bronson and Mark Soto, in the third day of testimony in Soto’s trial. The defense will begin its cross examination of Bronson on Monday, Aug. 7. … Read More
WARSAW — Brief testimony was heard from Rebecca Soto and Bryan Hickerson Thursday afternoon in the Dr. Mark Soto trial before Special Judge Stephen Bowers recessed the trial until 8:30 a.m. Friday. Rebecca Soto was called to the witness stand by Special Prosecutor Tami Napier to verify the … Read More
WARSAW — The 12-member jury, with two alternates, were seated in the Dr. Mark Soto trial this afternoon, following the lunch break. Opening statements from the prosecution and defense were the final actions of the day, with court recessing at 4:10 p.m. The court will reconvene at 8:30 … Read More
WARSAW — Eleven jurors were seated by the lunch break during the opening day of the trial against Dr. Mark Soto. Special Judge Stephen Bowers recessed the proceedings at 12:45 p.m. for lunch. The remaining juror and two alternates will be chosen when the court convenes at 2 … Read More
WARSAW — Jury selection will begin Tuesday morning, Aug. 1, in Kosciusko County Circuit Court in the trial of Mark Soto. Soto has been charged with three counts of corrupt business influence, class C felonies and three counts of intimidation, class D felony. Soto, along with Kevin Bronson … Read More
WARSAW — After two rounds in the jury selection for the trial against Kosciusko County Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine, seven of the 14 jurors have been seated.
Read MoreELKHART — A final status conference and a plea bargain deadline along with new trial dates have been set in the case against Kevin Bronson and Mark Soto. A telephonic status conference was held today Friday, March 10, in the Elkhart Superior 1 courtroom.
Read MoreELKHART — A status conference to hear 10 motions in limine (to exclude specific items from being mentioned in the trial) lasted close to two hours today, Wednesday, Feb. 15, regarding the April trial of C. Aaron Rovenstine. The hearing began in Special Judge Evan Roberts courtroom, Elkhart … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A motion by counsel for C. Aaron Rovenstine, just before the start of a seven-day jury trial Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, to terminate the appointment of Special Prosecutor E. Nelson Chipman Jr., Marshall County Prosecutor, due to a procedural error, is now a moot point. … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Contemplating five witnesses may invoke the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the prosecution in the C. Aaron Rovenstine case has been granted use of immunity for these witnesses.
Read MoreWARSAW — Shaking his head no, presenting a look of disbelief and at one point mouthing the word “what?” Kevin Lee Bronson, 56, 1901 Sand Dollar Drive, Warsaw, listened carefully this morning, March 8, in Kosciusko Circuit Court, during his initial hearing on 10 grand jury indictments. The … Read More
