{"id":42799,"date":"2013-09-10T07:21:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T12:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=42799"},"modified":"2013-09-10T07:22:19","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T12:22:19","slug":"9-arraigned-in-common-pleas-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2013\/09\/10\/9-arraigned-in-common-pleas-court\/","title":{"rendered":"9 arraigned in Common Pleas Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/<\/strong>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n

A Wren man entered not guilty pleas to an eight-count indictment during arraignment hearings held Monday in Van Wert County \u00a0Common Pleas Court.<\/p>\n

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Joshua Cole appeared Monday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on a multi-count indictment stemming from a series of local burglaries. (Dave Mosier\/Van Wert independent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joshua Cole, 24, pleaded not guilty to two counts each of tampering with evidence, both third-degree felonies, and receiving stolen property, each a felony of the fourth degree. He also entered not guilty pleas to one count \u00a0of receiving stolen property, a first-degree misdemeanor; two counts of burglary, each a felony of the third degree; and one count of having a weapon while under disability, a fourth-degree felony.<\/p>\n

A $2,500 bond, with 10 percent to be paid in cash, was set by Judge Charles D. Steele, and a pretrial conference scheduled for 8 a.m. Wednesday, October 2.<\/p>\n

Others arraigned on Monday include the following:<\/p>\n

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  • Kelli L. Pontius, 26, of Van Wert, pleaded not guilty to illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs, a felony of the third degree, and illegal manufacture of drugs, a felony of the second degree. The charges stem from a methamphetamine lab in the county.\u00a0She was released on a personal surety bond and a pretrial conference set for 8 a.m. October 2.<\/li>\n
  • Claude Powell Jr., 50, of Van Wert, entered a not guilty plea to a charge of domestic violence, a felony of the fourth degree. He was released on a personal surety bond, with the added condition that he have no contact with the alleged victim, and will appear for a pretrial conference at 8 a.m. October 2.<\/li>\n
  • Justin W. Diltz, 59, of Delphos, pleaded not guilty to three counts of trafficking in heroin, each a felony of the fourth degree; three counts of permitting drug abuse, each a fifth-degree felony; and possession of heroin, also a fifth-degree felony offense. He was released on a personal surety bond and a pretrial conference scheduled for 8 a.m. October 2.<\/li>\n
  • Lyle L. Diltz, 47, of Delphos, entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of trafficking in drugs, both felonies of the fifth degree. He was released on a personal surety bond and will appear for a pretrial conference at 8 a.m. October 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • William L. Smith, 36, of Delphos, pleaded not guilty to three counts of trafficking in heroin, each a felony of the fourth degree. He was released on a personal surety bond and a pretrial conference set for 8 a.m. October 2.<\/li>\n
    • Beth A. McCarthy, 44, of Convoy, entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of forgery, a felony of the fifth degree. She was released on a surety bond and will appear for a pretrial conference at 8 a.m. October 2.<\/li>\n
    • Lola D. Busch, 65, of Delphos, pleaded not guilty to two counts of trafficking in drugs, each a felony of the third degree; and one count of trafficking in drugs, a felony of the second degree. She was released on a personal surety bond and a pretrial conference was set for 8 a.m. October 2.<\/li>\n
    • Korey D. Briggs, 28, of Fort Jennings, entered a not guilty plea to a charge of trafficking in drugs, a felony of the fifth degree. He was released on a surety bond and will appear for a pretrial conference at 8 a.m. October 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      DAVE MOSIER\/independent editor A Wren man entered not guilty pleas to an eight-count indictment during arraignment hearings held Monday in Van Wert County \u00a0Common Pleas Court. Joshua Cole, 24, pleaded not guilty to two counts each of tampering with evidence, both third-degree felonies, and receiving stolen property, each a felony of the fourth degree. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-21 19:03:32","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42799\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}