Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 19, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 8 May 2014 — Page 2

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Advance News • Thursday, May 8, 2014

ANNIVERSARIES

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Truex 65th The family of Max and Mary Truex requests your assistance as they celebrate 65 years of marriage with a card shower. Max Harold Truex of Wakarusa married Mary Ellen Middaugh of Nappanee May 7, 1949 in Nappanee. Max and Mary lived in Wakarusa all of

their married life and raised three sons, Mark, Matt, and Mike. Mary was a homemaker working outside of the home only after her sons were raised. Max worked at the Chevrolet Garage, Hahn's Shell, Wakarusa Street Department and at Lycro Products. Their family has grown from three boys to include their mates, seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Please include in your card your best wishes and a memory you have of the happy couple. Cards may be sent to Max and Mary Truex, 808 E. Waterford St., Wakarusa, IN 46573. The family will gather for a meal to celebrate with Max and Mary, grateful God has given them so many good years together.

Youth Leadership Camp held June 10

ELKHART COUNTY Sheriff Brad Rogers invites Elkhart County students who are currently enrolled in seventh and eighth grade to register and attend this year's law enforcement leadership camps that will be held this June and July. Sponsored by the Indiana Sheriff's Assoication, students will meet with law enforcement professionals and learn about the profession through displays, career ortmted classes, tender ship skills, an obstacles course, swimming, marching and other recreational activities.

Tattoo artist’s murderer to be sentenced

ELKHART COUNTY On May 1, an Elkhart County Circuit Court jury convicted Todd Stewart, the

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In it's 35th year, two separate camps will be offered this year. A northern session will be held from June 10 through June 13 at Pine Creetk Camp in Warren County. A southern session will be held July 8 through July 10 at Waycross Episcopal Camp in Brown County. Anyone interested in attending the camps should contact the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department at 574-891-2300 or the Indiana Sheriff's Association at 800-622-4779 for applications. Cost is $25; applications are

former business associate of Mark Miller, of murder after a four-day trial. Miller, a tattoo art-

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Disher 50th Roger and Marsha Disher will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house celebration from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at The First | Church of God in Nappanee.

Roger Disher and Marsha Brown were united in marriage June 28,1964 at The Church of God by Rev. Robert Fields. They have two children, one living in Plymouth, and the other in Lake Mary, Fla. They also have an 8-year-old grandchildi

ist and proprietor of The Tattoo Shop near Dunlap, was reported missing by his sister on Sept. 10, 2012. Although police began an investigation into Mr. Miller's disappearance documenting a significant amount of information early on, his decomposing body was not found until Sept. 20, 2012, stuffed in a barrel and discarded into the river. Dr. Joseph Prahlow, M.D., a forensic pathologist for the South Bend Medical Foundation, performed the autopsy finding a single gunshot wound to the head, as well as two additional shotgun wounds to the leg which allowed Miller's leg to be bent in such a way that it fit inside the barrel. Detective Jeremy Stout of the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department led the team of law enforcement officers as they investigated the facts and circumstances of the case. After a thorough examination of their well

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due by June 1 for the northern camp and by July 1 for the southern camp. Elkhart County Sheriff's Deputies will be attending the northern camp to serve as camp counselors. Interested students who don't have the ability to pay may be eligible for a scholarship by the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department. For i more information on ISA youth leadership camps, contact Jim Bradberry at 574-894*23W : 'x»r -wnail [email protected]

documented findings, the Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office charged Todd Stewart with murder. Matthew Howard, an artist at The Tattoo Shop along with Todd Stewart and Mark Miller, testified he was present at the business the night Kliller was killed. After hearing a gunshot outside, where he had just left Todd Stewart and Mark Miller alone, Howard went back outside and found Stewart with a barrel which partially contained Miller's body. Stewart demanded Howard assist in loading a barrel into the back of Stewart's pickup truck before leaving the shop. Howard later disclosed to police details of the murder which matched much of the Evidence that police had already gathered in their own investigation. Todd Stewart's defense team argued Matthew Howard had actually killed Miller even though there was no direct evidence to support

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ARRESTS • Aaron Beck, Nappanee, conversion-VOP. • Edwin MaldonadoLainez, Goshen, operator never licensed. • Ernest Lanham, Nappanee, possession of cocaine; possession schedule I controlled substance; driving while suspended prior; no valid license. • Adam Bielinski, Plymouth, driving while suspended prior; resisting law enforcement. ■>* • Jose Antillon-Fuentes, South Bend, operator never licensed; driving while suspended prior • Phillip Hostetter, Nappanee, operating while intoxicated; operating with a B.A.C. of .08 percent or above; operating with a B.A.C. of .10 percent or above. • Tamara Kirby, Nappanee, operating while intoxicated; operating with a BAC of .08 percent or above; operating with a BAC of .10 percent or

WAKARUSA LIBRARY

STORY HOUR WAKARUSA —Children will be crafting cat hats during Story Hour at 10:15 a.m. May 12 and May 13 Participants will hear a story about a boy who meets a cat. SUMMER READING PROGRAM Fizz, Boom, READ! is the theme for the Summer Reading program. Children in grades K - 5 attending the After-School Specif at 3:30 p.m. May 13 will create posters that will be used to promote this year's Summer Reading program. Registration is required. EBAY CLASS An eßay class will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 22. Attendees will leim about. buying and selling qn eßay. A demonstration will be included. Registration is required.

that theory. Stewart provided numerous pieces of information to investigators as to his activities and whereabouts the night Miller was last seen, all of which were contradicted by independent police investigation. Stewart lied to police about where he was the night of the murder, what vehicle he had been driving, that he had a barrel in his truck, that he purchased a "hand truck" at a local retailer the night of the murder, and the fact that he sold this truck shortly after Miller's body had been found. During initial interviews with police after Miller had not been heard from in a few days, Stewart claimed he had an ownership interest in The Tattoo Shop business and inquired of officers "when he could begin commerce again." Rather than help search for Miller in the days following his disappearance, Stewart was observed playing on

above. • Norman McLeese, Nappanee, residential entry; criminal mischief; public intoxication. • Julian Cruz, South Bend, no operators, chauffers or public passenger license. • Jessica Reierson, Bremen, possession of marijuana. INCIDENTS May 1,7:48 a.m., a Wakarusa man reported a known subject threatened on an open Facebook forum on April 17 to cripple him. April 30, the Indiana Department of Child Services forwarded a battery on child in Wakarusa report to the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department. April 28, 2:25 p.m., Dean Gongwer, Wakarusa, reported finding remnants of a methamphetamine lab in the area near CRI and CR 42. Indiana State Police was called in order to dispose of the lab.

IN MEMORY OF "National Geographic Kids: Bird Guide of North America" by Jonathan Alderfer and "Woodpeckers" by Kate Riggs are given in memory of Inez Baum by Mr. & Mrs. Russell Shaw. NEW WEB PAGE The Wakarusa Library has a new look to its web page. Check-out the new information available as well. The library catalog, library calendar, special databases and more can be found at www.wakarusa. lib.in.us DIAL-A-STORY A town learns too late that a piper should always be paid for his talents. 'The Pied Piper" is the Dial-A-Story selection for this week. Hear this tale at 574-862-4441.

rolling office chairs with Miller's wife, Gwen, in the parking lot of The Tattoo Shop during the late night hours. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Don Pitzer summarized the evidence against Todd Stewart during closing argument, pointing out that Stewart was the one with the motive, the opportunity, the means, and the intention to kill Miller. In addition, the evidence showed that Matt Howard was forced into compliance and his silence was dup to the intimidation and direct threats by Stewart to harm people that Howard cared about. Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Vicki Becker concluded the arguments by pointing out all of Stewart's lies about the events surrounding the murder as well as Stewart's cavalier attitude. Stewart had bragged to several people, including Howard, about being a Marine deployed to Bosnia where he "kicked in doors and killed people", but later admitted to police he had never been able to pass the physical to be accepted. In the end/ she argued that Todd Stewart was no more than just a "wanna be" - "wanna be" tougher than he really was, a "wanna be" Mark Miller - and killed for it. The case was prosecuted by Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Vicki Becker and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Don Pitzer in Elkhart County Circuit Court before Judge Terry Shewmaker. Sentencing in this case is currently scheduled for 8:30 a.m. May 29.

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