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Amanda Lee Sullivan, 47, died of schizophrenia, with other significant conditions of hyponatremia, according to the coroner.
Howard County corrections officers' salaries are increasing by more than 5%. The County Council last week unanimously approved an additional appropriation of $55,911.60 to increase the annual ...
May 14—A former Howard County corrections officer who battered an inmate has been sentenced to 18 months. Colin Byrd will spend nearly all of that time on supervised probation. According to the ...
KOKOMO, Ind. — An internal investigation at the Howard County Jail led to a corrections officer being charged for using excessive force against an inmate and, authorities say, this isn't the first ...
On Jan. 3, the sheriff’s office received a complaint from a woman who was incarcerated in the Howard County Jail that accused corrections officer Colin M. Byrd, 22, of battery.
An internal investigation led to the arrest of a Howard County corrections officer who's accused of sexual misconduct with an inmate in a work release program, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.
UPDATE (5/2/2024): Colin Byrd pleaded guilty to one count of battery and was sentenced to 546 days of probation. KOKOMO, Ind. — A Howard County corrections officer is being charged with felony ...
KOKOMO, Ind. (WISH) — Nine discipline charges are being filed against Howard County Judge Matthew J. Elkin, claiming that he displayed a pattern of vulgar disrespect, used a tactic called ...
Howard County Judge Elkin is accused of using a "Game or Jail" tactic, belittling a domestic violence victim, publicly humiliated people in his court, and following staff outside the courthouse.