A Lima man was sentenced for a shooting outside a Lima bar last year.

An Allen County jury has been seated in the trial for Ernesto Palos, who is facing multiple charges for allegedly having sexual contact with a minor.  

A Lima woman has pleaded guilty in a government benefits fraud case.

Kurtz will serve five to seven-and-a-half years in prison for an October shooting.

Allen County Job and Family Services officials say eight fraud cases have been sent to court since the end of 2024 involving false information used to obtain public assistance benefits.
The cases resulted in more than $160,000 in overpayments, and officials say more investigations are ongoing.

Emerson Jeffrey, 35, appeared Thursday in Allen County Common Pleas Court for a suppression hearing ahead of his April jury trial.

Another suspect in a Lima drug bust earlier this month has been bound over to Allen County Common Pleas Court.

A Lima man pleaded guilty to felonious assault charges Tuesday for a 2022 stabbing that left a woman injured and led to his arrest in Florida nearly three years later.

A Lima man, Collin Wilson, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and classified as a Tier III sex offender after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13.

Juan Fuentes, 62, accused of stabbing Catsonava Malloy in Lima in 2022, was captured in Florida and is now bound over to Allen County Common Pleas Court on a $1 million bond.