According to both Allen County Judges Jeffrey Reed and Terri Kohlrieser, a large number of people are not appearing for their summoned jury duty obligations. The past few weeks have seen some cases almost not having the necessary amount of jurors seated for a trial. Another factor that Judge Reed points to is social media. According to the court, false postings have been made in the local area that recent court summons were "fake" and had a "forged" signature of court judges. Reed says that social media is often "irresponsible" and "unaccountable", and the recent false posting proves that point.

A Delphos man facing more than 20 charges including rape appeared in Allen County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday.

48-year-old John Sanders is facing charges of Felonious Assault and Kidnapping, both with a gun specification. Police say Sanders was involved in a domestic dispute with his former girlfriend in September. During the argument, she left the home and came back to get something, and Sanders shot twice through the door nearly hitting her.

Cameron Rogers was indicted back on July 16th, 2020 for one count of trafficking in cocaine (felony 5), two counts of trafficking in cocaine (felony 4), and one count of possession of cocaine with forfeiture specification. Rogers was arrested back on June 1st of 2020 by the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force. Rogers changed his previous plea of not guilty to all four charges to guilty. A pre-sentence investigation has been ordered. A tentative sentencing date has now been scheduled for June 7th, 2021.

Allen County Common Pleas Court will be a "pilot" court for a program that aims to create a database for Ohio courts. The Ohio Sentencing Data Platform is run in conjunction with the School of Information Technology at the University of Cincinnati. 

John Morici faced Aggravated Robbery charges after prosecutors say he threatened a clerk at knifepoint, stating that he would "gut him like a fish".  The incident occurred at a Dairy Mart in Allen County back in April of 2020. Morici has been sentenced to 4 to 6 years in prison. 

A Lima woman has changed her plea in Allen County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday. Kae'londa Peoples-Fuqua is facing charges of corrupting another with drugs and involuntary manslaughter for the death of Dino Gerdeman, who was found dead in a Lima hotel room back in May of 2020.

Frank Steinke was indicted by the Allen County Grand Jury in May of 2020 on one count of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count of OVI. In March 2020, Steinke was traveling north on South Wapakoneta Road when he drifted left of center and hit Nicole Schulte's vehicle head-on, resulting in her death. Steinke was treated and released from the hospital on the same day and has since been out on bond.

Adriania Denson previously pleaded not guilty to felonious assault with a firearm, improperly discharging a firearm into a home, and discharging a firearm near a prohibited premises. According to court documents, Denson was shooting at Tony Slusher and his home was allegedly shot as well. During her pretrial appearance, the defense attorney inquired into why the bullet Denson allegedly fired was never recovered from the crime scene.

Two people who were indicted by the Allen County Grand Jury on human trafficking charges were arraigned in Allen County on Friday. Susan Walendzik and Grant Rose Jr. were indicted by the Allen County Grand Jury on 15 charges each.