A former Fort Wayne police officer will spend two years in prison after pleading guilty to child solicitation and possession of child pornography.
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Former Fort Wayne police officer Andrew Beck will spend two years in prison after pleading guilty to child solicitation and possession of child pornography.
Man gets 46 years for molesting
Forced sex act on girl, 13, he pulled into car downtown in 2019
JIM CHAPMAN | The Journal Gazette
A Fort Wayne man was sentenced Tuesday to 46 years in prison for molesting a 13-year-old girl who identified him as the person who pulled her into his car two years ago.
A jury found Brent Taylor, 36, guilty in March of child molesting and kidnapping. He was found not guilty of rape.
Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull sentenced Taylor to 40 years for molesting and six years for kidnapping. She ordered the sentences to be served back to back, for a total of 46 years.
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Local man found guilty in 2018 killing
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
A jury found a Fort Wayne man guilty today of strangling to death and robbing a 33-year-old woman after he was invited to her Cass Street home in November 2018.
Cordell Patterson, then 22, met Laura Larkin, 33, at The Pantry bar on Wells Street. Prosecutors said he later became angry when she wouldn t turn over her car keys and killed her.
Defense attorney Ryan Gardner pointed out what he called inconsistencies in the prosecution s evidence, but the jury returned the verdict at noon, taking less than an hour to find Patterson guilty of murder and robbery.