Van Wert woman charged with manslaughter in drug death
McKee
VAN WERT A Van Wert woman entered pleas of not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and other counts during her arraignment hearing Wednesday in Van Wert Common Pleas Court.
In addition to the first-degree felony count of involuntary manslaughter, Ashley McKee, 37, Van Wert, is charged with corrupting another with drugs, a felony of the second degree; trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, a fifth-degree felony; complicity, a second-degree felony; and conspiracy, a felony of the third degree.
A secret indictment filed Jan. 7 alleges that on or about Feb. 20, 2020, McKee caused the death of Katie Zimmerman as a direct result of corrupting another with drugs.
Middle Point couple gets jail time in daughter’s accidental death
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
VAN WERT The parents of a Middle Point girl who died in an accidental shooting in April have been sentenced to short jail terms, house arrest and intensive probation.
Richard Curtis Moore and Kaitlyn Burgoon, each 23 years of age, pleaded guilty in Van Wert Common Pleas Court in September to misdemeanor charges of endangering children. They had previously entered pleas of not guilty to third-degree felony charges of endangering children in the death of their 4-year-old daughter, Aubrie Moore, who died April 9 after gaining access to a handgun in the family home.