(St. Joseph News Press) – Amish community members sat quietly Wednesday in the second row of the Harrison County Associate Circuit Court observing another legal hearing for a member of their community charged with first-degree murder. A Harrison County sheriff’s deputy escorted Samuel Borntreger, 39, in for another public hearing Wednesday. Borntreger allegedly poisoned his […]
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Associate Division of Circuit Court News at Trenton
The Associate Division of circuit court at Trenton saw a variety of cases before Judge Steve Hudson. 28-year old William Moore of Kansas city said he did not have $871 owed for a fine, court costs, An overdue payment fee, and restitution in connection a case from last year. Judge Steve Hudson converted the fine, […]
Samuel Borntreger could face additional charges of child abuse and sexual misconduct
(St. Joseph News Press) – Testimony in a bond hearing Wednesday revealed an ongoing criminal investigation against an Amish man charged with poisoning his own wife. Samuel Borntreger appeared in a Harrison County courtroom Wednesday on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Anna Yoder Borntreger, in 2006. Authorities raised the […]