Sturgill is Allen Ccounty’s new public defender
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Kenneth Sturgill, an eight-year veteran of the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, was announced Monday as the first full-time Allen County Public Defender. Allen County Commissioners earlier this year authorized the funds to start the full-time position in an effort to provide a cost-efficient method of providing legal representation to indigent criminal defendants.
J Swygart | The Lima News
Kenneth Sturgill, an eight-year veteran of the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, was announced Monday as the first full-time Allen County Public Defender. Allen County Commissioners earlier this year authorized the funds to start the full-time position in an effort to provide a cost-efficient method of providing legal representation to indigent criminal defendants.
Woman found at fire identified
The Journal Gazette
A 26-year-old Fort Wayne woman has been identified as the person found dead at a Monday fire at a West Washington Center Road residence, the Allen County coroner s office said today.
Kaitlin Ann Curran was found by a family friend who made entry into the residence in the 2700 block of West Washington Center Road to check on her welfare, the coroner s office said in a statement.
Upon entry it was obvious a fire had occurred and put itself out, the statement said. It said Curran was found unresponsive within the residence.
The cause and manner of Curran s death is pending, the statement said. The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Fire Department, the Allen County Prosecutor s Office and the coroner s office.