Former Starke County Sheriff's deputy sentenced to 60 days in jail

Ex-Starke County deputy pleads guilty in criminal case from 2020

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A five-year investigation into the behavior of a former Starke County Sheriff’s deputy ended this week with a guilty plea. Don Ferguson pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing a false police report, Indiana State Police said in a release. The investigation, which began in January 2020, focused on the disappearance of drugs and cash from the evidence room at the Starke County Sheriff’s Department. Ferguson was initially indicted on…

Former Starke County Sheriff's deputy sentenced to 60 days in jail

Former Starke County Officer pleads guilty in criminal case from 2020

STARKE COUNTY, Ind. -- In January 2020, the Indiana State Police Investigations Division at the Lowell Post was asked to investigate the misappropriation of evidence at the Starke County Sheriff's Department, focusing on missing drugs and cash from the evidence room.