Week In Review – Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana —The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court:

DISPOSITION:

Kameron Kutzli, 23, of Dunkirk, Indiana was sentenced by District Judge Theresa L. Springmann to 57 months imprisonment with 2 years supervised release, after pleading guilty to the felony offense of retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant.According to documents filed in this case, Kutzli along with several others, including Tyson Allen (a co-defendant in United States v. Sallee, et al.), assaulted a fellow inmate in Wells County jail.The motive for the attack was retaliation against an inmate who was perceived as a “snitch” and a cooperator with law enforcement. Kutzli, along with several others, threatened the assaulted inmate with further attacks should that perceived cooperation continue.This case was the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony Geller.