Steven Stewart was arraigned on multiple counts including human trafficking and child-exploitation material. Prosecutors said investigators recovered phones and SD cards; judge scheduled discovery, negotiation and a bond-reduction hearing on March 19.

Monroe County Circuit Court handled a heavy criminal docket: the court accepted multiple plea agreements (including pretrial diversion and specialty-court placement), ordered pre-sentence investigations and scheduled sentencing for Feb. 19. The judge revoked probation for at least two defendants after finding breaches of supervision, including an attempt to falsify a drug test.

The Clinton Circuit Court handled a multi-county docket Dec. 10, accepting guilty pleas in a string of drug and misdemeanor cases, ordering treatment placements, and setting negotiation dates for Jan. 5 with return hearings Jan. 8.