From the office of Erin M. Minor

January 22, 2026

On January 21, 2025, Catlin B. Nicholson pled guilty to Interference with Custody, a felony of the fifth degree.  The charge stemmed from a March 5, 2025 incident, where Nicholson and his co-defendant removed the co-defendant’s juvenile son from his foster home in Mercer County and fled to Indiana.  Nicholson, his co-defendant, and the missing juvenile were located one day later – March 6, 2025 –  in Saint Joseph County, Indiana.

          Nicholson will be sentenced on February 18, 2026.  He faces a maximum of twelve months in prison and a $2,500 fine.