Pacific County Superior Court

Published 9:47 am Tuesday, April 22, 2025

SOUTH BEND — The following cases were among the most significant dealt with during the April 11 session of Pacific County Superior Court.

Frank J. Weir, 38 — He appeared in court on Feb. 10 after being arrested following the court issuing an arrest warrant on Jan. 30 alleging he violated community custody rules. Weir faced two separate cases for violations.

Weir pleaded guilty in a plea agreement to one count of community custody violation, and the second case was dismissed. Weir faced a standard range, with an offender score of two, of 3-9 months in jail.

According to court records, the Pacific County Prosecutor’s Office recommended that the court sentence Weir to three months. Judge Donald J. Richter accepted the plea agreement and sentencing.

Adam R. Rowe, 41 — He had been arrested by the Pacific County Joint Drug Task Force in connection to the alleged overdose death of a Long Beach woman. Despite a lengthy investigation by the task force, the case was tossed.

Rowe was released on April 4 after the prosecutor’s office decided not to file a formal charge.

Ivan Antonich, 50 — He was arrested by the Pacific County Sheriff’s Office on April 1 for allegedly placing himself in front of a neighbor’s vehicle in an attempt to get the neighbor arrested for assault. He also filed alleged false statements in a civil protection order motion.

The sheriff’s office investigated the incident for more than two months following an initial incident on Jan. 20.

Antonich was released on April 2 with no bail, and the case was completely zeroed out on April 11 after the prosecutor’s office opted not to file any formal charges.

Joseph A. O’Brien — He was arrested by the Long Beach Police Department on April 5 after allegedly assaulting his spouse via strangulation to the point the blood vessels in her eye “exploded.” He was bloodied in the ordeal and spit blood all over the investigating officer’s vehicle while en route to the jail.

According to LBPD Chief Flint Wright, O’Brien was released mid-morning the following day after the Pacific County Prosecutor’s Office decided not to pursue felony charges in the case. The agency did not contact the police department about the incident, so Wright had to contact the agency directly.

There has been no clarification on the decision not to file a charge. However, the alleged victim did tell the investigating officer she did not want to press charges due to “fear.”

The officer’s patrol vehicle was taken out of service for an extended period until it could be cleaned by a biohazard team.

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