Man accused of killing sex offender after he was released from prison

An Indiana man has been charged with murder after investigators say he shot and killed a sex offender who had recently been released from prison.

Nicholas Stanley, 35, is accused of killing 35-year-old Allen Cogswell early Tuesday morning at the Daylite Inn on Cassopolis Street.

According to The Goshen News, police confirmed that Cogswell was a sex offender who had been released from prison in May.

Court records stated that Stanley is related to a victim in that case.

[FAC NOTE: Another reason why the registry should not be public.]

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K
July 2, 2025

I feel your pain. I, too, am a mother of an adult son who was entrapped when he was on an “over” 18 chat room…………….deceived by the police. The only victim here is my son – who was sentenced to 3 years in prison and lifetime registration, He is and will be treated as one who has committed a rape or abuse of child. This is barbaric.
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