The following individuals appeared Wednesday before Judge Charles Steele in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court:    
Robert J. Fishbein, 48, Lima, charged with intimidation of a witness, a felony of the third degree, not guilty plea, was released on a bond, $150,000 cash bond with ten percent rule, along with a $5,000 unsecured personal surety bond. 
A pretrial hearing is scheduled Nov. 9.