Public Occurrences 12.18.24

December 18, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:53 p.m. Monday - Jeffery John Walker, 29, of 7124 E. Heritage Drive, #12, Pierceton, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond listed.
7:09 p.m. Monday - Trey Allen Rhodes, 28, Avilla, arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a controlled substance in the body - first offense. Bond: $700.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:45 p.m. Friday - 4407 W. Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Semi-truck hit pedestrian. Driver: Christopher C. Sotel Morales, 43, Saint Marys, Ohio. Injury: Pedestrian Jose Guadalupe Aguilar Vargas, 46, Fort Dodge, Iowa, died from his injuries. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:53 p.m. Monday - Jeffery John Walker, 29, of 7124 E. Heritage Drive, #12, Pierceton, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond listed.
7:09 p.m. Monday - Trey Allen Rhodes, 28, Avilla, arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a controlled substance in the body - first offense. Bond: $700.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:45 p.m. Friday - 4407 W. Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Semi-truck hit pedestrian. Driver: Christopher C. Sotel Morales, 43, Saint Marys, Ohio. Injury: Pedestrian Jose Guadalupe Aguilar Vargas, 46, Fort Dodge, Iowa, died from his injuries. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.

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