Public Occurrences 12.27.24

December 27, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:33 a.m. Monday - Chad Anthony Robison, 24, of 1405 N. Hillview Drive, Syracuse, arrested for obstruction of justice. Bond: $12,500.
• 1:50 p.m. Monday - Aurelio Miguel, 43, of 918 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:11 p.m. Monday - Michelle Lynne Runyon, 48, of 524 Buck Trail, Warsaw, arrested for possession of paraphernalia with a prior and possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:50 p.m. Monday - Ryan Christopher Waggoner, 28, of 1701 Northwood Drive, #7, Nappanee, arrested for a drug court violation. No bond set.
• 7:13 p.m. Monday - Clinton Ray Messer, 21, of 205 N. Poplar St., Silver Lake, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $600.
• 11:59 p.m. Monday - Lella M. Holbrook, 78, of 116 N. CR 300E, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 3:47 a.m. Tuesday - Catherine Leeann Leadford, 28, of 316 Rattington Circle, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 3:55 p.m. Tuesday - Spring Flower Bubb, 48, of 3014 Frontage Road, #210, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and felony probation violation. Bond: $13,750.
• 5:15 p.m. Tuesday - Maximind Reyes, 45, of 1202 Wooster Road, #81, Winona Lake, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:02 a.m. Wednesday - Noe Ybarra Jr., 19, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, lot 18, Pierceton, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.
• 1:33 a.m. Wednesday - Juan Carlos, 30, of 1400 Chestnut St., #A, Winona Lake, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault, misdemeanor battery with bodily injury and disorderly conduct. Bond: $1,000.
• 10:38 p.m. Wednesday - Logan Alexander Earl, 27, of 1614 Tippecanoe Drive, #B, Warsaw, arrested for bond revocation. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 7 p.m. Wednesday - North CR 800W, 600 feet south of West CR 650N, Etna Green. Unknown vehicle hit car, which left the scene. Remaining driver: Levi E. Johnson, 22, Plymouth. Injury: Johnson had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 12:17 p.m. Dec. 20 - CR 300, 1,400 feet east of Dellview Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Lisa R. Dominy, 40, Greenbrier Boulevard, Warsaw. Injury: Dominy complained of neck pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.


Property Damage
Accidents
• 11:16 p.m. Dec. 16 - South Ind. 13, 50 feet north of East CR 600S, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Juan F. Medina, 47, South Church Street, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:38 a.m. Dec. 17 - South Peru Road, 1,000 feet north of West CR 1300S, Silver Lake. SUV hit deer. Driver: Catrina L. Newell, 19, West CR 1500N, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:59 p.m. Dec. 19 - West Ind. 25, 45 feet west of South CR 550W, Mentone. SUV hit deer. Driver: Cheryl Pitts, 62, West Hummingbird Drive, Mentone. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:07 a.m. Friday - Intersection of South CR 250E and Wooster Road, Winona Lake. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Steven P. Sudhoff, 66, South Country Club Road, Warsaw; Stephen S. White, 23, Eola Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:43 a.m. Dec. 20 - Intersection of North CR 100E and East CR 300N, Warsaw. Garbage truck-SUV collision. Drivers: James R. Loftis, 43, North Elder Road, Larwill; Michael J. Murphy, 44, North CR 650E, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:25 p.m. Dec. 20 - 365 W. Market St., Warsaw. SUV hit guardrail. Driver: Sharon K. Burris, 78, Tyner Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 3:12 p.m. Dec. 20 - East CR 1300N, 300 feet west of North Kern Road, Syracuse. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Lauren R. McDaniel, 17, North CR 250E, Syracuse; Katelyn M. Avery, 26, Nature View Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:10 p.m. Dec. 20 - South Country Club Road, 50 feet north of East Winona Beach Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Cameron Hoskins, 28, South Old Ditch Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:18 p.m. Friday - Ind. 15, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Elijah D. Banes, 18, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; Todd M. Seitner, 49, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 12:20 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Parker Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Camden Shragal, 21, Fort Wayne; Mataya M. Shepherd, 21, East CR 550S, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:33 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of West CR 1250N and North Creek Bend Lane, Milford. Car hit deer. Driver: Logan M. McGuire, 26, North Orn Road, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000.
• 8:05 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Detroit and Prairie streets, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Berl D. Greene, 66, East CR 550N, Leesburg; Jorge Rodriguez-Sanchez, 41, North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:30 p.m. Saturday - South CR 1150W, 600 feet south of West CR 500S, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Deborah J. Barrett, 60, Tippecanoe. Damage: $1,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:10 p.m. Monday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West CR 200S, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Kaylin Fisher, 17, North Kalorama Road, Leesburg; Jordan Miller, 43, Rochester. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 11:17 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North Parker Street and U.S. 30, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Lella M. Holbrook, 78, North CR 300E, Warsaw; Staci W. York, 29, South Blue Spruce Court, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 2:54 p.m. Monday - Ind. 13, 330 feet south of U.S. 30, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Madison R. Prater, 25, Hepler Drive, Warsaw; Leslie J. Miles, 48, Lakeland Drive, Warsaw; Pedro A. Gauna, 40, Cicero, Ill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:38 p.m. Monday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Betty J. Lichtenwalter, 86, Parent Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 11:23 p.m. Monday - Ind. 15, 44 feet south of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Marilyn K. Williamson, 81, North CR 525E, Warsaw; Theodore A. Crabtree, 18, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:33 a.m. Monday - Chad Anthony Robison, 24, of 1405 N. Hillview Drive, Syracuse, arrested for obstruction of justice. Bond: $12,500.
• 1:50 p.m. Monday - Aurelio Miguel, 43, of 918 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:11 p.m. Monday - Michelle Lynne Runyon, 48, of 524 Buck Trail, Warsaw, arrested for possession of paraphernalia with a prior and possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:50 p.m. Monday - Ryan Christopher Waggoner, 28, of 1701 Northwood Drive, #7, Nappanee, arrested for a drug court violation. No bond set.
• 7:13 p.m. Monday - Clinton Ray Messer, 21, of 205 N. Poplar St., Silver Lake, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $600.
• 11:59 p.m. Monday - Lella M. Holbrook, 78, of 116 N. CR 300E, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 3:47 a.m. Tuesday - Catherine Leeann Leadford, 28, of 316 Rattington Circle, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 3:55 p.m. Tuesday - Spring Flower Bubb, 48, of 3014 Frontage Road, #210, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and felony probation violation. Bond: $13,750.
• 5:15 p.m. Tuesday - Maximind Reyes, 45, of 1202 Wooster Road, #81, Winona Lake, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:02 a.m. Wednesday - Noe Ybarra Jr., 19, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, lot 18, Pierceton, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.
• 1:33 a.m. Wednesday - Juan Carlos, 30, of 1400 Chestnut St., #A, Winona Lake, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault, misdemeanor battery with bodily injury and disorderly conduct. Bond: $1,000.
• 10:38 p.m. Wednesday - Logan Alexander Earl, 27, of 1614 Tippecanoe Drive, #B, Warsaw, arrested for bond revocation. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 7 p.m. Wednesday - North CR 800W, 600 feet south of West CR 650N, Etna Green. Unknown vehicle hit car, which left the scene. Remaining driver: Levi E. Johnson, 22, Plymouth. Injury: Johnson had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 12:17 p.m. Dec. 20 - CR 300, 1,400 feet east of Dellview Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Lisa R. Dominy, 40, Greenbrier Boulevard, Warsaw. Injury: Dominy complained of neck pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.


Property Damage
Accidents
• 11:16 p.m. Dec. 16 - South Ind. 13, 50 feet north of East CR 600S, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Juan F. Medina, 47, South Church Street, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:38 a.m. Dec. 17 - South Peru Road, 1,000 feet north of West CR 1300S, Silver Lake. SUV hit deer. Driver: Catrina L. Newell, 19, West CR 1500N, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:59 p.m. Dec. 19 - West Ind. 25, 45 feet west of South CR 550W, Mentone. SUV hit deer. Driver: Cheryl Pitts, 62, West Hummingbird Drive, Mentone. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:07 a.m. Friday - Intersection of South CR 250E and Wooster Road, Winona Lake. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Steven P. Sudhoff, 66, South Country Club Road, Warsaw; Stephen S. White, 23, Eola Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:43 a.m. Dec. 20 - Intersection of North CR 100E and East CR 300N, Warsaw. Garbage truck-SUV collision. Drivers: James R. Loftis, 43, North Elder Road, Larwill; Michael J. Murphy, 44, North CR 650E, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:25 p.m. Dec. 20 - 365 W. Market St., Warsaw. SUV hit guardrail. Driver: Sharon K. Burris, 78, Tyner Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 3:12 p.m. Dec. 20 - East CR 1300N, 300 feet west of North Kern Road, Syracuse. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Lauren R. McDaniel, 17, North CR 250E, Syracuse; Katelyn M. Avery, 26, Nature View Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:10 p.m. Dec. 20 - South Country Club Road, 50 feet north of East Winona Beach Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Cameron Hoskins, 28, South Old Ditch Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:18 p.m. Friday - Ind. 15, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Elijah D. Banes, 18, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; Todd M. Seitner, 49, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 12:20 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Parker Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Camden Shragal, 21, Fort Wayne; Mataya M. Shepherd, 21, East CR 550S, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:33 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of West CR 1250N and North Creek Bend Lane, Milford. Car hit deer. Driver: Logan M. McGuire, 26, North Orn Road, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000.
• 8:05 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Detroit and Prairie streets, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Berl D. Greene, 66, East CR 550N, Leesburg; Jorge Rodriguez-Sanchez, 41, North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:30 p.m. Saturday - South CR 1150W, 600 feet south of West CR 500S, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Deborah J. Barrett, 60, Tippecanoe. Damage: $1,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:10 p.m. Monday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West CR 200S, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Kaylin Fisher, 17, North Kalorama Road, Leesburg; Jordan Miller, 43, Rochester. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 11:17 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North Parker Street and U.S. 30, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Lella M. Holbrook, 78, North CR 300E, Warsaw; Staci W. York, 29, South Blue Spruce Court, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 2:54 p.m. Monday - Ind. 13, 330 feet south of U.S. 30, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Madison R. Prater, 25, Hepler Drive, Warsaw; Leslie J. Miles, 48, Lakeland Drive, Warsaw; Pedro A. Gauna, 40, Cicero, Ill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:38 p.m. Monday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Betty J. Lichtenwalter, 86, Parent Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 11:23 p.m. Monday - Ind. 15, 44 feet south of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Marilyn K. Williamson, 81, North CR 525E, Warsaw; Theodore A. Crabtree, 18, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



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