Public Occurrences 02.11.25
February 11, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:47 a.m. Saturday - Jonathan Michael Baker, 34, of 1508 Tippecanoe Drive, #D2, Warsaw, arrested for felony theft and manufacturing a substance represented as a controlled substance. Bond: $7,500.
• 10:42 p.m. Saturday - Eglysmar Gomez Vallenilla, 19, Chicago, arrested for leaving the scene of an injury crash and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:15 p.m. Sunday - Daniel Wayne Martin, 60, Ligonier, arrested on a warrant. Bond: $700.
• 5:05 p.m. Sunday - Kaitlynn Faith Scarberry, 22, of 9200 E. Morrison Island Road, Syracuse, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 8:10 p.m. Sunday - Ronnie Gene Coplen, 58, of 322 W. Railroad St., Etna Green, arrested for resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and being a lifetime habitual traffic violator. Bond: $10,250.
• 9:47 p.m. Sunday - Carina M. Travis, 55, of 1 EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 10:15 a.m. Monday - Aliscia Lynn Templeton, 30, of 301 E. George St., North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury. No bond set.
• 10:47 a.m. Monday - Angelita Charlene Garcia, 34, of 1613 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery, resisting law enforcement and domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $1,250.
• 12:45 p.m. Monday - Sergio Garcia, 40, of 75 Tanner St., North Manchester, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:15 p.m. Feb. 3 - East CR 1300N, 2,000 feet east of North Old. Ind. 15, Milford. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Chase D. Neal, 24, Chesterton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:26 a.m. Feb. 4 - East Backwater Road, 200 feet east of EMS W21 Lane, North Webster. Pickup hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Trent Feeny, 33, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:18 a.m. Wednesday - 1160 Executive Drive, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Jonathan W. Engelhaupt, 47, East CR 725S, Warsaw; Brieghton A. Treesh, 21, South Bourbon Street, Bourbon. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6:45 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East Old U.S. 30 and North CR 450E, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Rachel Lenfestey, 38, East Old U.S. 30, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 10:02 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North CR 175E and Ridge Valley Drive, Warsaw. Car hit concrete post. Driver: Bryon Weinstein, 69, East Wellington Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:17 a.m. Thursday - 2371 W. CR 250S, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Odilber Perez-Bernardo, 25, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Michael Long, 47, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:35 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 13 and East Old U.S. 30, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Alecia Ceballos, 49, South Village Street, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 10:45 a.m. Friday - East Defreese Road, 1,000 feet east of North CR 300E, Syracuse. Car hit fence and two trees. Driver: Melissa Banicki, 31, Meadows, Nappanee. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 2:28 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 800W, Warsaw. Minivan-truck collision. Drivers: Cora A. Jones, 66, West Shilling Road, Mentone; Cole V. Sheffer, 22, Coldwater, Ohio. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 8:58 a.m. Sunday - East CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Pickup hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Landon D. Bewley, 17, West Ind. 14, Silver Lake. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
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The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:47 a.m. Saturday - Jonathan Michael Baker, 34, of 1508 Tippecanoe Drive, #D2, Warsaw, arrested for felony theft and manufacturing a substance represented as a controlled substance. Bond: $7,500.
• 10:42 p.m. Saturday - Eglysmar Gomez Vallenilla, 19, Chicago, arrested for leaving the scene of an injury crash and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:15 p.m. Sunday - Daniel Wayne Martin, 60, Ligonier, arrested on a warrant. Bond: $700.
• 5:05 p.m. Sunday - Kaitlynn Faith Scarberry, 22, of 9200 E. Morrison Island Road, Syracuse, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 8:10 p.m. Sunday - Ronnie Gene Coplen, 58, of 322 W. Railroad St., Etna Green, arrested for resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and being a lifetime habitual traffic violator. Bond: $10,250.
• 9:47 p.m. Sunday - Carina M. Travis, 55, of 1 EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 10:15 a.m. Monday - Aliscia Lynn Templeton, 30, of 301 E. George St., North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury. No bond set.
• 10:47 a.m. Monday - Angelita Charlene Garcia, 34, of 1613 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery, resisting law enforcement and domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $1,250.
• 12:45 p.m. Monday - Sergio Garcia, 40, of 75 Tanner St., North Manchester, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:15 p.m. Feb. 3 - East CR 1300N, 2,000 feet east of North Old. Ind. 15, Milford. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Chase D. Neal, 24, Chesterton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:26 a.m. Feb. 4 - East Backwater Road, 200 feet east of EMS W21 Lane, North Webster. Pickup hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Trent Feeny, 33, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:18 a.m. Wednesday - 1160 Executive Drive, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Jonathan W. Engelhaupt, 47, East CR 725S, Warsaw; Brieghton A. Treesh, 21, South Bourbon Street, Bourbon. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6:45 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East Old U.S. 30 and North CR 450E, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Rachel Lenfestey, 38, East Old U.S. 30, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 10:02 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North CR 175E and Ridge Valley Drive, Warsaw. Car hit concrete post. Driver: Bryon Weinstein, 69, East Wellington Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:17 a.m. Thursday - 2371 W. CR 250S, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Odilber Perez-Bernardo, 25, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Michael Long, 47, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:35 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 13 and East Old U.S. 30, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Alecia Ceballos, 49, South Village Street, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 10:45 a.m. Friday - East Defreese Road, 1,000 feet east of North CR 300E, Syracuse. Car hit fence and two trees. Driver: Melissa Banicki, 31, Meadows, Nappanee. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 2:28 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 800W, Warsaw. Minivan-truck collision. Drivers: Cora A. Jones, 66, West Shilling Road, Mentone; Cole V. Sheffer, 22, Coldwater, Ohio. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 8:58 a.m. Sunday - East CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Pickup hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Landon D. Bewley, 17, West Ind. 14, Silver Lake. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.