Public Occurrences 01.16.25
January 16, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2 p.m. Tuesday - Troy Allen Sell, 39, of 2830 N. CR 1050W, Etna Green, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 3:12 p.m. Tuesday - Gerardo Gonzalez Ahualt, 21, of 3699 N. CR 175E, #85, Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 3:50 p.m. Tuesday - Matthew Claude Swafford, 33, of 309 Saner Drive, Akron, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, public intoxication by drugs and possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $450.
• 9:10 p.m. Tuesday - Landon Alexander Lawhead, 28, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 8:50 a.m. Wednesday - Seth Michael James Hill, 21, of 115 Sophie Lane, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 6:21 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 500W, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Dakota A. Bouse, 21, South Railroad Street, Claypool; Marcia A. Nellans, 70, North CR 500W, Warsaw. Injuries: Bouse had a nonvisible injury to the abdomen/pelvis; Nellans had a nonvisible neck injury; passenger in Bouse’s vehicle, Harmonee Bouse, 24, South Railroad Street, Claypool, had a nonvisible abdomen/pelvis injury. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:29 a.m. Jan. 8 - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East CR 200N, Pierceton. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Tyler Wadkins, 38, North CR 900E, North Webster. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 3:26 p.m. Jan. 9 - Intersection of Chapman Lake Drive and EMS C10 Lane, Warsaw. Car hit sign and mailbox. Driver: Connie A. Gasaway, 61, North 2nd Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 2:51 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East CR 1300N and North CR 300E, Syracuse. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Gumercindo B. Perez, 32, East CR 200N, Warsaw; Adam Camarillo, 26, Goshen. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:31 p.m. Friday - West U.S. 30, 2,100 feet west of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Car went into embankment and hit tree. Driver: Aaron T. Steel, 35, West Broadway Street, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:15 p.m. Friday - West U.S. 30, 500 feet west of North CR 350W, Warsaw. Car went into ditch. Driver: Samuel R. Serrecchia, 50, Converse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:55 p.m. Friday - East CR 700N, 350 feet east of North CR 200E, Leesburg. Car went into ditch and hit tree stump. Driver: Nicholas A. Clabaugh, 41, East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:48 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North CR 350W and U.S. 30, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Abraham Suissi, 43, West Center Street, Warsaw; Sergio Cabrera Rico, 31, Chicago Heights, Ill. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1 a.m. Saturday - West CR 950S, 150 feet east of South CR 200W, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Cory H. Schneider, 54, West Grimme Lane, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:48 p.m. Saturday - South CR 1000W, 1,000 feet south of West Ind. 25, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Foy E. Banghart, 65, West CR 800S, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:35 a.m. Monday - Intersection of South Ind. 25 and South CR 450W, Palestine. Car hit mailbox. Driver: Daniel R. Forbes, 58, East Jefferson Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:19 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East Old 30, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Susan K. Turner, 63, East Woodland Court, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:42 p.m. Monday - South Ind. 15, 1,200 feet north of West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Donald L. Kistler, 83, North Edgewater Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 5:25 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North CR 525W and West Old 30, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jessica Scheil, 45, Argos. Damage: $1,000-$2,5000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 11:28 a.m. Tuesday - A death investigation was opened in the 100 block of West Van Buren Street, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 2:41 p.m. Tuesday - Alcohol was reported stolen in the 100 block of South Lake Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 4:12 p.m. Tuesday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 3600 block of North CR 175E, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 3:21 p.m. Tuesday - A welfare check was performed in the 800 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:52 a.m. Wednesday - A suspicious person was reported in the 600 block of North Park Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2 p.m. Tuesday - Troy Allen Sell, 39, of 2830 N. CR 1050W, Etna Green, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 3:12 p.m. Tuesday - Gerardo Gonzalez Ahualt, 21, of 3699 N. CR 175E, #85, Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 3:50 p.m. Tuesday - Matthew Claude Swafford, 33, of 309 Saner Drive, Akron, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, public intoxication by drugs and possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $450.
• 9:10 p.m. Tuesday - Landon Alexander Lawhead, 28, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 8:50 a.m. Wednesday - Seth Michael James Hill, 21, of 115 Sophie Lane, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 6:21 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 500W, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Dakota A. Bouse, 21, South Railroad Street, Claypool; Marcia A. Nellans, 70, North CR 500W, Warsaw. Injuries: Bouse had a nonvisible injury to the abdomen/pelvis; Nellans had a nonvisible neck injury; passenger in Bouse’s vehicle, Harmonee Bouse, 24, South Railroad Street, Claypool, had a nonvisible abdomen/pelvis injury. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:29 a.m. Jan. 8 - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East CR 200N, Pierceton. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Tyler Wadkins, 38, North CR 900E, North Webster. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 3:26 p.m. Jan. 9 - Intersection of Chapman Lake Drive and EMS C10 Lane, Warsaw. Car hit sign and mailbox. Driver: Connie A. Gasaway, 61, North 2nd Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 2:51 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East CR 1300N and North CR 300E, Syracuse. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Gumercindo B. Perez, 32, East CR 200N, Warsaw; Adam Camarillo, 26, Goshen. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:31 p.m. Friday - West U.S. 30, 2,100 feet west of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Car went into embankment and hit tree. Driver: Aaron T. Steel, 35, West Broadway Street, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:15 p.m. Friday - West U.S. 30, 500 feet west of North CR 350W, Warsaw. Car went into ditch. Driver: Samuel R. Serrecchia, 50, Converse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:55 p.m. Friday - East CR 700N, 350 feet east of North CR 200E, Leesburg. Car went into ditch and hit tree stump. Driver: Nicholas A. Clabaugh, 41, East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:48 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North CR 350W and U.S. 30, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Abraham Suissi, 43, West Center Street, Warsaw; Sergio Cabrera Rico, 31, Chicago Heights, Ill. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1 a.m. Saturday - West CR 950S, 150 feet east of South CR 200W, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Cory H. Schneider, 54, West Grimme Lane, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:48 p.m. Saturday - South CR 1000W, 1,000 feet south of West Ind. 25, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Foy E. Banghart, 65, West CR 800S, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:35 a.m. Monday - Intersection of South Ind. 25 and South CR 450W, Palestine. Car hit mailbox. Driver: Daniel R. Forbes, 58, East Jefferson Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:19 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East Old 30, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Susan K. Turner, 63, East Woodland Court, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:42 p.m. Monday - South Ind. 15, 1,200 feet north of West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Donald L. Kistler, 83, North Edgewater Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 5:25 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North CR 525W and West Old 30, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jessica Scheil, 45, Argos. Damage: $1,000-$2,5000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 11:28 a.m. Tuesday - A death investigation was opened in the 100 block of West Van Buren Street, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 2:41 p.m. Tuesday - Alcohol was reported stolen in the 100 block of South Lake Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 4:12 p.m. Tuesday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 3600 block of North CR 175E, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 3:21 p.m. Tuesday - A welfare check was performed in the 800 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:52 a.m. Wednesday - A suspicious person was reported in the 600 block of North Park Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.