Public Occurrences 01.22.25
January 22, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:30 p.m. Sunday - Datona Lee Scott, 39, Mishawaka, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 10:44 p.m. Sunday - Jonathan Travis Mullins, 47, of 5862 SW Channel Road, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation and on a warrant. No bond set.
• 1:10 p.m. Monday - John Davis Hayden Hall, 47, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony dealing marijuana/hashish/salvia. Bond: $700.
• 7:32 p.m. Monday - Brandon Daniel Tagler, 24, of 4330 N. Old Ind. 15, #17, Warsaw, arrested for leaving the scene of an injury crash. Bond: $500.
• 9:24 p.m. Monday - Jeffrey James Mack Jr., 30, Elkhart, arrested for a community correction violation. No bond set.
• 10:34 p.m. Monday - Courtney Alice Howard, 39, of 1076 E. Lantern Road, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 7:24 a.m. Tuesday - Michael Lee Williams, 32, Elkhart, arrested for burglary. Bond: $10,250.
• 8:26 a.m. Tuesday - William L. Wind, 49, Elkhart, arrested for burglary and on a foreign warrant. Bond; $10,250.
• 9:54 a.m. Tuesday - Mark Bradley Houghton, 37, Elkhart, arrested for burglary. Bond: $10,250.
• 10:23 a.m. Tuesday - Joshua Arthur Snyder, 33, Elkhart, arrested for burglary. Bond: $10,250.
• 10:38 a.m. Tuesday - Adam Michael Smith, 37, Elkhart, arrested for burglary and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $10,250.
• 12:30 p.m. Tuesday - Marcos Antonio Wheeler, 38, Hammon, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 7:23 a.m. Friday - 1747 N. Ind. 19, Etna Green. SUV lost control and turned upside down. Driver: Mary Stasiak, 33, East High Street, Etna Green. Injury: Stasiak had a contusion to the head. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
•7:30 a.m. Jan. 8 - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West Union Street, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Terry N. Perkins, 42, South Hill Drive, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:51 p.m. Thursday - North CR 300E, 1.14 miles south of East CR 750N, Milford. Car hit telephone pole, fence and barn. Driver: Jessica M. Ellison, 31, Railside Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 2:53 p.m. Thursday - North CR 800W, 1.14 miles south of West CR 400N, Warsaw. Car went into embankment. Driver: Danielle M. Minnes, 32, Elkhart. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 10:04 p.m. Thursday - North CR 175E, 100 feet north of East 8 Square Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Ryden Manning, 20, South Huntington Street, Syracuse; Angel E. Briceno, 34, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5 a.m. Friday - Intersection of North Fox Farm Road and West CR 200N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Donna L. Brito, 55, East Market Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:28 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West Ind. 25 and South CR 1150W, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Jennifer L. Hilliard, 51, West Main Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:32 p.m. Saturday - South CR 600W, 500 feet north of West CR 500S, Palestine. Car hit deer. Driver: Mitchell Yoder, 71, South Lakeshore Drive, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:35 p.m. Sunday - South Ind. 15, 500 feet south of West Union Street, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Kevin Hopkins, 62, South Main Street, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 4:44 p.m. Friday - A traffic offense was reported for a person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 2200 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:33 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 9300 block of East Sleepy Hollow Parkway, Cromwell. KCSO.
• 6:40 p.m. Friday - A traffic stop was reported for a person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 2400 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:03 p.m. Friday - Reckless driving was reported in the 2700 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
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The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:30 p.m. Sunday - Datona Lee Scott, 39, Mishawaka, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 10:44 p.m. Sunday - Jonathan Travis Mullins, 47, of 5862 SW Channel Road, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation and on a warrant. No bond set.
• 1:10 p.m. Monday - John Davis Hayden Hall, 47, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony dealing marijuana/hashish/salvia. Bond: $700.
• 7:32 p.m. Monday - Brandon Daniel Tagler, 24, of 4330 N. Old Ind. 15, #17, Warsaw, arrested for leaving the scene of an injury crash. Bond: $500.
• 9:24 p.m. Monday - Jeffrey James Mack Jr., 30, Elkhart, arrested for a community correction violation. No bond set.
• 10:34 p.m. Monday - Courtney Alice Howard, 39, of 1076 E. Lantern Road, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 7:24 a.m. Tuesday - Michael Lee Williams, 32, Elkhart, arrested for burglary. Bond: $10,250.
• 8:26 a.m. Tuesday - William L. Wind, 49, Elkhart, arrested for burglary and on a foreign warrant. Bond; $10,250.
• 9:54 a.m. Tuesday - Mark Bradley Houghton, 37, Elkhart, arrested for burglary. Bond: $10,250.
• 10:23 a.m. Tuesday - Joshua Arthur Snyder, 33, Elkhart, arrested for burglary. Bond: $10,250.
• 10:38 a.m. Tuesday - Adam Michael Smith, 37, Elkhart, arrested for burglary and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $10,250.
• 12:30 p.m. Tuesday - Marcos Antonio Wheeler, 38, Hammon, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 7:23 a.m. Friday - 1747 N. Ind. 19, Etna Green. SUV lost control and turned upside down. Driver: Mary Stasiak, 33, East High Street, Etna Green. Injury: Stasiak had a contusion to the head. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
•7:30 a.m. Jan. 8 - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West Union Street, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Terry N. Perkins, 42, South Hill Drive, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:51 p.m. Thursday - North CR 300E, 1.14 miles south of East CR 750N, Milford. Car hit telephone pole, fence and barn. Driver: Jessica M. Ellison, 31, Railside Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 2:53 p.m. Thursday - North CR 800W, 1.14 miles south of West CR 400N, Warsaw. Car went into embankment. Driver: Danielle M. Minnes, 32, Elkhart. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 10:04 p.m. Thursday - North CR 175E, 100 feet north of East 8 Square Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Ryden Manning, 20, South Huntington Street, Syracuse; Angel E. Briceno, 34, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5 a.m. Friday - Intersection of North Fox Farm Road and West CR 200N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Donna L. Brito, 55, East Market Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:28 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West Ind. 25 and South CR 1150W, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Jennifer L. Hilliard, 51, West Main Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:32 p.m. Saturday - South CR 600W, 500 feet north of West CR 500S, Palestine. Car hit deer. Driver: Mitchell Yoder, 71, South Lakeshore Drive, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:35 p.m. Sunday - South Ind. 15, 500 feet south of West Union Street, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Kevin Hopkins, 62, South Main Street, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 4:44 p.m. Friday - A traffic offense was reported for a person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 2200 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:33 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 9300 block of East Sleepy Hollow Parkway, Cromwell. KCSO.
• 6:40 p.m. Friday - A traffic stop was reported for a person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 2400 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:03 p.m. Friday - Reckless driving was reported in the 2700 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.