Public Occurrences 03.04.24

March 4, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 5:28 a.m. Sunday - Hagen Matthew Slusher, 22, of 210 E. Columbia St., Pierceton, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.
• 5:44 p.m. Sunday - Dustin Scott Jansma, 34, of 5440 N. CR 450E, Leesburg, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $10,250.
• 7:58 p.m. Sunday - Jason Mac Wade, 42, of 5205 E. Pierceton Road, Pierceton, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.
• 8:06 p.m. Sunday - Paul Brian Nine, 43, of 1731 E. Kosciusko Drive, Warsaw, arrested for resisting a law enforcement by fighting. No bond set.
• 10 p.m. Sunday - Devin Michael Brown, 32, of 510 S. Graceland Ave., Claypool, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 8:35 a.m. Monday - Debora Jo Derrickson, 41, of 1 EMS B37 Lane, #57, Warsaw, arrested on two charges of theft. Bond: $1,200.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:30 p.m. Thursday - North CR 800W, 300 feet north of West CR 750N, Etna Green. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Brent J. Stouder, 49, Morton Street, Warsaw; Kevin J. Burckhart, 33, West Lincoln Street, Nappanee. Injuries: Stouder complained of hip/upper leg pain; Burckhart complained of elbow/lower arm pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:45 a.m. Feb. 25 - 1158 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Yesenia Alvarado, 18, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Kandace I. Haines, 31, Apple Road, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:14 a.m. Friday - Intersection of North CR 1000E and West CR 200N, Cromwell. Car hit deer. Driver: Brett Sherwin, 40, South CR 1000W, Larwill. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:48 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East Center and South Harrison streets, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Alexis K. Dausman, 16, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; Katie R. Devanathan, 38, East East Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 1:59 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and South Indiana Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Christina L. Kreft, 28, West Main Street, Warsaw; Randall J. Finney, 27, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:50 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and South Indiana Street, Warsaw. Four-vehicle collision. Drivers: Daniel Angel Alonso, 28, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Dora L. Bowald, 52, Logan Street, Warsaw; MyKenzee L. Gouwens, 22, Rochester; Logan E. Wallis, 21, North Franklin Street, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:40 p.m. Sunday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit parked vehicle registered to Shanda Miller, Tippecanoe. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 6:38 a.m. Monday - South Ind. 13, 50 feet north of South CR 650E, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Shayla C. Himes, 26, East CR 750S, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 1:10 a.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 700 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:46 a.m. Sunday - A traffic stop was initiated for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspended in the 3900 block of West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:29 a.m. Sunday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 1900 block of Polk Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:20 a.m. Sunday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1000 block of North Park Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:27 a.m. Sunday - Fraud was reported in the 100 block of EMS T7 Lane, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 6:19 p.m. Sunday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 2800 block of Frontage Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:45 p.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 5200 block of East Pierceton Road, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 10:20 p.m. Sunday - Public intoxication by alcohol was reported in the 1300 block of Mariners Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:25 p.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1 a.m. Monday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 1600 block of Dot Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:35 a.m. Monday - A suicide was reported in the 900 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 5:28 a.m. Sunday - Hagen Matthew Slusher, 22, of 210 E. Columbia St., Pierceton, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.
• 5:44 p.m. Sunday - Dustin Scott Jansma, 34, of 5440 N. CR 450E, Leesburg, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $10,250.
• 7:58 p.m. Sunday - Jason Mac Wade, 42, of 5205 E. Pierceton Road, Pierceton, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.
• 8:06 p.m. Sunday - Paul Brian Nine, 43, of 1731 E. Kosciusko Drive, Warsaw, arrested for resisting a law enforcement by fighting. No bond set.
• 10 p.m. Sunday - Devin Michael Brown, 32, of 510 S. Graceland Ave., Claypool, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 8:35 a.m. Monday - Debora Jo Derrickson, 41, of 1 EMS B37 Lane, #57, Warsaw, arrested on two charges of theft. Bond: $1,200.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:30 p.m. Thursday - North CR 800W, 300 feet north of West CR 750N, Etna Green. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Brent J. Stouder, 49, Morton Street, Warsaw; Kevin J. Burckhart, 33, West Lincoln Street, Nappanee. Injuries: Stouder complained of hip/upper leg pain; Burckhart complained of elbow/lower arm pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:45 a.m. Feb. 25 - 1158 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Yesenia Alvarado, 18, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Kandace I. Haines, 31, Apple Road, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:14 a.m. Friday - Intersection of North CR 1000E and West CR 200N, Cromwell. Car hit deer. Driver: Brett Sherwin, 40, South CR 1000W, Larwill. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:48 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East Center and South Harrison streets, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Alexis K. Dausman, 16, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; Katie R. Devanathan, 38, East East Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 1:59 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and South Indiana Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Christina L. Kreft, 28, West Main Street, Warsaw; Randall J. Finney, 27, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:50 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and South Indiana Street, Warsaw. Four-vehicle collision. Drivers: Daniel Angel Alonso, 28, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Dora L. Bowald, 52, Logan Street, Warsaw; MyKenzee L. Gouwens, 22, Rochester; Logan E. Wallis, 21, North Franklin Street, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:40 p.m. Sunday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit parked vehicle registered to Shanda Miller, Tippecanoe. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 6:38 a.m. Monday - South Ind. 13, 50 feet north of South CR 650E, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Shayla C. Himes, 26, East CR 750S, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 1:10 a.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 700 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:46 a.m. Sunday - A traffic stop was initiated for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspended in the 3900 block of West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:29 a.m. Sunday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 1900 block of Polk Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:20 a.m. Sunday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1000 block of North Park Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:27 a.m. Sunday - Fraud was reported in the 100 block of EMS T7 Lane, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 6:19 p.m. Sunday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 2800 block of Frontage Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:45 p.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 5200 block of East Pierceton Road, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 10:20 p.m. Sunday - Public intoxication by alcohol was reported in the 1300 block of Mariners Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:25 p.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1 a.m. Monday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 1600 block of Dot Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:35 a.m. Monday - A suicide was reported in the 900 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.


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