Public Occurrences 12-11-2017
December 11, 2017 at 5:33 p.m.
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Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 6:13 p.m. Friday – Brandi Leigh Anderson, 32, Wolcottville, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $747.44.
• 6:29 p.m. Friday – Robert Edward Holocher Jr., 62, Fort Wayne, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 9:17 p.m. Friday – Jacob Michael Kneller, 19, of 12032 N. Sir Gallahad Place, Cromwell, arrested on four counts of failure to appear and probation violation. Bond: $15,750.
• 9:32 p.m. Friday – David Richard Fitzpatrick, 24, of 4682 W. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $600.
• 10:24 p.m. Friday – Kole Forrest Adams, 22, of 70837 Tecumseh Drive, Nappanee, arrested for failure to stop after an accident, resisting law enforcement and criminal mischief. Bond: $750.
• 1:41 a.m. Saturday – Austin Tyler Leasure, 21, of 523 Meadow View Drive, #107, Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct – noise and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $750.
• 1:49 a.m. Saturday – Misty Ann Kern, 37, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, no lot number provided, Warsaw, arrested on four counts of failure to appear. Bond: $1,266.96.
• 2:08 a.m. Saturday – Jessica Lynn Herbster, 33, of 221 S. High St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of meth and failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:21 a.m. Saturday – Demetricus Daniel Link, 32, of 920 Anchorage Road, #105, Warsaw, arrested for resisting law enforcement using a vehicle, reckless driving, driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:41 a.m. Saturday – George Albert Bess, 34, of 13606 N. Hillside Drive, Syracuse, arrested for battery. Bond: $600.
• 5:29 a.m. Saturday – Brett Allen Bradley, 32, of 1301 Rivercrest Drive, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct – fighting and domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16. Bond: $6,000.
• 5:36 a.m. Saturday – Jonathon William Goodman, 27, of 1502 Dot St., #B, Warsaw, arrested for strangulation, domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of a crime. Bond: $6,000.
• 11:32 a.m. Saturday – Julien Patrick Delacruz, 27, of 118 Canterbury Lane, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct – fight and criminal mischief. Bond: $600.
• 2:05 p.m. Saturday – Gil Fabian Rodriguez, 24, of 201 E. Baltimore St., Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16. Bond: $6,000.
• 11:17 p.m. Saturday – Timothy Alan Elliott, 33, of 348 N. Main St., North Webster, arrested for aiding, inducing and/or causing a felony. Bond: $15,250.
• 2:48 a.m. Sunday – Robert Lee Brady?Jr., 38, South Bend, arrested for theft, resisting law enforcement – fleeing and driving while suspend with a prior. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:15 a.m. Sunday – Keith Donald McLean III, 27, South Bend, arrested for theft and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $5,250.
• 6:01 a.m. Sunday – Randy Walgamuth, 57, homeless, Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.
• 8 p.m. Sunday – Shaun Richard Jones, 36, of 544 Clinic Ct., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $181.
• 8:33 p.m. Sunday – Matthew W. Trier, 52, of 7340 S. CR 300E, Claypool, arrested for theft. Bond: $5,250.
• 8:47 p.m. Sunday – Gary Eugene Drudge, 62, of 428 S. Union St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.
• 10:31 p.m. Sunday – Lacey Leann High, 32, of 112 E. Hainden Drive, #40, Syracuse, arrested for driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .08 to 0.15 and failure to stop. Bond: $700.
• 12:25 a.m. today – Amber Lee Wirsing, 26, of 1831 Sharon St., Warsaw, arrested for escape. Bond: $10,250.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 8:28 a.m. Saturday – East U.S. 30, 3,000 feet east of South CR 900E, Pierceton. SUV went off road, down an embankment, over a field fence and rolled onto driver’s side. Driver: Celina Nunez, 31, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Injury: Nunez had a cut to the right hand but refused medical attention at the scene. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:52 a.m. Saturday – Near the intersection of West Lake Street and North Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Car slid on road, struck a curb. Driver: Cole R. Williamson, 17, East Main Street, Atwood. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 7:09 a.m. Saturday – East CR 700N, 200 feet west of North CR 300E, Leesburg. Pickup went off road into ditch and rolled on the driver’s side. Driver: Alexander S. Wilkie, 21, EMS D25 Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 8:01 a.m. Saturday – Intersection of East Epworth Forest Road and North Panorama Drive, North Webster. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Loren M. Pruitt, 70, South Country Club Road, Warsaw; Kristen M. Meeks, 28, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 8:45 a.m. Saturday – 2942 E. U.S. 30, Warsaw. Car slid off hit and hit two vehicles in the Best Deal Auto Sales car lot, East U.S. 30, Warsaw. Driver: James F. Tinsley, 34, South State Street, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 12:50 p.m. Saturday – East CR 1000N, 1,000 feet east of EMS D12 Lane, Milford. Tow truck registered to Stuckman Towing, North Koher Road, Syracuse, slid on road and struck parked vehicle, registered to Doris J. Amstutz, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg, while backing up to load vehicle onto truck. Driver: Shawn M. Kitson, 40, North Koher Road, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 12:53 p.m. Saturday – 9850 N. Ind. 13, Syracuse. SUV slid on ice and struck a parked SUV registered to Jay A. Bowers, Denver, Ind. Driver: Aaron S. Evans, 17, North Lake Street, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 12:56 p.m. Saturday – Near the intersection of CR 250S and Packerton Road, Warsaw. Car hit cattle fence belonging to Henry Shepherd, South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Naomi Gonzalez, 32, South Packerton Road, Warsaw. Driver was cited for leaving the scene of a property damage accident and driving without a valid driver’s license. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 1:41 p.m. Saturday – North Ind. 15, 2,000 feet south of West CR 600N, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Karen D. Ellison, 63, East Birchwood Court, Warsaw; Billy J. Cook, 59, South Walnut Street, Burket. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 4:25 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of South Cherry Creek Lane and East Pierceton Road, Winona Lake. Car ran off road and hit a Kosciusko County Highway Department sign. Driver: Chasen M. Madsen, 17, East Prestwick Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WLPD.
• 4:39 p.m. Saturday – East CR 1100N, 200 feet east of North Turkey Creek Road, Cromwell. Pickup went off road, hit CenturyLink utility pole. Driver: Benjamin M. Meeks, 16, Ligonier. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 5:42 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of East Center and North Harrison streets, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Kathryn M. Ray, 86, EMS D17 Lane, Syracuse; Jeffrey N. Bryant, 30, North Roosevelt Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:57 p.m. Saturday – U.S. 30, 125 feet east of Ind. 15 interchange ramp, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Aubrey M. Feipel, 20, Hoagland; Kara Daniels, 29, New Paris. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:03 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of South Union Street and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Amy D. Yoder, 31, Eisenhower Parkway, Warsaw; Taylor R. Strong, 23, North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 6:07 p.m. Saturday – North CR 475E, 300 feet north of East CR 300N, Warsaw. Car-Jeep collision. Drivers: Jacob C. Shortt, 17, EMS B42 Lane, Leesburg; William J. Rex, 34, East Bond Street, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 6:16 p.m. Saturday – South CR 1000W, 300 feet south of West CR 800S, Mentone. Pickup went off road and rolled over. Driver: Arissa F. Grossman, 57, North Ind. 19, Akron. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 6:45 p.m. Saturday – Frontage Road, 1,000 feet west of an access road, Warsaw. Car slid off road, hit State of Indiana fence at bottom of embankment. Driver: Damien D. Howard, 18, East Prairie Street, Leesburg. Driver was cited for operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 11:01 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of East Old 30 and North 600E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Charity Davis, 43, EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw; Angela Hoskins, 36, North Barbee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 12:13 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of College Avenue and 7th Street, Winona Lake. Two-car collision. Drivers: Bonnie E. Church, 74, South Washington Street, Warsaw; Elsie F. Hoppas, 82, South Union Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WLPD.
Incidents
• 10:15 a.m. Friday – A man reported attempts were made to use his deceased wife’s information to obtain credit cards. WPD.
• 11:24 a.m. Friday – Police responded to a residence in regard to a physical fight in the 400 block of North Washington Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:51 p.m. Friday – A man in the 2100 block of Heather Court, Warsaw. reported someone reopened his old phone bill account and purchased four iPhones on it. WPD.
• 3:50 p.m. Friday – A man in the 1300 block of Mariners Drive, Warsaw, was taken to the Bowen Center for 24-hour emergency detention. WPD.
• 4:32 p.m. Friday – A man was asked to leave a hotel after causing problems and battering the manager in the 800 block of South Main Street, North Webster. NWPD.
• 5:18 p.m. Friday – A man reported the theft from his vehicle while at work in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Value: $170. WPD.
• 4:42 p.m. Saturday – A male subject in the 1500 block of Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw, was taken to the Bowen Center for 24-hour emergency detention. WPD.
• 4:45 p.m. Saturday – A woman reported domestic battery and strangulation in the 1500 block of Dot Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:57 a.m. Sunday – An employee of Owen’s Supermarket in the 300 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. reported a subject trespassing on the property. WPD.
• 10:31 p.m. Sunday – Law enforcement responded to a death investigation in the 600 block of East CR 1250N, Milford. KCSD.
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 6:13 p.m. Friday – Brandi Leigh Anderson, 32, Wolcottville, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $747.44.
• 6:29 p.m. Friday – Robert Edward Holocher Jr., 62, Fort Wayne, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 9:17 p.m. Friday – Jacob Michael Kneller, 19, of 12032 N. Sir Gallahad Place, Cromwell, arrested on four counts of failure to appear and probation violation. Bond: $15,750.
• 9:32 p.m. Friday – David Richard Fitzpatrick, 24, of 4682 W. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $600.
• 10:24 p.m. Friday – Kole Forrest Adams, 22, of 70837 Tecumseh Drive, Nappanee, arrested for failure to stop after an accident, resisting law enforcement and criminal mischief. Bond: $750.
• 1:41 a.m. Saturday – Austin Tyler Leasure, 21, of 523 Meadow View Drive, #107, Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct – noise and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $750.
• 1:49 a.m. Saturday – Misty Ann Kern, 37, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, no lot number provided, Warsaw, arrested on four counts of failure to appear. Bond: $1,266.96.
• 2:08 a.m. Saturday – Jessica Lynn Herbster, 33, of 221 S. High St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of meth and failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:21 a.m. Saturday – Demetricus Daniel Link, 32, of 920 Anchorage Road, #105, Warsaw, arrested for resisting law enforcement using a vehicle, reckless driving, driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:41 a.m. Saturday – George Albert Bess, 34, of 13606 N. Hillside Drive, Syracuse, arrested for battery. Bond: $600.
• 5:29 a.m. Saturday – Brett Allen Bradley, 32, of 1301 Rivercrest Drive, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct – fighting and domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16. Bond: $6,000.
• 5:36 a.m. Saturday – Jonathon William Goodman, 27, of 1502 Dot St., #B, Warsaw, arrested for strangulation, domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of a crime. Bond: $6,000.
• 11:32 a.m. Saturday – Julien Patrick Delacruz, 27, of 118 Canterbury Lane, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct – fight and criminal mischief. Bond: $600.
• 2:05 p.m. Saturday – Gil Fabian Rodriguez, 24, of 201 E. Baltimore St., Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16. Bond: $6,000.
• 11:17 p.m. Saturday – Timothy Alan Elliott, 33, of 348 N. Main St., North Webster, arrested for aiding, inducing and/or causing a felony. Bond: $15,250.
• 2:48 a.m. Sunday – Robert Lee Brady?Jr., 38, South Bend, arrested for theft, resisting law enforcement – fleeing and driving while suspend with a prior. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:15 a.m. Sunday – Keith Donald McLean III, 27, South Bend, arrested for theft and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $5,250.
• 6:01 a.m. Sunday – Randy Walgamuth, 57, homeless, Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.
• 8 p.m. Sunday – Shaun Richard Jones, 36, of 544 Clinic Ct., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $181.
• 8:33 p.m. Sunday – Matthew W. Trier, 52, of 7340 S. CR 300E, Claypool, arrested for theft. Bond: $5,250.
• 8:47 p.m. Sunday – Gary Eugene Drudge, 62, of 428 S. Union St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.
• 10:31 p.m. Sunday – Lacey Leann High, 32, of 112 E. Hainden Drive, #40, Syracuse, arrested for driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .08 to 0.15 and failure to stop. Bond: $700.
• 12:25 a.m. today – Amber Lee Wirsing, 26, of 1831 Sharon St., Warsaw, arrested for escape. Bond: $10,250.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 8:28 a.m. Saturday – East U.S. 30, 3,000 feet east of South CR 900E, Pierceton. SUV went off road, down an embankment, over a field fence and rolled onto driver’s side. Driver: Celina Nunez, 31, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Injury: Nunez had a cut to the right hand but refused medical attention at the scene. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:52 a.m. Saturday – Near the intersection of West Lake Street and North Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Car slid on road, struck a curb. Driver: Cole R. Williamson, 17, East Main Street, Atwood. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 7:09 a.m. Saturday – East CR 700N, 200 feet west of North CR 300E, Leesburg. Pickup went off road into ditch and rolled on the driver’s side. Driver: Alexander S. Wilkie, 21, EMS D25 Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 8:01 a.m. Saturday – Intersection of East Epworth Forest Road and North Panorama Drive, North Webster. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Loren M. Pruitt, 70, South Country Club Road, Warsaw; Kristen M. Meeks, 28, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 8:45 a.m. Saturday – 2942 E. U.S. 30, Warsaw. Car slid off hit and hit two vehicles in the Best Deal Auto Sales car lot, East U.S. 30, Warsaw. Driver: James F. Tinsley, 34, South State Street, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 12:50 p.m. Saturday – East CR 1000N, 1,000 feet east of EMS D12 Lane, Milford. Tow truck registered to Stuckman Towing, North Koher Road, Syracuse, slid on road and struck parked vehicle, registered to Doris J. Amstutz, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg, while backing up to load vehicle onto truck. Driver: Shawn M. Kitson, 40, North Koher Road, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 12:53 p.m. Saturday – 9850 N. Ind. 13, Syracuse. SUV slid on ice and struck a parked SUV registered to Jay A. Bowers, Denver, Ind. Driver: Aaron S. Evans, 17, North Lake Street, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 12:56 p.m. Saturday – Near the intersection of CR 250S and Packerton Road, Warsaw. Car hit cattle fence belonging to Henry Shepherd, South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Driver: Naomi Gonzalez, 32, South Packerton Road, Warsaw. Driver was cited for leaving the scene of a property damage accident and driving without a valid driver’s license. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 1:41 p.m. Saturday – North Ind. 15, 2,000 feet south of West CR 600N, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Karen D. Ellison, 63, East Birchwood Court, Warsaw; Billy J. Cook, 59, South Walnut Street, Burket. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 4:25 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of South Cherry Creek Lane and East Pierceton Road, Winona Lake. Car ran off road and hit a Kosciusko County Highway Department sign. Driver: Chasen M. Madsen, 17, East Prestwick Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WLPD.
• 4:39 p.m. Saturday – East CR 1100N, 200 feet east of North Turkey Creek Road, Cromwell. Pickup went off road, hit CenturyLink utility pole. Driver: Benjamin M. Meeks, 16, Ligonier. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 5:42 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of East Center and North Harrison streets, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Kathryn M. Ray, 86, EMS D17 Lane, Syracuse; Jeffrey N. Bryant, 30, North Roosevelt Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:57 p.m. Saturday – U.S. 30, 125 feet east of Ind. 15 interchange ramp, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Aubrey M. Feipel, 20, Hoagland; Kara Daniels, 29, New Paris. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:03 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of South Union Street and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Amy D. Yoder, 31, Eisenhower Parkway, Warsaw; Taylor R. Strong, 23, North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 6:07 p.m. Saturday – North CR 475E, 300 feet north of East CR 300N, Warsaw. Car-Jeep collision. Drivers: Jacob C. Shortt, 17, EMS B42 Lane, Leesburg; William J. Rex, 34, East Bond Street, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 6:16 p.m. Saturday – South CR 1000W, 300 feet south of West CR 800S, Mentone. Pickup went off road and rolled over. Driver: Arissa F. Grossman, 57, North Ind. 19, Akron. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 6:45 p.m. Saturday – Frontage Road, 1,000 feet west of an access road, Warsaw. Car slid off road, hit State of Indiana fence at bottom of embankment. Driver: Damien D. Howard, 18, East Prairie Street, Leesburg. Driver was cited for operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 11:01 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of East Old 30 and North 600E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Charity Davis, 43, EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw; Angela Hoskins, 36, North Barbee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 12:13 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of College Avenue and 7th Street, Winona Lake. Two-car collision. Drivers: Bonnie E. Church, 74, South Washington Street, Warsaw; Elsie F. Hoppas, 82, South Union Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WLPD.
Incidents
• 10:15 a.m. Friday – A man reported attempts were made to use his deceased wife’s information to obtain credit cards. WPD.
• 11:24 a.m. Friday – Police responded to a residence in regard to a physical fight in the 400 block of North Washington Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:51 p.m. Friday – A man in the 2100 block of Heather Court, Warsaw. reported someone reopened his old phone bill account and purchased four iPhones on it. WPD.
• 3:50 p.m. Friday – A man in the 1300 block of Mariners Drive, Warsaw, was taken to the Bowen Center for 24-hour emergency detention. WPD.
• 4:32 p.m. Friday – A man was asked to leave a hotel after causing problems and battering the manager in the 800 block of South Main Street, North Webster. NWPD.
• 5:18 p.m. Friday – A man reported the theft from his vehicle while at work in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Value: $170. WPD.
• 4:42 p.m. Saturday – A male subject in the 1500 block of Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw, was taken to the Bowen Center for 24-hour emergency detention. WPD.
• 4:45 p.m. Saturday – A woman reported domestic battery and strangulation in the 1500 block of Dot Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:57 a.m. Sunday – An employee of Owen’s Supermarket in the 300 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. reported a subject trespassing on the property. WPD.
• 10:31 p.m. Sunday – Law enforcement responded to a death investigation in the 600 block of East CR 1250N, Milford. KCSD.
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