Public Occurrences 1.8.18

January 8, 2018 at 4:43 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

• 1:23 p.m. Friday – Sheldon Lee Lawrence, 25, of 3806 N. CR 700E, Warsaw, arrested for dealing narcotics. Bond: $10,250.

• 1:56 p.m. Friday – Joshua Ross Cummins, 33, of 1520 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for failure to pay. Bond: $485.

• 4:03 p.m. Friday – Kevin Michael Newcomer, 34, Kendallville, arrested for failure to appear and driving while suspended. Bond: $400.

• 4:42 p.m. Friday – James Charles Walsh, 39, of 9752 E. Bald Eagle Drive, Cromwell, arrested for burglary, two counts of theft, and failure to appear. Bond: $15,414.

• 6:48 p.m. Friday – Gary Eugene Drudge, 62, of 428 S. Union St., Warsaw, arrested on two counts of failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 9:56 p.m. Friday – John Andrew Schoetzow, 50, of 912 Oak Pointe Xing, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $2,532.20.

• 12:39 a.m. Saturday – Trenton James Katz, 38, Goshen, arrested for dealing meth of 10 grams or more. Bond: $25,250.

• 12:53 a.m. Saturday – Miguel Raymond Castro, 24, of 3699 N. 175E, #174, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter, driving while suspended with a prior, resisting law enforcement using a vehicle, resisting law enforcement – fleeing, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and possession of meth. Bond: $5,775.

• 1:42 a.m. Saturday – Jerry Lee Miller Jr., 42, of 604 E. Sycamore St., Silver Lake, arrested for possession of meth and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.

• 3:02 a.m. Saturday – Nathan Paul Nelson, 18, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #109, Warsaw, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Bond: $600.

• 3:03 a.m. Saturday – Damien Dewayne Howard, 18, of 918 E. Center St., #A, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.

• 7:03 a.m. Saturday – Lucanus Russell Hardesty, 26, of 11117 N. Polyanna Pike, Cromwell, arrested for disorderly conduct – fight. Bond: $500.

• 7:05 a.m. Saturday – Dawn Marie Hardesty, 46, of 11117 N. Polyanna Pike, Cromwell, arrested for disorderly conduct – fight. Bond: $500.

• 1:59 p.m. Saturday – Buddy Allan Greer, 40, of 215 S. Main St., #3, Milford, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior and failure to appear. Bond: $450.

• 5:38 p.m. Saturday – Scott A. Coverstone, 55, of 3720 N. Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine and failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:27 p.m. Saturday – Shane Dale Cox, 40, no address provided, arrested for probation violation, possession of meth, possession of a syringe for a legend drug and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $10,500.

• 11:39 p.m. Saturday – Ronald Richard Spaulding, 51, homeless, arrested on a warrant for another Indiana agency. No bond.

• 12:04 a.m. Sunday – Wesley Von Larue, 50, 745 Heritage Lane, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of or greater than 0.15. Bond: $700.

• 12:22 a.m. Sunday – Bryant Jeffrey Rodriguez, 19, of 2212 Heron Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $400.

• 12:26 a.m. Sunday – Sydni Claire Miller, 20, of 959 N. Zimmer Road, Warsaw, arrested for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $400.

• 3:10 a.m. Sunday – Ronnie Vant Seward, 28, of 64 EMS W26 Lane, North Webster, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.

• 4:31 a.m. Sunday – Zachary Taylor Riede, 23, of 168 EMS B33 Lane, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.08-0.15. Bond: $700.

• 1:25 p.m. Sunday – Bernard Bryan Warrick Jr., 22, of 19785 Elm Road, Tippecanoe, arrested for probation violation and failure to appear. Bond: $736.

• 9:10 p.m. Sunday – Chad Preston Hall, 30, of 419 S. Indiana St., #C, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16. Bond: $6,000.

• 9:17 p.m. Sunday – Kaelon Alexander Page, 19, of 1639 Ind. 10, Bourbon, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.

• 10:58 p.m. Sunday – Brian La Von Robertson, 37, of 4330 E. CR 100S, Pierceton, arrested on a warrant for another Indiana agency. No bond.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 4:30 a.m. Friday – East CR 1300N, 2,500 feet west of North Old 15, Milford. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Wendy L. Seward, 50, Kinwood Drive, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 1:29 p.m. Friday – 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Car backed into another car twice. Drivers: Connie A. Gasaway, 54, North Second Street, Warsaw; Paige A. Hlutke, 20, North CR 950E, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:23 p.m. Friday – 330 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Timothy J. Davis, 59, Frontage Road, Warsaw; Patrick A. Burchett, 26, North Sandcastle Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 4:42 p.m. Friday – South Ind. 15, 500 feet south of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Samantha J. Caudill, 31, Sophie Lane, Warsaw; Miranda J. Vallejo, 26, Ranch Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 5:29 p.m. Friday – Ind. 15, 600 feet north of Lyon Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision Drivers: Kylee A. Vancuren, 17, North CR 700E, Leesburg; Denise M. Holloway, 32, Western Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 7:18 p.m. Friday – East Pierceton Road, 75 feet east of South Cherry Creek Lane, Winona Lake. Car struck pile of snow. Driver: Kevin N. Stewart, 64, East Tulip Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 12:58 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 350N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Scott A. Coverstone, 55, North Prairie Street, Warsaw; Rose M. Kindle, 58, North Gettysburg Court, Warsaw. Coverstone was arrested for possession of cocaine and leaving the scene of an accident. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 4:50 p.m. Saturday – 1202 Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Unknown vehicle hit parked SUV registered to Claudia Reyes, 36, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WLPD.

• 9:49 p.m. Sunday – East CR 150N, 500 feet east of North CR 575E, Warsaw. Vehicle left roadway and hit a tree. Driver: Brian L. Robertson, 37, East CR 100S, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 3:43 a.m. today – Intersection of South County Farm Road and West CR 1000S, Silver Lake. Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Jason O. Marshall, 41, South County Farm Road, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.



Incidents

• 5:06 p.m. Friday – A theft of a rifle from a motor vehicle was reported in the 8300 block of East Wesley Lane, North Webster.  Value: $300. KCSD.

• 5:51 a.m. Saturday – A fight was reported in the 11100 block of North Polyanna Pike, Cromwell. KCSD.

• 9:53 a.m. Saturday – A woman reported a lost or stolen license plate in the 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. KCSD.

• 2:19 p.m. Saturday – A woman reported someone damaged a fence in the 5200 block of East Wooster Road, Pierceton. KCSD.

• 3:59 p.m. Saturday – A man reported criminal mischief to a vehicle in the 1600 block of Maye Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:26 p.m. Saturday – A man reported the illegal consumption of alcohol by minors in the 2200 block of Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:31 p.m. Saturday – A man reported an auto theft in the 300 block of East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Value: $500. KCSD.

• 1:51 a.m. Sunday – A woman reported the theft of money, credit and debit cards, miscellaneous merchandise from a vehicle. Loss: $53. WPD.

• 6:03 p.m. Sunday – A woman reported violation of a protective order in the 300 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:45 p.m. Sunday – Domestic battery was reported in the 400 block of South Indiana Street, Warsaw. WPD.



County Jail

Bookings

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

• 1:23 p.m. Friday – Sheldon Lee Lawrence, 25, of 3806 N. CR 700E, Warsaw, arrested for dealing narcotics. Bond: $10,250.

• 1:56 p.m. Friday – Joshua Ross Cummins, 33, of 1520 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for failure to pay. Bond: $485.

• 4:03 p.m. Friday – Kevin Michael Newcomer, 34, Kendallville, arrested for failure to appear and driving while suspended. Bond: $400.

• 4:42 p.m. Friday – James Charles Walsh, 39, of 9752 E. Bald Eagle Drive, Cromwell, arrested for burglary, two counts of theft, and failure to appear. Bond: $15,414.

• 6:48 p.m. Friday – Gary Eugene Drudge, 62, of 428 S. Union St., Warsaw, arrested on two counts of failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 9:56 p.m. Friday – John Andrew Schoetzow, 50, of 912 Oak Pointe Xing, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $2,532.20.

• 12:39 a.m. Saturday – Trenton James Katz, 38, Goshen, arrested for dealing meth of 10 grams or more. Bond: $25,250.

• 12:53 a.m. Saturday – Miguel Raymond Castro, 24, of 3699 N. 175E, #174, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter, driving while suspended with a prior, resisting law enforcement using a vehicle, resisting law enforcement – fleeing, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and possession of meth. Bond: $5,775.

• 1:42 a.m. Saturday – Jerry Lee Miller Jr., 42, of 604 E. Sycamore St., Silver Lake, arrested for possession of meth and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.

• 3:02 a.m. Saturday – Nathan Paul Nelson, 18, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #109, Warsaw, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Bond: $600.

• 3:03 a.m. Saturday – Damien Dewayne Howard, 18, of 918 E. Center St., #A, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.

• 7:03 a.m. Saturday – Lucanus Russell Hardesty, 26, of 11117 N. Polyanna Pike, Cromwell, arrested for disorderly conduct – fight. Bond: $500.

• 7:05 a.m. Saturday – Dawn Marie Hardesty, 46, of 11117 N. Polyanna Pike, Cromwell, arrested for disorderly conduct – fight. Bond: $500.

• 1:59 p.m. Saturday – Buddy Allan Greer, 40, of 215 S. Main St., #3, Milford, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior and failure to appear. Bond: $450.

• 5:38 p.m. Saturday – Scott A. Coverstone, 55, of 3720 N. Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine and failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:27 p.m. Saturday – Shane Dale Cox, 40, no address provided, arrested for probation violation, possession of meth, possession of a syringe for a legend drug and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $10,500.

• 11:39 p.m. Saturday – Ronald Richard Spaulding, 51, homeless, arrested on a warrant for another Indiana agency. No bond.

• 12:04 a.m. Sunday – Wesley Von Larue, 50, 745 Heritage Lane, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of or greater than 0.15. Bond: $700.

• 12:22 a.m. Sunday – Bryant Jeffrey Rodriguez, 19, of 2212 Heron Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $400.

• 12:26 a.m. Sunday – Sydni Claire Miller, 20, of 959 N. Zimmer Road, Warsaw, arrested for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $400.

• 3:10 a.m. Sunday – Ronnie Vant Seward, 28, of 64 EMS W26 Lane, North Webster, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.

• 4:31 a.m. Sunday – Zachary Taylor Riede, 23, of 168 EMS B33 Lane, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.08-0.15. Bond: $700.

• 1:25 p.m. Sunday – Bernard Bryan Warrick Jr., 22, of 19785 Elm Road, Tippecanoe, arrested for probation violation and failure to appear. Bond: $736.

• 9:10 p.m. Sunday – Chad Preston Hall, 30, of 419 S. Indiana St., #C, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16. Bond: $6,000.

• 9:17 p.m. Sunday – Kaelon Alexander Page, 19, of 1639 Ind. 10, Bourbon, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.

• 10:58 p.m. Sunday – Brian La Von Robertson, 37, of 4330 E. CR 100S, Pierceton, arrested on a warrant for another Indiana agency. No bond.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 4:30 a.m. Friday – East CR 1300N, 2,500 feet west of North Old 15, Milford. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Wendy L. Seward, 50, Kinwood Drive, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 1:29 p.m. Friday – 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Car backed into another car twice. Drivers: Connie A. Gasaway, 54, North Second Street, Warsaw; Paige A. Hlutke, 20, North CR 950E, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:23 p.m. Friday – 330 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Timothy J. Davis, 59, Frontage Road, Warsaw; Patrick A. Burchett, 26, North Sandcastle Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 4:42 p.m. Friday – South Ind. 15, 500 feet south of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Samantha J. Caudill, 31, Sophie Lane, Warsaw; Miranda J. Vallejo, 26, Ranch Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 5:29 p.m. Friday – Ind. 15, 600 feet north of Lyon Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision Drivers: Kylee A. Vancuren, 17, North CR 700E, Leesburg; Denise M. Holloway, 32, Western Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 7:18 p.m. Friday – East Pierceton Road, 75 feet east of South Cherry Creek Lane, Winona Lake. Car struck pile of snow. Driver: Kevin N. Stewart, 64, East Tulip Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 12:58 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 350N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Scott A. Coverstone, 55, North Prairie Street, Warsaw; Rose M. Kindle, 58, North Gettysburg Court, Warsaw. Coverstone was arrested for possession of cocaine and leaving the scene of an accident. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 4:50 p.m. Saturday – 1202 Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Unknown vehicle hit parked SUV registered to Claudia Reyes, 36, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WLPD.

• 9:49 p.m. Sunday – East CR 150N, 500 feet east of North CR 575E, Warsaw. Vehicle left roadway and hit a tree. Driver: Brian L. Robertson, 37, East CR 100S, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 3:43 a.m. today – Intersection of South County Farm Road and West CR 1000S, Silver Lake. Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Jason O. Marshall, 41, South County Farm Road, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.



Incidents

• 5:06 p.m. Friday – A theft of a rifle from a motor vehicle was reported in the 8300 block of East Wesley Lane, North Webster.  Value: $300. KCSD.

• 5:51 a.m. Saturday – A fight was reported in the 11100 block of North Polyanna Pike, Cromwell. KCSD.

• 9:53 a.m. Saturday – A woman reported a lost or stolen license plate in the 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. KCSD.

• 2:19 p.m. Saturday – A woman reported someone damaged a fence in the 5200 block of East Wooster Road, Pierceton. KCSD.

• 3:59 p.m. Saturday – A man reported criminal mischief to a vehicle in the 1600 block of Maye Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:26 p.m. Saturday – A man reported the illegal consumption of alcohol by minors in the 2200 block of Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:31 p.m. Saturday – A man reported an auto theft in the 300 block of East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Value: $500. KCSD.

• 1:51 a.m. Sunday – A woman reported the theft of money, credit and debit cards, miscellaneous merchandise from a vehicle. Loss: $53. WPD.

• 6:03 p.m. Sunday – A woman reported violation of a protective order in the 300 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:45 p.m. Sunday – Domestic battery was reported in the 400 block of South Indiana Street, Warsaw. WPD.



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