Public Occurrences 1.11.2018

January 11, 2018 at 4:07 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 7:08 a.m. Wednesday – Kimberly Kay Wolf, 47, of 3160 N. Stoneburner Road, #8, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant for another Indiana agency. No bond set.

• 10:12 a.m. Wednesday – Nicholas Eugene Sloan, 19, of 8441 E. Old 30, Pierceton, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $500.

• 1:27 p.m. Wednesday – Jackie Rozell Lee Parker Jr., 29, South Bend, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 3:38 p.m. Wednesday – Amber Lynn Burnworth, 33, of 107 Orchard Drive, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $10,250.

• 4:06 p.m. Wednesday – Charles Steven Pettigrew Jr., 39, Fort Wayne, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 5:12 p.m. Wednesday – George Deshawn Bolden, 25, Detroit, Mich., arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.

• 5:39 p.m. Wednesday – Nathan James Megething, 24, Goshen, arrested for probation violation. No bond set.

• 6:20 p.m. Wednesday – Thomas Patrick Lanham, 52, of 4480 N. CR 700E, Leesburg, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 6:21 p.m. Wednesday – Chase Alton Terry, 26, of 13474 N. Eastshore Drive, Syracuse, arrested for possession of a lookalike substance. Bond: $450.

• 2:01 a.m. today – Terrelle Shawn Jackson, 19, Plymouth, arrested for false informing. Bond: $600.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 12:19 a.m. Monday – 1202 Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Car went off road and hit a CenturyLink utility pole. Driver: Ari Velazquez-Cuazitl, 29, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 4:23 a.m. Monday – East CR 1300N, 1,000 feet east of North CR 175E, Syracuse. Van went off road and struck a fence belonging to Leon Tucker, East CR 1300N, Milford. Driver: Larry C. Cole, 46, Thwaits Court, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 4:30 a.m. Monday – North Ind. 19, 300 feet south of West CR 600N, Etna Green. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Dennis A. Smith, 61, West Park Avenue, Bourbon; Jose R. Garcia, 57, Mishawaka Street, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 5:48 a.m. Monday – West Ind. 14, 2,000 feet east of South CR 100W, Warsaw. Car went off road and hit a pole. Driver: Aimee Starner, 21, South CR 700W, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 6:04 a.m. Monday – North CR 1000W, 2,500 feet north of North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Car went off road and hit a fence belonging to Gary Miller, North CR 1000W, Nappanee. Driver: Nicholas A. Hundt, 38, South Washington Street, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 6:43 a.m. Monday – West Winona Avenue, 675 feet east of Austin Drive, Warsaw. SUV went off road and hit a NIPSCO utility pole and fence belonging to James G. Harrison, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Driver: Julia M. Fluteplayer, 23, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Fluteplayer did not have insurance for the vehicle and was driving on a learner’s permit. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 7:21 a.m. Monday – Intersection of Ind. 25 and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Pamela S. McFadden, 53, South Beaver Dam Road, Claypool; William J. Hoover, 64, South CR 550W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 7:58 a.m. Monday – East U.S. 30, 3,600 feet west of South CR 900E, Pierceton. Car-semi tractor trailer collision. Drivers: Lauren E. Brown, 21, Bluebird Drive, Warsaw; Dwan D. Pittman, 40, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 4 p.m. Monday – Intersection of South Buffalo and Market streets, Warsaw. SUV backed into parked car. Driver: Christopher L. White, 31, Millers Drive, Mentone. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 3:55 a.m. Tuesday – Intersection of West CR 400N and North CR 650W, Warsaw. Driver: Benjamin L. Adams, 32, North CR 450W, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 3:36 p.m. Tuesday – 423 Kincaide St., Warsaw. Car hit parked car. Driver: Luyen T. Westerhof, 66, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 4:19 p.m. Tuesday – South Ind. 15, 200 feet south of CR 950S, Silver Lake. Car went off road. Driver: Chad A. Young, 44, 12B Road, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Silver Lake Police Department investigated.

• 6:53 p.m. Tuesday – 2801 W. Old 390, Warsaw. Semi-tractor trailer hit parked semi-tractor (no trailer) registered to KG Haul Inc., Lagrange, Ill. Driver: Igor Mossine, 63, Lake Zurich, Ill. Damage: Under $750. KCSD.

• 8:59 p.m. Tuesday – 200 Seminary Drive, Winona Lake. SUV-van collision. Drivers: Jedidiah E. Harvey, 20, Marion; Elilah N. Cook, 19, West Market Street, Nappanee. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WLPD.

• 7 a.m. Wednesday – East CR 1250N, 1,500 feet east of North Bishop Road, Syracuse. Car slid off road and hit the guy wire of a utility pole. Driver: Bradley S. Pfefferle, 22, North Robin Hood Road, Cromwell. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 7:57 a.m. Wednesday – North CR 900E, 10 feet north of EMS W23A Lane, North Webster. SUV went off road and hit CenturyLink pole. Driver: Rachel E. Ganter, 42, EMS W23 Lane, North Webster. Damage: Under $750. KCSD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 7:08 a.m. Wednesday – Kimberly Kay Wolf, 47, of 3160 N. Stoneburner Road, #8, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant for another Indiana agency. No bond set.

• 10:12 a.m. Wednesday – Nicholas Eugene Sloan, 19, of 8441 E. Old 30, Pierceton, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $500.

• 1:27 p.m. Wednesday – Jackie Rozell Lee Parker Jr., 29, South Bend, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 3:38 p.m. Wednesday – Amber Lynn Burnworth, 33, of 107 Orchard Drive, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $10,250.

• 4:06 p.m. Wednesday – Charles Steven Pettigrew Jr., 39, Fort Wayne, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 5:12 p.m. Wednesday – George Deshawn Bolden, 25, Detroit, Mich., arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.

• 5:39 p.m. Wednesday – Nathan James Megething, 24, Goshen, arrested for probation violation. No bond set.

• 6:20 p.m. Wednesday – Thomas Patrick Lanham, 52, of 4480 N. CR 700E, Leesburg, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 6:21 p.m. Wednesday – Chase Alton Terry, 26, of 13474 N. Eastshore Drive, Syracuse, arrested for possession of a lookalike substance. Bond: $450.

• 2:01 a.m. today – Terrelle Shawn Jackson, 19, Plymouth, arrested for false informing. Bond: $600.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 12:19 a.m. Monday – 1202 Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Car went off road and hit a CenturyLink utility pole. Driver: Ari Velazquez-Cuazitl, 29, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 4:23 a.m. Monday – East CR 1300N, 1,000 feet east of North CR 175E, Syracuse. Van went off road and struck a fence belonging to Leon Tucker, East CR 1300N, Milford. Driver: Larry C. Cole, 46, Thwaits Court, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 4:30 a.m. Monday – North Ind. 19, 300 feet south of West CR 600N, Etna Green. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Dennis A. Smith, 61, West Park Avenue, Bourbon; Jose R. Garcia, 57, Mishawaka Street, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 5:48 a.m. Monday – West Ind. 14, 2,000 feet east of South CR 100W, Warsaw. Car went off road and hit a pole. Driver: Aimee Starner, 21, South CR 700W, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 6:04 a.m. Monday – North CR 1000W, 2,500 feet north of North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Car went off road and hit a fence belonging to Gary Miller, North CR 1000W, Nappanee. Driver: Nicholas A. Hundt, 38, South Washington Street, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 6:43 a.m. Monday – West Winona Avenue, 675 feet east of Austin Drive, Warsaw. SUV went off road and hit a NIPSCO utility pole and fence belonging to James G. Harrison, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Driver: Julia M. Fluteplayer, 23, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Fluteplayer did not have insurance for the vehicle and was driving on a learner’s permit. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 7:21 a.m. Monday – Intersection of Ind. 25 and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Pamela S. McFadden, 53, South Beaver Dam Road, Claypool; William J. Hoover, 64, South CR 550W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 7:58 a.m. Monday – East U.S. 30, 3,600 feet west of South CR 900E, Pierceton. Car-semi tractor trailer collision. Drivers: Lauren E. Brown, 21, Bluebird Drive, Warsaw; Dwan D. Pittman, 40, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 4 p.m. Monday – Intersection of South Buffalo and Market streets, Warsaw. SUV backed into parked car. Driver: Christopher L. White, 31, Millers Drive, Mentone. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 3:55 a.m. Tuesday – Intersection of West CR 400N and North CR 650W, Warsaw. Driver: Benjamin L. Adams, 32, North CR 450W, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 3:36 p.m. Tuesday – 423 Kincaide St., Warsaw. Car hit parked car. Driver: Luyen T. Westerhof, 66, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 4:19 p.m. Tuesday – South Ind. 15, 200 feet south of CR 950S, Silver Lake. Car went off road. Driver: Chad A. Young, 44, 12B Road, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Silver Lake Police Department investigated.

• 6:53 p.m. Tuesday – 2801 W. Old 390, Warsaw. Semi-tractor trailer hit parked semi-tractor (no trailer) registered to KG Haul Inc., Lagrange, Ill. Driver: Igor Mossine, 63, Lake Zurich, Ill. Damage: Under $750. KCSD.

• 8:59 p.m. Tuesday – 200 Seminary Drive, Winona Lake. SUV-van collision. Drivers: Jedidiah E. Harvey, 20, Marion; Elilah N. Cook, 19, West Market Street, Nappanee. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WLPD.

• 7 a.m. Wednesday – East CR 1250N, 1,500 feet east of North Bishop Road, Syracuse. Car slid off road and hit the guy wire of a utility pole. Driver: Bradley S. Pfefferle, 22, North Robin Hood Road, Cromwell. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 7:57 a.m. Wednesday – North CR 900E, 10 feet north of EMS W23A Lane, North Webster. SUV went off road and hit CenturyLink pole. Driver: Rachel E. Ganter, 42, EMS W23 Lane, North Webster. Damage: Under $750. KCSD.
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