Public Occurrences 7.16.2018

July 16, 2018 at 4:39 p.m.

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County Jail Bookings

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

• 4:55 p.m. Thursday - Keith Allen Cone, 44, Wabash, arrested for home detention violation - misdemeanor. No bond listed.

• 5:37 p.m. Friday - Ricky Anthony Johnson, 38, of 427 E. CR 1150N, #2, Milford, arrested for resisting law enforcement, possession of meth and driving while suspended with a prior. Bond: $5,250.

• 7 p.m. Friday - Rex Charles Lewallen, 53, of 9814 N. CR 500E, Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.

• 9:19 p.m. Friday - Jessika Katherine Greene, 29, Roann, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $275.

• 11:04 p.m. Friday - Fabian Mar Sosa, 18, of 566 S. CR 500W, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana - misdemeanor and possession of paraphernalia - misdemeanor. Bond: $600.

• 1:30 a.m. Saturday - Cory Eugene Iden, 34, of 10 EMS W29 Lane, #18, North Webster, arrested for failure to appear - original charge misdemeanor. No bond set.

• 4:21 a.m. Saturday - Charles David Shepherd Jr., 29, of 8275 E. Ryerson Road, Pierceton, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence with a blood alcohol concentration between .08 to .15. Bond: $700.

• 9:15 a.m. Saturday - Phomma JD Nakasen, 36, of 1206 N. Algonquin Drive, Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery and resisting law enforcement. No bond set.

• 2:10 p.m. Saturday - Victor Manuel Hernandez, 21, of 8280 E. U.S. 30, #111, Pierceton, arrested on a warrant for an Indiana agency. No bond set.

• 2:23 p.m. Saturday - Jose Luis Rodriguez Jr., 20, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #171, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior. Bond: $450.

• 10:05 p.m. Saturday - Michael Anthony Miller II, 44, Ligonier, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter and on a warrant for an Indiana agency. Bond: $1,000.

• 10:17 p.m. Saturday - Rachel Leigh Druesedow, 35, Walkerton, arrested for theft - $750 to $50,000. Bond: $6,800.

• 4:12 a.m. Sunday - Colin Randall Platz, 27, of 604 Maple Lane, Nappanee, arrested for disorderly conduct - fight and failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $500.

• 3:14 p.m. Sunday - Joshua Brandon Volkert, 33, of 4617 S. Ind. 15, Claypool, arrested for possession of meth, possession of paraphernalia - misdemeanor and failure to appear - misdemeanor. No bond set.

• 3:39 p.m. Sunday - John Legend Kern, 16, of 706 S. Lakeside Drive, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear - original charge felony and Community Corrections/home detention violation. No bond set.

• 5:40 p.m. Sunday - Harry George Crosser, 63, of 744 S. CR 325E, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. No bond set.

• 6:09 p.m. Sunday - Mitchell Andrew Reynolds, 27, of 19 E. North St., Milford, arrested for harassment. Bond: $500.



Property Damage Accidents

• 10 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West Prairie and South Buffalo streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: James A. Rhodes, 77, North Bay Drive, Warsaw; Mackenzie L. Isaacs, 17, South Harding Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 11:43 a.m. Friday - 220 S. Union St., Warsaw. Pickup hit CSX Transportation signal arm. Driver: Tyler L. Hitchcock, 17, East CR 250N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 2:04 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East Fort Wayne and North McKinley streets, Warsaw. SUV-car collision.  Drivers: Shannon L. Stover, 44, North Warsaw-Oswego Road, Warsaw; Christina D. Lindsey-Kinkade, 42, Mishawaka. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 4:04 p.m. Friday - Intersection of South Ind. 13 and South CR 675E, Pierceton. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Max C. Leiter, 96, East CR 850S, Claypool; Conner J. Sherwin, 20, South CR 700E, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 4:27 p.m. Friday - East Center Street, 151 feet east of North Reed Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Joshua E. Shawver, 18, Columbia City; Shawn D. Hovenden, 20, East CR 700S, Claypool; David M. Vandyke, 37, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 4:54 p.m. Friday - 3308 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car drove through Ruby Tuesday fence, East Center Street, Warsaw, and hit a dumpster. Driver: Kenneth B. King, 51, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 5:54 p.m. Friday - Intersection of South Detroit and East Market streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Dominique S. Nelson, 24, Ligonier; Cody J. Parrett, 17, Columbia City. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

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• 6:24 p.m. Friday - North CR 400E, 200 feet south of East CR 300N, Warsaw. Car went off road and hit mailbox belonging to Michael E. Apeland, North CR 400E, Warsaw. Driver: Hunter A. Lane, 18, North First Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 3:31 a.m. Saturday - East Steven Drive, 32 feet west of South Cost-A-Plenty Road, Warsaw. SUV went off road, hit landscaping belonging to Larry E. McCall, South Old Ditch Road, Warsaw, and went into ditch. Driver: Michael M. Pappas, 18, North Brook Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.

• 10:04 a.m. Saturday - 3010 Frontage Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked SUV registered to James E. Owens, Marion. Driver: Nathaniel Riegsecker, 24, Middlebury. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 9 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of South County Farm Road and Park Ridge Drive, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Jaren M. Swihart, 24, South CR 875W, Claypool; Nolan M. Swihart, 18, South Southwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 11:40 p.m. Sunday - North Barbee Road, 50 feet north of North CR 700E, Warsaw. Car swerved to miss an animal in road, hit an embankment and overturned, landing on its top. Driver: Corrina A. Messick, 57, East Kiser Lake Drive, North Webster. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.



Incidents

• 12:53 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for disorderly conduct in the 300 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:51 a.m. Friday - An attempted burglary was reported in the 4500 block of West CR 400N, Warsaw. KCSD.

• 7:16 a.m. Friday - A juvenile was reported missing in the 3300 block of Old Colony Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:58 a.m. Friday - A 14-year-old was cited for driving while never licensed in the 100 block of Tiger Lane, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:25 p.m. Friday - A man was arrested on a warrant in the 1700 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:06 p.m. Friday - A theft of a credit/debit card and purse/handbag/wallet from a vehicle was reported in the 500 block of South Morton Street, Warsaw. The debit card was used at a local establishment. Loss: $816.04. WPD.

• 4:54 p.m. Friday - A crash was investigated in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw, and marijuana and paraphernalia were found. WPD.

• 6:03 p.m. Friday - A stolen license plate was recovered in the 200 block of East Main Street, Atwood. Value: $50. KCSD.

• 6:44 p.m. Friday - A man reported three people attempted to get him to leave his residence in the 4500 block of West CR 400N, Warsaw, so they could fight. KCSD.

• 8:21 p.m. Friday - The theft of a golf cart from outside a residence in the 200 block of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg, was reported. Value: $2,000. KCSD.

• 9:50 p.m. Friday - An employee of Good To Go in the 600 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw, reported an attempted fraud with two counterfeit $100 bills. WPD.

• 3:05 a.m. Saturday - A possible impaired driver was reported in the 6700 block of North Ind. 13, North Webster. KCSD.

• 8:19 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for resisting law enforcement in the 1200 block of North Algonquin Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 1:42 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior and on a warrant in the 100 block of South McKinley Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:06 p.m. Saturday - A license plate was reported stolen in the 300 block of East Hunnicutt Drive, Syracuse. SPD.

• 5:02 p.m. Saturday - During a traffic stop in the 1100 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw, a woman was found to be driving on a suspended license. WPD.

• 7:20 p.m. Saturday - A person in the 1300 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw, was admitted to the Bowen Center for emergency detention. WPD.

• 9:58 p.m. Saturday - An unwanted subject was reported on a back deck in the 100 block of EMS T28A Lane, Leesburg. KCSD.

• 12:17 a.m. Sunday - A person reported a wreck and a person fled on foot in the 3600 block of North CR 175E, Warsaw. KCSD.

• 3:28 a.m. Sunday - A person reported a fight that had occurred and a person left the scene of a property damage accident in the 3000 block of North CR 800W, Warsaw. A man was arrested and booked into the KCJ for disorderly conduct and leaving the scene of an accident. KCSD.

• 9 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for criminal mischief in the 400 block of South Harkless Drive, Syracuse. SPD.

• 1:32 p.m. Sunday - A woman reported harassment in the 400 block of North Main Street, Syracuse. SPD.

• 1:58 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested on a warrant and drug charges in the 100 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:46 p.m. Sunday - A person’s death was reported in the 6500 block of East South Barbee Drive, Warsaw. KCSD.

• 5 p.m. Sunday - A man was arrested on a warrant in the 100 block of North Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:35 p.m. Sunday - A woman in the 3600 block of West CR 1300S, Silver Lake, reported the alleged theft of medication from a home health aide. KCSD.

• 6:34 p.m. Sunday - The theft of $80 from a residence in the 7100 block of East CR 600S, Pierceton, was reported. KCSD.

• 10:11 p.m. Sunday - Domestic battery between a man and a woman was reported in the 7000 block of West CR 200S, Warsaw. KCSD.

• 3:51 a.m. today - A vehicle in the 700 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw, was reported stolen but recovered. Value: $5,000. WPD.

County Jail Bookings

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

• 4:55 p.m. Thursday - Keith Allen Cone, 44, Wabash, arrested for home detention violation - misdemeanor. No bond listed.

• 5:37 p.m. Friday - Ricky Anthony Johnson, 38, of 427 E. CR 1150N, #2, Milford, arrested for resisting law enforcement, possession of meth and driving while suspended with a prior. Bond: $5,250.

• 7 p.m. Friday - Rex Charles Lewallen, 53, of 9814 N. CR 500E, Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.

• 9:19 p.m. Friday - Jessika Katherine Greene, 29, Roann, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $275.

• 11:04 p.m. Friday - Fabian Mar Sosa, 18, of 566 S. CR 500W, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana - misdemeanor and possession of paraphernalia - misdemeanor. Bond: $600.

• 1:30 a.m. Saturday - Cory Eugene Iden, 34, of 10 EMS W29 Lane, #18, North Webster, arrested for failure to appear - original charge misdemeanor. No bond set.

• 4:21 a.m. Saturday - Charles David Shepherd Jr., 29, of 8275 E. Ryerson Road, Pierceton, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence with a blood alcohol concentration between .08 to .15. Bond: $700.

• 9:15 a.m. Saturday - Phomma JD Nakasen, 36, of 1206 N. Algonquin Drive, Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery and resisting law enforcement. No bond set.

• 2:10 p.m. Saturday - Victor Manuel Hernandez, 21, of 8280 E. U.S. 30, #111, Pierceton, arrested on a warrant for an Indiana agency. No bond set.

• 2:23 p.m. Saturday - Jose Luis Rodriguez Jr., 20, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #171, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior. Bond: $450.

• 10:05 p.m. Saturday - Michael Anthony Miller II, 44, Ligonier, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter and on a warrant for an Indiana agency. Bond: $1,000.

• 10:17 p.m. Saturday - Rachel Leigh Druesedow, 35, Walkerton, arrested for theft - $750 to $50,000. Bond: $6,800.

• 4:12 a.m. Sunday - Colin Randall Platz, 27, of 604 Maple Lane, Nappanee, arrested for disorderly conduct - fight and failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $500.

• 3:14 p.m. Sunday - Joshua Brandon Volkert, 33, of 4617 S. Ind. 15, Claypool, arrested for possession of meth, possession of paraphernalia - misdemeanor and failure to appear - misdemeanor. No bond set.

• 3:39 p.m. Sunday - John Legend Kern, 16, of 706 S. Lakeside Drive, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear - original charge felony and Community Corrections/home detention violation. No bond set.

• 5:40 p.m. Sunday - Harry George Crosser, 63, of 744 S. CR 325E, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. No bond set.

• 6:09 p.m. Sunday - Mitchell Andrew Reynolds, 27, of 19 E. North St., Milford, arrested for harassment. Bond: $500.



Property Damage Accidents

• 10 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West Prairie and South Buffalo streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: James A. Rhodes, 77, North Bay Drive, Warsaw; Mackenzie L. Isaacs, 17, South Harding Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 11:43 a.m. Friday - 220 S. Union St., Warsaw. Pickup hit CSX Transportation signal arm. Driver: Tyler L. Hitchcock, 17, East CR 250N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 2:04 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East Fort Wayne and North McKinley streets, Warsaw. SUV-car collision.  Drivers: Shannon L. Stover, 44, North Warsaw-Oswego Road, Warsaw; Christina D. Lindsey-Kinkade, 42, Mishawaka. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 4:04 p.m. Friday - Intersection of South Ind. 13 and South CR 675E, Pierceton. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Max C. Leiter, 96, East CR 850S, Claypool; Conner J. Sherwin, 20, South CR 700E, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 4:27 p.m. Friday - East Center Street, 151 feet east of North Reed Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Joshua E. Shawver, 18, Columbia City; Shawn D. Hovenden, 20, East CR 700S, Claypool; David M. Vandyke, 37, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 4:54 p.m. Friday - 3308 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car drove through Ruby Tuesday fence, East Center Street, Warsaw, and hit a dumpster. Driver: Kenneth B. King, 51, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 5:54 p.m. Friday - Intersection of South Detroit and East Market streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Dominique S. Nelson, 24, Ligonier; Cody J. Parrett, 17, Columbia City. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

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• 6:24 p.m. Friday - North CR 400E, 200 feet south of East CR 300N, Warsaw. Car went off road and hit mailbox belonging to Michael E. Apeland, North CR 400E, Warsaw. Driver: Hunter A. Lane, 18, North First Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 3:31 a.m. Saturday - East Steven Drive, 32 feet west of South Cost-A-Plenty Road, Warsaw. SUV went off road, hit landscaping belonging to Larry E. McCall, South Old Ditch Road, Warsaw, and went into ditch. Driver: Michael M. Pappas, 18, North Brook Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.

• 10:04 a.m. Saturday - 3010 Frontage Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked SUV registered to James E. Owens, Marion. Driver: Nathaniel Riegsecker, 24, Middlebury. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 9 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of South County Farm Road and Park Ridge Drive, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Jaren M. Swihart, 24, South CR 875W, Claypool; Nolan M. Swihart, 18, South Southwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 11:40 p.m. Sunday - North Barbee Road, 50 feet north of North CR 700E, Warsaw. Car swerved to miss an animal in road, hit an embankment and overturned, landing on its top. Driver: Corrina A. Messick, 57, East Kiser Lake Drive, North Webster. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.



Incidents

• 12:53 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for disorderly conduct in the 300 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:51 a.m. Friday - An attempted burglary was reported in the 4500 block of West CR 400N, Warsaw. KCSD.

• 7:16 a.m. Friday - A juvenile was reported missing in the 3300 block of Old Colony Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:58 a.m. Friday - A 14-year-old was cited for driving while never licensed in the 100 block of Tiger Lane, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:25 p.m. Friday - A man was arrested on a warrant in the 1700 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:06 p.m. Friday - A theft of a credit/debit card and purse/handbag/wallet from a vehicle was reported in the 500 block of South Morton Street, Warsaw. The debit card was used at a local establishment. Loss: $816.04. WPD.

• 4:54 p.m. Friday - A crash was investigated in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw, and marijuana and paraphernalia were found. WPD.

• 6:03 p.m. Friday - A stolen license plate was recovered in the 200 block of East Main Street, Atwood. Value: $50. KCSD.

• 6:44 p.m. Friday - A man reported three people attempted to get him to leave his residence in the 4500 block of West CR 400N, Warsaw, so they could fight. KCSD.

• 8:21 p.m. Friday - The theft of a golf cart from outside a residence in the 200 block of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg, was reported. Value: $2,000. KCSD.

• 9:50 p.m. Friday - An employee of Good To Go in the 600 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw, reported an attempted fraud with two counterfeit $100 bills. WPD.

• 3:05 a.m. Saturday - A possible impaired driver was reported in the 6700 block of North Ind. 13, North Webster. KCSD.

• 8:19 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for resisting law enforcement in the 1200 block of North Algonquin Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 1:42 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior and on a warrant in the 100 block of South McKinley Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:06 p.m. Saturday - A license plate was reported stolen in the 300 block of East Hunnicutt Drive, Syracuse. SPD.

• 5:02 p.m. Saturday - During a traffic stop in the 1100 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw, a woman was found to be driving on a suspended license. WPD.

• 7:20 p.m. Saturday - A person in the 1300 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw, was admitted to the Bowen Center for emergency detention. WPD.

• 9:58 p.m. Saturday - An unwanted subject was reported on a back deck in the 100 block of EMS T28A Lane, Leesburg. KCSD.

• 12:17 a.m. Sunday - A person reported a wreck and a person fled on foot in the 3600 block of North CR 175E, Warsaw. KCSD.

• 3:28 a.m. Sunday - A person reported a fight that had occurred and a person left the scene of a property damage accident in the 3000 block of North CR 800W, Warsaw. A man was arrested and booked into the KCJ for disorderly conduct and leaving the scene of an accident. KCSD.

• 9 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for criminal mischief in the 400 block of South Harkless Drive, Syracuse. SPD.

• 1:32 p.m. Sunday - A woman reported harassment in the 400 block of North Main Street, Syracuse. SPD.

• 1:58 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested on a warrant and drug charges in the 100 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:46 p.m. Sunday - A person’s death was reported in the 6500 block of East South Barbee Drive, Warsaw. KCSD.

• 5 p.m. Sunday - A man was arrested on a warrant in the 100 block of North Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:35 p.m. Sunday - A woman in the 3600 block of West CR 1300S, Silver Lake, reported the alleged theft of medication from a home health aide. KCSD.

• 6:34 p.m. Sunday - The theft of $80 from a residence in the 7100 block of East CR 600S, Pierceton, was reported. KCSD.

• 10:11 p.m. Sunday - Domestic battery between a man and a woman was reported in the 7000 block of West CR 200S, Warsaw. KCSD.

• 3:51 a.m. today - A vehicle in the 700 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw, was reported stolen but recovered. Value: $5,000. WPD.

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