Public Occurrences 7.17.2018

July 17, 2018 at 4:19 p.m.

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County Jail Bookings

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

• 2:09 p.m. Monday - Michael Lee Hancock, 46, Elkhart, arrested for corrupt business influence. Bond: $10,250.

• 2:26 p.m. Monday - Eric William Hough, 31, of 164 EMS D18 Lane, Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana - misdemeanor. Bond: $600.

• 2:33 p.m. Monday - Brandon Lynn Taylor, 27, of 9632 E. Genesee Lane, Cromwell, arrested for failure to stop after an accident with a prior. Bond: $500.

• 3:21 p.m. Monday - Ricky Albert Duchaine Jr., 39, of 347 N. Jefferson St., Cromwell, arrested for residential entry, sexual battery and burglary of a dwelling. Bond: $15,250.

• 3:51 p.m. Monday - Christian Lee Slone, 19, Anderson, arrested for failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $500.

• 4:28 p.m. Monday - Bruce Edward Yeazel, 29, of 116 N. CR 300E, Warsaw, arrested for harboring a non-immunized dog with bodily injury. Bond: $450.

• 5:12 p.m. Monday - Cierra Michelle Piper, 25, South Bend, arrested for auto theft. Bond: $5,250.

• 7:28 p.m. Monday - Zachariah Charles Cook, 30, of 201 E. Greenhaus Drive, #43, Syracuse, arrested for possession of a synthetic drug. Bond: $450.

• 8:34 p.m. Monday - Brenna Ann Womack, 24, of 7007 E. CR 125S, Pierceton, arrested for robbery. Bond: $10,250.

• 10:51 p.m. Monday - Teresa Mae Cull, 53, of 601 Oak Glen Drive, #3, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.

• 11:03 p.m. Monday - Jamie Renee Mathias, 33, of 7090 E. CR 950S, South Whitley, arrested for theft and forgery. Bond: $1,000.

• 12:17 a.m. today - Jeffie Ray Taylor, 51, Sierra Vista, Ariz., arrested for failure to appear - original charge felony. Bond: $492.

• 2:52 a.m. today - Maurita Adonna Gill, 50, Fort Wayne, arrested for failure to appear - original charge infraction. Bond: $185.50.

• 3:12 a.m. today - Jacob Paul Miller, 45, of 306 S. Main St., Milford, arrested on five counts of failure to pay and two counts of failure to appear - original charge felony. Bond: $12,467.



Personal Injury Accident

• 10:55 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of West CR 400N and North CR 200W, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Joshua A. Cooley, 34, East North Street, Larwill; Madyson N. Brown, 15, Simmons Street, Warsaw. Injury: Misty L. Brown, 43, Simmons Street, Warsaw, a passenger in the SUV, had a small cut to her hand but signed off of EMS. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.



Property Damage Accidents

• Noon Friday - 1535 W. Center St., Warsaw. Car hit parked car registered to Kyrstin L. Mays, South Woodfield Trail, Warsaw. Driver: Nidhi Choudhary, 26, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 1:15 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 1000N, Milford. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Alexis R. Henry, 22, Robin Drive, Warsaw; Stephanie L. Olson, 51, Gable Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Milford Police Department investigated.



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• 6:09 a.m. Monday - Intersection of East CR 500N and Brown Road, North Webster. Car hit deer. Driver: Brandon L. Reed, 43, East Backwater Road, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 6:30 a.m. Monday - West Ind. 14, 1,000 feet west of South CR 500W, Silver Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Jackie S. Caudill, 68, East Center Street, Akron. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 12:39 p.m. Monday - 2307 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Stacy N. Prater, 29, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Brandi R. Iverson, 36, East King Arthur Trail, Cromwell. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 5:20 p.m. Monday - Intersection of East CR 75N and North CR 175E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Diana S. Meza, 18, East CR 200N, Warsaw; Randy D. Hapner, 60, Lynn Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 1:15 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested in the 100 block of East Baltimore Street, Syracuse, for possession of meth, resisting law enforcement and driving while suspended with a prior. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 9:30 p.m. Friday - A vehicle was stopped for an infraction in the 2000 block of North Cessna Road, Warsaw. The driver was found to be driving while suspended with a prior. WPD.

• 2 p.m. Saturday - A man in the 300 block of West Section Street, Milford, reported the theft of money and firearms from a vehicle. Value: $801.50. MPD.

• 4:07 p.m. Sunday - Criminal mischief to a vehicle was reported in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000. WPD.

• 5:38 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested in the 400 block of Boys City Drive, Winona Lake, for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 10:05 p.m. Sunday - An employee of Pak A Sak in the 300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw, reported criminal trespassing. WPD.

• 10:12 p.m. Sunday - An employee of Warsaw Community Schools reported a window at Harrison Elementary School in the 1300 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw, was broken. WPD.

• 12:25 a.m. Monday - An officer with the Milford Police Department saw a person he knew to have an active warrant for their arrest in the 100 block of North Higbee Street, Milford. MPD.

• 10:10 a.m. Monday - An attempted theft from a Coke machine at the Shamrock Trailer Park office in the 900 block of Anchorage Road, Warsaw, was reported. WPD.

• 12:06 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana in the 4200 block of East Defreese Road, Syracuse. KCSD.

• 12:27 p.m. Monday - A bicycle was reported stolen in the 800 block of Pine Mills Road, Warsaw. Value: $100. WPD.

• 3:27 p.m. Monday - A wallet was found at Martin’s Super Market in the 1100 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. Value: $20. WPD.

• 4:43 p.m. Monday - A person in the 1800 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw, was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior. WPD.

• 5:19 p.m. Monday - A person in the 2800 block of West Old 30, Warsaw, was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior. WPD.

• 6:50 p.m. Monday - A woman reported medication missing in the 300 block of East Prairie Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:43 p.m. Monday - A family fight was reported in the 600 block of Oak Glen Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:25 p.m. Monday - A person in the 3200 block of Old Colony Road, Warsaw, was arrested for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia and delinquent act by a juvenile. WPD.

• 2:19 a.m. today - A natural death was reported in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.



County Jail Bookings

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

• 2:09 p.m. Monday - Michael Lee Hancock, 46, Elkhart, arrested for corrupt business influence. Bond: $10,250.

• 2:26 p.m. Monday - Eric William Hough, 31, of 164 EMS D18 Lane, Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana - misdemeanor. Bond: $600.

• 2:33 p.m. Monday - Brandon Lynn Taylor, 27, of 9632 E. Genesee Lane, Cromwell, arrested for failure to stop after an accident with a prior. Bond: $500.

• 3:21 p.m. Monday - Ricky Albert Duchaine Jr., 39, of 347 N. Jefferson St., Cromwell, arrested for residential entry, sexual battery and burglary of a dwelling. Bond: $15,250.

• 3:51 p.m. Monday - Christian Lee Slone, 19, Anderson, arrested for failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $500.

• 4:28 p.m. Monday - Bruce Edward Yeazel, 29, of 116 N. CR 300E, Warsaw, arrested for harboring a non-immunized dog with bodily injury. Bond: $450.

• 5:12 p.m. Monday - Cierra Michelle Piper, 25, South Bend, arrested for auto theft. Bond: $5,250.

• 7:28 p.m. Monday - Zachariah Charles Cook, 30, of 201 E. Greenhaus Drive, #43, Syracuse, arrested for possession of a synthetic drug. Bond: $450.

• 8:34 p.m. Monday - Brenna Ann Womack, 24, of 7007 E. CR 125S, Pierceton, arrested for robbery. Bond: $10,250.

• 10:51 p.m. Monday - Teresa Mae Cull, 53, of 601 Oak Glen Drive, #3, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.

• 11:03 p.m. Monday - Jamie Renee Mathias, 33, of 7090 E. CR 950S, South Whitley, arrested for theft and forgery. Bond: $1,000.

• 12:17 a.m. today - Jeffie Ray Taylor, 51, Sierra Vista, Ariz., arrested for failure to appear - original charge felony. Bond: $492.

• 2:52 a.m. today - Maurita Adonna Gill, 50, Fort Wayne, arrested for failure to appear - original charge infraction. Bond: $185.50.

• 3:12 a.m. today - Jacob Paul Miller, 45, of 306 S. Main St., Milford, arrested on five counts of failure to pay and two counts of failure to appear - original charge felony. Bond: $12,467.



Personal Injury Accident

• 10:55 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of West CR 400N and North CR 200W, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Joshua A. Cooley, 34, East North Street, Larwill; Madyson N. Brown, 15, Simmons Street, Warsaw. Injury: Misty L. Brown, 43, Simmons Street, Warsaw, a passenger in the SUV, had a small cut to her hand but signed off of EMS. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.



Property Damage Accidents

• Noon Friday - 1535 W. Center St., Warsaw. Car hit parked car registered to Kyrstin L. Mays, South Woodfield Trail, Warsaw. Driver: Nidhi Choudhary, 26, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 1:15 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 1000N, Milford. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Alexis R. Henry, 22, Robin Drive, Warsaw; Stephanie L. Olson, 51, Gable Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Milford Police Department investigated.



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• 6:09 a.m. Monday - Intersection of East CR 500N and Brown Road, North Webster. Car hit deer. Driver: Brandon L. Reed, 43, East Backwater Road, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 6:30 a.m. Monday - West Ind. 14, 1,000 feet west of South CR 500W, Silver Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Jackie S. Caudill, 68, East Center Street, Akron. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 12:39 p.m. Monday - 2307 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Stacy N. Prater, 29, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Brandi R. Iverson, 36, East King Arthur Trail, Cromwell. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 5:20 p.m. Monday - Intersection of East CR 75N and North CR 175E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Diana S. Meza, 18, East CR 200N, Warsaw; Randy D. Hapner, 60, Lynn Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 1:15 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested in the 100 block of East Baltimore Street, Syracuse, for possession of meth, resisting law enforcement and driving while suspended with a prior. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 9:30 p.m. Friday - A vehicle was stopped for an infraction in the 2000 block of North Cessna Road, Warsaw. The driver was found to be driving while suspended with a prior. WPD.

• 2 p.m. Saturday - A man in the 300 block of West Section Street, Milford, reported the theft of money and firearms from a vehicle. Value: $801.50. MPD.

• 4:07 p.m. Sunday - Criminal mischief to a vehicle was reported in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000. WPD.

• 5:38 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested in the 400 block of Boys City Drive, Winona Lake, for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 10:05 p.m. Sunday - An employee of Pak A Sak in the 300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw, reported criminal trespassing. WPD.

• 10:12 p.m. Sunday - An employee of Warsaw Community Schools reported a window at Harrison Elementary School in the 1300 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw, was broken. WPD.

• 12:25 a.m. Monday - An officer with the Milford Police Department saw a person he knew to have an active warrant for their arrest in the 100 block of North Higbee Street, Milford. MPD.

• 10:10 a.m. Monday - An attempted theft from a Coke machine at the Shamrock Trailer Park office in the 900 block of Anchorage Road, Warsaw, was reported. WPD.

• 12:06 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana in the 4200 block of East Defreese Road, Syracuse. KCSD.

• 12:27 p.m. Monday - A bicycle was reported stolen in the 800 block of Pine Mills Road, Warsaw. Value: $100. WPD.

• 3:27 p.m. Monday - A wallet was found at Martin’s Super Market in the 1100 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. Value: $20. WPD.

• 4:43 p.m. Monday - A person in the 1800 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw, was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior. WPD.

• 5:19 p.m. Monday - A person in the 2800 block of West Old 30, Warsaw, was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior. WPD.

• 6:50 p.m. Monday - A woman reported medication missing in the 300 block of East Prairie Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:43 p.m. Monday - A family fight was reported in the 600 block of Oak Glen Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:25 p.m. Monday - A person in the 3200 block of Old Colony Road, Warsaw, was arrested for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia and delinquent act by a juvenile. WPD.

• 2:19 a.m. today - A natural death was reported in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.



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