Public Occurrences

September 8, 2019 at 8:07 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 2:45 p.m. Friday – Kerry L. Morton, 50, of 5099 E. Armstrong Road, Leesburg, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.

• 5:50 p.m. Friday – Alexis Casasola, 25, of 3112 Deerfield Path, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $700.

• 6:12 p.m. Friday – Amber I. Strunk, 40, Ligonier, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, false informing, driving while suspended with a prior suspension and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:45 p.m. Friday – Jeffrey N. Simpson, 47, of 6838 E. CR 600N, North Webster, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 7:21 p.m. Friday – Christie M. Sutherland, 42, Kokomo, arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Bond: $5,000.

• 11:25 p.m. Friday – Christopher R. Monroe, 27, of 9809 Camelot Drive, Cromwell, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $600.

• 11:45 p.m. Friday – Denzil A. King, 34, of 1615 20th Road, Tippecanoe, arrested for felony battery causing moderate bodily injury. Bond: $5,250.

• Midnight Saturday – Robert L. Hubert III, 39, of 603 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $400.

• 1:49 a.m. Saturday – Samantha F. Flores Brito, 18, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, #58, Pierceton, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.

• 2:07 a.m. Saturday – Bobby D. Olinger, 53, of 1217 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.

• 12:13 p.m. Saturday – Zachary T. Chilcutt, 18, of 417 W. Perry St., Warsaw, arrested for unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle. Bond: $500.

• 6:37 p.m. Saturday – Franki J. Price, 42, of 3531 W. Ind. 14, Silver Lake, arrested for felony failure to appear and misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 7:13 p.m. Saturday – Gage A. Waddle, 19, of 404 N. High St., Silver Lake, arrested on four misdemeanor failure to appear charges. No bond set.

• 10:31 p.m. Saturday – Francisco J. Ramirez, 49, of 9668 N. Ind. 15, Milford, arrested for resisting law enforcement, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of a handgun without a license. Bond: $750.

• 1 a.m. Sunday – Hannah L. Street, 25, of 310 N. Henry St., Milford, arrested for residential entry. Bond: $5,250.

• 1:13 a.m. Sunday – David Anderson Blake, 52, of 3774 N. Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $10,250.

• 1:19 a.m. Sunday – Angela K. Sauter, 38, of 55 EMS W25 Lane, North Webster, arrested for residential entry. Bond: $5,250.

• 1:25 a.m. Sunday – Penny M. Blake, 40, of 3774 N. Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.

• 9:19 a.m. Sunday – Faith R. Ferguson, 43, of 72433 Ind. 13, Syracuse, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 9:42 a.m. Sunday – James C. Francis, 30, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony parole violation. No bond set.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 5:15 p.m. Friday – North Ind. 15, 20 feet west of West CR 600 North, Leesburg. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Enrique N. Noriega-Barron, 52, East Center Street, Burket; Lora A. Kuhaneck, 17, North Ind. 15, Warsaw. Injuries: Kuhaneck was taken by ambulance to Kosciusko Community Hospital for complaint of neck pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accident

• 5:51 p.m. Friday – Ind. 15, 324 feet north of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Carrie K. Long, 43, EMS B28 Lane, Pierceton; Alex J. Simpson, 69, East CR 600 North, North Webster. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 4:59 p.m. Friday – Domestic battery was reported in the 300 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:22 p.m. Friday – A juvenile complaint and possession of marijuana report was made in the 800 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:13 p.m. Friday – An employee of Walmart in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw, reported the theft of merchandise. Value: $129.80. WPD.

• 7:55 p.m. Friday – A traffic stop in the 2200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw, resulted in the arrest of an individual for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license. WPD.

• 10:12 p.m. Friday – A traffic stop in the 2500 block of West CR 550 South, Claypool, resulted in the arrest of the passenger for a minor in possession of alcohol. Claypool Police Department investigated.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 2:45 p.m. Friday – Kerry L. Morton, 50, of 5099 E. Armstrong Road, Leesburg, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.

• 5:50 p.m. Friday – Alexis Casasola, 25, of 3112 Deerfield Path, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $700.

• 6:12 p.m. Friday – Amber I. Strunk, 40, Ligonier, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, false informing, driving while suspended with a prior suspension and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:45 p.m. Friday – Jeffrey N. Simpson, 47, of 6838 E. CR 600N, North Webster, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 7:21 p.m. Friday – Christie M. Sutherland, 42, Kokomo, arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Bond: $5,000.

• 11:25 p.m. Friday – Christopher R. Monroe, 27, of 9809 Camelot Drive, Cromwell, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $600.

• 11:45 p.m. Friday – Denzil A. King, 34, of 1615 20th Road, Tippecanoe, arrested for felony battery causing moderate bodily injury. Bond: $5,250.

• Midnight Saturday – Robert L. Hubert III, 39, of 603 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $400.

• 1:49 a.m. Saturday – Samantha F. Flores Brito, 18, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, #58, Pierceton, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.

• 2:07 a.m. Saturday – Bobby D. Olinger, 53, of 1217 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.

• 12:13 p.m. Saturday – Zachary T. Chilcutt, 18, of 417 W. Perry St., Warsaw, arrested for unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle. Bond: $500.

• 6:37 p.m. Saturday – Franki J. Price, 42, of 3531 W. Ind. 14, Silver Lake, arrested for felony failure to appear and misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 7:13 p.m. Saturday – Gage A. Waddle, 19, of 404 N. High St., Silver Lake, arrested on four misdemeanor failure to appear charges. No bond set.

• 10:31 p.m. Saturday – Francisco J. Ramirez, 49, of 9668 N. Ind. 15, Milford, arrested for resisting law enforcement, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of a handgun without a license. Bond: $750.

• 1 a.m. Sunday – Hannah L. Street, 25, of 310 N. Henry St., Milford, arrested for residential entry. Bond: $5,250.

• 1:13 a.m. Sunday – David Anderson Blake, 52, of 3774 N. Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $10,250.

• 1:19 a.m. Sunday – Angela K. Sauter, 38, of 55 EMS W25 Lane, North Webster, arrested for residential entry. Bond: $5,250.

• 1:25 a.m. Sunday – Penny M. Blake, 40, of 3774 N. Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.

• 9:19 a.m. Sunday – Faith R. Ferguson, 43, of 72433 Ind. 13, Syracuse, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 9:42 a.m. Sunday – James C. Francis, 30, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony parole violation. No bond set.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 5:15 p.m. Friday – North Ind. 15, 20 feet west of West CR 600 North, Leesburg. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Enrique N. Noriega-Barron, 52, East Center Street, Burket; Lora A. Kuhaneck, 17, North Ind. 15, Warsaw. Injuries: Kuhaneck was taken by ambulance to Kosciusko Community Hospital for complaint of neck pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accident

• 5:51 p.m. Friday – Ind. 15, 324 feet north of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Carrie K. Long, 43, EMS B28 Lane, Pierceton; Alex J. Simpson, 69, East CR 600 North, North Webster. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 4:59 p.m. Friday – Domestic battery was reported in the 300 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:22 p.m. Friday – A juvenile complaint and possession of marijuana report was made in the 800 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:13 p.m. Friday – An employee of Walmart in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw, reported the theft of merchandise. Value: $129.80. WPD.

• 7:55 p.m. Friday – A traffic stop in the 2200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw, resulted in the arrest of an individual for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license. WPD.

• 10:12 p.m. Friday – A traffic stop in the 2500 block of West CR 550 South, Claypool, resulted in the arrest of the passenger for a minor in possession of alcohol. Claypool Police Department investigated.
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