Public Occurrences

December 23, 2020 at 10:13 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 12:20 p.m. Tuesday - Derrek M. McKay, 29, Harvest, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 2:25 p.m. Tuesday - Gabriel D. De La Cruz, 37, of 3295 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 2:56 p.m. Tuesday - Clint R. Woodward, 32, of 17009 River Ridge Road, Tippecanoe, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and felony battery causing moderate bodily injury. Bond: $5,950.

• 4:46 p.m. Tuesday - Douglas A. Gillard, 35, of 3481 W. CR 100S, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $455.

• 6:28 p.m. Tuesday - Matthew G. Rhines, 30, of 1621 W. Briar Ridge Court, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $5,250.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 5:07 p.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 19, 1,000 feet south of West Welch Road, Mentone. Car hit utility pole owned by Kosciusko County REMC, South CR 250E, Warsaw, and a fence owned by Lesa K. Newsome, South Ind. 19, Bourbon. Driver: Robert T. Lewis, 21, North CR 400W, Leesburg. Injuries: Lewis was taken by ambulance to Parkview Hospital, Warsaw, for complaint of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 5:20 p.m. Tuesday - East Ind. 14, 1 mile west of South Packerton Road, Silver Lake. Van-car collision. Drivers: Hung T. Vo, 56, East High Circle Drive, Warsaw; Ashlen L. Morrow, 22, Columbia City. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 5:59 p.m. Tuesday - West CR 200S, 4,000 feet west of South Ind. 25, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Emily A. Peterson, 20, Liberty Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 6:43 p.m. Tuesday - West CR 700S, 500 feet west of South CR 500W, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Cheryl L. Pitts, 58, West Hummingbird Drive, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 5:33 a.m. Wednesday - North Ind. 13, 200 feet south of East South Barbee Drive, North Webster. Car hit deer. Driver: Debra A. Bradford, 57, Chestnut Street, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.



Incidents

• 2:47 p.m. Tuesday - Identity deception was reported in the 200 block of East Greenhaus Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 1:49 p.m. Tuesday - A warrant was served in the 400 block of Wexford Place, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:22 p.m. Tuesday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 700 block of West Brooklyn Street, Syracuse. SPD.

• 6:25 p.m. Tuesday - A driver was arrested in the 300 block of Eastlake Drive, Warsaw, for driving while suspended with a prior suspension. WPD.

• 6:56 p.m. Tuesday - Theft was reported in the 200 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:10 p.m. Tuesday - A driver was arrested in the 1800 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw, for driving while suspended with a prior suspension. WPD.

• 8:53 p.m. Tuesday - Police requested a warrant for the arrest of a person in the 200 block of East Emeline Street, Milford, for resisting law enforcement by fighting. WPD.

• 11:48 p.m. Tuesday - Theft was reported in the 300 block of South High Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:18 a.m. Wednesday - A driver was arrested in the 700 block of South Main Street, North Webster, for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. North Webster Police Department investigated.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 12:20 p.m. Tuesday - Derrek M. McKay, 29, Harvest, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 2:25 p.m. Tuesday - Gabriel D. De La Cruz, 37, of 3295 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 2:56 p.m. Tuesday - Clint R. Woodward, 32, of 17009 River Ridge Road, Tippecanoe, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and felony battery causing moderate bodily injury. Bond: $5,950.

• 4:46 p.m. Tuesday - Douglas A. Gillard, 35, of 3481 W. CR 100S, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $455.

• 6:28 p.m. Tuesday - Matthew G. Rhines, 30, of 1621 W. Briar Ridge Court, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $5,250.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 5:07 p.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 19, 1,000 feet south of West Welch Road, Mentone. Car hit utility pole owned by Kosciusko County REMC, South CR 250E, Warsaw, and a fence owned by Lesa K. Newsome, South Ind. 19, Bourbon. Driver: Robert T. Lewis, 21, North CR 400W, Leesburg. Injuries: Lewis was taken by ambulance to Parkview Hospital, Warsaw, for complaint of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 5:20 p.m. Tuesday - East Ind. 14, 1 mile west of South Packerton Road, Silver Lake. Van-car collision. Drivers: Hung T. Vo, 56, East High Circle Drive, Warsaw; Ashlen L. Morrow, 22, Columbia City. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 5:59 p.m. Tuesday - West CR 200S, 4,000 feet west of South Ind. 25, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Emily A. Peterson, 20, Liberty Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 6:43 p.m. Tuesday - West CR 700S, 500 feet west of South CR 500W, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Cheryl L. Pitts, 58, West Hummingbird Drive, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 5:33 a.m. Wednesday - North Ind. 13, 200 feet south of East South Barbee Drive, North Webster. Car hit deer. Driver: Debra A. Bradford, 57, Chestnut Street, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.



Incidents

• 2:47 p.m. Tuesday - Identity deception was reported in the 200 block of East Greenhaus Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 1:49 p.m. Tuesday - A warrant was served in the 400 block of Wexford Place, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:22 p.m. Tuesday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 700 block of West Brooklyn Street, Syracuse. SPD.

• 6:25 p.m. Tuesday - A driver was arrested in the 300 block of Eastlake Drive, Warsaw, for driving while suspended with a prior suspension. WPD.

• 6:56 p.m. Tuesday - Theft was reported in the 200 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:10 p.m. Tuesday - A driver was arrested in the 1800 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw, for driving while suspended with a prior suspension. WPD.

• 8:53 p.m. Tuesday - Police requested a warrant for the arrest of a person in the 200 block of East Emeline Street, Milford, for resisting law enforcement by fighting. WPD.

• 11:48 p.m. Tuesday - Theft was reported in the 300 block of South High Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:18 a.m. Wednesday - A driver was arrested in the 700 block of South Main Street, North Webster, for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. North Webster Police Department investigated.



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