Public Occurrences 11.14.20

November 13, 2020 at 10:47 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 9:27 a.m. Thursday - John Verner Rogers Jr., 32, of 303 W. Section St., Claypool, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.

• 10:42 a.m. Thursday - Michael Nathan Cushing, 29, Elkhart, arrested for burglary. Bond: $8,500.

• 2:34 p.m. Thursday - Courtney Irene Pruitt, 21, 404 N. High St., Silver Lake, arrested for bond revocation. No bond set.

• 3:54 p.m. Thursday - Donald Lee Chichester, 46, Evansville, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.

• 4:29 p.m. Thursday - Tiffany Dawn Bach, 32, of 9185 W. CR 900S, Claypool, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $1,746.

• 5:16 p.m. Thursday - Martaveus Hall, 19, Elkhart, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $600.

• 6:01 p.m. Thursday - Seth Lewis Cummins, 41, of 515 Lyon St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, reckless driving and on a foreign warrant. No bond set.

• 6:45 p.m. Thursday - Thadius Jacob Walter Kuta, 26, of 920 Anchorage Road, #52, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 9:44 p.m. Thursday - Louis Angel Gonzalez, 36, of 332 S. Henry St., Milford, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

• 11:35 p.m. Thursday - Chase Johnathon Burnau, 27, of 108 N. Slaybaugh St., Akron, arrested for felony failure to appear and misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 9:05 a.m. Friday - Owen Riley Gerig, 19, Leo, arrested for felony dealing marijuana/hashish/salvia. Bond: $5,250.

• 9:16 a.m. Friday - Dylan M. Sale, 23, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.

• 9:53 a.m. Friday - Kurt Olen Elder, 62, Plymouth, arrested for possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. Bond: $52,50.

• 10:39 a.m. Friday - Todd Douglas Metz, 47, of 10 Yvonna St., Leesburg, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 3 p.m. Thursday - 1000 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Jeffrey N. Rector, 60, West Old 30, Warsaw; George E. Conrad, 77, Denver, Ind. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:28 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West CR 200S and South Dwight Drive, Warsaw. SUV-van collision. Drivers: Emerson K. Jenkins, 18, Harmony Court, Winona Lake; Bronston C. Schwartz, 24, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 3:47 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Fort Wayne Street and North Maple Avenue, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: McKinzie L. Massie, 20, East Main Street, Warsaw; Cailin M. Clay, 22, West CR 250, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 3:50 p.m. Thursday - West Market Street, 50 feet east of South Lake Street, Warsaw. Pickup hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Maria L. Slone, East CR 950N, North Manchester. Driver: Robert E. Krevinghaus, 67, East CR 450N, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 4:30 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of South CR 250E and U.S. 30, Warsaw. Pickup-van collision. Drivers: Tommy E. Meade, 65, Clinic Court, Warsaw; Donna J. Wiles, 80, EMS C29 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 4:52 p.m. Thursday - East Old 30, 600 feet east of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Martha J. Rostochak, 66, North Elder Road, Larwill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 9:09 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. and East Center Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: James D. Stump, 22, South CR 500E, Pierceton; Jessica Kwong, 26, Orchard Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



Incident

• 11 a.m. Thursday - A possible burglary was reported in the 9700 block of East Excalibur Place, Cromwell. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 11:17 a.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run accident with property damage was reported in the 3300 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:24 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 100 block of North Higbee Street, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.

• 10:01 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for possession of paraphernalia in the 3300 block of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 10:02 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 3400 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 9:27 a.m. Thursday - John Verner Rogers Jr., 32, of 303 W. Section St., Claypool, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.

• 10:42 a.m. Thursday - Michael Nathan Cushing, 29, Elkhart, arrested for burglary. Bond: $8,500.

• 2:34 p.m. Thursday - Courtney Irene Pruitt, 21, 404 N. High St., Silver Lake, arrested for bond revocation. No bond set.

• 3:54 p.m. Thursday - Donald Lee Chichester, 46, Evansville, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.

• 4:29 p.m. Thursday - Tiffany Dawn Bach, 32, of 9185 W. CR 900S, Claypool, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $1,746.

• 5:16 p.m. Thursday - Martaveus Hall, 19, Elkhart, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $600.

• 6:01 p.m. Thursday - Seth Lewis Cummins, 41, of 515 Lyon St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, reckless driving and on a foreign warrant. No bond set.

• 6:45 p.m. Thursday - Thadius Jacob Walter Kuta, 26, of 920 Anchorage Road, #52, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 9:44 p.m. Thursday - Louis Angel Gonzalez, 36, of 332 S. Henry St., Milford, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

• 11:35 p.m. Thursday - Chase Johnathon Burnau, 27, of 108 N. Slaybaugh St., Akron, arrested for felony failure to appear and misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 9:05 a.m. Friday - Owen Riley Gerig, 19, Leo, arrested for felony dealing marijuana/hashish/salvia. Bond: $5,250.

• 9:16 a.m. Friday - Dylan M. Sale, 23, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.

• 9:53 a.m. Friday - Kurt Olen Elder, 62, Plymouth, arrested for possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. Bond: $52,50.

• 10:39 a.m. Friday - Todd Douglas Metz, 47, of 10 Yvonna St., Leesburg, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 3 p.m. Thursday - 1000 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Jeffrey N. Rector, 60, West Old 30, Warsaw; George E. Conrad, 77, Denver, Ind. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:28 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West CR 200S and South Dwight Drive, Warsaw. SUV-van collision. Drivers: Emerson K. Jenkins, 18, Harmony Court, Winona Lake; Bronston C. Schwartz, 24, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 3:47 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Fort Wayne Street and North Maple Avenue, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: McKinzie L. Massie, 20, East Main Street, Warsaw; Cailin M. Clay, 22, West CR 250, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 3:50 p.m. Thursday - West Market Street, 50 feet east of South Lake Street, Warsaw. Pickup hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Maria L. Slone, East CR 950N, North Manchester. Driver: Robert E. Krevinghaus, 67, East CR 450N, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 4:30 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of South CR 250E and U.S. 30, Warsaw. Pickup-van collision. Drivers: Tommy E. Meade, 65, Clinic Court, Warsaw; Donna J. Wiles, 80, EMS C29 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 4:52 p.m. Thursday - East Old 30, 600 feet east of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Martha J. Rostochak, 66, North Elder Road, Larwill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 9:09 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. and East Center Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: James D. Stump, 22, South CR 500E, Pierceton; Jessica Kwong, 26, Orchard Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



Incident

• 11 a.m. Thursday - A possible burglary was reported in the 9700 block of East Excalibur Place, Cromwell. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 11:17 a.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run accident with property damage was reported in the 3300 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:24 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 100 block of North Higbee Street, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.

• 10:01 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for possession of paraphernalia in the 3300 block of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 10:02 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 3400 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
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