Public Occurrences 04.24.21

April 23, 2021 at 9:34 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:04 p.m. Thursday - Alexander Becerra Munoz, 20, of 421 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $1,000.

• 3:47 p.m. Thursday - Shelden Lee Rolston, 20, of 607 N. Washington St., Bourbon, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $500.

• 4:04 p.m. Thursday - Kennel Lee Williams, 51, Pike Vill, Ky., arrested for misdemeanor probation violation and felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 10:26 p.m. Thursday - Joshua Michael Baker, 31, of 2937 E. Longspur Lane, Warsaw, arrested for reckless driving, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. No bond set.

• 10:43 p.m. Thursday  - Lucas Logan Cook, 31, LaFontaine, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.

• 11:03 p.m. Thursday - Carlos Ray Hall Jr., 50, of 111 W. Section St., #3, Milford, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior, being a habitual traffic violator and reckless driving. No bond set.

• 8:05 a.m. Friday - Troy Shane Morrow, 51, of 304 E. Maple Grove, Syracuse, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

• 10:04 a.m. Friday - Stephanie Ann Yentes, 38, of 1188 N. Santorini Drive, Warsaw, arrested for fraud on a bank/financial institution. Bond: $11,000.

• 12:27 p.m. Friday - Tyler Adam Prestin, 30, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #139, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension, felony probation violation and misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 4:42 a.m. Thursday - South Ind. 13, 100 feet north of South CR 675E, Pierceton. Van hit deer. Driver: Kimberly M. Banter, 53, South Ind. 13, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 9:58 a.m. Thursday - North CR 100E, 670 feet north of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Cara C. Brandenburg, 25, Lydia Drive, Warsaw; Courtney N. Larson, 21, EMS B25 Lane, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:38 p.m. Thursday - 2575 E. Center St., Warsaw. School bus hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Cecil E. Clabaugh, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Driver: Harlan M. Merchant, 71, South Southwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 4:39 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ranch Road and Henderson Drive, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole as result of tie rod in vehicle breaking. Driver: Mark L. Brumblow, 52, North First Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 5:06 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Tractor hit pedestrian crosswalk pole. Driver: Roger D. Hilgen, 56, Chicago. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.  

• 5:17 p.m. Thursday - 1007 N. Warren St., Warsaw. Pickup hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Ed R. Fields, West Warren Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Evelio M. Tlahuel, 54, Flamingo Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 7:50 a.m. Friday - South County Farm Road, 850 feet north of West CR 550S, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: John W. Stafford, 53, West CR 800S, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents

• 4:13 p.m. Thursday - A juvenile complaint was reported in the 900 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:17 p.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run-accident with property damage was reported in the 1000 block of North Warren Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:53 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle in the 2500 block of Parent Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:09 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, reckless driving and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle in the 2900 block of East Longspur Lane, Warsaw. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 11 p.m. Thursday - An animal bite was reported in the 100 block of EMS B61i Lane, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 11:12 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, being a habitual traffic violator and reckless driving in the 300 block of Old. Ind. 15, Leesburg. Milford Police Department investigated.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:04 p.m. Thursday - Alexander Becerra Munoz, 20, of 421 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $1,000.

• 3:47 p.m. Thursday - Shelden Lee Rolston, 20, of 607 N. Washington St., Bourbon, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $500.

• 4:04 p.m. Thursday - Kennel Lee Williams, 51, Pike Vill, Ky., arrested for misdemeanor probation violation and felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 10:26 p.m. Thursday - Joshua Michael Baker, 31, of 2937 E. Longspur Lane, Warsaw, arrested for reckless driving, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. No bond set.

• 10:43 p.m. Thursday  - Lucas Logan Cook, 31, LaFontaine, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.

• 11:03 p.m. Thursday - Carlos Ray Hall Jr., 50, of 111 W. Section St., #3, Milford, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior, being a habitual traffic violator and reckless driving. No bond set.

• 8:05 a.m. Friday - Troy Shane Morrow, 51, of 304 E. Maple Grove, Syracuse, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

• 10:04 a.m. Friday - Stephanie Ann Yentes, 38, of 1188 N. Santorini Drive, Warsaw, arrested for fraud on a bank/financial institution. Bond: $11,000.

• 12:27 p.m. Friday - Tyler Adam Prestin, 30, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #139, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension, felony probation violation and misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 4:42 a.m. Thursday - South Ind. 13, 100 feet north of South CR 675E, Pierceton. Van hit deer. Driver: Kimberly M. Banter, 53, South Ind. 13, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 9:58 a.m. Thursday - North CR 100E, 670 feet north of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Cara C. Brandenburg, 25, Lydia Drive, Warsaw; Courtney N. Larson, 21, EMS B25 Lane, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:38 p.m. Thursday - 2575 E. Center St., Warsaw. School bus hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Cecil E. Clabaugh, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Driver: Harlan M. Merchant, 71, South Southwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 4:39 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ranch Road and Henderson Drive, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole as result of tie rod in vehicle breaking. Driver: Mark L. Brumblow, 52, North First Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 5:06 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Tractor hit pedestrian crosswalk pole. Driver: Roger D. Hilgen, 56, Chicago. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.  

• 5:17 p.m. Thursday - 1007 N. Warren St., Warsaw. Pickup hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Ed R. Fields, West Warren Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Evelio M. Tlahuel, 54, Flamingo Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 7:50 a.m. Friday - South County Farm Road, 850 feet north of West CR 550S, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: John W. Stafford, 53, West CR 800S, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents

• 4:13 p.m. Thursday - A juvenile complaint was reported in the 900 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:17 p.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run-accident with property damage was reported in the 1000 block of North Warren Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:53 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle in the 2500 block of Parent Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:09 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, reckless driving and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle in the 2900 block of East Longspur Lane, Warsaw. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 11 p.m. Thursday - An animal bite was reported in the 100 block of EMS B61i Lane, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 11:12 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, being a habitual traffic violator and reckless driving in the 300 block of Old. Ind. 15, Leesburg. Milford Police Department investigated.
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