Public Occurrences 12.8.21

December 7, 2021 at 11:15 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 11:40 a.m. Monday - Taylor Elliott Swenson, 21, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $10,000.

• 11:44 a.m. Monday - Schuyler A. Barkes, 39, of 3010 Murwood Place, Warsaw, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $5,000.

• 11:58 a.m. Monday - Misty Dawn Morrison, 48, of 301 E. Sycamore Drive, Warsaw, arrested for unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle. Bond: $500.

• Noon Monday - Dyrell Aaron Kreis, 41, of 3211 W. CR 700S, Claypool, arrested for possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.

• 5:15 p.m. Monday - Kendra L. Wadkins, 36, of 3306 W. Shutt Ave., Silver Lake, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 6:40 p.m. Monday - Brandon Ernest Alfred Nusbaum, 33, Wakarusa, arrested for theft and on a foreign warrant. No bond set.

• 11:03 p.m. Monday - Sharon Marie Jackson, 42, of 716 W. Center St., #B, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $15,250.

• 11:40 p.m. Monday - Benjamin Michael Stewart, 48, of 11139 N. Humpty Dumpty Drive, Cromwell, arrested for domestic battery with serious bodily injury. Bond: $11,000.

• 1:43 a.m. Tuesday - Austin James Cochrane, 22, Warren, arrested for possession of stolen property. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:17 a.m. Tuesday - Amber Lee Wirsing, 30, of 519 W. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for residential entry (burglary/breaking and entering). Bond: $5,250.

• 6:52 a.m. Tuesday - Shiloh Lee Steiner, 45, of 2397 S. CR 500E, Pierceton, arrested for domestic battery - moderate bodily injury and strangulation. No bond set.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 7:30 p.m. Sunday - West Bowser Road, 50 feet west of South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Gary A. Francis, 65, North Huntington Street, Syracuse; Kristi M. Martin, 42, East John Street, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 9:21 p.m. Sunday - East Old 30, 2,000 feet west of North CR 600E, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Amy E. Pratt, 38, Columbia City. Damage; $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 10:32 a.m. Tuesday - Oldfather Street, 30 feet west of Brubaker Street, Warsaw. Car hit community mailbox and utility pole. Driver: Jeremy D. Garrett, 34, Oak Brook Place, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 1:03 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Tina M Bailey, 54, South CR 1000W, Mentone; Bryan J. Rose, 42, East Sunset Drive, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 12:54 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 6800 block of South Ind. 15, Claypool. Silver Lake Police Department investigated.

• 12:54 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 6800 block of South Ind. 15, Claypool. SLPD.

• 11:59 p.m. Friday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 4600 block of East U.S. 30, Pierceton. KCSO.

• 12:05 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 300 block of West Washington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 2:14 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 2300 block of Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:50 p.m. Friday - Money was reported in the 700 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:41 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 3800 block of West Ind. 14, Silver Lake. SLPD.

• 9:51 p.m. Friday - A box of Magic The Gathering cards were reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:20 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 100 block of Kings Highway, Winona Lake. WPD.

• 12:56 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 2400 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 8:59 a.m. Saturday - A drug investigation was opened in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:28 a.m. Saturday - A horse and buggy accident with injuries was reported in the 6300 block of West CR 1000N, Milford. KCSO.

• 2:12 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for public intoxication by alcohol in the 700 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:15 p.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 11500 block of North Elm Grove Drive, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 7:56 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 300 block of North Higbee Street, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.

• 9:38 p.m. Saturday - Misdemeanor battery with bodily injury was reported in the 100 block of North Morgan Street, Mentone. KCSO.

• 11:45 p.m. Saturday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 500 block of Argonne Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 11:59 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 3600 block of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:46 a.m. Sunday - A drug investigation was opened in the 1900 block of Leiter Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:20 p.m. Sunday - Residential entry was reported in the 200 block of North Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:46 p.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 400 block of South Indiana Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:59 p.m. Sunday - A juvenile complaint was reported in the 100 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6:59 p.m. Sunday - A welfare check was performed in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:23 p.m. Sunday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 100 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 12:17 a.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 800 block of Wexford Place, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:49 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and on a foreign warrant in the 700 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 2:58 a.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 2000 block of North CR 150W, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 1:57 p.m. Monday - A wallet was reported found in the 400 block of North Maple Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 11:40 a.m. Monday - Taylor Elliott Swenson, 21, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $10,000.

• 11:44 a.m. Monday - Schuyler A. Barkes, 39, of 3010 Murwood Place, Warsaw, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $5,000.

• 11:58 a.m. Monday - Misty Dawn Morrison, 48, of 301 E. Sycamore Drive, Warsaw, arrested for unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle. Bond: $500.

• Noon Monday - Dyrell Aaron Kreis, 41, of 3211 W. CR 700S, Claypool, arrested for possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.

• 5:15 p.m. Monday - Kendra L. Wadkins, 36, of 3306 W. Shutt Ave., Silver Lake, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 6:40 p.m. Monday - Brandon Ernest Alfred Nusbaum, 33, Wakarusa, arrested for theft and on a foreign warrant. No bond set.

• 11:03 p.m. Monday - Sharon Marie Jackson, 42, of 716 W. Center St., #B, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $15,250.

• 11:40 p.m. Monday - Benjamin Michael Stewart, 48, of 11139 N. Humpty Dumpty Drive, Cromwell, arrested for domestic battery with serious bodily injury. Bond: $11,000.

• 1:43 a.m. Tuesday - Austin James Cochrane, 22, Warren, arrested for possession of stolen property. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:17 a.m. Tuesday - Amber Lee Wirsing, 30, of 519 W. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for residential entry (burglary/breaking and entering). Bond: $5,250.

• 6:52 a.m. Tuesday - Shiloh Lee Steiner, 45, of 2397 S. CR 500E, Pierceton, arrested for domestic battery - moderate bodily injury and strangulation. No bond set.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 7:30 p.m. Sunday - West Bowser Road, 50 feet west of South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Gary A. Francis, 65, North Huntington Street, Syracuse; Kristi M. Martin, 42, East John Street, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 9:21 p.m. Sunday - East Old 30, 2,000 feet west of North CR 600E, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Amy E. Pratt, 38, Columbia City. Damage; $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 10:32 a.m. Tuesday - Oldfather Street, 30 feet west of Brubaker Street, Warsaw. Car hit community mailbox and utility pole. Driver: Jeremy D. Garrett, 34, Oak Brook Place, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 1:03 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Tina M Bailey, 54, South CR 1000W, Mentone; Bryan J. Rose, 42, East Sunset Drive, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 12:54 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 6800 block of South Ind. 15, Claypool. Silver Lake Police Department investigated.

• 12:54 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 6800 block of South Ind. 15, Claypool. SLPD.

• 11:59 p.m. Friday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 4600 block of East U.S. 30, Pierceton. KCSO.

• 12:05 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 300 block of West Washington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 2:14 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 2300 block of Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:50 p.m. Friday - Money was reported in the 700 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:41 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 3800 block of West Ind. 14, Silver Lake. SLPD.

• 9:51 p.m. Friday - A box of Magic The Gathering cards were reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:20 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 100 block of Kings Highway, Winona Lake. WPD.

• 12:56 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 2400 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 8:59 a.m. Saturday - A drug investigation was opened in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:28 a.m. Saturday - A horse and buggy accident with injuries was reported in the 6300 block of West CR 1000N, Milford. KCSO.

• 2:12 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for public intoxication by alcohol in the 700 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:15 p.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 11500 block of North Elm Grove Drive, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 7:56 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 300 block of North Higbee Street, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.

• 9:38 p.m. Saturday - Misdemeanor battery with bodily injury was reported in the 100 block of North Morgan Street, Mentone. KCSO.

• 11:45 p.m. Saturday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 500 block of Argonne Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 11:59 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 3600 block of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:46 a.m. Sunday - A drug investigation was opened in the 1900 block of Leiter Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:20 p.m. Sunday - Residential entry was reported in the 200 block of North Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:46 p.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 400 block of South Indiana Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:59 p.m. Sunday - A juvenile complaint was reported in the 100 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6:59 p.m. Sunday - A welfare check was performed in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:23 p.m. Sunday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 100 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 12:17 a.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 800 block of Wexford Place, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:49 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and on a foreign warrant in the 700 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 2:58 a.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 2000 block of North CR 150W, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 1:57 p.m. Monday - A wallet was reported found in the 400 block of North Maple Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
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