Public Occurrences 12.15.21
December 15, 2021 at 1:57 a.m.
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Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:36 a.m. Monday - Paula Michele Pruitt, 40, of 8280 E. U.S. 30, lot 85, Pierceton, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 6:36 p.m. Monday - Drew Wirt, 21, Huntington, arrested for attempts to escape from custody, resisting a law enforcement officer - fleeing on foot and on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 7:22 p.m. Monday - Stephen Charles Reed, 63, of 212 S. 1st St., #B, Pierceton, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 9:28 p.m. Monday - Christopher Michael Miller, 21, Kimmell, arrested for operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:29 a.m. Tuesday - John Verner Rogers Jr., 33, Peru, Ind., arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.
• 4:35 a.m. Tuesday - Breanna Michelle Howard, 25, Kimmell, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:54 a.m. Monday - South Packerton Road, 1,500 feet south of East CR 1200S, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: William C. Proffitt, 50, South Ind. 25, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:11 a.m. Monday - South Ind. 14, 500 feet south of West CR 1200S, Akron. Car hit deer. Driver: Robert C. Cooley, 58, Rochester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:33 a.m. Monday - South County Farm Road, 500 feet south of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Willis D. Adams, 61, West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 12:55 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Terry J. Johnson, 61, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 1:42 a.m. Tuesday - CR 150W, 10,001 feet north of Executive Drive, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Albert L. Sherow, 49, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:23 a.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 13, 1,400 feet north of East CR 400N, North Webster. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Jeffrey A. Steele, 59, EMS T5C Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
Incidents
• 7:39 a.m. Monday - An unrestrained dog was reported in the 100 block of East South Street, Milford. KCSO.
• 2:07 p.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 11900 block of North Camelot Lane East, Cromwell. KCSO.
• 3:16 p.m. Monday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 200 block of West Jefferson Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:39 p.m. Monday - Credit card fraud was reported in the 2800 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:47 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 300 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 12:23 a.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was performed for a person in possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 1100 block of South Ind. 25, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:45 a.m. Tuesday - A death investigation was opened in the 500 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:36 a.m. Monday - Paula Michele Pruitt, 40, of 8280 E. U.S. 30, lot 85, Pierceton, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 6:36 p.m. Monday - Drew Wirt, 21, Huntington, arrested for attempts to escape from custody, resisting a law enforcement officer - fleeing on foot and on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 7:22 p.m. Monday - Stephen Charles Reed, 63, of 212 S. 1st St., #B, Pierceton, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 9:28 p.m. Monday - Christopher Michael Miller, 21, Kimmell, arrested for operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:29 a.m. Tuesday - John Verner Rogers Jr., 33, Peru, Ind., arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.
• 4:35 a.m. Tuesday - Breanna Michelle Howard, 25, Kimmell, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:54 a.m. Monday - South Packerton Road, 1,500 feet south of East CR 1200S, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: William C. Proffitt, 50, South Ind. 25, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:11 a.m. Monday - South Ind. 14, 500 feet south of West CR 1200S, Akron. Car hit deer. Driver: Robert C. Cooley, 58, Rochester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:33 a.m. Monday - South County Farm Road, 500 feet south of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Willis D. Adams, 61, West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 12:55 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Terry J. Johnson, 61, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 1:42 a.m. Tuesday - CR 150W, 10,001 feet north of Executive Drive, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Albert L. Sherow, 49, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:23 a.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 13, 1,400 feet north of East CR 400N, North Webster. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Jeffrey A. Steele, 59, EMS T5C Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
Incidents
• 7:39 a.m. Monday - An unrestrained dog was reported in the 100 block of East South Street, Milford. KCSO.
• 2:07 p.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 11900 block of North Camelot Lane East, Cromwell. KCSO.
• 3:16 p.m. Monday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 200 block of West Jefferson Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:39 p.m. Monday - Credit card fraud was reported in the 2800 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:47 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 300 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 12:23 a.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was performed for a person in possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 1100 block of South Ind. 25, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:45 a.m. Tuesday - A death investigation was opened in the 500 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
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