Public Occurrences 12.28.21

December 27, 2021 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:

• 5:25 a.m. Monday - Chad Michael Isom, 43, of 221 N. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.

• 9:58 a.m. Monday - Roxana Doreen Johnson, 50, of 802 S. Ind. 90, South Whitley, arrested for failure to comply. No bond set.

• 12:05 p.m. Monday - Michael Joseph Trusty, 45, of 207 W. Douglass St., Bourbon, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 1 p.m. Saturday - South CR 700W, 100 feet south of West CR 900S, Claypool. Pickup hit REMC pole. Driver: Jaquelin S. Patrick, 59, South Don Way, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 2:52 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of North First and West Catholic streets, Pierceton. Tractor hit NIPSCO gas meter and wooden staircase. Driver: Shiloh L. Steiner, 46, South CR 500E, Pierceton. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 7:18 p.m. Saturday - East Ind. 14, 2,500 feet east of South County Farm Road, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Shanell Brazo-Iseton, 30, West Old Trail Road, Larwill. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 9:18 p.m. Saturday - East U.S. 30, 3,000 feet east of South CR 325E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Paula M. Altstaetter, 65, Lima, Ohio; Jeryl B. Cooke, 76, Fort Wayne. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 3:10 a.m. Sunday - East Armstrong Road, 400 feet east of Brown Road, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Marissa K. Scheumann, 28, North Sawgrass Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.

• 7:17 p.m. Sunday - 8751 N. CR 850E, Syracuse. SUV hit shed, landscaping and a fence. Driver: Zackery R. Clark, 20, East Wawasee Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 6:53 a.m. Monday - South County Farm Road, 1,500 feet south of East CR 1000S, Claypool. Pickup went into ditch. Driver: William F. Baxter, 65, North Market Street, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Claypool Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 8:18 p.m. Saturday - A drug investigation was opened in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 11:54 a.m. Sunday - Intimidation was reported in the 800 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:31 p.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 200 block of West Prairie Street, Leesburg. KCSO.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 5:25 a.m. Monday - Chad Michael Isom, 43, of 221 N. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.

• 9:58 a.m. Monday - Roxana Doreen Johnson, 50, of 802 S. Ind. 90, South Whitley, arrested for failure to comply. No bond set.

• 12:05 p.m. Monday - Michael Joseph Trusty, 45, of 207 W. Douglass St., Bourbon, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 1 p.m. Saturday - South CR 700W, 100 feet south of West CR 900S, Claypool. Pickup hit REMC pole. Driver: Jaquelin S. Patrick, 59, South Don Way, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 2:52 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of North First and West Catholic streets, Pierceton. Tractor hit NIPSCO gas meter and wooden staircase. Driver: Shiloh L. Steiner, 46, South CR 500E, Pierceton. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 7:18 p.m. Saturday - East Ind. 14, 2,500 feet east of South County Farm Road, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Shanell Brazo-Iseton, 30, West Old Trail Road, Larwill. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 9:18 p.m. Saturday - East U.S. 30, 3,000 feet east of South CR 325E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Paula M. Altstaetter, 65, Lima, Ohio; Jeryl B. Cooke, 76, Fort Wayne. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 3:10 a.m. Sunday - East Armstrong Road, 400 feet east of Brown Road, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Marissa K. Scheumann, 28, North Sawgrass Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.

• 7:17 p.m. Sunday - 8751 N. CR 850E, Syracuse. SUV hit shed, landscaping and a fence. Driver: Zackery R. Clark, 20, East Wawasee Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 6:53 a.m. Monday - South County Farm Road, 1,500 feet south of East CR 1000S, Claypool. Pickup went into ditch. Driver: William F. Baxter, 65, North Market Street, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Claypool Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 8:18 p.m. Saturday - A drug investigation was opened in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 11:54 a.m. Sunday - Intimidation was reported in the 800 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:31 p.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 200 block of West Prairie Street, Leesburg. KCSO.



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