Public Occurrences

February 7, 2021 at 10:01 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 7:49 p.m. Friday - Christopher G. Baga, 28, of 704 N. Ind. 19, Akron, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond listed.

• 12:38 a.m. Saturday - Brett A. Reffitt, 31, of 106 S. Etna St., #41, Etna Green, arrested for felony failure to appear, misdemeanor probation violation and for a civil matter. Bond: $5,800.

• 12:49 a.m. Saturday - Kevin A. Frentner, 42, of 545 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior OWI conviction. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:25 a.m. Saturday - Matthew J. Yoder, 22, of 2839 E. CR 1300N, Syracuse, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 11:08 a.m. Saturday - Dustin L. Swindle, 32, of 504 E. Fort Wayne St., #3, Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $5,250.

• 2:01 p.m. Saturday - Gary L. Black Jr., 29, of 321 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 3 p.m. Saturday - Jason W. Elijah, 46, of 121 E. Esterbrook Drive, North Webster, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 6:13 p.m. Saturday - Kristina M. Freeman, 26, of 346 E. Deerwood Court, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 9:23 p.m. Saturday - Kelsie E. Music, 27, of 10515 N. Grove Road, Milford, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 9:59 p.m. Saturday - Tylor M. Hall, 26, of 204 W. Church St., Leesburg, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 11:47 p.m. Saturday - Pamela S. Manuel, 44, of 1820 Sue Ave., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery simple assault and interfering in the reporting a crime. Bond: $1,000.

• 3:08 a.m. Sunday - Eric D. Brown, 45, Hudsonville, Mich., arrested for domestic battery causing moderate bodily injury and interfering in the reporting a crime. Bond: $5,250.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 12:19 a.m. Saturday - North CR 500E, 400 feet north of East CR 800N, North Webster. Van left roadway. Driver: Chad A. Robison, 20, North Hillview Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office and North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 10:50 a.m. Saturday - 12600 S. Ind. 13, Lot 13, North Manchester. Pickup hit parked car. Registration information not available. Driver: Jeremy J. Lester, 46, South Ind. 13, North Manchester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 9:09 p.m. Saturday - East Center Street, 200 feet west of Harrison Street. Two-car collision. Drivers: Elyse L. Hardin, 36, West Prairie Street, Warsaw; Jared K. Barrett, 34, West CR 150S, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 3:08 a.m. Saturday - A driver was arrested in the 8900 block of North Ind. 15, Milford, for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. KCSO.

• 5:32 a.m. Saturday - Police requested a warrant for the arrest of a person after a traffic stop in the 1400 block of West Leigh Drive, Warsaw, resulted in police filing possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug and possession of paraphernalia charges. KCSO.

• 10:37 a.m. Saturday - Identity deception was reported in the 4500 block of North CR 500W, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:59 p.m. Saturday - A driver was arrested in the 100 block of Ind. 15, Warsaw, for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. WPD.

• 10:50 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested in the 1800 block of Sue Avenue, Warsaw, for domestic battery and interfering in the reporting of a crime. WPD.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 7:49 p.m. Friday - Christopher G. Baga, 28, of 704 N. Ind. 19, Akron, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond listed.

• 12:38 a.m. Saturday - Brett A. Reffitt, 31, of 106 S. Etna St., #41, Etna Green, arrested for felony failure to appear, misdemeanor probation violation and for a civil matter. Bond: $5,800.

• 12:49 a.m. Saturday - Kevin A. Frentner, 42, of 545 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior OWI conviction. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:25 a.m. Saturday - Matthew J. Yoder, 22, of 2839 E. CR 1300N, Syracuse, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 11:08 a.m. Saturday - Dustin L. Swindle, 32, of 504 E. Fort Wayne St., #3, Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $5,250.

• 2:01 p.m. Saturday - Gary L. Black Jr., 29, of 321 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 3 p.m. Saturday - Jason W. Elijah, 46, of 121 E. Esterbrook Drive, North Webster, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 6:13 p.m. Saturday - Kristina M. Freeman, 26, of 346 E. Deerwood Court, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 9:23 p.m. Saturday - Kelsie E. Music, 27, of 10515 N. Grove Road, Milford, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 9:59 p.m. Saturday - Tylor M. Hall, 26, of 204 W. Church St., Leesburg, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 11:47 p.m. Saturday - Pamela S. Manuel, 44, of 1820 Sue Ave., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery simple assault and interfering in the reporting a crime. Bond: $1,000.

• 3:08 a.m. Sunday - Eric D. Brown, 45, Hudsonville, Mich., arrested for domestic battery causing moderate bodily injury and interfering in the reporting a crime. Bond: $5,250.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 12:19 a.m. Saturday - North CR 500E, 400 feet north of East CR 800N, North Webster. Van left roadway. Driver: Chad A. Robison, 20, North Hillview Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office and North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 10:50 a.m. Saturday - 12600 S. Ind. 13, Lot 13, North Manchester. Pickup hit parked car. Registration information not available. Driver: Jeremy J. Lester, 46, South Ind. 13, North Manchester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 9:09 p.m. Saturday - East Center Street, 200 feet west of Harrison Street. Two-car collision. Drivers: Elyse L. Hardin, 36, West Prairie Street, Warsaw; Jared K. Barrett, 34, West CR 150S, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 3:08 a.m. Saturday - A driver was arrested in the 8900 block of North Ind. 15, Milford, for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. KCSO.

• 5:32 a.m. Saturday - Police requested a warrant for the arrest of a person after a traffic stop in the 1400 block of West Leigh Drive, Warsaw, resulted in police filing possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug and possession of paraphernalia charges. KCSO.

• 10:37 a.m. Saturday - Identity deception was reported in the 4500 block of North CR 500W, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:59 p.m. Saturday - A driver was arrested in the 100 block of Ind. 15, Warsaw, for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. WPD.

• 10:50 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested in the 1800 block of Sue Avenue, Warsaw, for domestic battery and interfering in the reporting of a crime. WPD.



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