Public Occurrences 07.24.21

July 23, 2021 at 10:22 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 10:08 a.m. Thursday - Jessie Lee Graff, 33, of 203 E. Van Buren St., Leesburg, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 1:46 p.m. Thursday - Shawn Dell Watkins, 43, Taylorville, Ill., arrested for misdemeanor battery with bodily injury. Bond: $600.

• 7:31 p.m. Thursday - Rocky James Newton, 38, Louisville, Ky., arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

• 9:48 p.m. Thursday - Joseph Scott Chaffins, 24, of 8991 E. CR 350N, Pierceton, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 9:49 p.m. Thursday - Stephen Andrew Seager, 36, Bristol, arrested for theft. Bond: $5,750.

• 4:34 a.m. Friday - Brett Lee Houlihan, 29, of 1105 N. CR 800W, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $5,250.

• 12:27 p.m. Friday - Trey Andrew Hall, 26, Ligonier, arrested for felony probation violation, domestic battery - moderate bodily injury, possession of methamphetamine and felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 12:56 p.m. Friday - Tyler Lee Landrum, 23, of 102 Millers Drive, #11, Mentone, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 9:50 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Brian P. Coyle, 50, Granger; Gertrude Wischerman, 71, New Castle, Pa. Injury: Wischerman complained of pain to the abdomen/pelvis. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 4:39 a.m. Thursday - East CR 200N, 500 feet west of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. Car hit raccoon. Driver: Thomas M. Dyson, 56, Fort Wayne. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 2:53 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Daniel I. Meza, 37, West Monoquet Road, Warsaw; Brian A. Elvidge, 54, North Lindsay Street, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 5:58 p.m. Thursday - 425 Wexford Place, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Kathleen Slone, 64, Wexford Place, Warsaw; Juan C. Terrazas, 47, Wexford Place, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 6:15 p.m. Thursday - Frontage Road, 250 feet east of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Christopher M. Sheets, 38, Fort Wayne; Sharon K. Miller, 49, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 4:28 a.m. Friday - East CR 1150S, 1,000 feet east of South CR 600E, North Manchester. Car hit deer. Driver: Jane K. Davis, 38, Liberty Mills. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 6:09 a.m. Friday - CR 1300N, 80 feet east of CR 175E, Syracuse. SUV hit deer. Driver: John M. Tobin, 85, EMS D3 Lane. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 12:03 p.m. Friday - 852 N. Parker St., Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle registered to Lisa D. Corban, Pine Cone Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Steven A. Savage, 60, South CR 250E, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



Incidents

• 10:35 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 8900 block of East CR 350N, Pierceton. KCSO.

• 2:51 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior in the 5200 block of West Old 30, Warsaw. KCSO.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 10:08 a.m. Thursday - Jessie Lee Graff, 33, of 203 E. Van Buren St., Leesburg, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 1:46 p.m. Thursday - Shawn Dell Watkins, 43, Taylorville, Ill., arrested for misdemeanor battery with bodily injury. Bond: $600.

• 7:31 p.m. Thursday - Rocky James Newton, 38, Louisville, Ky., arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

• 9:48 p.m. Thursday - Joseph Scott Chaffins, 24, of 8991 E. CR 350N, Pierceton, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 9:49 p.m. Thursday - Stephen Andrew Seager, 36, Bristol, arrested for theft. Bond: $5,750.

• 4:34 a.m. Friday - Brett Lee Houlihan, 29, of 1105 N. CR 800W, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $5,250.

• 12:27 p.m. Friday - Trey Andrew Hall, 26, Ligonier, arrested for felony probation violation, domestic battery - moderate bodily injury, possession of methamphetamine and felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 12:56 p.m. Friday - Tyler Lee Landrum, 23, of 102 Millers Drive, #11, Mentone, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 9:50 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Brian P. Coyle, 50, Granger; Gertrude Wischerman, 71, New Castle, Pa. Injury: Wischerman complained of pain to the abdomen/pelvis. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 4:39 a.m. Thursday - East CR 200N, 500 feet west of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. Car hit raccoon. Driver: Thomas M. Dyson, 56, Fort Wayne. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 2:53 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Daniel I. Meza, 37, West Monoquet Road, Warsaw; Brian A. Elvidge, 54, North Lindsay Street, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 5:58 p.m. Thursday - 425 Wexford Place, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Kathleen Slone, 64, Wexford Place, Warsaw; Juan C. Terrazas, 47, Wexford Place, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 6:15 p.m. Thursday - Frontage Road, 250 feet east of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Christopher M. Sheets, 38, Fort Wayne; Sharon K. Miller, 49, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 4:28 a.m. Friday - East CR 1150S, 1,000 feet east of South CR 600E, North Manchester. Car hit deer. Driver: Jane K. Davis, 38, Liberty Mills. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 6:09 a.m. Friday - CR 1300N, 80 feet east of CR 175E, Syracuse. SUV hit deer. Driver: John M. Tobin, 85, EMS D3 Lane. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 12:03 p.m. Friday - 852 N. Parker St., Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle registered to Lisa D. Corban, Pine Cone Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Steven A. Savage, 60, South CR 250E, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



Incidents

• 10:35 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 8900 block of East CR 350N, Pierceton. KCSO.

• 2:51 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior in the 5200 block of West Old 30, Warsaw. KCSO.



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