Public Occurrences 11.17.21

November 16, 2021 at 10:35 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:43 p.m. Sunday - Jenette Leah Harner, 30, of 8896 S. South Hill Drive, Silver Lake, arrested on two warrants. No bond set.

• 6:12 p.m. Sunday - Brittany Nicole Griffith, 35, of 403 N. Lake St., Syracuse, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $677.36.

• 9:38 p.m. Sunday - Patricia Lynn Levernier, 41, of 405 Ulrich Drive, Milford, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $700.

• 1:24 p.m. Monday - Tabitha Lee Morningstar, 40, Viper, Ky., arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 2:27 a.m. Monday - Todd Robert Valentine, 45, of 10697 N. Ind. 13, Syracuse, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct. No bond set.

• 9:56 a.m. Monday - Robert Trejo Garcia, 45, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #154, Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.

• 12:02 p.m. Monday - Kristina Nicole Gensheimer, 30, Columbia City, arrested for theft – felony. Bond: $5,250.

• 1:55 p.m. Monday - Joshua Allen Bammel, 39, of 2992 E. Armstrong Road, Leesburg, arrested for rape - intercourse. Bond: $20,250.

• 2 p.m. Monday - Hector Ricardo Sustaita, 29, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a controlled substance in the body - first offense. Bond: $700.

• 5:08 p.m. Monday - Brandon Kane Eber, 25, Columbia City, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.

• 10:59 p.m. Monday - Ateenya Amour Matthews, 27, of 323 Rattington Circle, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 3:29 a.m. Tuesday - Taylor Scott Poole, 23, Wabash, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 10:39 a.m. Tuesday- Andrew Joseph West, 33, of 680 N. CR 850 W-92, Pierceton, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 10:49 a.m. Tuesday - Jeffery Ray McCarty, 48, Roann, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 2:09 p.m. Tuesday - Travon Johnson, 22, Hammond, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 8:32 a.m. Sunday - South Ind. 19, 60 feet south of West CR 100S, Bourbon. SUV struck utility pole. Driver: Kassandra L. Proffitt, 37, Wabash. Injury: Passenger David Profitt, 10, Wabash, complained of head pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 4:48 p.m. Monday - East Center Street, 75 feet east of Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Victor P. Martinez, 36, East CR 200N, Warsaw; Hallie M. Rourke, 20, Reed Street, South Whitley. Injury: Passenger in Rourke’s vehicle, Avalynn G. Johnson, 2, Reed Street, South Whitley, had markings on her shoulder. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 9:12 a.m. Sunday - North Ind. 15, 100 feet south of West CR 600N, Leesburg. Car hit fence. Driver: Emma D. Simerl, 18, Bibler Avenue, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 9:31 a.m. Sunday - North CR 800W, 50 feet south of West CR 300N, Warsaw. Pickup hit Frontier/Verizon phone box. Driver: Michael C. Damron, 28, West Side Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 6:05 p.m. Sunday - East Armstrong Road, 1,200 feet west of North CR 450E, Leesburg. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Skyler A. Harris, 24, EMS B12 Lane, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 9:26 p.m. Sunday - North Ind. 19, 2,000 feet south of West CR 250N, Etna Green. Pickup hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Jared M. Miller, 18, North CR 750W, Nappanee. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 9:30 p.m. Sunday - West U.S. 30, 400 feet west of North CR 500W, Warsaw. Car slid off road and got stuck in ditch. Driver: Keyan J. Grismore, 19, Fort Wayne. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.

• 9:34 p.m. Sunday - 4660 N. CR 100E, Warsaw. Car hit fence. Driver: Naomi L. Stouder, 44, West North Street, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 9:38 p.m. Sunday - 11078 N. CR 450E, Syracuse. Pickup hit water well. Driver: Todd R. Valentine, 45, North Ind. 13, Syracuse. Damage: Under $750. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 10:09 p.m. Sunday - West U.S. 30, 15 feet west of West CR 300N, Etna Green. SUV hit guard rail. Driver: Star N. Goble, 35, North Lindberg Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 11:46 p.m. Sunday - East Ind. 14, 2,800 feet east of South CR 700E, North Manchester. Pickup hit tree. Driver: Bradley M. Bergman, 24, South Ind. 13, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 3:50 a.m. Monday - West Old 30, 1,000 feet west of West CR 100N, Warsaw. Car hit two mailboxes and a trash can. Driver: Francisco Cuahuizo, 56, Hepler Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 4:33 a.m. Monday - East U.S. 30, 200 feet west of East Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Car hit guardrail. Driver: Nichole L. Caudill, 34, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 6:38 a.m. Monday - North Ind. 13, 500 feet south of East CR 850N, North Webster. Car hit deer. Driver: James P. Glaze, 63, East CR 200N, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 7:32 a.m. Monday - South Ind. 15, 200 feet south of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Car hit CenturyLink pole. Driver: Malachi J. Pearson, 18, Logansport. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO. • • 11:14 a.m. Monday - Intersection of South Ind. 19 and West CR 600S, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Teresa A. Strayer, 55, West CR 1000S, Akron; Bobby J. Allison, 30, North Perch Drive, Silver Lake. Damage: Under $750. KCSO.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:43 p.m. Sunday - Jenette Leah Harner, 30, of 8896 S. South Hill Drive, Silver Lake, arrested on two warrants. No bond set.

• 6:12 p.m. Sunday - Brittany Nicole Griffith, 35, of 403 N. Lake St., Syracuse, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $677.36.

• 9:38 p.m. Sunday - Patricia Lynn Levernier, 41, of 405 Ulrich Drive, Milford, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $700.

• 1:24 p.m. Monday - Tabitha Lee Morningstar, 40, Viper, Ky., arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 2:27 a.m. Monday - Todd Robert Valentine, 45, of 10697 N. Ind. 13, Syracuse, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct. No bond set.

• 9:56 a.m. Monday - Robert Trejo Garcia, 45, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #154, Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.

• 12:02 p.m. Monday - Kristina Nicole Gensheimer, 30, Columbia City, arrested for theft – felony. Bond: $5,250.

• 1:55 p.m. Monday - Joshua Allen Bammel, 39, of 2992 E. Armstrong Road, Leesburg, arrested for rape - intercourse. Bond: $20,250.

• 2 p.m. Monday - Hector Ricardo Sustaita, 29, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a controlled substance in the body - first offense. Bond: $700.

• 5:08 p.m. Monday - Brandon Kane Eber, 25, Columbia City, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.

• 10:59 p.m. Monday - Ateenya Amour Matthews, 27, of 323 Rattington Circle, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 3:29 a.m. Tuesday - Taylor Scott Poole, 23, Wabash, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 10:39 a.m. Tuesday- Andrew Joseph West, 33, of 680 N. CR 850 W-92, Pierceton, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 10:49 a.m. Tuesday - Jeffery Ray McCarty, 48, Roann, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 2:09 p.m. Tuesday - Travon Johnson, 22, Hammond, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 8:32 a.m. Sunday - South Ind. 19, 60 feet south of West CR 100S, Bourbon. SUV struck utility pole. Driver: Kassandra L. Proffitt, 37, Wabash. Injury: Passenger David Profitt, 10, Wabash, complained of head pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 4:48 p.m. Monday - East Center Street, 75 feet east of Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Victor P. Martinez, 36, East CR 200N, Warsaw; Hallie M. Rourke, 20, Reed Street, South Whitley. Injury: Passenger in Rourke’s vehicle, Avalynn G. Johnson, 2, Reed Street, South Whitley, had markings on her shoulder. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 9:12 a.m. Sunday - North Ind. 15, 100 feet south of West CR 600N, Leesburg. Car hit fence. Driver: Emma D. Simerl, 18, Bibler Avenue, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 9:31 a.m. Sunday - North CR 800W, 50 feet south of West CR 300N, Warsaw. Pickup hit Frontier/Verizon phone box. Driver: Michael C. Damron, 28, West Side Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 6:05 p.m. Sunday - East Armstrong Road, 1,200 feet west of North CR 450E, Leesburg. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Skyler A. Harris, 24, EMS B12 Lane, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 9:26 p.m. Sunday - North Ind. 19, 2,000 feet south of West CR 250N, Etna Green. Pickup hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Jared M. Miller, 18, North CR 750W, Nappanee. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 9:30 p.m. Sunday - West U.S. 30, 400 feet west of North CR 500W, Warsaw. Car slid off road and got stuck in ditch. Driver: Keyan J. Grismore, 19, Fort Wayne. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.

• 9:34 p.m. Sunday - 4660 N. CR 100E, Warsaw. Car hit fence. Driver: Naomi L. Stouder, 44, West North Street, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 9:38 p.m. Sunday - 11078 N. CR 450E, Syracuse. Pickup hit water well. Driver: Todd R. Valentine, 45, North Ind. 13, Syracuse. Damage: Under $750. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 10:09 p.m. Sunday - West U.S. 30, 15 feet west of West CR 300N, Etna Green. SUV hit guard rail. Driver: Star N. Goble, 35, North Lindberg Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 11:46 p.m. Sunday - East Ind. 14, 2,800 feet east of South CR 700E, North Manchester. Pickup hit tree. Driver: Bradley M. Bergman, 24, South Ind. 13, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 3:50 a.m. Monday - West Old 30, 1,000 feet west of West CR 100N, Warsaw. Car hit two mailboxes and a trash can. Driver: Francisco Cuahuizo, 56, Hepler Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 4:33 a.m. Monday - East U.S. 30, 200 feet west of East Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Car hit guardrail. Driver: Nichole L. Caudill, 34, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 6:38 a.m. Monday - North Ind. 13, 500 feet south of East CR 850N, North Webster. Car hit deer. Driver: James P. Glaze, 63, East CR 200N, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 7:32 a.m. Monday - South Ind. 15, 200 feet south of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Car hit CenturyLink pole. Driver: Malachi J. Pearson, 18, Logansport. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO. • • 11:14 a.m. Monday - Intersection of South Ind. 19 and West CR 600S, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Teresa A. Strayer, 55, West CR 1000S, Akron; Bobby J. Allison, 30, North Perch Drive, Silver Lake. Damage: Under $750. KCSO.

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