Public Occurrences 11.20.21

November 19, 2021 at 10:50 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 4:50 p.m. Thursday - Silvia Regina Carranza, 45, of 215 W. Union Drive, Winona Lake, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.

• 12:01 a.m. Friday - Gabriella Reagan Padilla, 23, of 548 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 12:25 a.m. Friday - Amanda Lynn Price, 33, of 205 Kelly St., Winona Lake, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 11:53 a.m. Friday - Samantha Joann Guess, 34, of 802 E. Main St., Silver Lake, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and resisting a law enforcement officer - fighting. No bond set.

• 1:39 p.m. Friday - Jeffery Allen Fuller, 38, of 802 E. Main St., Silver Lake, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 10:16 p.m. Thursday - North CR 950W, 20 feet south of West CR 400N, Etna Green. Car hit tree and ditch before coming to rest in a creek. Driver: Gabriella R. Padilla, 23, Clinic Court, Warsaw. Injury: Padilla complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 9:09 a.m. Thursday - West CR 100S, 1,000 feet west of South CR 650W, Warsaw. Car crashed into swamp. Driver: Merle J. Stickler, 30, Rochester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 12:30 p.m. Thursday - 1 Tiger Lane. Truck hit parked vehicle registered to Matthew H. Moore, East Lacy Lane, Winona Lake. Driver: Randall L. Wallen, 57, South CR 400W, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 1:50 p.m. Thursday - South Packerton Road, 25 feet north of East CR 375S, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Nathan A. Hurley, 20, South Packerton Road, Warsaw; Austin E. McKenzie, 27, South CR 300E, Claypool. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.

• 2:48 p.m. Thursday - North CR 350W, 800 feet south of West U.S. 30, Warsaw. Van hit REMC utility pole and tree. Driver: Ofelia De La Luz, 31, South CR 325E, Pierceton. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 3:45 p.m. Thursday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Kelly L. Keeling, 31, North Old Farm Road, Warsaw; Maria R. Nunez, 35, Rivercrest Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 4:40 p.m. Thursday - 1140 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Philip W. Barley, 73, South Freedom Parkway, Winona Lake; Sayuri B. Serafin, 22, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 5:42 p.m. Thursday - South Ind. 15, 2,000 feet north of West CR 1300S, Silver Lake. Van hit deer. Driver: Michelle L. McCoige, 29, West Hughes Drive, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 7:34 p.m. Thursday - 848 E. Smith St., Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Neena A. Burgher, 34, Pheasant Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 9:43 p.m. Thursday - South Ind. 25, 100 feet east of South CR 550W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Breanna M. Newman, 24, North Whittenberger Street, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 11:06 p.m. Thursday - CR 325, 80 feet south of Old 30, Warsaw. SUV hit guardrail. Driver: Edward J. Hartman, 53, South East Ridge Place, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Pierceton Police Department investigated.

• 7:12 a.m. Friday - East U.S. 30, 500 feet east of South CR 325E, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Lucas S. Steinke, 24, Columbia City. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.



Incidents

• 8:14 a.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 3600 block of North Ind. 19, Etna Green. KCSO.

• 3:23 p.m. Thursday - A mental health evaluation was requested in the 500 block of North Bay Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6:02 p.m. Thursday - A 911 hang up was reported in the 12000 block of North Sir Gallahad Place, Cromwell. KCSO.

• 9:25 a.m. Friday - Felony battery with moderate bodily injury was reported in the 1400 block of North Long Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 4:50 p.m. Thursday - Silvia Regina Carranza, 45, of 215 W. Union Drive, Winona Lake, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.

• 12:01 a.m. Friday - Gabriella Reagan Padilla, 23, of 548 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 12:25 a.m. Friday - Amanda Lynn Price, 33, of 205 Kelly St., Winona Lake, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 11:53 a.m. Friday - Samantha Joann Guess, 34, of 802 E. Main St., Silver Lake, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and resisting a law enforcement officer - fighting. No bond set.

• 1:39 p.m. Friday - Jeffery Allen Fuller, 38, of 802 E. Main St., Silver Lake, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 10:16 p.m. Thursday - North CR 950W, 20 feet south of West CR 400N, Etna Green. Car hit tree and ditch before coming to rest in a creek. Driver: Gabriella R. Padilla, 23, Clinic Court, Warsaw. Injury: Padilla complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 9:09 a.m. Thursday - West CR 100S, 1,000 feet west of South CR 650W, Warsaw. Car crashed into swamp. Driver: Merle J. Stickler, 30, Rochester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 12:30 p.m. Thursday - 1 Tiger Lane. Truck hit parked vehicle registered to Matthew H. Moore, East Lacy Lane, Winona Lake. Driver: Randall L. Wallen, 57, South CR 400W, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 1:50 p.m. Thursday - South Packerton Road, 25 feet north of East CR 375S, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Nathan A. Hurley, 20, South Packerton Road, Warsaw; Austin E. McKenzie, 27, South CR 300E, Claypool. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.

• 2:48 p.m. Thursday - North CR 350W, 800 feet south of West U.S. 30, Warsaw. Van hit REMC utility pole and tree. Driver: Ofelia De La Luz, 31, South CR 325E, Pierceton. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 3:45 p.m. Thursday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Kelly L. Keeling, 31, North Old Farm Road, Warsaw; Maria R. Nunez, 35, Rivercrest Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 4:40 p.m. Thursday - 1140 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Philip W. Barley, 73, South Freedom Parkway, Winona Lake; Sayuri B. Serafin, 22, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 5:42 p.m. Thursday - South Ind. 15, 2,000 feet north of West CR 1300S, Silver Lake. Van hit deer. Driver: Michelle L. McCoige, 29, West Hughes Drive, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 7:34 p.m. Thursday - 848 E. Smith St., Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Neena A. Burgher, 34, Pheasant Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 9:43 p.m. Thursday - South Ind. 25, 100 feet east of South CR 550W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Breanna M. Newman, 24, North Whittenberger Street, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 11:06 p.m. Thursday - CR 325, 80 feet south of Old 30, Warsaw. SUV hit guardrail. Driver: Edward J. Hartman, 53, South East Ridge Place, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Pierceton Police Department investigated.

• 7:12 a.m. Friday - East U.S. 30, 500 feet east of South CR 325E, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Lucas S. Steinke, 24, Columbia City. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.



Incidents

• 8:14 a.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 3600 block of North Ind. 19, Etna Green. KCSO.

• 3:23 p.m. Thursday - A mental health evaluation was requested in the 500 block of North Bay Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6:02 p.m. Thursday - A 911 hang up was reported in the 12000 block of North Sir Gallahad Place, Cromwell. KCSO.

• 9:25 a.m. Friday - Felony battery with moderate bodily injury was reported in the 1400 block of North Long Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.



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