Public Occurrences 10.18.21

October 17, 2021 at 8:49 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:05 p.m. Friday - Jonathan Michael Stump, 26, of 107 EMS W30 Lane, North Webster, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $15,250.

• 4:50 p.m. Friday - Thomas Ray Pickerill, 50, of 8280 E. U.S. 99, Pierceton, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 5:33 p.m. Friday - Randy Walgamuth, 61, of 622 E. Elsmore, Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 12:36 a.m. Saturday - Dalton Ray Fugate, 26, Kendallville, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and intimidation. No bond set.

• 4:23 a.m. Saturday - Lisa Gayle Hall, 49, of 317 W. Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond listed.

• 11:24 p.m. Saturday - Timothy Ray Ruggles, 48, of 513 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 2:15 p.m. Saturday - Jusandra Patience Peace, 20, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.

• 2:34 p.m. Saturday - Kristin Lorraine Ruckman, 44, of 7800 W. Lincolnway, Larwill, arrested for forgery. Bond: $15,250.

• 5:14 p.m. Saturday - Jose Guadalupe Ramos, 53, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #21, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

• 6:03 p.m. Saturday - Amy Jeanette Geib, 41, of 309 S. High St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. No bond set.

• 6:07 p.m. Saturday - Amanda Rose Ramsey, 40, of 1415 Wooster Road, #D, Winona Lake, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 7:23 p.m. Saturday - Brian Keith Gatewood, 29, Rochester, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 9 p.m. Saturday - Kayla Elizabeth Wallen, 29, of 208 E. Pickwick Drive, Syracuse, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 11 p.m. Saturday - Bobby Franklin Dean Jr., 54, of 1822 N. Brook Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 12:08 a.m. Sunday - Timothy Wayne Hackworth, 32, of 1207 W. Main St., North Manchester, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. No bond set.

• 2:35 a.m. Sunday - Ian Nathaniel Cholewa, 21, Garden City, Mich., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 3:19 a.m. Sunday - Adolfo A. Contreras, 54, of 532 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 4:41 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 13, 35 feet south of Channel Street, North Webster. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Russell L. Runyon, 21, East CR 1100N, Syracuse; Bradley C. Brennaman, 32, North TK Way, North Webster. Injuries: Runyon complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain; a passenger in Brennaman’s vehicle, Ryder Carden, 6, North TK Way, North Webster, complained of neck pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 3:02 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West Fort Wayne and North Lake streets, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Jarrett E. Long, 21, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Kari E. Green, 40, West Prairie Street, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 5:03 p.m. Friday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle registered to Enterprise Leasing of Indianapolis, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Driver: Craig A. Wiley, 58, Turtle Bay Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



Incidents

• 4:39 a.m. Friday - A burglary in process was reported in the 4400 block of North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. KCSO.

• 1:48 p.m. Friday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 3100 block of East Wooster Road, Pierceton. KCSO.

• 2:27 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:06 p.m. Friday - Criminal trespass was reported in the 200 block of West Jefferson Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:50 p.m. Friday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 3700 block of West Old 30, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 12:25 a.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 500 block of Clinic Court, Warsaw. WPD.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:05 p.m. Friday - Jonathan Michael Stump, 26, of 107 EMS W30 Lane, North Webster, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $15,250.

• 4:50 p.m. Friday - Thomas Ray Pickerill, 50, of 8280 E. U.S. 99, Pierceton, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 5:33 p.m. Friday - Randy Walgamuth, 61, of 622 E. Elsmore, Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 12:36 a.m. Saturday - Dalton Ray Fugate, 26, Kendallville, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and intimidation. No bond set.

• 4:23 a.m. Saturday - Lisa Gayle Hall, 49, of 317 W. Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond listed.

• 11:24 p.m. Saturday - Timothy Ray Ruggles, 48, of 513 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 2:15 p.m. Saturday - Jusandra Patience Peace, 20, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.

• 2:34 p.m. Saturday - Kristin Lorraine Ruckman, 44, of 7800 W. Lincolnway, Larwill, arrested for forgery. Bond: $15,250.

• 5:14 p.m. Saturday - Jose Guadalupe Ramos, 53, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #21, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

• 6:03 p.m. Saturday - Amy Jeanette Geib, 41, of 309 S. High St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. No bond set.

• 6:07 p.m. Saturday - Amanda Rose Ramsey, 40, of 1415 Wooster Road, #D, Winona Lake, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 7:23 p.m. Saturday - Brian Keith Gatewood, 29, Rochester, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 9 p.m. Saturday - Kayla Elizabeth Wallen, 29, of 208 E. Pickwick Drive, Syracuse, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 11 p.m. Saturday - Bobby Franklin Dean Jr., 54, of 1822 N. Brook Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 12:08 a.m. Sunday - Timothy Wayne Hackworth, 32, of 1207 W. Main St., North Manchester, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. No bond set.

• 2:35 a.m. Sunday - Ian Nathaniel Cholewa, 21, Garden City, Mich., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 3:19 a.m. Sunday - Adolfo A. Contreras, 54, of 532 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 4:41 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 13, 35 feet south of Channel Street, North Webster. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Russell L. Runyon, 21, East CR 1100N, Syracuse; Bradley C. Brennaman, 32, North TK Way, North Webster. Injuries: Runyon complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain; a passenger in Brennaman’s vehicle, Ryder Carden, 6, North TK Way, North Webster, complained of neck pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 3:02 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West Fort Wayne and North Lake streets, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Jarrett E. Long, 21, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Kari E. Green, 40, West Prairie Street, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 5:03 p.m. Friday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle registered to Enterprise Leasing of Indianapolis, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Driver: Craig A. Wiley, 58, Turtle Bay Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



Incidents

• 4:39 a.m. Friday - A burglary in process was reported in the 4400 block of North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. KCSO.

• 1:48 p.m. Friday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 3100 block of East Wooster Road, Pierceton. KCSO.

• 2:27 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:06 p.m. Friday - Criminal trespass was reported in the 200 block of West Jefferson Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:50 p.m. Friday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 3700 block of West Old 30, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 12:25 a.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 500 block of Clinic Court, Warsaw. WPD.



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