Public Occurrences 10.28.21

October 27, 2021 at 9:12 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 8:47 a.m. Tuesday - Randy Walgamuth, 61, homeless, arrested for arson. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:05 p.m. Tuesday - Jose Miguel Tepo, 19, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #76, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $400.

• 5:27 p.m. Tuesday - Ryan Keith Kirksey, 38, Merrillville, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 5:57 p.m. Tuesday - Olivia Agnes Alka Lour Morrow, 20, of 520 S. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and strangulation. No bond set.

• 6:09 p.m. Tuesday - Malcolm Dupree Steward, 24, of 520 S. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16, confinement and interfering in the reporting of a crime. No bond set.

• 9:08 p.m. Tuesday - James Michael Petty, 40, of 14646 E. CR 125S, Akron, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 1:23 a.m. Wednesday - Timothy Ray Ruggles, 48, of 223 W. Jefferson St., Warsaw, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 6:06 a.m. Tuesday - South Main Street, 50 feet south of West Section Street, Claypool. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Nicholas W. McMillan, 29, South Main Street, Claypool; Ashley N. Carson, 33, South Graceland Avenue, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 6:51 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 200W, 800 feet south of West CR 500N, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Maria G. Rico, 48, North CR 200W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 9:01 a.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 15, 1,500 feet south of West CR 300S, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Lily F. Lozier, 18, East Walnut Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 11:09 a.m. Tuesday - East CR 1000N, 100 feet west of East Hatchery Road, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Alexander Ioannou, 39, North Turkey Creek Road, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 2:12 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East Market Street and Argonne Road, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Dianne L. Carmichael, 78, EMS B40A Lane, Leesburg; Paula S. Moore, 52, South Hawthorne Court, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:53 p.m. Tuesday - 100 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Robert G. Hamilton, 53, South Henry Street, Milford; Leveda R. Bird, 55, Sunflower Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 5:49 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East Center and South Cleveland streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Mitchell L. Rader, 63, Yvonna Street, Leesburg; Keith E. Bruce, 46, William Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 8:04 p.m. Tuesday - West Crystal Lake Road, 1,000 feet west of South Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Van hit deer. Driver: Dakota S. McNees, 28, East CR 100N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 9:51 p.m. Tuesday - West Old 30, 500 feet east of North CR 520W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Emma A. Wennerstrom, 41, Plymouth. Damage: $2,500-$5,000.KCSO.

• 5:24 a.m. Wednesday - North CR 800W, 1,000 feet south of West CR 750N, Nappanee. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Wilfred W. Anglin, 59, North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.



Incidents

• 8:06 a.m. Tuesday - An arson was reported at a construction site where a fire burned a 3-foot diameter hole into the floor of a building being constructed in the 900 block of South Logan Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:03 p.m. Tuesday - Littering was reported in the 9100 block of East Old 30, Pierceton. KCSO.

• 2:30 p.m. Tuesday - Money was reported stolen in the 200 block of South East Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 3:53 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle without financial responsibility in the 100 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:54 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 in the 500 block of South Columbia Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:54 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for confinement, domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and interfering in the reporting of a crime in the 500 block of South Columbia Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:02 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for theft and unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle in the 2400 block of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:53 a.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1800 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 8:47 a.m. Tuesday - Randy Walgamuth, 61, homeless, arrested for arson. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:05 p.m. Tuesday - Jose Miguel Tepo, 19, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #76, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $400.

• 5:27 p.m. Tuesday - Ryan Keith Kirksey, 38, Merrillville, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 5:57 p.m. Tuesday - Olivia Agnes Alka Lour Morrow, 20, of 520 S. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and strangulation. No bond set.

• 6:09 p.m. Tuesday - Malcolm Dupree Steward, 24, of 520 S. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16, confinement and interfering in the reporting of a crime. No bond set.

• 9:08 p.m. Tuesday - James Michael Petty, 40, of 14646 E. CR 125S, Akron, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 1:23 a.m. Wednesday - Timothy Ray Ruggles, 48, of 223 W. Jefferson St., Warsaw, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 6:06 a.m. Tuesday - South Main Street, 50 feet south of West Section Street, Claypool. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Nicholas W. McMillan, 29, South Main Street, Claypool; Ashley N. Carson, 33, South Graceland Avenue, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 6:51 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 200W, 800 feet south of West CR 500N, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Maria G. Rico, 48, North CR 200W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 9:01 a.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 15, 1,500 feet south of West CR 300S, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Lily F. Lozier, 18, East Walnut Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 11:09 a.m. Tuesday - East CR 1000N, 100 feet west of East Hatchery Road, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Alexander Ioannou, 39, North Turkey Creek Road, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 2:12 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East Market Street and Argonne Road, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Dianne L. Carmichael, 78, EMS B40A Lane, Leesburg; Paula S. Moore, 52, South Hawthorne Court, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:53 p.m. Tuesday - 100 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Robert G. Hamilton, 53, South Henry Street, Milford; Leveda R. Bird, 55, Sunflower Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 5:49 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East Center and South Cleveland streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Mitchell L. Rader, 63, Yvonna Street, Leesburg; Keith E. Bruce, 46, William Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 8:04 p.m. Tuesday - West Crystal Lake Road, 1,000 feet west of South Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Van hit deer. Driver: Dakota S. McNees, 28, East CR 100N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 9:51 p.m. Tuesday - West Old 30, 500 feet east of North CR 520W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Emma A. Wennerstrom, 41, Plymouth. Damage: $2,500-$5,000.KCSO.

• 5:24 a.m. Wednesday - North CR 800W, 1,000 feet south of West CR 750N, Nappanee. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Wilfred W. Anglin, 59, North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.



Incidents

• 8:06 a.m. Tuesday - An arson was reported at a construction site where a fire burned a 3-foot diameter hole into the floor of a building being constructed in the 900 block of South Logan Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:03 p.m. Tuesday - Littering was reported in the 9100 block of East Old 30, Pierceton. KCSO.

• 2:30 p.m. Tuesday - Money was reported stolen in the 200 block of South East Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 3:53 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle without financial responsibility in the 100 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:54 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 in the 500 block of South Columbia Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:54 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for confinement, domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and interfering in the reporting of a crime in the 500 block of South Columbia Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:02 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for theft and unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle in the 2400 block of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:53 a.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1800 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
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