Public Occurrences 10.30.21

October 29, 2021 at 10:14 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:40 p.m. Thursday - Crystal D. Butler, 44, of 105 S. James St., Milford, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $20,250.

• 3 p.m. Thursday - Justin David Maike, 39, South Bend, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 3 p.m. Thursday - Brittany Nichole Lay, 34, South Bend, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 3:54 p.m. Thursday - Blake Lance Hughes, 31, of 1616 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear infraction. Bond: $500.

• 5 p.m. Thursday - Michael Ryan Nelson, 34, Rochester, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear, possession of methamphetamine and felony parole violation. No bond set.

• 6:58 p.m. Thursday - Christopher Niles, 19, of 1014 N. Huntington St., Syracuse, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $500.

• 7:07 p.m. Thursday - Mona L. Obando, 56, of 1014 N. Huntington St., Syracuse, arrested for dealing cocaine or a narcotic drug. Bond: $25,250.

• 7:48 p.m. Thursday - Javier Garza, 26, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #111, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle with a controlled substance - serious bodily injury. Bond: $10,250.

• 7:55 p.m. Thursday - Scott Eugene Walter, 47, of 597 S. Old Ind. 13, #13, Pierceton, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $15,250.

• 9:45 p.m Thursday - Morgan Shepherd, 26, of 1 EMS B37 Lane, #83, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $15,250.

• 10:58 p.m. Thursday - Benjamin Paul Adams, 44, of 504 E. Main St., Silver Lake, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior. Bond: $5,000.

• 10:27 a.m. Friday - Joshua David Lennox, 27, South Bend, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $5,250.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 7:56 a.m. Thursday - West Crystal Lake Road, 1,200 feet west of South CR 400W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Kaitlin R. Neese, 19, West CR 100S, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 8:05 a.m. Thursday - Lake City Highway, 250 feet of East Old 30, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Breon M. Jones, 33, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw; Ashley N. Archer, 33, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 11:07 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 800W and West Old 30, Atwood. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Noe Rodriguez-Pacheco, 44, Palatine, Ill.; Jordan S. Mills, 29, North CR 300W, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 3:01 p.m. Thursday - North Ind. 13, 45 feet south of East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Car-van collision. Drivers: Charles L. Barth, 64, North CR 950E, North Webster; Miranda L. Zorn, 40, East Huntington Street, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 6:59 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Main and North Cook streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Crystal L. White, 59, West CR 300S, Warsaw; Kendall L. Aguillon, 22, North Park Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: Under $750. WPD.

• 7:47 a.m. Friday - Intersection of Lake City Highway and Center Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Johny E. Frame, 71, West CR 100S, Warsaw; Jeoffrey M. Haertle, 56, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 9:55 a.m. Friday - Intersection of East Winona and South Maple avenues, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Virginia C. Schuh, 83, South Meadow Drive, Warsaw; Jassen R. Snodgrass, 44, West CR 650N, Pierceton. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 12:13 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 100 block of East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. KCSO.

• 12:39 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for resisting a law enforcement officer - fleeing on foot and on a warrant in the 3900 block of East CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:53 a.m. Thursday - A possible drug overdose was reported in the 9800 block of North American Way, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 12:21 p.m. Thursday - Reckless driving was reported in the 3400 block of South County Farm Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 2:56 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 2300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6:44 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 300 block of East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 8 a.m. Friday - A juvenile complaint was reported in the 400 block of South Union Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:59 a.m. Friday - Theft of a firearm was reported in the 400 block of West Porter Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:22 a.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 1200 block of Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:40 p.m. Thursday - Crystal D. Butler, 44, of 105 S. James St., Milford, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $20,250.

• 3 p.m. Thursday - Justin David Maike, 39, South Bend, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 3 p.m. Thursday - Brittany Nichole Lay, 34, South Bend, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 3:54 p.m. Thursday - Blake Lance Hughes, 31, of 1616 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear infraction. Bond: $500.

• 5 p.m. Thursday - Michael Ryan Nelson, 34, Rochester, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear, possession of methamphetamine and felony parole violation. No bond set.

• 6:58 p.m. Thursday - Christopher Niles, 19, of 1014 N. Huntington St., Syracuse, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $500.

• 7:07 p.m. Thursday - Mona L. Obando, 56, of 1014 N. Huntington St., Syracuse, arrested for dealing cocaine or a narcotic drug. Bond: $25,250.

• 7:48 p.m. Thursday - Javier Garza, 26, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #111, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle with a controlled substance - serious bodily injury. Bond: $10,250.

• 7:55 p.m. Thursday - Scott Eugene Walter, 47, of 597 S. Old Ind. 13, #13, Pierceton, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $15,250.

• 9:45 p.m Thursday - Morgan Shepherd, 26, of 1 EMS B37 Lane, #83, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $15,250.

• 10:58 p.m. Thursday - Benjamin Paul Adams, 44, of 504 E. Main St., Silver Lake, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior. Bond: $5,000.

• 10:27 a.m. Friday - Joshua David Lennox, 27, South Bend, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $5,250.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 7:56 a.m. Thursday - West Crystal Lake Road, 1,200 feet west of South CR 400W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Kaitlin R. Neese, 19, West CR 100S, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 8:05 a.m. Thursday - Lake City Highway, 250 feet of East Old 30, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Breon M. Jones, 33, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw; Ashley N. Archer, 33, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 11:07 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 800W and West Old 30, Atwood. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Noe Rodriguez-Pacheco, 44, Palatine, Ill.; Jordan S. Mills, 29, North CR 300W, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 3:01 p.m. Thursday - North Ind. 13, 45 feet south of East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Car-van collision. Drivers: Charles L. Barth, 64, North CR 950E, North Webster; Miranda L. Zorn, 40, East Huntington Street, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 6:59 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Main and North Cook streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Crystal L. White, 59, West CR 300S, Warsaw; Kendall L. Aguillon, 22, North Park Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: Under $750. WPD.

• 7:47 a.m. Friday - Intersection of Lake City Highway and Center Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Johny E. Frame, 71, West CR 100S, Warsaw; Jeoffrey M. Haertle, 56, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 9:55 a.m. Friday - Intersection of East Winona and South Maple avenues, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Virginia C. Schuh, 83, South Meadow Drive, Warsaw; Jassen R. Snodgrass, 44, West CR 650N, Pierceton. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 12:13 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 100 block of East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. KCSO.

• 12:39 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for resisting a law enforcement officer - fleeing on foot and on a warrant in the 3900 block of East CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:53 a.m. Thursday - A possible drug overdose was reported in the 9800 block of North American Way, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 12:21 p.m. Thursday - Reckless driving was reported in the 3400 block of South County Farm Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 2:56 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 2300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6:44 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 300 block of East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 8 a.m. Friday - A juvenile complaint was reported in the 400 block of South Union Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:59 a.m. Friday - Theft of a firearm was reported in the 400 block of West Porter Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:22 a.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 1200 block of Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.



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