Public Occurrences 12.2.22

December 1, 2022 at 11:12 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 12:25 p.m. Wednesday - Cory Michael Neace, 24, Mishawaka, arrested for strangulation. Bond: $6,000.

• 2:24 p.m. Wednesday - Austin Tyler Leasure, 25, of 873 Carrington Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.

• 7:46 p.m. Wednesday - Tyler James Niles, 35, Kimmell, arrested for felony failure to appear and false informing. Bond: $600.

• 9:31 p.m. Wednesday - Devin William Murtaugh, 38, of 2598 Sandyview, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 3:49 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and South CR 325E, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Sue E. Carr, 59, East U.S. 30, Pierceton; Cynthia J. Gerard, 65, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Passenger in Gerard’s vehicle, Joseph Adams, 75, North Colfax Street, Warsaw, complained of shoulder/upper arm pain; passenger in Adams’ vehicle, 67, Maple Street, Winona Lake, complained of head pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 10:27 a.m. Wednesday - 1 Arnolt Drive, Pierceton. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Justin K. McCurdy, 29, Huntington. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Pierceton Police Department investigated.

• 1:54 p.m. Wednesday - East CR 2250S, 10 feet east of South Country Club Road, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Nicholas C. Joyner, 63, Country Club Drive, Warsaw; Brian S. Hollenbaugh, 54, Columbia City. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.

• 6:37 p.m. Wednesday - 1200 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Jeffrey L. Barnhart, 69, Carmel. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 7:07 p.m. Wednesday - A domestic complaint was reported in the 200 block of North CR 175E, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 8:31 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 8800 block of East Backwater Road, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 9:29 p.m. Wednesday - A backpack was reported found in the 500 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:10 p.m. Thursday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 11600 block of North Candy Cane Lane, Cromwell. KCSO.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 12:25 p.m. Wednesday - Cory Michael Neace, 24, Mishawaka, arrested for strangulation. Bond: $6,000.

• 2:24 p.m. Wednesday - Austin Tyler Leasure, 25, of 873 Carrington Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.

• 7:46 p.m. Wednesday - Tyler James Niles, 35, Kimmell, arrested for felony failure to appear and false informing. Bond: $600.

• 9:31 p.m. Wednesday - Devin William Murtaugh, 38, of 2598 Sandyview, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 3:49 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and South CR 325E, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Sue E. Carr, 59, East U.S. 30, Pierceton; Cynthia J. Gerard, 65, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Passenger in Gerard’s vehicle, Joseph Adams, 75, North Colfax Street, Warsaw, complained of shoulder/upper arm pain; passenger in Adams’ vehicle, 67, Maple Street, Winona Lake, complained of head pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 10:27 a.m. Wednesday - 1 Arnolt Drive, Pierceton. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Justin K. McCurdy, 29, Huntington. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Pierceton Police Department investigated.

• 1:54 p.m. Wednesday - East CR 2250S, 10 feet east of South Country Club Road, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Nicholas C. Joyner, 63, Country Club Drive, Warsaw; Brian S. Hollenbaugh, 54, Columbia City. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.

• 6:37 p.m. Wednesday - 1200 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Jeffrey L. Barnhart, 69, Carmel. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 7:07 p.m. Wednesday - A domestic complaint was reported in the 200 block of North CR 175E, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 8:31 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 8800 block of East Backwater Road, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 9:29 p.m. Wednesday - A backpack was reported found in the 500 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:10 p.m. Thursday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 11600 block of North Candy Cane Lane, Cromwell. KCSO.
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