Public Occurrences 1.4.21

January 3, 2022 at 10:21 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 4:46 a.m. Sunday - Breanna Kaye Bontrager, 26, Goshen, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. No bond set.

• 5:22 p.m. Sunday - Kimberley Jo Watkins, 35, of 8843 E. Crow Road, Syracuse, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $10,250.

• 8:14 p.m. Sunday - Courtney Irene Pruitt, 22, of 1822 N. Brook Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation and on a warrant service. No bond set.

• 8:16 p.m. Sunday - Kelsea Leigh Carver, 25, of 11918 N. Sir Gallahad Place, Cromwell, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. No bond set.

• 7:11 a.m. Monday - John Charles Bradley IV, 36, of Topeka, Ind., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior. Bond: $500.

• 11:17 a.m. Monday - Arlin Jon Miller, 22, of Topeka, Ind., arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. No bond set.

Personal Injury

Accidents

• 12:55 a.m. Sunday - South Ind. 15, 300 feet south of West CR 800S, Claypool. Car left roadway and overturned. Driver: John I. Jones, 17, South CR 600E, North Manchester. Injury: Jones had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 6:14 a.m. Sunday - East CR 200N, 430 feet east of Husky Trail, Warsaw. Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Ashlynn L. Prater, 21, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 8:46 p.m. Sunday - South CR 600W, 600 feet south of South Ind. 25, Mentone. Car went into ditch and rolled over. Driver: October S. Rasmussen, 41, North Poplar Street, Silver Lake. Injury: Passengers Samantha S. Slone, 18, Columbia City, complained of neck pain; and Lanti H. Stump, 40, West Osprey Drive, Mentone, complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 5:47 p.m. Saturday - South CR 275E, 400 feet north of East CR 375S, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Thurman L. Eubank, 79, West 4th Street, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 9:08 p.m. Saturday - South Ind. 25, 1,000 feet north of West CR 250S, Warsaw. SUV hit tree. Driver: Adrian J. Kistner, 22, West Partridge Drive, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 10:34 p.m. Saturday - 881 N. Lake St., Warsaw. Car hit curb and tree. Driver: Alexa N. Mansfield, 19, Cardinal Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 8:48 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of Wooster Road and Kings Highway, Winona Lake. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: James A. Gilmer, 74, Pope Street, Winona Lake; Thomas R. Miller, 83, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 1:57 p.m. Sunday - North Ind. 15, 200 feet south of Gilliam Drive, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Stanley A. Stutzman, 71, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Charles L. Bailey, 56, West CR 1275S, Akron. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 5:50 p.m. Sunday - East CR 1400N, 1,000 feet east of North Warner Road, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Deborah M. Miller, 68, South County Line Road, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 6:05 p.m. Sunday - East CR 200N, 200 feet east of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. SUV went through fence and rolled over onto its top. Driver: Thor O. Janda, 17, West CR 800W, Larwill. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 12:35 a.m. Monday - East Pierceton Road, 300 feet west of East Washington Road, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Justine Megething, 55, Oldfather Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents

• 12:05 a.m. Saturday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 400 block of East CR 350N, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 2:22 a.m. Saturday - A welfare check was requested in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:22 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 4:09 a.m. Saturday - A welfare check was requested in the 9900 block of West CR 800S, Claypool. KCSO.

• 3:44 p.m. Saturday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6 p.m. Saturday - Merchandise was reported stolen from Walmart in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:50 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 8900 block of East CR 350N, Pierceton. KCSO.

• 12:19 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for disorderly conduct in the 500 block of Meadow View Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 2:55 a.m. Sunday - Aggravated battery was reported in the 7400 block of East CR 400N, Leesburg. KCSO.

• 6:52 p.m. Sunday - Violation of a protection order was reported in the 800 block of North Side Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:13 p.m. Sunday - Domestic battery was reported in the 1600 block of East Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:08 p.m. Sunday - False informing was reported in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:08 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and false informing in the 800 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:18 p.m. Sunday - A person was reported missing in the 2100 block of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:07 a.m. Monday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 600 block of South Main Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 4:46 a.m. Sunday - Breanna Kaye Bontrager, 26, Goshen, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. No bond set.

• 5:22 p.m. Sunday - Kimberley Jo Watkins, 35, of 8843 E. Crow Road, Syracuse, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $10,250.

• 8:14 p.m. Sunday - Courtney Irene Pruitt, 22, of 1822 N. Brook Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation and on a warrant service. No bond set.

• 8:16 p.m. Sunday - Kelsea Leigh Carver, 25, of 11918 N. Sir Gallahad Place, Cromwell, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. No bond set.

• 7:11 a.m. Monday - John Charles Bradley IV, 36, of Topeka, Ind., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior. Bond: $500.

• 11:17 a.m. Monday - Arlin Jon Miller, 22, of Topeka, Ind., arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. No bond set.

Personal Injury

Accidents

• 12:55 a.m. Sunday - South Ind. 15, 300 feet south of West CR 800S, Claypool. Car left roadway and overturned. Driver: John I. Jones, 17, South CR 600E, North Manchester. Injury: Jones had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 6:14 a.m. Sunday - East CR 200N, 430 feet east of Husky Trail, Warsaw. Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Ashlynn L. Prater, 21, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 8:46 p.m. Sunday - South CR 600W, 600 feet south of South Ind. 25, Mentone. Car went into ditch and rolled over. Driver: October S. Rasmussen, 41, North Poplar Street, Silver Lake. Injury: Passengers Samantha S. Slone, 18, Columbia City, complained of neck pain; and Lanti H. Stump, 40, West Osprey Drive, Mentone, complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 5:47 p.m. Saturday - South CR 275E, 400 feet north of East CR 375S, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Thurman L. Eubank, 79, West 4th Street, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 9:08 p.m. Saturday - South Ind. 25, 1,000 feet north of West CR 250S, Warsaw. SUV hit tree. Driver: Adrian J. Kistner, 22, West Partridge Drive, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 10:34 p.m. Saturday - 881 N. Lake St., Warsaw. Car hit curb and tree. Driver: Alexa N. Mansfield, 19, Cardinal Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 8:48 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of Wooster Road and Kings Highway, Winona Lake. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: James A. Gilmer, 74, Pope Street, Winona Lake; Thomas R. Miller, 83, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 1:57 p.m. Sunday - North Ind. 15, 200 feet south of Gilliam Drive, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Stanley A. Stutzman, 71, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Charles L. Bailey, 56, West CR 1275S, Akron. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 5:50 p.m. Sunday - East CR 1400N, 1,000 feet east of North Warner Road, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Deborah M. Miller, 68, South County Line Road, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 6:05 p.m. Sunday - East CR 200N, 200 feet east of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. SUV went through fence and rolled over onto its top. Driver: Thor O. Janda, 17, West CR 800W, Larwill. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 12:35 a.m. Monday - East Pierceton Road, 300 feet west of East Washington Road, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Justine Megething, 55, Oldfather Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents

• 12:05 a.m. Saturday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 400 block of East CR 350N, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 2:22 a.m. Saturday - A welfare check was requested in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:22 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 4:09 a.m. Saturday - A welfare check was requested in the 9900 block of West CR 800S, Claypool. KCSO.

• 3:44 p.m. Saturday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6 p.m. Saturday - Merchandise was reported stolen from Walmart in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:50 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 8900 block of East CR 350N, Pierceton. KCSO.

• 12:19 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for disorderly conduct in the 500 block of Meadow View Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 2:55 a.m. Sunday - Aggravated battery was reported in the 7400 block of East CR 400N, Leesburg. KCSO.

• 6:52 p.m. Sunday - Violation of a protection order was reported in the 800 block of North Side Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:13 p.m. Sunday - Domestic battery was reported in the 1600 block of East Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:08 p.m. Sunday - False informing was reported in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:08 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and false informing in the 800 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:18 p.m. Sunday - A person was reported missing in the 2100 block of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:07 a.m. Monday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 600 block of South Main Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.



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