Public Occurrences 1.20.22

January 19, 2022 at 10:25 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 11:42 a.m. Tuesday - Joseph Scott Chaffins, 25, of 8991 E. CR 350N, Pierceton, arrested for aggravated battery. Bond: $20,250.

• 6:27 p.m. Tuesday - Gavin Marshall Davis, 22, of 1404 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 10:33 p.m. Tuesday - Chadd Leroy Shumaker, 39, of 113 S. Wood St., Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear, misdemeanor failure to appear, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia, confinement, domestic battery - simple assault and neglect of a dependent/child violations. No bond set.

• 2:35 a.m. Wednesday - Rebekah Marie Suetkamp, 33, Mishawaka, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 4:58 a.m. Wednesday - Christopher Taylor Tackett, 24, of 116 N. CR 300E, Warsaw, arrested for felony parole violations. No bond set.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 6:54 a.m. Tuesday - Packerton Road, 1,000 feet north of East CR 600S, Claypool. Car went into ditch. Driver: Jordan A. Wells, 26, West 4th Street, North Manchester. Injury: Wells complained of neck pain. Damage: $750-$1,000. Claypool Police Department investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 2:54 a.m. Tuesday - West CR 700S, 2,000 feet east of South CR 600W, Claypool. Car hit telephone box. Driver: Anthony B. Marcum, 30, South Ind. 25, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 5:02 a.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 15, 1,000 feet south of West Union Street, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Nathan E. Sell, 42, West CR 1000N, Roann. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 5:36 a.m. Tuesday - South Higbee Street, 20 feet south of West First Street, Milford. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Taylor W. Shields, 27, North CR 175E, Warsaw; Danielle M. Condit, 28, EMS B40 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 6:46 a.m. Tuesday - West Ind. 25, 2,000 feet east of South CR 700W, Burket. SUV hit deer. Driver: Mary F. Eakins, 29, South CR 900E, Pierceton. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 7:33 a.m. Tuesday - North Parker Street, 40 feet south of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. School bus-car collision. Drivers: Dorene L. Rasmussen, 72, South Warbler Lane, Warsaw; Ariel E. Rogers, 31, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 10:57 a.m. Sunday - An emergency detention was requested in the 1300 block of Mariners Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 11:16 a.m. Sunday - A theft was reported in the 600 block of East Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:10 p.m. Sunday - A natural death was investigated in the 1700 block of South West Point Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:12 p.m. Sunday - A drug overdose was reported in the 400 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:11 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 400 block of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:54 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, driving while suspended with a prior and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle in the 100 block of East Canal Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:59 p.m. Sunday - A natural death was investigated in the 200 block of North Brown Lane, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 6:04 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 100 block of North McKinley Street, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 10:20 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 1400 block of South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 4:26 a.m. Monday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1600 block of West Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:42 a.m. Monday - An accident was reported in the 6600 block of East South Barbee Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 9:30 a.m. Tuesday - A traffic accident was reported in the 5900 block of South Packerton Road, Warsaw. CPD.

• Noon Tuesday - An emergency detention was requested in the 1100 block of Brubaker Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:34 p.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop occurred for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1000 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:33 p.m. Tuesday - A foreign warrant was served in the 200 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 4 a.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 100 block of West Waubee Road, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 11:42 a.m. Tuesday - Joseph Scott Chaffins, 25, of 8991 E. CR 350N, Pierceton, arrested for aggravated battery. Bond: $20,250.

• 6:27 p.m. Tuesday - Gavin Marshall Davis, 22, of 1404 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 10:33 p.m. Tuesday - Chadd Leroy Shumaker, 39, of 113 S. Wood St., Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear, misdemeanor failure to appear, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia, confinement, domestic battery - simple assault and neglect of a dependent/child violations. No bond set.

• 2:35 a.m. Wednesday - Rebekah Marie Suetkamp, 33, Mishawaka, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 4:58 a.m. Wednesday - Christopher Taylor Tackett, 24, of 116 N. CR 300E, Warsaw, arrested for felony parole violations. No bond set.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 6:54 a.m. Tuesday - Packerton Road, 1,000 feet north of East CR 600S, Claypool. Car went into ditch. Driver: Jordan A. Wells, 26, West 4th Street, North Manchester. Injury: Wells complained of neck pain. Damage: $750-$1,000. Claypool Police Department investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 2:54 a.m. Tuesday - West CR 700S, 2,000 feet east of South CR 600W, Claypool. Car hit telephone box. Driver: Anthony B. Marcum, 30, South Ind. 25, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 5:02 a.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 15, 1,000 feet south of West Union Street, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Nathan E. Sell, 42, West CR 1000N, Roann. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 5:36 a.m. Tuesday - South Higbee Street, 20 feet south of West First Street, Milford. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Taylor W. Shields, 27, North CR 175E, Warsaw; Danielle M. Condit, 28, EMS B40 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 6:46 a.m. Tuesday - West Ind. 25, 2,000 feet east of South CR 700W, Burket. SUV hit deer. Driver: Mary F. Eakins, 29, South CR 900E, Pierceton. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 7:33 a.m. Tuesday - North Parker Street, 40 feet south of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. School bus-car collision. Drivers: Dorene L. Rasmussen, 72, South Warbler Lane, Warsaw; Ariel E. Rogers, 31, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 10:57 a.m. Sunday - An emergency detention was requested in the 1300 block of Mariners Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 11:16 a.m. Sunday - A theft was reported in the 600 block of East Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:10 p.m. Sunday - A natural death was investigated in the 1700 block of South West Point Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:12 p.m. Sunday - A drug overdose was reported in the 400 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:11 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 400 block of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:54 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, driving while suspended with a prior and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle in the 100 block of East Canal Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:59 p.m. Sunday - A natural death was investigated in the 200 block of North Brown Lane, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 6:04 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 100 block of North McKinley Street, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 10:20 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 1400 block of South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 4:26 a.m. Monday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1600 block of West Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:42 a.m. Monday - An accident was reported in the 6600 block of East South Barbee Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 9:30 a.m. Tuesday - A traffic accident was reported in the 5900 block of South Packerton Road, Warsaw. CPD.

• Noon Tuesday - An emergency detention was requested in the 1100 block of Brubaker Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:34 p.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop occurred for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1000 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:33 p.m. Tuesday - A foreign warrant was served in the 200 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 4 a.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 100 block of West Waubee Road, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.



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