Public Occurrences 07.11.22

July 10, 2022 at 9:11 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 8:48 p.m. Friday - Benjamin Edward Seramur, 31, Hebron, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 9:05 p.m. Friday - Jose Luis Vega, 28, of 519 N. Park Ave., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250.

• 9:36 p.m. Friday - Homer Ray Moracle III, 54, Kendallville, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 9:44 p.m. Friday - Cassandra Sue Schnitz, 34, of 906 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 9:45 p.m. Friday - Aubrey Ann Coy, 43, of 4865 E. CR 1000N, Syracuse, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.

• 10:52 p.m. Friday - Tasha Marie Bratten, 33, Elkhart, arrested for public intoxication by drug and resisting law enforcement. No bond set.

• 10:59 p.m. Friday - John Howard Wayne Heckaman, 48, of 12180 N. Creek Bend Lane, Milford, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.

• 3:31 a.m. Saturday - Eduardo Borrero Cintron, 33, of 4305 Kuder Lane, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. No bond set.

• 12:13 p.m. Saturday - William Lewis Vining, 40, Claypool, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond listed.

• 6:51 p.m. Saturday - Devan Mikel Landry, 21, of 206 S. First St., Pierceton, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.

• 9:20 p.m. Saturday - Jacob N. Goble, 20, of 310 Boys City Drive, Winona Lake, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 9:37 p.m. Saturday - Daniel Thomas Kern, 50, of 2610 E. Patterson Road, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension and misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 12:12 a.m. Sunday - Seth James Deamaral, 30, of 9374 E. Backwater Road, North Webster, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $5,250.

• 12:39 a.m. Sunday - Richard Scott Whittenberger, 33, of 1129 N. Hartzler St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery with moderate bodily injury. Bond: $5,250.

• 1:16 a.m. Sunday - Anthony Jay Searfoss, 22, of 4211 S. Scott Road, Claypool, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.

• 2:07 a.m. Sunday - Alejandro Sklyer Fuentes, 23, of 324 Sophie Lane, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 2:31 p.m. Friday - South CR 300E, 1,200 feet south of Ind. 14, Claypool. SUV went into ditch and hit KREMC utility pole and two mailboxes. Driver: Kelly L. Keeling, 32, North Old Farm Road, Warsaw. Injury: Keeling complained of back pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Claypool Police Department investigated.

• 9:45 p.m. Saturday - West CR 200N, 2,000 feet west of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Motorcycle-SUV collision. Drivers: Jeremy L. Ison, 48, East Eel River Road, North Manchester; Merla M. Smith, 73, West CR 200N, Warsaw. Injury: Ison had minor bleeding to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Incidents

• 1:28 p.m. Friday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 4000 block of North Old Port Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 5:35 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm in the 2400 block of West CR 250S, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 6:11 p.m. Friday - A license was reported stolen in the 2400 block of West CR 250S, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:34 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior in the 100 block of East Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 9:11 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 900 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:09 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for public intoxication by drugs and resisting law enforcement in the 600 block of East Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:20 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1100 block of Executive Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:35 p.m. Saturday - A washing machine was reported stolen in the 7400 block of East CR 400N, Leesburg. KCSO.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 8:48 p.m. Friday - Benjamin Edward Seramur, 31, Hebron, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 9:05 p.m. Friday - Jose Luis Vega, 28, of 519 N. Park Ave., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250.

• 9:36 p.m. Friday - Homer Ray Moracle III, 54, Kendallville, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 9:44 p.m. Friday - Cassandra Sue Schnitz, 34, of 906 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 9:45 p.m. Friday - Aubrey Ann Coy, 43, of 4865 E. CR 1000N, Syracuse, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.

• 10:52 p.m. Friday - Tasha Marie Bratten, 33, Elkhart, arrested for public intoxication by drug and resisting law enforcement. No bond set.

• 10:59 p.m. Friday - John Howard Wayne Heckaman, 48, of 12180 N. Creek Bend Lane, Milford, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.

• 3:31 a.m. Saturday - Eduardo Borrero Cintron, 33, of 4305 Kuder Lane, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. No bond set.

• 12:13 p.m. Saturday - William Lewis Vining, 40, Claypool, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond listed.

• 6:51 p.m. Saturday - Devan Mikel Landry, 21, of 206 S. First St., Pierceton, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.

• 9:20 p.m. Saturday - Jacob N. Goble, 20, of 310 Boys City Drive, Winona Lake, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 9:37 p.m. Saturday - Daniel Thomas Kern, 50, of 2610 E. Patterson Road, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension and misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 12:12 a.m. Sunday - Seth James Deamaral, 30, of 9374 E. Backwater Road, North Webster, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $5,250.

• 12:39 a.m. Sunday - Richard Scott Whittenberger, 33, of 1129 N. Hartzler St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery with moderate bodily injury. Bond: $5,250.

• 1:16 a.m. Sunday - Anthony Jay Searfoss, 22, of 4211 S. Scott Road, Claypool, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.

• 2:07 a.m. Sunday - Alejandro Sklyer Fuentes, 23, of 324 Sophie Lane, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 2:31 p.m. Friday - South CR 300E, 1,200 feet south of Ind. 14, Claypool. SUV went into ditch and hit KREMC utility pole and two mailboxes. Driver: Kelly L. Keeling, 32, North Old Farm Road, Warsaw. Injury: Keeling complained of back pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Claypool Police Department investigated.

• 9:45 p.m. Saturday - West CR 200N, 2,000 feet west of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Motorcycle-SUV collision. Drivers: Jeremy L. Ison, 48, East Eel River Road, North Manchester; Merla M. Smith, 73, West CR 200N, Warsaw. Injury: Ison had minor bleeding to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Incidents

• 1:28 p.m. Friday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 4000 block of North Old Port Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 5:35 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm in the 2400 block of West CR 250S, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 6:11 p.m. Friday - A license was reported stolen in the 2400 block of West CR 250S, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:34 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior in the 100 block of East Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 9:11 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 900 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:09 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for public intoxication by drugs and resisting law enforcement in the 600 block of East Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:20 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1100 block of Executive Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:35 p.m. Saturday - A washing machine was reported stolen in the 7400 block of East CR 400N, Leesburg. KCSO.
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