Public Occurrences 07.18.22

July 17, 2022 at 8:44 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 11:37 a.m. Friday - Taylor Leanne Turcotte, 34, Elkhart, arrested for felony dealing in a controlled substance. No bond set.

• 11:47 a.m. Friday - Johnnie Lee Gipson IV, 20, Elkhart, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 2:36 p.m. Friday - Nicholas Najera Jr., 51, East Chicago, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $450.

• 1:43 a.m. Friday - Makayla Nicole Franklin, 23, Hammond, arrested for battery against a public official, resisting a law enforcement officer - fighting, disorderly conduct, possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug and false informing/reporting. No bond set.

• 12:39 a.m. Saturday - John Carlos Garcia Jr., 19, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #130, Warsaw, arrested for being a minor consuming alcohol and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 2:14 a.m. Saturday - Elliot A. Diaz, 46, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in body - first offense and refusal to submit to a chemical test. No bond set.

• 7:40 a.m. Saturday - Osvaldo Avendano, 32, of 1364 N. Copeland St., Warsaw, arrested on a civil matter. Bond: $3,200.

• 10:43 a.m. Saturday - Elyse Danae Adamson, 37, Marion, arrested for obstruction of justice. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:16 p.m. Saturday - Abel Luva Jimenez, 28, of 205 N. Broadway St., Mentone, arrested on two charges of operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,500.

• 8:40 p.m. Saturday - Cheyenne Pauline Miller, 30, of 600 E. CR 900S, Claypool, arrested for public intoxication by drugs. Bond: $400.

• 9:32 p.m. Saturday - Brittney Jocyln Marie Fultz, 26, South Bend, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.

• 11:58 p.m. Saturday - Taylor Michael Hall, 28, Fort Wayne, arrested for invasion of privacy and resisting a law enforcement officer - fighting. No bond set.

• 12:40 a.m. Sunday - James M. Bauer, 67, of 640 S. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for child molestation. Bond: $50,250.

• 12:42 a.m. Sunday - Ajay Turner Irwin, 19, of 4139 E. CR 1300N, Syracuse, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 1:19 a.m. Sunday - Joseph Jessop Beer, 47, Indianapolis, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 2:10 a.m. Sunday - Darian Leigh Green, 25, of 2904 E. Longspur Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.

• 2:37 a.m. Sunday - Shawn Dion Hale, 22, of 5808 W. Hummingbird Drive, Mentone, arrested for criminal recklessness. Bond: $5,250.

• 3:02 a.m. Sunday - Gary Lynn Fry, 21, Topeka, Ind., arrested for public intoxication by alcohol and criminal mischief. No bond set.

• 3:28 a.m. Sunday - Danielle Peyton Wiggs, 19, of 307 N. CR 175E, Warsaw, arrested for alcohol consumption by a minor. Bond: $450.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 2:04 p.m. Friday - South Ind. 13, 500 feet south of East Old 30, Warsaw. SUV went into ditch, hit utility pole and came to rest on its side. Driver: Michelle Wunder, 44, North CR 650E, Pierceton. Injury: Wunder complained of elbow/lower arm pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 2:26 p.m. Friday - West Ind. 25, 30 feet east of South Zimmer Road, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Mikaela J. Crate, 29, East Joshua Drive, Warsaw; Melinda S. Drang, 46, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Injury: Drang complained of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 1:34 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Kenneth R. Stanton, 51, North Grove Road, Milford; Porfirio M. Gomora, 40, East Wooster Road, Pierceton. Injuries: Stanton complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot; Gomora complained of head pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 1:14 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 7900 block of South Ind. 15, Claypool. Claypool Police Department investigated.

• 1:34 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 200 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 11:37 a.m. Friday - Taylor Leanne Turcotte, 34, Elkhart, arrested for felony dealing in a controlled substance. No bond set.

• 11:47 a.m. Friday - Johnnie Lee Gipson IV, 20, Elkhart, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 2:36 p.m. Friday - Nicholas Najera Jr., 51, East Chicago, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $450.

• 1:43 a.m. Friday - Makayla Nicole Franklin, 23, Hammond, arrested for battery against a public official, resisting a law enforcement officer - fighting, disorderly conduct, possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug and false informing/reporting. No bond set.

• 12:39 a.m. Saturday - John Carlos Garcia Jr., 19, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #130, Warsaw, arrested for being a minor consuming alcohol and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 2:14 a.m. Saturday - Elliot A. Diaz, 46, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in body - first offense and refusal to submit to a chemical test. No bond set.

• 7:40 a.m. Saturday - Osvaldo Avendano, 32, of 1364 N. Copeland St., Warsaw, arrested on a civil matter. Bond: $3,200.

• 10:43 a.m. Saturday - Elyse Danae Adamson, 37, Marion, arrested for obstruction of justice. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:16 p.m. Saturday - Abel Luva Jimenez, 28, of 205 N. Broadway St., Mentone, arrested on two charges of operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,500.

• 8:40 p.m. Saturday - Cheyenne Pauline Miller, 30, of 600 E. CR 900S, Claypool, arrested for public intoxication by drugs. Bond: $400.

• 9:32 p.m. Saturday - Brittney Jocyln Marie Fultz, 26, South Bend, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.

• 11:58 p.m. Saturday - Taylor Michael Hall, 28, Fort Wayne, arrested for invasion of privacy and resisting a law enforcement officer - fighting. No bond set.

• 12:40 a.m. Sunday - James M. Bauer, 67, of 640 S. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for child molestation. Bond: $50,250.

• 12:42 a.m. Sunday - Ajay Turner Irwin, 19, of 4139 E. CR 1300N, Syracuse, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 1:19 a.m. Sunday - Joseph Jessop Beer, 47, Indianapolis, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 2:10 a.m. Sunday - Darian Leigh Green, 25, of 2904 E. Longspur Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.

• 2:37 a.m. Sunday - Shawn Dion Hale, 22, of 5808 W. Hummingbird Drive, Mentone, arrested for criminal recklessness. Bond: $5,250.

• 3:02 a.m. Sunday - Gary Lynn Fry, 21, Topeka, Ind., arrested for public intoxication by alcohol and criminal mischief. No bond set.

• 3:28 a.m. Sunday - Danielle Peyton Wiggs, 19, of 307 N. CR 175E, Warsaw, arrested for alcohol consumption by a minor. Bond: $450.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 2:04 p.m. Friday - South Ind. 13, 500 feet south of East Old 30, Warsaw. SUV went into ditch, hit utility pole and came to rest on its side. Driver: Michelle Wunder, 44, North CR 650E, Pierceton. Injury: Wunder complained of elbow/lower arm pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 2:26 p.m. Friday - West Ind. 25, 30 feet east of South Zimmer Road, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Mikaela J. Crate, 29, East Joshua Drive, Warsaw; Melinda S. Drang, 46, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Injury: Drang complained of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 1:34 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Kenneth R. Stanton, 51, North Grove Road, Milford; Porfirio M. Gomora, 40, East Wooster Road, Pierceton. Injuries: Stanton complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot; Gomora complained of head pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 1:14 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 7900 block of South Ind. 15, Claypool. Claypool Police Department investigated.

• 1:34 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 200 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
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