Public Occurrences 03.08.22

March 7, 2022 at 11:00 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 9:49 a.m. Sunday - Samuel Jerome Bolton, 43, Winona Lake, arrested for intimidation and felony battery committed with a deadly weapon. No bond set.

• 8:40 p.m. Sunday - Michael Larry O’Connor, 75, of 602 W. Huntington St., North Webster, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 10 p.m. Sunday - Brian Lee Kern, 37, of 105 E. County Line Road, #3, Syracuse, arrested for theft with a prior conviction. Bond: $5,250.

• 10:21 p.m. Sunday - Juan Lopez, 19, of 2575 E. Center St., #204, Warsaw, arrested for being a minor consuming alcohol and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 10:51 p.m. Sunday - Michael Rivera, 21, of 114 W. Emeline St., Milford, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.

• 11:14 p.m. Sunday - Anneliese Carrie Porod, 29, Mishawaka, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 11:42 a.m. Monday - Travis Lee Pierce, 31, of 304 W. Hillside Drive, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear and felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 11:44 a.m. Monday - Greg Allen Nunez, 39, Bristol, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 6:31 a.m. Sunday - North CR 950W, 1,000 feet south of West CR 125N, Warsaw. SUV hit tree in roadway. Driver: Timothy L. Banghart, 61, South Ind. 19, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 2:56 p.m. Sunday - North Ind. 13, 3,000 feet south of East CR 150N, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Jeffrey L. Lantz, 66, EMS W30 Lane, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 4:49 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and East Main Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Jasmine P. Baker, 22, South Woodfield Trail, Warsaw; Angie M. Collins, 47, Meadow Lark Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 12:45 a.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 100 block of North Broadway Street, Mentone. KCSO.

• 1:57 a.m. Sunday - Domestic battery - simple assault was reported in the 200 block of Chamberlin Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:18 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for misdemeanor battery and intimidation in the 8100 block of South Packerton Road, Claypool. KCSO.

• 11:19 a.m. Sunday - A license plate was reported found in the 1900 block of Ironwood Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 4:40 p.m. Sunday - A domestic disturbance was reported in the 300 block of West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 5:59 p.m. Sunday - Intimidation was reported in the 300 block of Eisenhower Parkway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:49 p.m. Sunday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:49 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and being a minor consuming alcohol in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:22 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for theft with a prior conviction in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:39 a.m. Monday - An emergency detention was requested in the 4200 block of North Deer Run, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 8:01 a.m. Monday - A juvenile complaint was reported in the 300 block of Chamberlin Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 9:49 a.m. Sunday - Samuel Jerome Bolton, 43, Winona Lake, arrested for intimidation and felony battery committed with a deadly weapon. No bond set.

• 8:40 p.m. Sunday - Michael Larry O’Connor, 75, of 602 W. Huntington St., North Webster, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 10 p.m. Sunday - Brian Lee Kern, 37, of 105 E. County Line Road, #3, Syracuse, arrested for theft with a prior conviction. Bond: $5,250.

• 10:21 p.m. Sunday - Juan Lopez, 19, of 2575 E. Center St., #204, Warsaw, arrested for being a minor consuming alcohol and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 10:51 p.m. Sunday - Michael Rivera, 21, of 114 W. Emeline St., Milford, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.

• 11:14 p.m. Sunday - Anneliese Carrie Porod, 29, Mishawaka, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 11:42 a.m. Monday - Travis Lee Pierce, 31, of 304 W. Hillside Drive, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear and felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 11:44 a.m. Monday - Greg Allen Nunez, 39, Bristol, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 6:31 a.m. Sunday - North CR 950W, 1,000 feet south of West CR 125N, Warsaw. SUV hit tree in roadway. Driver: Timothy L. Banghart, 61, South Ind. 19, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 2:56 p.m. Sunday - North Ind. 13, 3,000 feet south of East CR 150N, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Jeffrey L. Lantz, 66, EMS W30 Lane, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 4:49 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and East Main Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Jasmine P. Baker, 22, South Woodfield Trail, Warsaw; Angie M. Collins, 47, Meadow Lark Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 12:45 a.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 100 block of North Broadway Street, Mentone. KCSO.

• 1:57 a.m. Sunday - Domestic battery - simple assault was reported in the 200 block of Chamberlin Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:18 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for misdemeanor battery and intimidation in the 8100 block of South Packerton Road, Claypool. KCSO.

• 11:19 a.m. Sunday - A license plate was reported found in the 1900 block of Ironwood Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 4:40 p.m. Sunday - A domestic disturbance was reported in the 300 block of West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 5:59 p.m. Sunday - Intimidation was reported in the 300 block of Eisenhower Parkway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:49 p.m. Sunday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:49 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and being a minor consuming alcohol in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:22 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for theft with a prior conviction in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:39 a.m. Monday - An emergency detention was requested in the 4200 block of North Deer Run, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 8:01 a.m. Monday - A juvenile complaint was reported in the 300 block of Chamberlin Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
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