Public Occurrences 04.06.22

May 5, 2022 at 10:08 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3 p.m. Wednesday - Joshua David Lennox, 28, South Bend, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.

• 3:17 p.m. Wednesday - Whitney G. Montgomery, 34, of 500 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.

• 5:46 p.m. Wednesday - Anjum Yakub Dada, 69, of 8162 E. Sunrise Drive, Syracuse, arrested for felony battery committed with a deadly weapon, leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury and intimidation. No bond set.

• 9:05 p.m. Wednesday - Derek Jacob Flenner, 29, of 6 Ind. 25, Mentone, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle, driving while suspended with a prior suspension and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. No bond set.

• 10:23 p.m. Wednesday - Abraham B. Smith, 48, of 10730 S. Ind. 5, South Whitley, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 9:22 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of South Buffalo and East Prairie streets, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Harry D. Melton, 58, Morrow, Ohio; Jennifer M. Konkle, 43, East CR 225S, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:33 p.m. Wednesday - 1800 E. Center St., Warsaw. Pickup hit pole. Driver: Jeffrey T. Webber, 54, East CR 450S, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 5:55 p.m. Wednesday - 532 S. Main St., Etna Green. Car hit pole. Driver: Stella Hollingsworth, 56, East Huntington Street, North Webster. Damage: $750-$1,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 10:37 p.m. Wednesday - East Pierceton Road, 400 feet east of South CR 500E, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Wesley T. Perkins, 44, Peachtree Lane, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.



Incidents

• 2:52 p.m. Wednesday - A runaway was reported in the 3300 block of Old Colony Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:26 p.m. Wednesday - Forgery was reported in the 100 block of Capital Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:30 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia in the 500 block of East Main Street, Mentone. Mentone Police Department investigated.

• 6:12 p.m. Wednesday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 200 block of East CR 575N, Leesburg. KCSO.

• 10:46 a.m. Thursday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 300 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3 p.m. Wednesday - Joshua David Lennox, 28, South Bend, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.

• 3:17 p.m. Wednesday - Whitney G. Montgomery, 34, of 500 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.

• 5:46 p.m. Wednesday - Anjum Yakub Dada, 69, of 8162 E. Sunrise Drive, Syracuse, arrested for felony battery committed with a deadly weapon, leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury and intimidation. No bond set.

• 9:05 p.m. Wednesday - Derek Jacob Flenner, 29, of 6 Ind. 25, Mentone, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle, driving while suspended with a prior suspension and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. No bond set.

• 10:23 p.m. Wednesday - Abraham B. Smith, 48, of 10730 S. Ind. 5, South Whitley, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 9:22 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of South Buffalo and East Prairie streets, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Harry D. Melton, 58, Morrow, Ohio; Jennifer M. Konkle, 43, East CR 225S, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:33 p.m. Wednesday - 1800 E. Center St., Warsaw. Pickup hit pole. Driver: Jeffrey T. Webber, 54, East CR 450S, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 5:55 p.m. Wednesday - 532 S. Main St., Etna Green. Car hit pole. Driver: Stella Hollingsworth, 56, East Huntington Street, North Webster. Damage: $750-$1,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 10:37 p.m. Wednesday - East Pierceton Road, 400 feet east of South CR 500E, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Wesley T. Perkins, 44, Peachtree Lane, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.



Incidents

• 2:52 p.m. Wednesday - A runaway was reported in the 3300 block of Old Colony Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:26 p.m. Wednesday - Forgery was reported in the 100 block of Capital Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:30 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia in the 500 block of East Main Street, Mentone. Mentone Police Department investigated.

• 6:12 p.m. Wednesday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 200 block of East CR 575N, Leesburg. KCSO.

• 10:46 a.m. Thursday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 300 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
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