Public Occurrences 11.14.22

November 13, 2022 at 9:52 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 2:58 p.m. Friday - Vaishali Kharat, 49, of 1527 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery with moderate bodily injury. Bond: $6,000.

• 4:53 p.m. Friday - Kimberly Jo Brennaman, 39, of 609 S. Poplar Drive, Syracuse, arrested for a drug court violation. No bond listed.

• 7:27 p.m. Friday - Kathleen Lee Wellington, 51, of 227 S. East St., North Webster, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond listed.

• 9:57 p.m. Friday - Jonathan Kyle Henson, 27, of 1020 N. Branch St., Syracuse, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 2:59 a.m. Saturday - Lucas Craig Slager, 20, Kalamazoo, Mich., arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor and forgery. No bond set.

• 3:14 a.m. Saturday - Sarah Elaine McCluskey, 42, of 1825 Nye St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 4:07 a.m. Saturday - Calvin Michael Curiel, 19, Crown Point, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, consumption of alcohol by a minor and refusal to submit to a chemical test. No bond set.

• 1:59 p.m. Saturday - Tyler Robert Marcial, 27, of 1691 E. 13th Trail, Bourbon, arrested for possession of paraphernalia, possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle, possession of a schedule 1 controlled substance with enhancement, misdemeanor probation violation and visiting a common nuisance. No bond set.

• 5:27 p.m. Saturday - Floriberto Vega Aguirre, 25, of 1202 Wooster Road, lot 71, Winona lot, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.

• 7:45 p.m. Saturday - Merlin Jay Slabaugh, 21, of 205 S. Elm St., Etna Green, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. No bond set.

• 10:09 p.m. Saturday - Victor Santos, 58, Brooklyn, N.Y., arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated resulting in bodily injury and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $10,250.

• 12:47 a.m. Sunday - Kyle Lantz Hunt, 32, of 1388 S. CR 675W, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, driving while suspended with a prior suspension and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.

• 3:13 a.m. Sunday - Matheus Torres Amando, 25, Nashville, Tenn., arrested on two charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

Property Damage

Accident

• 5:43 a.m. Friday - Gilliam Drive South, 250 feet south of Gilliam Drive North, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Heather A. Brown, 38, Gilliam Drive South, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 6:15 a.m. Friday - West Ind. 14, 500 feet south of South County Farm Road, Silver Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Jason T. Kline, 35, North Ind. 19, Etna Green. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 7:06 a.m. Friday - North CR 175E, 100 feet south of EMS C24 Lane, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Holly K. Meyer, 47, East Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 1:01 p.m. Friday - West CR 100S, 500 feet east of South CR 775W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Brooke S. Espinoza, 30, West Jackson Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 8:10 p.m. Friday - West U.S. 30, 700 feet east of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Rodger L. Paseka, 62, Chestnut Road, Bourbon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 10:39 p.m. Friday - South Ind. 13, 200 feet south of East CR 150S, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Kevin M. Trump, 60, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 1:38 a.m. Saturday - West U.S. 30, 300 feet east of North CR 500W, Atwood. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Joe D. Stephens, 55, South CR 200W, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 1:46 p.m. Saturday - North Ind. 13, 500 feet north of East CR 1000N, North Webster. Van left roadway and went into ditch. Driver: Angela D. Shoemaker, 58, East CR 500N, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. North Webster Police Department investigated.

Incidents

• 3:39 p.m. Friday - Fraud was reported in the 200 block of North Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:15 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 600 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:21 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving a vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 100 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:13 a.m. Saturday - A bicycle was reported found in the 300 block of North Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:51 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, possession of paraphernalia and driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:48 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 300 block of Enterprise Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 2:58 p.m. Friday - Vaishali Kharat, 49, of 1527 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery with moderate bodily injury. Bond: $6,000.

• 4:53 p.m. Friday - Kimberly Jo Brennaman, 39, of 609 S. Poplar Drive, Syracuse, arrested for a drug court violation. No bond listed.

• 7:27 p.m. Friday - Kathleen Lee Wellington, 51, of 227 S. East St., North Webster, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond listed.

• 9:57 p.m. Friday - Jonathan Kyle Henson, 27, of 1020 N. Branch St., Syracuse, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 2:59 a.m. Saturday - Lucas Craig Slager, 20, Kalamazoo, Mich., arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor and forgery. No bond set.

• 3:14 a.m. Saturday - Sarah Elaine McCluskey, 42, of 1825 Nye St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 4:07 a.m. Saturday - Calvin Michael Curiel, 19, Crown Point, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, consumption of alcohol by a minor and refusal to submit to a chemical test. No bond set.

• 1:59 p.m. Saturday - Tyler Robert Marcial, 27, of 1691 E. 13th Trail, Bourbon, arrested for possession of paraphernalia, possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle, possession of a schedule 1 controlled substance with enhancement, misdemeanor probation violation and visiting a common nuisance. No bond set.

• 5:27 p.m. Saturday - Floriberto Vega Aguirre, 25, of 1202 Wooster Road, lot 71, Winona lot, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.

• 7:45 p.m. Saturday - Merlin Jay Slabaugh, 21, of 205 S. Elm St., Etna Green, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. No bond set.

• 10:09 p.m. Saturday - Victor Santos, 58, Brooklyn, N.Y., arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated resulting in bodily injury and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $10,250.

• 12:47 a.m. Sunday - Kyle Lantz Hunt, 32, of 1388 S. CR 675W, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, driving while suspended with a prior suspension and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.

• 3:13 a.m. Sunday - Matheus Torres Amando, 25, Nashville, Tenn., arrested on two charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

Property Damage

Accident

• 5:43 a.m. Friday - Gilliam Drive South, 250 feet south of Gilliam Drive North, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Heather A. Brown, 38, Gilliam Drive South, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 6:15 a.m. Friday - West Ind. 14, 500 feet south of South County Farm Road, Silver Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Jason T. Kline, 35, North Ind. 19, Etna Green. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 7:06 a.m. Friday - North CR 175E, 100 feet south of EMS C24 Lane, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Holly K. Meyer, 47, East Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 1:01 p.m. Friday - West CR 100S, 500 feet east of South CR 775W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Brooke S. Espinoza, 30, West Jackson Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 8:10 p.m. Friday - West U.S. 30, 700 feet east of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Rodger L. Paseka, 62, Chestnut Road, Bourbon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 10:39 p.m. Friday - South Ind. 13, 200 feet south of East CR 150S, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Kevin M. Trump, 60, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 1:38 a.m. Saturday - West U.S. 30, 300 feet east of North CR 500W, Atwood. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Joe D. Stephens, 55, South CR 200W, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 1:46 p.m. Saturday - North Ind. 13, 500 feet north of East CR 1000N, North Webster. Van left roadway and went into ditch. Driver: Angela D. Shoemaker, 58, East CR 500N, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. North Webster Police Department investigated.

Incidents

• 3:39 p.m. Friday - Fraud was reported in the 200 block of North Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:15 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 600 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:21 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving a vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 100 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:13 a.m. Saturday - A bicycle was reported found in the 300 block of North Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:51 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, possession of paraphernalia and driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:48 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 300 block of Enterprise Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
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