Public Occurrences 10.31.22

October 30, 2022 at 8:48 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 4:26 p.m. Friday - Jerome Lee Vaughn White, 32, South Bend, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 4:54 p.m. Friday - Misty Renee Paige, 58, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, lot 71, Pierceton, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 8:56 p.m. Friday - Brian Alan Rhinesmith, 54, of 9803 N. Ind. 19, Nappanee, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. No bond set.

• 10:35 p.m. Friday - Danielle Marie Hughes, 31, of 14 EMS B61B Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and possession of hypodermic syringe or needle. No bond set.

• 2:29 a.m. Saturday - George Arther Mitchel Jr., 29, South Bend, arrested for dealing cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $25,250.

• 2:28 p.m. Saturday - Braelynn Givens, 24, Indianapolis, arrested for dealing cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $25,250.

• 4:24 a.m. Saturday - Omar F. Ponce, 18, of 711 Pam St., Warsaw, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $400.

• 4:38 p.m. Saturday - Mindy Sue Ditton, 46, of 116 N. CR 300E, Warsaw, arrested on two charges of felony probation violation. No bond set.

• 5:45 p.m. Saturday - Elijah Joe Kessens, 19, of 5209 N. CR 900E, North Webster, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 8:13 p.m. Saturday - Joshua Robert Gee, 21, of 7790 East Cherokee Road, Syracuse, arrested for invasion or privacy. Bond: $1,500.

• 9:46 p.m. Saturday - Mark Alan Cotton, 53, Marion, arrested for operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the body - first offense, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $600.

• 10:26 p.m. Saturday - Victor Cruz Amador, 39, of 829 E. Smith St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment. No bond set.

• 3:40 a.m. Sunday - Derek C. Gross, 41, of 1945 S. Meadow Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. No bond set.

• 5:50 a.m. Sunday - Stephanie Howe, 37, Indianapolis, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and dealing a controlled substance. No bond set.

1:58 p.m. Sunday - Richard Luke Woodward, 44, of 413 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery and interfering in the reporting of a crime. No bond set.

• 2:47 p.m. Sunday - Ashlee Nicole Moore, 32, of 420 E. Center St., #B, Bourbon, arrested for operating a vehicle with a controlled substance with serious bodily injury. Bond: $20,250.

Personal Injury

Accident

• 4:26 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Market Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Hunter C. Poor, 21, Plymouth; Jordan L. Fuller, 29, North CR 600W, Warsaw. Injury: Fuller complained of neck pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage

Accident

• 7:11 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 19, 250 feet north of West CR 950N, Nappanee. Pickup hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Brian A. Rhinesmith, 54, North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 7:25 p.m. Friday - West CR 400N, 800 feet east of North CR 450W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Sara K. Ivin, 26, South Nappanee Street, Nappanee. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 8:37 p.m. Friday - 740 S. Main St., North Webster. Pickup went into ditch. Driver: Richard L. Neal Stockwill, 81, Chesterton Damage: $5,000-$10,000. North Webster Police Department.

• 7:26 a.m. Saturday - East CR 500N, 100 feet west of North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. Car hit raccoon. Driver: Kyle R. Stamm, 32, EMS T6A Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 3:31 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Center Street and Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Unown vehicle hit car and left the scene. Remaining driver: Hayley M. Walker, 23, North Main Street, Bourbon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

Incidents

• 1:37 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. WPD.

• 4:26 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of paraphernalia in the 100 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw.

• 5:05 p.m. Friday - Forgery was reported in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:29 a.m. Saturday -  A person was cited for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 100 block of West South Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 3:55 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 200 block of North Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:31 p.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2600 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:20 a.m. Sunday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 2100 block of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 4:26 p.m. Friday - Jerome Lee Vaughn White, 32, South Bend, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 4:54 p.m. Friday - Misty Renee Paige, 58, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, lot 71, Pierceton, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 8:56 p.m. Friday - Brian Alan Rhinesmith, 54, of 9803 N. Ind. 19, Nappanee, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. No bond set.

• 10:35 p.m. Friday - Danielle Marie Hughes, 31, of 14 EMS B61B Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and possession of hypodermic syringe or needle. No bond set.

• 2:29 a.m. Saturday - George Arther Mitchel Jr., 29, South Bend, arrested for dealing cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $25,250.

• 2:28 p.m. Saturday - Braelynn Givens, 24, Indianapolis, arrested for dealing cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $25,250.

• 4:24 a.m. Saturday - Omar F. Ponce, 18, of 711 Pam St., Warsaw, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $400.

• 4:38 p.m. Saturday - Mindy Sue Ditton, 46, of 116 N. CR 300E, Warsaw, arrested on two charges of felony probation violation. No bond set.

• 5:45 p.m. Saturday - Elijah Joe Kessens, 19, of 5209 N. CR 900E, North Webster, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

• 8:13 p.m. Saturday - Joshua Robert Gee, 21, of 7790 East Cherokee Road, Syracuse, arrested for invasion or privacy. Bond: $1,500.

• 9:46 p.m. Saturday - Mark Alan Cotton, 53, Marion, arrested for operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the body - first offense, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $600.

• 10:26 p.m. Saturday - Victor Cruz Amador, 39, of 829 E. Smith St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment. No bond set.

• 3:40 a.m. Sunday - Derek C. Gross, 41, of 1945 S. Meadow Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. No bond set.

• 5:50 a.m. Sunday - Stephanie Howe, 37, Indianapolis, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and dealing a controlled substance. No bond set.

1:58 p.m. Sunday - Richard Luke Woodward, 44, of 413 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery and interfering in the reporting of a crime. No bond set.

• 2:47 p.m. Sunday - Ashlee Nicole Moore, 32, of 420 E. Center St., #B, Bourbon, arrested for operating a vehicle with a controlled substance with serious bodily injury. Bond: $20,250.

Personal Injury

Accident

• 4:26 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Market Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Hunter C. Poor, 21, Plymouth; Jordan L. Fuller, 29, North CR 600W, Warsaw. Injury: Fuller complained of neck pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage

Accident

• 7:11 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 19, 250 feet north of West CR 950N, Nappanee. Pickup hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Brian A. Rhinesmith, 54, North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 7:25 p.m. Friday - West CR 400N, 800 feet east of North CR 450W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Sara K. Ivin, 26, South Nappanee Street, Nappanee. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 8:37 p.m. Friday - 740 S. Main St., North Webster. Pickup went into ditch. Driver: Richard L. Neal Stockwill, 81, Chesterton Damage: $5,000-$10,000. North Webster Police Department.

• 7:26 a.m. Saturday - East CR 500N, 100 feet west of North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. Car hit raccoon. Driver: Kyle R. Stamm, 32, EMS T6A Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 3:31 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Center Street and Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Unown vehicle hit car and left the scene. Remaining driver: Hayley M. Walker, 23, North Main Street, Bourbon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

Incidents

• 1:37 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. WPD.

• 4:26 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of paraphernalia in the 100 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw.

• 5:05 p.m. Friday - Forgery was reported in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:29 a.m. Saturday -  A person was cited for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 100 block of West South Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 3:55 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 200 block of North Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:31 p.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2600 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:20 a.m. Sunday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 2100 block of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.
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