Public Occurrences 09.06.22

September 5, 2022 at 9:11 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:44 p.m. Friday - Brian Phillip Shepherd, 35, of 403 W. Jackson St., Mentone, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:33 p.m. Friday - Bret Allen Bailey, 58, of 5756 S. East Channel Road, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and two charges of theft of a motor vehicle. No bond set.

• 8:08 p.m. Friday - Elizabeth Ileane Likens, 35, of 2539 S. Paxton Drive, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.

• 9:11 p.m. Friday - Eric Niswonger, 31, Elkhart, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.

• 10:52 p.m. Friday - Vanessa Lea Sroufe, 37, Liberty Mills, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 11:52 p.m. Friday - Michelle Garcia, 22, Goshen, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 1:02 a.m. Saturday - Keith Allen Waldridge, 33, of 3697 N. Oakwood Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.

• 2:23 a.m. Saturday - Thadeus Lane Hammel, 22, of 310 Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested on two charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 2:42 a.m. Saturday - Patrick Casey Ragan, 34, homeless, arrested for misdemeanor dealing marijuana/hashish/salvia, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. No bond set.

• 3:02 a.m. Saturday - Ariel Leigh Bellamy, 28, of 211 E. Church St., Pierceton, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 3:20 a.m. Saturday - Blake Michael Tisza, 28, Lansing, Ill., arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $15,000.

• 4:30 a.m. Saturday - Ariel Kay Nicole Agnew, 21, of 130 W. Pleasant St., Etna Green, arrested for domestic battery with a deadly weapon and domestic battery with serious bodily injury. No bond set.

• 2:41 p.m. Saturday - Brian Randall Pressnall, 49, of 110 EMS C29A Lane, Warsaw, arrested for leaving the scene of a crash with property damage. Bond: $500.

• 3:53 p.m. Saturday - Shawn Edward Brown, 36, Bremen, arrested on a warrant. No bond set.

• 3:57 p.m. Saturday - Shauna Lynn Gibson, 33, of 1404 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.

• 4:19 p.m. Saturday - Philip Ryan Shriver, 37, of 1404 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery – simple assault. Bond: $1,000.

• 10:52 p.m. Saturday - Julian Love Garcia, 25, of 325 E. Smith St., #A, Warsaw, arrested for possession of child pornography.

• 11:48 p.m. Saturday - Carlos Rosario Ortiz, 34, of 8280 E. U.S. 30, #61, Pierceton, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated – endangerment, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more and operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license. No bond set.

• 4:01 a.m. Sunday - Kim Allen Miller, 59, of 859 Walkers Ridge, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $600.

• 7:39 p.m. Sunday - Melisa Gomez, 20, Fort Wayne, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $400.

• 8:18 p.m. Sunday - Taran Marie Pena, 31 of 1830 N. CR 700E, Leesburg, arrested for possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. Bond: $5,250.

• 8:33 p.m. Sunday - Vanessa M. Trujillo Jaimes, 26, Fort Wayne, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.

• 1:41 a.m. Monday - Monica Natalie Estrada, 21, Goshen, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 1:55 a.m. Monday - Travis Wayne Hardesty, 31, Ligonier, arrested for failure to register. Bond: $10,250.

• 4:18 a.m. Monday - Jerome Edward Moore, 22, Columbus, Ohio, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $15,000.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 7:14 a.m. Friday - South Ind. 25, 500 feet north of Rozella Road, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Teagan M. Marrs, 23, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 3:35 p.m. Friday - Intersection of South Indiana Street and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Hannah J. Florentine, 27, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw; Charles Hershberger, 73, South Merry Estates Drive, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 1:32 p.m. Friday - A wallet was reported found in the 800 block of North Park Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 1200 block of Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 1:43 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for dealing marijuana/hashish/salvia and possession of paraphernalia in the 500 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:43 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 300 block of South Main Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 1:58 a.m. Saturday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 900 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:23 a.m. Saturday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 5200 block of Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:47 a.m. Saturday - A death investigation was opened in the 600 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.

2:59 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 1400 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:07 p.m. Saturday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 100 block of East Tyner Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:43 a.m. Sunday - A traffic offense for a person driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 800 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:30 p.m. Sunday - A traffic offense was reported for a persian violating a conditional license in the 2600 block of West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:31 p.m. Sunday - A firearm was reported found in the 100 block of East Backwater Road, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 7:58 p.m. Sunday - Drugs were reported found in the 100 block of St. Augustine Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:58 a.m. Monday - A bicycle was reported found in the 1300 block of Mariners Drive, Warsaw. WPD.





County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:44 p.m. Friday - Brian Phillip Shepherd, 35, of 403 W. Jackson St., Mentone, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:33 p.m. Friday - Bret Allen Bailey, 58, of 5756 S. East Channel Road, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and two charges of theft of a motor vehicle. No bond set.

• 8:08 p.m. Friday - Elizabeth Ileane Likens, 35, of 2539 S. Paxton Drive, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.

• 9:11 p.m. Friday - Eric Niswonger, 31, Elkhart, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. No bond set.

• 10:52 p.m. Friday - Vanessa Lea Sroufe, 37, Liberty Mills, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 11:52 p.m. Friday - Michelle Garcia, 22, Goshen, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 1:02 a.m. Saturday - Keith Allen Waldridge, 33, of 3697 N. Oakwood Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.

• 2:23 a.m. Saturday - Thadeus Lane Hammel, 22, of 310 Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested on two charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.

• 2:42 a.m. Saturday - Patrick Casey Ragan, 34, homeless, arrested for misdemeanor dealing marijuana/hashish/salvia, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. No bond set.

• 3:02 a.m. Saturday - Ariel Leigh Bellamy, 28, of 211 E. Church St., Pierceton, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 3:20 a.m. Saturday - Blake Michael Tisza, 28, Lansing, Ill., arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $15,000.

• 4:30 a.m. Saturday - Ariel Kay Nicole Agnew, 21, of 130 W. Pleasant St., Etna Green, arrested for domestic battery with a deadly weapon and domestic battery with serious bodily injury. No bond set.

• 2:41 p.m. Saturday - Brian Randall Pressnall, 49, of 110 EMS C29A Lane, Warsaw, arrested for leaving the scene of a crash with property damage. Bond: $500.

• 3:53 p.m. Saturday - Shawn Edward Brown, 36, Bremen, arrested on a warrant. No bond set.

• 3:57 p.m. Saturday - Shauna Lynn Gibson, 33, of 1404 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.

• 4:19 p.m. Saturday - Philip Ryan Shriver, 37, of 1404 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery – simple assault. Bond: $1,000.

• 10:52 p.m. Saturday - Julian Love Garcia, 25, of 325 E. Smith St., #A, Warsaw, arrested for possession of child pornography.

• 11:48 p.m. Saturday - Carlos Rosario Ortiz, 34, of 8280 E. U.S. 30, #61, Pierceton, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated – endangerment, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more and operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license. No bond set.

• 4:01 a.m. Sunday - Kim Allen Miller, 59, of 859 Walkers Ridge, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $600.

• 7:39 p.m. Sunday - Melisa Gomez, 20, Fort Wayne, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $400.

• 8:18 p.m. Sunday - Taran Marie Pena, 31 of 1830 N. CR 700E, Leesburg, arrested for possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. Bond: $5,250.

• 8:33 p.m. Sunday - Vanessa M. Trujillo Jaimes, 26, Fort Wayne, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.

• 1:41 a.m. Monday - Monica Natalie Estrada, 21, Goshen, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 1:55 a.m. Monday - Travis Wayne Hardesty, 31, Ligonier, arrested for failure to register. Bond: $10,250.

• 4:18 a.m. Monday - Jerome Edward Moore, 22, Columbus, Ohio, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $15,000.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 7:14 a.m. Friday - South Ind. 25, 500 feet north of Rozella Road, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Teagan M. Marrs, 23, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 3:35 p.m. Friday - Intersection of South Indiana Street and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Hannah J. Florentine, 27, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw; Charles Hershberger, 73, South Merry Estates Drive, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 1:32 p.m. Friday - A wallet was reported found in the 800 block of North Park Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 1200 block of Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 1:43 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for dealing marijuana/hashish/salvia and possession of paraphernalia in the 500 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:43 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 300 block of South Main Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 1:58 a.m. Saturday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 900 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:23 a.m. Saturday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 5200 block of Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:47 a.m. Saturday - A death investigation was opened in the 600 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.

2:59 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 1400 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:07 p.m. Saturday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 100 block of East Tyner Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:43 a.m. Sunday - A traffic offense for a person driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 800 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:30 p.m. Sunday - A traffic offense was reported for a persian violating a conditional license in the 2600 block of West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:31 p.m. Sunday - A firearm was reported found in the 100 block of East Backwater Road, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 7:58 p.m. Sunday - Drugs were reported found in the 100 block of St. Augustine Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:58 a.m. Monday - A bicycle was reported found in the 1300 block of Mariners Drive, Warsaw. WPD.





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