Public Occurrences 04.24.23
April 23, 2023 at 8:04 p.m.
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Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:36 a.m. Friday - Scotty Joe Whitaker, 48, of 2512 W. CR 1200S, Silver Lake, arrested for violating a court order. No bond set.
• 11:41 a.m. Friday - Chandler David Walley, 20, of 6669 N. 5th Trail, North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license, possession of alcohol by a minor and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 1:54 p.m. Friday - Jalien Maurice Lewis, 22, of 503 S. Washington St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $400.
• 2:48 p.m. Friday - Kenny Lynn Ferguson, 51, of 201 E. Greenhaus Drive, #55, Syracuse, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 4:38 p.m. Friday - Michael Robert Earhart, 45, Wabash, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 6:45 p.m. Friday - Jayme Marie Staner, 30, of 2106 Brookview Drive, Warsaw, arrested for battery on a person less than 14 years old. Bond: $6,000.
• 7:56 p.m. Friday - Steven Kyle Smith, 36, Walkerton, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 2:33 a.m. Saturday - Madison L. Lehman, 20, of 2623 E. Forest Circle, Warsaw, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor and two charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 5:27 a.m. Saturday - Jonathan Aca-Zempoaltecatl, 21, of 8597 S. Valentine Road, Claypool, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $700.
• 1:14 p.m. Saturday - Stephen Mark Long, 38, of 4330 E. Old 30, #44, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant service. No bond listed.
• 8:52 p.m. Saturday - Dominique Alexandra Shaw, 31, Edwardsburg, Mich., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior, possession of paraphernalia and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $600.
• 11:10 p.m. Saturday - Kaleb Scott Dausman, 19, of 811 E. CR 550N, Leesburg, arrested for misconduct with a minor. Bond: $10,250.
• 12:29 a.m. Sunday - Adan A. Gonzalez Garcia, 26, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:24 a.m. Sunday - Juan Carlos Montes, 32, of 3510 W. CR 100N, Milford, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content greater than 0.15 with a passenger younger than 18. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:52 a.m. Sunday - Angelica M. Vela, 41, of 531 Prairie Drive, Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and two charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 11:32 a.m. Sunday - Jakiel Taylor Garris, 31, Mishawaka, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 12:33 p.m. Friday - East CR 500N, 500 feet east of North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. Pickup hit by falling object from passing dump truck. Driver: Christopher A. Verta, 56, East CR 500N, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 4:06 p.m. Friday - 1215 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Alissa A. Drummond, 20, North Broadway Street, Mentone; Eva A. Zolman, 39, Doe Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 11:50 p.m. Friday - East CR 250S, 300 feet east of Pequignot Drive, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Megan E. Reneker, 37, East CR 250S, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 2:34 p.m. Friday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 500 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:22 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 1300 block of North CR 300E, Warsaw. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 11:05 a.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 3600 block of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:21 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 8900 block of East U.S. 30, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 1:33 p.m. Saturday - A death investigation was reported in the 100 block of EMS T13E Lane, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 2:34 p.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 100 block of 9th Street, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 5:26 p.m. Saturday - A firearm was reported stolen in the 100 block of EMS T26 Lane, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 12:16 p.m. Sunday - Domestic battery was reported in the 2000 block of East Riverside Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:36 a.m. Friday - Scotty Joe Whitaker, 48, of 2512 W. CR 1200S, Silver Lake, arrested for violating a court order. No bond set.
• 11:41 a.m. Friday - Chandler David Walley, 20, of 6669 N. 5th Trail, North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license, possession of alcohol by a minor and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 1:54 p.m. Friday - Jalien Maurice Lewis, 22, of 503 S. Washington St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $400.
• 2:48 p.m. Friday - Kenny Lynn Ferguson, 51, of 201 E. Greenhaus Drive, #55, Syracuse, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 4:38 p.m. Friday - Michael Robert Earhart, 45, Wabash, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 6:45 p.m. Friday - Jayme Marie Staner, 30, of 2106 Brookview Drive, Warsaw, arrested for battery on a person less than 14 years old. Bond: $6,000.
• 7:56 p.m. Friday - Steven Kyle Smith, 36, Walkerton, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 2:33 a.m. Saturday - Madison L. Lehman, 20, of 2623 E. Forest Circle, Warsaw, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor and two charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 5:27 a.m. Saturday - Jonathan Aca-Zempoaltecatl, 21, of 8597 S. Valentine Road, Claypool, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $700.
• 1:14 p.m. Saturday - Stephen Mark Long, 38, of 4330 E. Old 30, #44, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant service. No bond listed.
• 8:52 p.m. Saturday - Dominique Alexandra Shaw, 31, Edwardsburg, Mich., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior, possession of paraphernalia and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $600.
• 11:10 p.m. Saturday - Kaleb Scott Dausman, 19, of 811 E. CR 550N, Leesburg, arrested for misconduct with a minor. Bond: $10,250.
• 12:29 a.m. Sunday - Adan A. Gonzalez Garcia, 26, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:24 a.m. Sunday - Juan Carlos Montes, 32, of 3510 W. CR 100N, Milford, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content greater than 0.15 with a passenger younger than 18. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:52 a.m. Sunday - Angelica M. Vela, 41, of 531 Prairie Drive, Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and two charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 11:32 a.m. Sunday - Jakiel Taylor Garris, 31, Mishawaka, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 12:33 p.m. Friday - East CR 500N, 500 feet east of North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. Pickup hit by falling object from passing dump truck. Driver: Christopher A. Verta, 56, East CR 500N, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 4:06 p.m. Friday - 1215 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Alissa A. Drummond, 20, North Broadway Street, Mentone; Eva A. Zolman, 39, Doe Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 11:50 p.m. Friday - East CR 250S, 300 feet east of Pequignot Drive, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Megan E. Reneker, 37, East CR 250S, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 2:34 p.m. Friday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 500 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:22 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 1300 block of North CR 300E, Warsaw. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 11:05 a.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 3600 block of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:21 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 8900 block of East U.S. 30, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 1:33 p.m. Saturday - A death investigation was reported in the 100 block of EMS T13E Lane, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 2:34 p.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 100 block of 9th Street, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 5:26 p.m. Saturday - A firearm was reported stolen in the 100 block of EMS T26 Lane, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 12:16 p.m. Sunday - Domestic battery was reported in the 2000 block of East Riverside Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.
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