Public Occurrences 08.07.23

August 7, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 8:15 p.m. Friday - Marq Skyler Eldridge, 29, of 5813 N. CR 400W, Leesburg, arrested on a bench warrant. Bond: $500.
• 9:17 p.m. Friday - Andrew Jeffery Horn, 55, of 2546 Parent Drive, Warsaw, arrested for identity deception, probation violation and making a false identity statement. Bond: $10,500.
• 12:18 a.m. Saturday - Becky Jo Lewallen, 59, of 9814 N. CR 500E, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 1:40 a.m. Saturday - Arnold-Ariel Cordova-Esquibel, 29, of 3762 W. Old 30, #607, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:50 a.m. Saturday - Edgardo Josue Cordova-Esquivel, 28, of 3762 W. Old 30, #607, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:02 a.m. Saturday - Brandon Darius Key, 21, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 3:04 a.m. Saturday - Jayson Isaac Kesith, 21, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $700.
• 3:39 a.m. Saturday - Jordan Marie Lowe, 18, of 3142 N. CR 150E, Warsaw, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $450.
• 3:47 a.m. Saturday - Nicholas Ethan Ehinger, 19, Huntertown, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $450.
• 5:10 a.m. Saturday - Donald Lee Chichester, 48, Elkhart, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.
• 6:17 a.m. Saturday - Mario Antonio Abarca-Belasco, 19, of 2498 S. Woodland Trail, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license and consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $700.
• 6:42 a.m. Saturday - Robin Michelle Smith, 38, of 13509 N. Warner Road, Syracuse, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of paraphernalia and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:07 a.m. Saturday - Abbigail Lynn Curtis, 25, Fremont, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 12:33 p.m. Saturday - Adam Christian Coppock, 30, of 8140 S. Packerton Road, Claypool, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 2:51 p.m. Saturday - Rachel Lyn Brickey, 39, of 72876 CR 29, Syracuse, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:12 p.m. Saturday - Daryl Martin Peters, 54, of 916 N. Roosevelt St., Silver Lake, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 1:54 p.m. Friday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Donna M. Dennie, 65, East Pontiac Drive, Warsaw; Jaxon S. Brown, 18, East Fox Run Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 4:52 p.m. Friday - Ind. 15, 278 feet south of East Canal Street, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit car, which left the scene. Remaining driver: Sandra R. Anders, 52, South CR 325E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 8:19 a.m. Saturday - 210 S. High St., Warsaw. Van hit parked vehicle registered to Hazel M. Burke, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Driver: Adam M. Hyde, 42, East Main Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 12:18 a.m. Friday - A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 900 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:42 a.m. Friday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 2600 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 6:52 p.m. Friday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 500 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:42 a.m. Saturday - A welfare check was performed in the 100 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw.
• 8:54 p.m. Saturday - A death investigation was opened in the 11400 block of North Ogden Point Road, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 10:35 a.m. Saturday - A traffic offense for a person in violation of a conditional license was reported in the 2100 block of North Cessna Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:06 p.m. Saturday - Amplifiers were reported stolen in the 400 block of EMS T26 Lane, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 3:32 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:50 p.m. Saturday - Clothing and shoes were reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:21 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor in the 1600 block of East CR 200N, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 8:15 p.m. Friday - Marq Skyler Eldridge, 29, of 5813 N. CR 400W, Leesburg, arrested on a bench warrant. Bond: $500.
• 9:17 p.m. Friday - Andrew Jeffery Horn, 55, of 2546 Parent Drive, Warsaw, arrested for identity deception, probation violation and making a false identity statement. Bond: $10,500.
• 12:18 a.m. Saturday - Becky Jo Lewallen, 59, of 9814 N. CR 500E, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 1:40 a.m. Saturday - Arnold-Ariel Cordova-Esquibel, 29, of 3762 W. Old 30, #607, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:50 a.m. Saturday - Edgardo Josue Cordova-Esquivel, 28, of 3762 W. Old 30, #607, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:02 a.m. Saturday - Brandon Darius Key, 21, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 3:04 a.m. Saturday - Jayson Isaac Kesith, 21, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $700.
• 3:39 a.m. Saturday - Jordan Marie Lowe, 18, of 3142 N. CR 150E, Warsaw, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $450.
• 3:47 a.m. Saturday - Nicholas Ethan Ehinger, 19, Huntertown, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $450.
• 5:10 a.m. Saturday - Donald Lee Chichester, 48, Elkhart, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.
• 6:17 a.m. Saturday - Mario Antonio Abarca-Belasco, 19, of 2498 S. Woodland Trail, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license and consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $700.
• 6:42 a.m. Saturday - Robin Michelle Smith, 38, of 13509 N. Warner Road, Syracuse, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of paraphernalia and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:07 a.m. Saturday - Abbigail Lynn Curtis, 25, Fremont, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 12:33 p.m. Saturday - Adam Christian Coppock, 30, of 8140 S. Packerton Road, Claypool, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 2:51 p.m. Saturday - Rachel Lyn Brickey, 39, of 72876 CR 29, Syracuse, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:12 p.m. Saturday - Daryl Martin Peters, 54, of 916 N. Roosevelt St., Silver Lake, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 1:54 p.m. Friday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Donna M. Dennie, 65, East Pontiac Drive, Warsaw; Jaxon S. Brown, 18, East Fox Run Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 4:52 p.m. Friday - Ind. 15, 278 feet south of East Canal Street, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit car, which left the scene. Remaining driver: Sandra R. Anders, 52, South CR 325E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 8:19 a.m. Saturday - 210 S. High St., Warsaw. Van hit parked vehicle registered to Hazel M. Burke, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Driver: Adam M. Hyde, 42, East Main Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 12:18 a.m. Friday - A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 900 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:42 a.m. Friday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 2600 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 6:52 p.m. Friday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 500 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:42 a.m. Saturday - A welfare check was performed in the 100 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw.
• 8:54 p.m. Saturday - A death investigation was opened in the 11400 block of North Ogden Point Road, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 10:35 a.m. Saturday - A traffic offense for a person in violation of a conditional license was reported in the 2100 block of North Cessna Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:06 p.m. Saturday - Amplifiers were reported stolen in the 400 block of EMS T26 Lane, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 3:32 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:50 p.m. Saturday - Clothing and shoes were reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:21 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor in the 1600 block of East CR 200N, Warsaw. WPD.

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