Public Occurrences 8.28.23
August 28, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:21 p.m. Friday - James Leo Charters, 53, of 3686 E. CR 1300N, Syracuse, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 4:32 p.m. Friday - Michael Paul Piercy, 37, of 3757 N. CR 900W, lot 194, Cromwell, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 4:34 p.m. Friday - Linda Lou Leeper, 59, of 3351 E. James Way Court, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior and possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $15,250.
• 7:08 p.m. Friday - Sherry Venus Blankenbeckler, 49, of 7420 N. Syracuse-Webster Road, North Webster, arrested on a warrant. Bond: $600.
• 9:01 p.m. Friday - Bryce A. Kelley, 35, of 219 S. Harrison St., Atwood, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 10:36 p.m. Friday - Shane Ashley Holloway, 52, of 306 W. Valleyview Drive, Syracuse, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:09 p.m. Friday - Jose Pizano Sanchez, 52, of 811 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $700.
• 1:57 a.m. Saturday - Gabrielle Louise Debaillie, 21, of 211 Lakeland Drive, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.
• 2:37 a.m. Saturday - Kevin Rodriguez-Duran, 27, of 548 E. Main St., Warsaw, arrested for rape, confinement, domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and strangulation. Bond: $20,250.
• 6:38 a.m. Saturday - Carlos Artulo Mantalvo, 26, Goshen, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $700.
• 12:33 p.m. Saturday - Joel Gregory Katzer, 37, of 834 E. Beer Road, Milford, arrested for invasion of privacy and on bond revocation. Bond: $1,500.
• 3:42 p.m. Saturday - Robert Wayne Kratzchmar, 44, of 622 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 9:17 p.m. Saturday - Phillip Jeremy Kessie, 48, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:49 a.m. Sunday - Yael Brayan Ortiz-Hernandez, 23, of 616 Simmons St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and felony probation violation. Bond: $15,850.
• 3:34 a.m. Sunday - Ernest Jerome Nelson, 32, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony theft. No bond set.
• 4:42 a.m. Sunday - Braxton Lewis Smith, 34, Columbia City, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.
• 12:59 p.m. Sunday - Paula Michele Pruitt, 42, of 8280 E. U.S. 30, lot 85, Pierceton, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:59 p.m. Sunday - Cody William Obacz, 29, of 516 S. First St., Pierceton, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 9 a.m. Friday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and East Market Street, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Rebecca A. Webb, 53, Fawley Street, Warsaw; Norman McGuire, 81, West Mary Mac Street, Warsaw. Injury: McGuire complained of elbow/lower arm pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:46 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: April D. Miller, 47, East Wooster Road, Pierceton; Margaret S. Kahn, 67, Stone Camp Trail, Winona Lake. Injury: Kahn complained of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 11:58 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Maple and East Winona avenues, Warsaw. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Esequiel Orduno, 36, North Ind. 14, Akron. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:57 p.m. Saturday - 376 Enterprise Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Maiya J. Stamper, 19, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
Incidents
• 8:54 a.m. Saturday - Alcohol and consumable goods were reported stolen in the 300 block of South Main Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 12:57 p.m. Saturday - A traffic offense was reported for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 800 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:20 p.m. Saturday - A foreign warrant was served in the 500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:42 p.m .Saturday - A phone was reported found in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:12 a.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:21 p.m. Friday - James Leo Charters, 53, of 3686 E. CR 1300N, Syracuse, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 4:32 p.m. Friday - Michael Paul Piercy, 37, of 3757 N. CR 900W, lot 194, Cromwell, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 4:34 p.m. Friday - Linda Lou Leeper, 59, of 3351 E. James Way Court, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior and possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $15,250.
• 7:08 p.m. Friday - Sherry Venus Blankenbeckler, 49, of 7420 N. Syracuse-Webster Road, North Webster, arrested on a warrant. Bond: $600.
• 9:01 p.m. Friday - Bryce A. Kelley, 35, of 219 S. Harrison St., Atwood, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 10:36 p.m. Friday - Shane Ashley Holloway, 52, of 306 W. Valleyview Drive, Syracuse, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:09 p.m. Friday - Jose Pizano Sanchez, 52, of 811 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $700.
• 1:57 a.m. Saturday - Gabrielle Louise Debaillie, 21, of 211 Lakeland Drive, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.
• 2:37 a.m. Saturday - Kevin Rodriguez-Duran, 27, of 548 E. Main St., Warsaw, arrested for rape, confinement, domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and strangulation. Bond: $20,250.
• 6:38 a.m. Saturday - Carlos Artulo Mantalvo, 26, Goshen, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $700.
• 12:33 p.m. Saturday - Joel Gregory Katzer, 37, of 834 E. Beer Road, Milford, arrested for invasion of privacy and on bond revocation. Bond: $1,500.
• 3:42 p.m. Saturday - Robert Wayne Kratzchmar, 44, of 622 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 9:17 p.m. Saturday - Phillip Jeremy Kessie, 48, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:49 a.m. Sunday - Yael Brayan Ortiz-Hernandez, 23, of 616 Simmons St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and felony probation violation. Bond: $15,850.
• 3:34 a.m. Sunday - Ernest Jerome Nelson, 32, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony theft. No bond set.
• 4:42 a.m. Sunday - Braxton Lewis Smith, 34, Columbia City, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.
• 12:59 p.m. Sunday - Paula Michele Pruitt, 42, of 8280 E. U.S. 30, lot 85, Pierceton, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:59 p.m. Sunday - Cody William Obacz, 29, of 516 S. First St., Pierceton, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 9 a.m. Friday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and East Market Street, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Rebecca A. Webb, 53, Fawley Street, Warsaw; Norman McGuire, 81, West Mary Mac Street, Warsaw. Injury: McGuire complained of elbow/lower arm pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:46 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: April D. Miller, 47, East Wooster Road, Pierceton; Margaret S. Kahn, 67, Stone Camp Trail, Winona Lake. Injury: Kahn complained of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 11:58 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Maple and East Winona avenues, Warsaw. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Esequiel Orduno, 36, North Ind. 14, Akron. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:57 p.m. Saturday - 376 Enterprise Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Maiya J. Stamper, 19, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
Incidents
• 8:54 a.m. Saturday - Alcohol and consumable goods were reported stolen in the 300 block of South Main Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 12:57 p.m. Saturday - A traffic offense was reported for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 800 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:20 p.m. Saturday - A foreign warrant was served in the 500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:42 p.m .Saturday - A phone was reported found in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:12 a.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.