Public Occurrences 12.02.23

December 2, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:11 a.m. Thursday - Blake O. Stahl, 20, of 1106 Grant St., South Whitley, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 4:12 p.m. Thursday - Killian Chase Hilliard, 27, of 506 W. Main St., Mentone, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:34 a.m. Friday - Jeremey Steven Young, 43, of 208 N. High St., Silver Lake, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 9:50 a.m. Friday - Salvador Silvestre Argumedo, 28, of 920 Anchorage Road, #94, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and operating a vehicle without financial responsibility. Bond: $450.
• 10:26 a.m. Friday - Nathan Marque Smith, 34, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond listed.
• 11:48 a.m. Friday - Travis Neil Sorensen, 35, of 520 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 3:29 a.m. Wednesday - East Epworth Forest Road, 900 feet west of North CR 975E, North Webster. Car left road and hit a tree. Driver: Victor J. Waikel, 21, North Perry Drive, Milford. Injuries: Waikel had minor bleeding to the face; Ricardo L. Garcia, 36, East Sumac Lane, North Webster, was pronounced dead at the scene. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 5:50 a.m. Wednesday - East Ind. 14, 80 feet east of South CR 700E, South Whitley. SUV hit deer. Driver: Nicol R. Lewis, 36, East Front Street, South Whitley. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7 a.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 13, 300 feet south of East Ind. 14, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Chase M. Flenar, 40, South CR 350E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:32 a.m. Wednesday - East Pierceton Road, 4,000 feet west of South CR 500E, Pierceton. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Shane A. Jefferson, 42, South CR 500E, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 2:23 p.m. Wednesday - 106 S. Higbee, Milford. SUV hit light pole. Driver: Rodney A. Slagle, 55, EMS D18C Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Milford Police Department investigated.
• 6:08 p.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 25, 25 feet south of South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Car hit road signs, steel post and a tree. Driver: Scott L. Eyink, 53, Hinckley, Ohio. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:04 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and East Market Street, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Luis A. Velazquez, 20, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Michael R. Reiff, 75, East CR 300N, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 12:06 p.m. Thursday - 405 N. Huntington St., Syracuse. Truck hit gas pump. Driver: David L. Hartup, 59, West Walnut Street, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 12:17 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and East Market Street, Warsaw. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Dylan G. Reece, 17, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Richard L. Creamer, 78, South Ind. 25, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:20 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Connie L. Ward, 79, North CR 700W, Warsaw; Margaret L. Eicher, 34, Middlebury. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 1:19 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Winona Avenue and South Scott Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Ian M. Anglin, 31, Crescent Drive, Warsaw; Benjamin F. Friedberg, 42, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 4:44 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 800W and West CR 900N, Etna Green. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Brooke J. Frey, 21, North Elm Street, Nappanee; Kyle E. Blevins, 40, East Lakeview Trail, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:26 p.m. Thursday - East Armstrong Road, 100 feet east of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Leann D. Hubbs, 61, South Dixie Drive, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 12:14 p.m. Wednesday - A warrant was served in the 300 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 6 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for criminal trespassing and resisting law enforcement in the 100 block of East Main Street, Atwood. KCSO.
• 10:04 a.m. Thursday - A person driving a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license was reported in the 100 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:23 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 500 block of South CR 250E, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:30 a.m. Friday - An abandoned vehicle was reported in the 200 block of South Zimmer Road, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:11 a.m. Thursday - Blake O. Stahl, 20, of 1106 Grant St., South Whitley, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 4:12 p.m. Thursday - Killian Chase Hilliard, 27, of 506 W. Main St., Mentone, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:34 a.m. Friday - Jeremey Steven Young, 43, of 208 N. High St., Silver Lake, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 9:50 a.m. Friday - Salvador Silvestre Argumedo, 28, of 920 Anchorage Road, #94, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and operating a vehicle without financial responsibility. Bond: $450.
• 10:26 a.m. Friday - Nathan Marque Smith, 34, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond listed.
• 11:48 a.m. Friday - Travis Neil Sorensen, 35, of 520 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 3:29 a.m. Wednesday - East Epworth Forest Road, 900 feet west of North CR 975E, North Webster. Car left road and hit a tree. Driver: Victor J. Waikel, 21, North Perry Drive, Milford. Injuries: Waikel had minor bleeding to the face; Ricardo L. Garcia, 36, East Sumac Lane, North Webster, was pronounced dead at the scene. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 5:50 a.m. Wednesday - East Ind. 14, 80 feet east of South CR 700E, South Whitley. SUV hit deer. Driver: Nicol R. Lewis, 36, East Front Street, South Whitley. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7 a.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 13, 300 feet south of East Ind. 14, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Chase M. Flenar, 40, South CR 350E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:32 a.m. Wednesday - East Pierceton Road, 4,000 feet west of South CR 500E, Pierceton. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Shane A. Jefferson, 42, South CR 500E, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 2:23 p.m. Wednesday - 106 S. Higbee, Milford. SUV hit light pole. Driver: Rodney A. Slagle, 55, EMS D18C Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Milford Police Department investigated.
• 6:08 p.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 25, 25 feet south of South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Car hit road signs, steel post and a tree. Driver: Scott L. Eyink, 53, Hinckley, Ohio. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:04 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and East Market Street, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Luis A. Velazquez, 20, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Michael R. Reiff, 75, East CR 300N, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 12:06 p.m. Thursday - 405 N. Huntington St., Syracuse. Truck hit gas pump. Driver: David L. Hartup, 59, West Walnut Street, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 12:17 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and East Market Street, Warsaw. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Dylan G. Reece, 17, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Richard L. Creamer, 78, South Ind. 25, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:20 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Connie L. Ward, 79, North CR 700W, Warsaw; Margaret L. Eicher, 34, Middlebury. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 1:19 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Winona Avenue and South Scott Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Ian M. Anglin, 31, Crescent Drive, Warsaw; Benjamin F. Friedberg, 42, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 4:44 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 800W and West CR 900N, Etna Green. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Brooke J. Frey, 21, North Elm Street, Nappanee; Kyle E. Blevins, 40, East Lakeview Trail, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:26 p.m. Thursday - East Armstrong Road, 100 feet east of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Leann D. Hubbs, 61, South Dixie Drive, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 12:14 p.m. Wednesday - A warrant was served in the 300 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 6 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for criminal trespassing and resisting law enforcement in the 100 block of East Main Street, Atwood. KCSO.
• 10:04 a.m. Thursday - A person driving a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license was reported in the 100 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:23 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 500 block of South CR 250E, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:30 a.m. Friday - An abandoned vehicle was reported in the 200 block of South Zimmer Road, Warsaw. WPD.

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