Public Occurrences 12.16.23

December 16, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:09 a.m. Thursday - James Andrew Glant III, 41, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 10:03 a.m. Thursday - Jesse Lee Corder, 24, of 309 N. Broadway St., Mentone, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 10:29 a.m. Thursday - Brittany Payne, 31, South Bend, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 10:50 a.m. Thursday - Brandon A. Ortiz Jiminez, 23, of 1317 Green Hill Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 12:54 p.m. Thursday - Angela E. Blanton, 41, of 1540 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 10:03 p.m. Thursday - Jesse Lee Corder, 24, of 309 N. Broadway St., Mentone, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 10:29 p.m. Thursday - Brittany Payne, 31, South Bend, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 10:50 p.m. Thursday - Brandon A. Ortiz Jiminez, 23, of 1317 Green Hill Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 9:23 a.m. Friday - Onur Demmirbas, 25, Chicago, arrested for reckless driving and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:36 a.m. Friday - Alex Michael Lattimore, 33, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond listed.
• 1:04 p.m. Friday - John James Finkney Jr., 37, of 8147 E. Pioneer Way, North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $700.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 4:16 a.m. Thursday - West CR 900N, 600 feet west of North CR 300W, Milford. Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Braxton E. Davis, 20, North Franklin Street, Mentone. Injury: David complained of chest pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 1:28 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 500E and East CR 1100N, Syracuse. Two-car collision. Drivers: Donato Signore, 58, EMS T41 Lane, Leesburg; Nancy L. Nelson, 78, North CR 450E, Syracuse. Injuries: Signore complained of back pain; Nelson had a fracture dislocation to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 1:04 p.m. Thursday - North Huntington Street, 50 feet west of North Indiana Avenue, Syracuse. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Hannah N. McQueen, 19, Granger; Joshua D. Arriola, 22, North Raggedy Ann Road, Cromwell. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 2:22 p.m. Thursday - 530 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Allen D. Mitchell, 80, Buck Trail, Warsaw; Anthony N. Norton, 61, EMS T20 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:15 p.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 200 feet west of North Parker Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: James L. Strange, 86, Waterloo, Ala.; Jessica J. Hartman, 32, Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:42 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 300 feet south of East Prairie Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Damares A. Orozco, 23, Ranch Road, Warsaw; Jane A. Hughes, 49, South CR 425W, Silver Lake; Donald W. King, 66, Denver, Ind. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. WPD.
• 5:39 p.m. Thursday - North CR 100E, 500 feet south of East CR 1300N, Milford. Car hit deer. Driver: Kathleen Rairigh, 61, East CR 1300N, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:15 a.m. Friday - North Ind. 15, 75 feet south of West Prairie Street, Leesburg. Van-car collision. Drivers: Christopher Dameron, 36, Millersburg; Tiffany L. Riddle, 30, Plymouth. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 3:35 p.m. Thursday - A license plate was stolen in the 400 block of West Porter Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:57 p.m. Thursday - Merchandise was reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:35 p.m. Thursday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1300 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:25 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 2200 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:09 a.m. Thursday - James Andrew Glant III, 41, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 10:03 a.m. Thursday - Jesse Lee Corder, 24, of 309 N. Broadway St., Mentone, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 10:29 a.m. Thursday - Brittany Payne, 31, South Bend, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 10:50 a.m. Thursday - Brandon A. Ortiz Jiminez, 23, of 1317 Green Hill Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 12:54 p.m. Thursday - Angela E. Blanton, 41, of 1540 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 10:03 p.m. Thursday - Jesse Lee Corder, 24, of 309 N. Broadway St., Mentone, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 10:29 p.m. Thursday - Brittany Payne, 31, South Bend, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 10:50 p.m. Thursday - Brandon A. Ortiz Jiminez, 23, of 1317 Green Hill Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 9:23 a.m. Friday - Onur Demmirbas, 25, Chicago, arrested for reckless driving and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:36 a.m. Friday - Alex Michael Lattimore, 33, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond listed.
• 1:04 p.m. Friday - John James Finkney Jr., 37, of 8147 E. Pioneer Way, North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $700.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 4:16 a.m. Thursday - West CR 900N, 600 feet west of North CR 300W, Milford. Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Braxton E. Davis, 20, North Franklin Street, Mentone. Injury: David complained of chest pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 1:28 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 500E and East CR 1100N, Syracuse. Two-car collision. Drivers: Donato Signore, 58, EMS T41 Lane, Leesburg; Nancy L. Nelson, 78, North CR 450E, Syracuse. Injuries: Signore complained of back pain; Nelson had a fracture dislocation to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 1:04 p.m. Thursday - North Huntington Street, 50 feet west of North Indiana Avenue, Syracuse. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Hannah N. McQueen, 19, Granger; Joshua D. Arriola, 22, North Raggedy Ann Road, Cromwell. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 2:22 p.m. Thursday - 530 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Allen D. Mitchell, 80, Buck Trail, Warsaw; Anthony N. Norton, 61, EMS T20 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:15 p.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 200 feet west of North Parker Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: James L. Strange, 86, Waterloo, Ala.; Jessica J. Hartman, 32, Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:42 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 300 feet south of East Prairie Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Damares A. Orozco, 23, Ranch Road, Warsaw; Jane A. Hughes, 49, South CR 425W, Silver Lake; Donald W. King, 66, Denver, Ind. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. WPD.
• 5:39 p.m. Thursday - North CR 100E, 500 feet south of East CR 1300N, Milford. Car hit deer. Driver: Kathleen Rairigh, 61, East CR 1300N, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:15 a.m. Friday - North Ind. 15, 75 feet south of West Prairie Street, Leesburg. Van-car collision. Drivers: Christopher Dameron, 36, Millersburg; Tiffany L. Riddle, 30, Plymouth. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 3:35 p.m. Thursday - A license plate was stolen in the 400 block of West Porter Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:57 p.m. Thursday - Merchandise was reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:35 p.m. Thursday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1300 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:25 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 2200 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

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