Public Occurrences 1.3.23

January 2, 2023 at 10:24 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

• 4:15 a.m. Saturday - Pedro Roman Sarabia, 24, of 738 W. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $700.

• 4:49 a.m. Saturday - Macen Alexander Pursifull, 29, Argos, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 7:37 p.m. Saturday - Joseph L. McCall, 37, Mishawaka, arrested for resisting law enforcement. Bond: $700.

• 7:53 p.m. Saturday - Raen Renee Coplen, 25, Marion, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear, driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and on a warrant. Bond: $450.

• 10:26 p.m. Saturday - Chester J. Myers, 44, of 201 Turkey Creek Drive, Milford, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• Midnight Sunday - Paul Douglas Hodge, 57, of 365 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for resisting law enforcement, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

• 1:52 a.m. Sunday - Christopher A. Phillips, 35, of 3527 E. CR 1000N, Syracuse, arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $5,250.

• 12:06 a.m. Sunday - Lindsay Powell, 38, South Bend, arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.

• 2:40 a.m. Sunday - Aurelio Miguel, 41, of 896 E. Winona Ave., #1, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and public intoxication by alcohol or drugs. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:07 a.m. Sunday - Miguel Angel Hernandez, 30, Plymouth, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:55 a.m. Sunday - Brandon Eugene Hoffman, 18, of 9768 S. CR 600W, Silver Lake, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, refusal to submit to a chemical test and consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $700.

• 8:38 p.m. Sunday - Eduardo Lisandro Gomez Jimmez, 28, of 1202 Wooster Road, #50, Winona Lake, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 11:50 p.m. Sunday - Quentin Terrel Lazarui Shepherd, 19, of 544 E. Main St., Warsaw, arrested for resisting a law enforcement officer by fleeing on foot, criminal trespassing, felony theft and false informing. Bond: $5,250.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 5:26 p.m. Friday - U.S. 30, 1,300 feet west of East Old 30, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Linda C. Unruh, 76, Park Avenue, Winona Lake; Bradley Turner, 49, Fort Wayne. Damage: $10,000 to $25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 2:50 a.m. Sunday - 3980 S. CR 600W, Mentone. Car left roadway, hit house and garage and tree. Driver: Brandon E. Hoffman, 18, South CR 600W, Silver Lake. Injuries: Hoffman had minor bleeding to the face; passenger Branson C. McBrier, 19, South CR 1000W, Mentone, had minor bleeding to the elbow/lower arm; a resident of the house, Bernice D. Meadows, suffered complained of pain in her left shoulder and right knee, as well as a possible broken left wrist. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accident

• 7:06 p.m. Sunday - 2223 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Eduardo L. Gomez Jimenez, 28, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



Incidents

• 12:55 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug and public intoxication by alcohol or drugs in the 900 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:23 a.m. Sunday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 300 block of Eisenhower Parkway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:45 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 4100 block of North Ind. 13, Leesburg. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 3:18 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and refusal to submit to a chemical test in the 600 block of South Main Street, North Webster. KCSO.

• 5:34 a.m. Friday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 2000 block of North CR 100E, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:15 a.m. Friday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 2100 block of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 10:49 a.m. Friday - Disorderly conduct was reported in the 800 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:14 a.m. Saturday - An investigation into a person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated was opened in the 700 block of West Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:01 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine in the 2900 block of Frontage Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:27 p.m. Saturday - A person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension was reported in the 200 block of East CR 200N, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:50 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor in the 3900 block of South CR 600W, Mentone. KCSO.

• 7:06 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:34 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for theft with a prior conviction, criminal trespass and resisting a law enforcement officer by fleeing on foot in the 100 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.



County Jail

Bookings

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

• 4:15 a.m. Saturday - Pedro Roman Sarabia, 24, of 738 W. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $700.

• 4:49 a.m. Saturday - Macen Alexander Pursifull, 29, Argos, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 7:37 p.m. Saturday - Joseph L. McCall, 37, Mishawaka, arrested for resisting law enforcement. Bond: $700.

• 7:53 p.m. Saturday - Raen Renee Coplen, 25, Marion, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear, driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and on a warrant. Bond: $450.

• 10:26 p.m. Saturday - Chester J. Myers, 44, of 201 Turkey Creek Drive, Milford, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• Midnight Sunday - Paul Douglas Hodge, 57, of 365 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for resisting law enforcement, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

• 1:52 a.m. Sunday - Christopher A. Phillips, 35, of 3527 E. CR 1000N, Syracuse, arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $5,250.

• 12:06 a.m. Sunday - Lindsay Powell, 38, South Bend, arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.

• 2:40 a.m. Sunday - Aurelio Miguel, 41, of 896 E. Winona Ave., #1, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and public intoxication by alcohol or drugs. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:07 a.m. Sunday - Miguel Angel Hernandez, 30, Plymouth, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:55 a.m. Sunday - Brandon Eugene Hoffman, 18, of 9768 S. CR 600W, Silver Lake, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, refusal to submit to a chemical test and consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $700.

• 8:38 p.m. Sunday - Eduardo Lisandro Gomez Jimmez, 28, of 1202 Wooster Road, #50, Winona Lake, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 11:50 p.m. Sunday - Quentin Terrel Lazarui Shepherd, 19, of 544 E. Main St., Warsaw, arrested for resisting a law enforcement officer by fleeing on foot, criminal trespassing, felony theft and false informing. Bond: $5,250.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 5:26 p.m. Friday - U.S. 30, 1,300 feet west of East Old 30, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Linda C. Unruh, 76, Park Avenue, Winona Lake; Bradley Turner, 49, Fort Wayne. Damage: $10,000 to $25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 2:50 a.m. Sunday - 3980 S. CR 600W, Mentone. Car left roadway, hit house and garage and tree. Driver: Brandon E. Hoffman, 18, South CR 600W, Silver Lake. Injuries: Hoffman had minor bleeding to the face; passenger Branson C. McBrier, 19, South CR 1000W, Mentone, had minor bleeding to the elbow/lower arm; a resident of the house, Bernice D. Meadows, suffered complained of pain in her left shoulder and right knee, as well as a possible broken left wrist. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accident

• 7:06 p.m. Sunday - 2223 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Eduardo L. Gomez Jimenez, 28, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



Incidents

• 12:55 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug and public intoxication by alcohol or drugs in the 900 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:23 a.m. Sunday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 300 block of Eisenhower Parkway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:45 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 4100 block of North Ind. 13, Leesburg. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 3:18 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and refusal to submit to a chemical test in the 600 block of South Main Street, North Webster. KCSO.

• 5:34 a.m. Friday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 2000 block of North CR 100E, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:15 a.m. Friday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 2100 block of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 10:49 a.m. Friday - Disorderly conduct was reported in the 800 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:14 a.m. Saturday - An investigation into a person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated was opened in the 700 block of West Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:01 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine in the 2900 block of Frontage Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:27 p.m. Saturday - A person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension was reported in the 200 block of East CR 200N, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:50 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor in the 3900 block of South CR 600W, Mentone. KCSO.

• 7:06 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:34 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for theft with a prior conviction, criminal trespass and resisting a law enforcement officer by fleeing on foot in the 100 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.



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