Public Occurrences 01.23.23

January 22, 2023 at 9:54 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 2:40 p.m. Friday - Benjamin Ryan Stogsdill, 35, of 1601 E. Fort Wayne St., #3, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 8 p.m. Friday - Sean A. Russ, 54, of 101 Warner Drive, #11, Claypool, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 9:16 p.m. Friday - Miguel Raymond Castro, 29, of 501 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, resisting law enforcement and confinement. Bond: $16,000.

• 10:30 p.m. Friday - Nicholas Scott Stahl, 32, of 1375 W. CR 400N, Warsaw, arrested for battery against a public safety official engaged in official duty, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $11,000.

• 2:19 a.m. Saturday - Aurora Jannette Malagon, 28, Chicago, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and two charges of misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 2:35 a.m. Saturday - Sai Sathamanyu Rallapati, 30, of 1327 Tuscany Crossing, Winona Lake, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 4:41 a.m. Saturday - Hannah Judith Lefa Krueger, 33, of 203 N. Tucker St., Mentone, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $700.

• 6:17 a.m. Saturday - James Douglas Stambaugh, 49, of 5236 E. Washington Road, Pierceton, arrested for felony probation violation and driving while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $15,750.

• 1:34 p.m. Saturday - Scott Michael Dingess, 37, of 1633 E. CR 900, North Manchester, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:27 p.m. Saturday - Misael Nieves Velez, 32, of 638 Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $500.

• 6:36 p.m. Saturday - Jessica Lee Johnson, 46, homeless, arrested on a bond revocation. No bond set.

• 6:54 p.m. Saturday - Shanna Marie Griffith, 47, of 221 N. Main St., North Webster, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 7 p.m. Saturday - Sherry Venus Blankenbeckler, 48, homeless, arrested for possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.

• 7:15 p.m. Saturday - Thomas Wayne Hyser, 57, Columbia City, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 7:29 p.m. Friday - Steven Ray Bennett, 59, of 7430 North Black Court, North Webster, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment. Bond: $700.

• 7:35 p.m. Saturday - Lester Miller, 61, of 5255 N. CR 150W, Leesburg, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 8:56 p.m. Saturday - Rick Allen Deeter, 60, of 7316 W. Wasp Way, Claypool, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 10:05 p.m. Saturday - Landyn Nicholas Morgan, 18, Millersburg, arrested for resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle, reckless driving, consumption of alcohol by a minor and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.

• 10:38 p.m. Saturday - David A. Basham, 64, of 608 S. Jefferson St., Silver Lake, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and resisting a law enforcement officer - fighting. Bond: $5,250.

• 12:02 a.m. Sunday - Danny Leonard Roberts Jr., 30, of 203 S. East St., Milford, arrested for criminal trespass and invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.

• 2:06 a.m. Sunday - Christopher Alan Gray, 42, Battlelake, Minn., arrested for possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashishs and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.

• 2:15 a.m. Sunday - Geoffrey Michael Patrick, 47, of 728 Dogwood Lane, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $750.

• 2:53 a.m. Sunday - Jason E. Hunt, 42, Fort Wayne, arrested on two charges of failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

• 3:20 a.m. Sunday - Hector Isaiah Ibarra, 18, of 1413 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $400.

• 5:13 a.m. Sunday - Brady Nathaniel Mitchell, 22, of 302 West Wayne St., Pierceton, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension, reckless driving and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 3:05 p.m. Friday - West CR 1275S, 500 feet east of South CR 890W, Akron. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Mia R. Gunnels, 23, South Pine Street, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 3:06 p.m. Friday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Randall Slone, 64, South Union Street, Warsaw; Nicole L. Smith, 52, North Ind. 5, Larwill. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:30 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East CR 200N and North CR 100E, Warsaw. Car-SUV collison. Drivers: Jose R. Lopez, 18, West Old 30, Warsaw; Jerry C. Hudson, 67, Pine Cone Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Incidents

•11:36 a.m. Friday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 600 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:03 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 3100 block of Old Colony Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia and resisting a law enforcement officer by fleeing on foot in the 300 block of East Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:28 a.m. Saturday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1200 block of Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 10:17 a.m. Saturday - A paddleboat was reported stolen in the 100 block of EMS B49 Lane, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 10:49 a.m. Saturday - An abandoned vehicle was reported in the 600 block of South Zimmer Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 600 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:04 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine in the 9200 block of East CR 1000N, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 3:28 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, driving while suspended with a prior suspension and reckless driving in the 700 block of West Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:20 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for felony battery with moderate bodily injury, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and leaving the scene of a crash with property damage in the 5100 block of Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 2:40 p.m. Friday - Benjamin Ryan Stogsdill, 35, of 1601 E. Fort Wayne St., #3, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 8 p.m. Friday - Sean A. Russ, 54, of 101 Warner Drive, #11, Claypool, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 9:16 p.m. Friday - Miguel Raymond Castro, 29, of 501 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, resisting law enforcement and confinement. Bond: $16,000.

• 10:30 p.m. Friday - Nicholas Scott Stahl, 32, of 1375 W. CR 400N, Warsaw, arrested for battery against a public safety official engaged in official duty, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $11,000.

• 2:19 a.m. Saturday - Aurora Jannette Malagon, 28, Chicago, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and two charges of misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 2:35 a.m. Saturday - Sai Sathamanyu Rallapati, 30, of 1327 Tuscany Crossing, Winona Lake, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 4:41 a.m. Saturday - Hannah Judith Lefa Krueger, 33, of 203 N. Tucker St., Mentone, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $700.

• 6:17 a.m. Saturday - James Douglas Stambaugh, 49, of 5236 E. Washington Road, Pierceton, arrested for felony probation violation and driving while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $15,750.

• 1:34 p.m. Saturday - Scott Michael Dingess, 37, of 1633 E. CR 900, North Manchester, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:27 p.m. Saturday - Misael Nieves Velez, 32, of 638 Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $500.

• 6:36 p.m. Saturday - Jessica Lee Johnson, 46, homeless, arrested on a bond revocation. No bond set.

• 6:54 p.m. Saturday - Shanna Marie Griffith, 47, of 221 N. Main St., North Webster, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 7 p.m. Saturday - Sherry Venus Blankenbeckler, 48, homeless, arrested for possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.

• 7:15 p.m. Saturday - Thomas Wayne Hyser, 57, Columbia City, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 7:29 p.m. Friday - Steven Ray Bennett, 59, of 7430 North Black Court, North Webster, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment. Bond: $700.

• 7:35 p.m. Saturday - Lester Miller, 61, of 5255 N. CR 150W, Leesburg, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 8:56 p.m. Saturday - Rick Allen Deeter, 60, of 7316 W. Wasp Way, Claypool, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 10:05 p.m. Saturday - Landyn Nicholas Morgan, 18, Millersburg, arrested for resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle, reckless driving, consumption of alcohol by a minor and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.

• 10:38 p.m. Saturday - David A. Basham, 64, of 608 S. Jefferson St., Silver Lake, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and resisting a law enforcement officer - fighting. Bond: $5,250.

• 12:02 a.m. Sunday - Danny Leonard Roberts Jr., 30, of 203 S. East St., Milford, arrested for criminal trespass and invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.

• 2:06 a.m. Sunday - Christopher Alan Gray, 42, Battlelake, Minn., arrested for possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashishs and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.

• 2:15 a.m. Sunday - Geoffrey Michael Patrick, 47, of 728 Dogwood Lane, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $750.

• 2:53 a.m. Sunday - Jason E. Hunt, 42, Fort Wayne, arrested on two charges of failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

• 3:20 a.m. Sunday - Hector Isaiah Ibarra, 18, of 1413 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $400.

• 5:13 a.m. Sunday - Brady Nathaniel Mitchell, 22, of 302 West Wayne St., Pierceton, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension, reckless driving and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 3:05 p.m. Friday - West CR 1275S, 500 feet east of South CR 890W, Akron. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Mia R. Gunnels, 23, South Pine Street, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 3:06 p.m. Friday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Randall Slone, 64, South Union Street, Warsaw; Nicole L. Smith, 52, North Ind. 5, Larwill. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 3:30 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East CR 200N and North CR 100E, Warsaw. Car-SUV collison. Drivers: Jose R. Lopez, 18, West Old 30, Warsaw; Jerry C. Hudson, 67, Pine Cone Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Incidents

•11:36 a.m. Friday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 600 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:03 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 3100 block of Old Colony Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia and resisting a law enforcement officer by fleeing on foot in the 300 block of East Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 1:28 a.m. Saturday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1200 block of Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 10:17 a.m. Saturday - A paddleboat was reported stolen in the 100 block of EMS B49 Lane, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 10:49 a.m. Saturday - An abandoned vehicle was reported in the 600 block of South Zimmer Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4 p.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 600 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:04 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine in the 9200 block of East CR 1000N, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 3:28 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, driving while suspended with a prior suspension and reckless driving in the 700 block of West Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:20 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for felony battery with moderate bodily injury, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and leaving the scene of a crash with property damage in the 5100 block of Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
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