Public Occurrences 1.30.23

January 29, 2023 at 9:41 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 9:20 a.m. Friday - Timothy Mark Bush Jr., 39, of 1180 W. Lake St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.

• 9:54 a.m. Friday - Dion Demont Smith, 38, South Bend, arrested for fraud. Bond: $10,250.

• 3:13 p.m. Friday - Brandy Michelle Black, 42, of 116 N. CR 300E, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:02 p.m. Friday - Ethan William Michael Robinette, 22, Peru, Ind., arrested on two charges of felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 4:21 p.m. Friday - Brayton Stone Stanley, 25, of 502 S. Union St., #3, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $450.

• 5:50 p.m. Friday - Luis Manuel Calzada, 35, of 3762 W. Old 30, #671, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.

• 6:27 p.m. Friday - Lester Miller, 61, of 5255 N. CR 150W, Leesburg, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 10:30 p.m. Friday - Moses Michael Lloyd, 44, of 1821 Nye St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment. Bond: $700.

• 11:24 p.m. Friday - Bryan Ruiz Espinoza, 20, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #67, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.

• 11:53 p.m. Friday - Ryan Mitchell Lincoln, 30, of 556 N. Broadway St., Mentone, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 1:27 a.m. Saturday - Gary Lee Jones, 34, of 208 N. Third St., Pierceton, arrested for felony probation violation, felony failure to appear and misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.

• 1:47 a.m. Saturday - Ryan Christopher Meadows, 38, of 205 E. Market St., South Whitley, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $700.

• 2:04 a.m. Saturday - Alexandria May Moore, 23, of 1826 Hepler Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment and reckless driving. Bond: $700.

• 9:29 a.m. Saturday - Darrin M. Conley, 54, of 1415 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested on a warrant. Bond: $500.

• 6:32 p.m. Saturday - Fredy Avidail Vasquez Perez, 24, of 3994 W. Old 30, #90, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $1,300.

• 7:10 p.m. Saturday - Parker Scott Harner, 26, of 102 S. Main St., #3, Claypool, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and on a warrant. Bond: $5,250.

• 10:47 p.m. Saturday - Benjamin Paul Adams, 46, of 10350 S. County Farm Road, Silver Lake, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 11:23 p.m. Saturday - Luke M. Plank, 43, of 4962 W. CR 950S, Silver Lake, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 11:42 p.m. Saturday - Rebecca Ranshell Hendrix, 33, of 272 E. Nelson Drive, Milford, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 12:38 a.m. Sunday - Carlos Gomez Vazquez, 29, of 1515 Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment. Bond: $700.

• 2:07 a.m. Sunday - Jorge De Jesus Guzman Cruz, 28, of 509 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $700.

• 4:17 a.m. Sunday - Robert Brandon Hostetler, 43, Plymouth, arrested for cocaine or a narcotic drug, possession of paraphernalia, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $5,250.

• 12:58 p.m. Sunday - Mauricio Vitorio Lucas, 38, of 3994 W. Old 30, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 9:37 a.m. Friday - North Ind. 15, 1,400 feet north of Lyon Street, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Jacob A. Hales, 48, South CR 675W, Silver Lake; Angela L. Burkhart, 63, South Ind. 25, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 12:42 p.m. Friday - South Ind. 13, 500 feet north of South CR 550E, Warsaw. SUV hit fence. Driver: Logan D. Peconga, 18, East CR 700S, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 1:14 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East Washington Street and Ind. 13 North, North Webster. Two-car collision. Drivers: Dawnitta M. Trafan, 47, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster; Lee A. Baumgartner, 62, EMS B40A Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $750-$1,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 1:27 p.m. Friday - East CR 550N, 30 feet north of North CR 100E, Leesburg. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Cordelle H. Obacz, 20, West Brooklyn Street, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

Incidents

• 12:16 p.m. Friday - A license plate was reported stolen in the 200 block of East CR 575N, Leesburg. KCSD.

• 12:49 p.m. Friday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 3600 block of East CR 1300N, Syracuse. KCSD.

• 4:41 p.m. Friday - A bench warrant was served in the 800 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:51 p.m. Friday - A drug overdose was reported in the 300 block of West CR 800S, Claypool. KCSD.

• 10:03 p.m. Friday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 2000 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:12 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment and aggressive driving in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw WPD.

• 12:15 p.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2400 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:24 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 2200 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:55 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 3600 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:57 a.m Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of paraphernalia and operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 3500 block of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 9:20 a.m. Friday - Timothy Mark Bush Jr., 39, of 1180 W. Lake St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.

• 9:54 a.m. Friday - Dion Demont Smith, 38, South Bend, arrested for fraud. Bond: $10,250.

• 3:13 p.m. Friday - Brandy Michelle Black, 42, of 116 N. CR 300E, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.

• 4:02 p.m. Friday - Ethan William Michael Robinette, 22, Peru, Ind., arrested on two charges of felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 4:21 p.m. Friday - Brayton Stone Stanley, 25, of 502 S. Union St., #3, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $450.

• 5:50 p.m. Friday - Luis Manuel Calzada, 35, of 3762 W. Old 30, #671, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.

• 6:27 p.m. Friday - Lester Miller, 61, of 5255 N. CR 150W, Leesburg, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 10:30 p.m. Friday - Moses Michael Lloyd, 44, of 1821 Nye St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment. Bond: $700.

• 11:24 p.m. Friday - Bryan Ruiz Espinoza, 20, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #67, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.

• 11:53 p.m. Friday - Ryan Mitchell Lincoln, 30, of 556 N. Broadway St., Mentone, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 1:27 a.m. Saturday - Gary Lee Jones, 34, of 208 N. Third St., Pierceton, arrested for felony probation violation, felony failure to appear and misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.

• 1:47 a.m. Saturday - Ryan Christopher Meadows, 38, of 205 E. Market St., South Whitley, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $700.

• 2:04 a.m. Saturday - Alexandria May Moore, 23, of 1826 Hepler Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment and reckless driving. Bond: $700.

• 9:29 a.m. Saturday - Darrin M. Conley, 54, of 1415 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested on a warrant. Bond: $500.

• 6:32 p.m. Saturday - Fredy Avidail Vasquez Perez, 24, of 3994 W. Old 30, #90, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $1,300.

• 7:10 p.m. Saturday - Parker Scott Harner, 26, of 102 S. Main St., #3, Claypool, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and on a warrant. Bond: $5,250.

• 10:47 p.m. Saturday - Benjamin Paul Adams, 46, of 10350 S. County Farm Road, Silver Lake, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 11:23 p.m. Saturday - Luke M. Plank, 43, of 4962 W. CR 950S, Silver Lake, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 11:42 p.m. Saturday - Rebecca Ranshell Hendrix, 33, of 272 E. Nelson Drive, Milford, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 12:38 a.m. Sunday - Carlos Gomez Vazquez, 29, of 1515 Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment. Bond: $700.

• 2:07 a.m. Sunday - Jorge De Jesus Guzman Cruz, 28, of 509 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $700.

• 4:17 a.m. Sunday - Robert Brandon Hostetler, 43, Plymouth, arrested for cocaine or a narcotic drug, possession of paraphernalia, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $5,250.

• 12:58 p.m. Sunday - Mauricio Vitorio Lucas, 38, of 3994 W. Old 30, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 9:37 a.m. Friday - North Ind. 15, 1,400 feet north of Lyon Street, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Jacob A. Hales, 48, South CR 675W, Silver Lake; Angela L. Burkhart, 63, South Ind. 25, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 12:42 p.m. Friday - South Ind. 13, 500 feet north of South CR 550E, Warsaw. SUV hit fence. Driver: Logan D. Peconga, 18, East CR 700S, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 1:14 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East Washington Street and Ind. 13 North, North Webster. Two-car collision. Drivers: Dawnitta M. Trafan, 47, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster; Lee A. Baumgartner, 62, EMS B40A Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $750-$1,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 1:27 p.m. Friday - East CR 550N, 30 feet north of North CR 100E, Leesburg. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Cordelle H. Obacz, 20, West Brooklyn Street, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

Incidents

• 12:16 p.m. Friday - A license plate was reported stolen in the 200 block of East CR 575N, Leesburg. KCSD.

• 12:49 p.m. Friday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 3600 block of East CR 1300N, Syracuse. KCSD.

• 4:41 p.m. Friday - A bench warrant was served in the 800 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:51 p.m. Friday - A drug overdose was reported in the 300 block of West CR 800S, Claypool. KCSD.

• 10:03 p.m. Friday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 2000 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:12 a.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment and aggressive driving in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw WPD.

• 12:15 p.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2400 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:24 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 2200 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:55 p.m. Saturday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 3600 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:57 a.m Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of paraphernalia and operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 3500 block of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
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