Public Occurrences 07.27.23

July 27, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:10 p.m. Tuesday - Tyler James Sherrill, 21, of 888 N. Old Orchard Drive, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor violation. No bond listed.
• 5:59 p.m. Tuesday - Kenneth Strock, 50, Kimmell, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior, driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $600.
• 7:50 p.m. Tuesday - Jaime Antonio Nunez, 47, Plymouth, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 1:05 a.m. Wednesday - Sean Bryan Berwanger, 54, of 309 N. TK Way, North Webster, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault, confinement and strangulation. Bond: $6,000.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:27 a.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 13, 200 feet south of East CR 300N, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Jennifer E. Lightcap, 48, EMS B7 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 8:07 a.m. Tuesday - Country Club Road, 100 feet south of Country Club Drive South, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Austin L. Bailey, 27, South Washington Street, Pierceton; Joshua D. Ogden, 45, Sharon Street, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 2:32 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Boydston Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Lillian M. Kelsey, 19, East Raintree Road, Warsaw; Kristi R. Pentz, 48, East Wildwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:36 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of West Center and North Lake streets, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Patricia A. Lewis, 80, South Ind. 25, Mentone; Nikolas T. Vilamaa, 42, East Barrington Place, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:32 p.m. Tuesday - 3000 N. Airport Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Jason C. Wright, Thorntown. Driver: Joshua C. Moore, 39, Monroe Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 8:25 a.m. Tuesday - Theft of a vehicle was reported in the 200 block of West Prairie Street, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 2:27 p.m. Tuesday - A habitual traffic violator was reported in the 3400 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:49 p.m. Tuesday - Fraud was reported in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:49 p.m. Tuesday - A bicycle was reported found in the 300 block of South Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:08 a.m. Wednesday - A license plate was reported stolen in the 600 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:10 p.m. Tuesday - Tyler James Sherrill, 21, of 888 N. Old Orchard Drive, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor violation. No bond listed.
• 5:59 p.m. Tuesday - Kenneth Strock, 50, Kimmell, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior, driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $600.
• 7:50 p.m. Tuesday - Jaime Antonio Nunez, 47, Plymouth, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 1:05 a.m. Wednesday - Sean Bryan Berwanger, 54, of 309 N. TK Way, North Webster, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault, confinement and strangulation. Bond: $6,000.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:27 a.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 13, 200 feet south of East CR 300N, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Jennifer E. Lightcap, 48, EMS B7 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 8:07 a.m. Tuesday - Country Club Road, 100 feet south of Country Club Drive South, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Austin L. Bailey, 27, South Washington Street, Pierceton; Joshua D. Ogden, 45, Sharon Street, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 2:32 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Boydston Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Lillian M. Kelsey, 19, East Raintree Road, Warsaw; Kristi R. Pentz, 48, East Wildwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:36 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of West Center and North Lake streets, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Patricia A. Lewis, 80, South Ind. 25, Mentone; Nikolas T. Vilamaa, 42, East Barrington Place, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:32 p.m. Tuesday - 3000 N. Airport Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Jason C. Wright, Thorntown. Driver: Joshua C. Moore, 39, Monroe Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 8:25 a.m. Tuesday - Theft of a vehicle was reported in the 200 block of West Prairie Street, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 2:27 p.m. Tuesday - A habitual traffic violator was reported in the 3400 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:49 p.m. Tuesday - Fraud was reported in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:49 p.m. Tuesday - A bicycle was reported found in the 300 block of South Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:08 a.m. Wednesday - A license plate was reported stolen in the 600 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

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