Public Occurrences 06.27.23

June 26, 2023 at 9:05 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 1:32 p.m. Sunday - Joseph Benjamin Williams, 45, of 2119 E. Hendricks St., Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear and domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $6,500.

• 10:01 p.m. Sunday - Severo Lopez Longoria, 34, Ligonier, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 10:03 p.m. Sunday - William Alex Swango, 49, of 456 S. Elm St., Nappanee, arrested on a warrant. No bond set.

• 4:23 a.m. Monday - Bersain Santiz Lopez, 31, of 311 S. Union St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

• 7:44 a.m. Monday - Thomas Elgin Gunnoe, 60, of 307 Mineral Springs Ave., #6, Winona Lake, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250.

• 9:14 a.m. Monday - Jason Allen Coe, 30, Columbia City, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 11:54 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West Ind. 25, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision; one vehicle left the scene. Remaining drivers: Aubrey M. Pfister, 39, East Mary Mac Street, Warsaw; Christopher W. Francis, 23, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Injuries: Passengers in Francis’ vehicle, Cindy Francis, 62, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw, complained of back pain; and Brandon Delacruz, 12, Old Colony Road, complained of head pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 11:19 a.m. Monday - Intersection of North Parker Street and Husky Trail, Warsaw. Car-truck collision. Drivers: Heather L. Lanning, 46, South Circle Drive, Warsaw; Mark A. Weller, 66, West Ind. 14, Silver Lake. Injury: Lanning complained of head pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 3:14 a.m. Sunday - East CR 225S, 1,500 feet east of South Packerton Road, Winona Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Chad L. Olson, 38, South Woodland Hills Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 4:37 a.m. Sunday - North Ind. 15, 100 feet south of West Monoquet Road, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Keith C. Flanery, 52, North Bronson Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 10:07 a.m. Sunday - 1855 S. County Farm Road, Warsaw. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Jacob S. Hiatt, West Cherry Tree Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Bethany A. Johnson, 21, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 2:02 a.m. Sunday - A person trespassing was reported in the 400 block of Chevy Way, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:38 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 2500 block of Silveus Crossing, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:54 a.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 300 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:03 a.m. Monday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1100 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:11 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 1300 block of West Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 1:32 p.m. Sunday - Joseph Benjamin Williams, 45, of 2119 E. Hendricks St., Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear and domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $6,500.

• 10:01 p.m. Sunday - Severo Lopez Longoria, 34, Ligonier, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

• 10:03 p.m. Sunday - William Alex Swango, 49, of 456 S. Elm St., Nappanee, arrested on a warrant. No bond set.

• 4:23 a.m. Monday - Bersain Santiz Lopez, 31, of 311 S. Union St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

• 7:44 a.m. Monday - Thomas Elgin Gunnoe, 60, of 307 Mineral Springs Ave., #6, Winona Lake, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250.

• 9:14 a.m. Monday - Jason Allen Coe, 30, Columbia City, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 11:54 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West Ind. 25, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision; one vehicle left the scene. Remaining drivers: Aubrey M. Pfister, 39, East Mary Mac Street, Warsaw; Christopher W. Francis, 23, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Injuries: Passengers in Francis’ vehicle, Cindy Francis, 62, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw, complained of back pain; and Brandon Delacruz, 12, Old Colony Road, complained of head pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 11:19 a.m. Monday - Intersection of North Parker Street and Husky Trail, Warsaw. Car-truck collision. Drivers: Heather L. Lanning, 46, South Circle Drive, Warsaw; Mark A. Weller, 66, West Ind. 14, Silver Lake. Injury: Lanning complained of head pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 3:14 a.m. Sunday - East CR 225S, 1,500 feet east of South Packerton Road, Winona Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Chad L. Olson, 38, South Woodland Hills Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 4:37 a.m. Sunday - North Ind. 15, 100 feet south of West Monoquet Road, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Keith C. Flanery, 52, North Bronson Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 10:07 a.m. Sunday - 1855 S. County Farm Road, Warsaw. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Jacob S. Hiatt, West Cherry Tree Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Bethany A. Johnson, 21, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 2:02 a.m. Sunday - A person trespassing was reported in the 400 block of Chevy Way, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:38 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 2500 block of Silveus Crossing, Warsaw. WPD.

• 11:54 a.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 300 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:03 a.m. Monday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1100 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:11 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 1300 block of West Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
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