Public Occurrences 03.06.23

March 5, 2023 at 9:48 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 7:19 p.m. Friday - Alisha Nicole Rowe, 37, of 558 N. Elm St., Nappanee, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 8:19 p.m. Friday - Faith Ranae Ferguson, 46, of 201 E. Greenhaus Drive, #55, Syracuse, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $700.

• 2:50 a.m. Sunday - Otmar E. Miller, 34, of 7181 Heron Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

• 6:11 a.m. Sunday - Jonathan Boyd Quick, 28, Elkhart, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.

• 10:30 a.m. Sunday - Miguel Raymond Castro, 30, of 501 N. Harriston St., Warsaw, arrested for intimidation threat of forcible felony. Bond: $5,250.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 5:35 p.m. Friday - West CR 700S, 200 feet east of South CR 450W, Claypool. Car hit three utility poles. Driver: Lance R. Wetzel, 50, Bluffton. Injury: Wetzel said he had neck injuries. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 6:09 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 13, 100 feet north of East CR 400N, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Devon A. Bailey, 31, North CR 825E, North Webster; Archie C. Wills, 20, Indianapolis. Injury: Wills complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.





Property Damage

Accidents

• 6:42 a.m. Friday - North CR 100E, 10 feet south of East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Catherine M. Coy, 58, East Maple Grove, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 11:21 a.m. Friday - Ind. 15, 300 feet north of U.S. 30, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Terrin R. Meister, 36, North Harris Street, Bourbon; Ronald W. Johnson, 53, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 12:55 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 15, 397 feet north of Enterprise Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Angela J. Hochstetler, 23, West CR 850N, Etna Green; Elise G. Frye, 25, Lapaz. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 2:50 p.m. Friday - 5920 W. Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. SUV hit mailbox. Driver: Brianna E. Barrus, 31, Tippecanoe. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 3:03 p.m. Friday - West Crystal Lake Road, 2,000 feet west of South Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Van hit utility pole. Driver: Kathleen S. Monesmith, 67, Ind. 10, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 3:32 p.m. Friday - West Ind. 25, 200 feet east of South CR 900W, Mentone. Car hit fence. Driver: Brady E. Rodgers, 18, South Buffalo Street, Burket. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 4:36 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 15, 2,000 feet north of West Plum Street, Leesburg. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Jessica R. Asire, 32, Huffman Street, Winona Lake; Christopher S. Fulk, 33, Kinwood Drive, Milford; Jason D. Ellinger, 47, East Portside Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.

• 4:47 p.m. Friday - West CR 900N, 900 feet west of North CR 300W, Milford. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Scott A. Brown, 60, North Creek Bend Lane, Milford. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 5:17 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 19, 500 feet north of West Hepton Road, Nappanee. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: David L. Sisk, 47, North CR 600W, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 5:59 p.m. Friday - East CR 800S, 1,500 feet north of South Packerton Road, Claypool. Car went into ditch. Driver: Curtis R. O’Neil, 47, South CR 300E, Claypool. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.

• 6:10 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 13, 32 feet north of EMS B7 Lane, North Webster. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Christopher W. Nance, 47, Kimmell; Anthony J. Meek, 46, East Fox Run Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSD.

• 6:54 p.m. Friday - South Country Club Road, 32 feet south of East CR 450S, Warsaw. Pickup hit steel post. Driver: Amelia D. Dunlap, 38, North Williamson Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 10:27 a.m. Saturday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Helen K. Middleton, 64, West Myrtle Glen Road, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 3:13 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of North Maple Avenue and East Center Street, Warsaw. SUV hit landscaping blocks. Driver: Zackery A. Smith, 31, North Denzel Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



Incident

• 12:22 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 2000 block of Shell Bark Lane, Warsaw. WPD.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 7:19 p.m. Friday - Alisha Nicole Rowe, 37, of 558 N. Elm St., Nappanee, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

• 8:19 p.m. Friday - Faith Ranae Ferguson, 46, of 201 E. Greenhaus Drive, #55, Syracuse, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $700.

• 2:50 a.m. Sunday - Otmar E. Miller, 34, of 7181 Heron Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

• 6:11 a.m. Sunday - Jonathan Boyd Quick, 28, Elkhart, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.

• 10:30 a.m. Sunday - Miguel Raymond Castro, 30, of 501 N. Harriston St., Warsaw, arrested for intimidation threat of forcible felony. Bond: $5,250.



Personal Injury

Accidents

• 5:35 p.m. Friday - West CR 700S, 200 feet east of South CR 450W, Claypool. Car hit three utility poles. Driver: Lance R. Wetzel, 50, Bluffton. Injury: Wetzel said he had neck injuries. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 6:09 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 13, 100 feet north of East CR 400N, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Devon A. Bailey, 31, North CR 825E, North Webster; Archie C. Wills, 20, Indianapolis. Injury: Wills complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.





Property Damage

Accidents

• 6:42 a.m. Friday - North CR 100E, 10 feet south of East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Catherine M. Coy, 58, East Maple Grove, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 11:21 a.m. Friday - Ind. 15, 300 feet north of U.S. 30, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Terrin R. Meister, 36, North Harris Street, Bourbon; Ronald W. Johnson, 53, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 12:55 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 15, 397 feet north of Enterprise Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Angela J. Hochstetler, 23, West CR 850N, Etna Green; Elise G. Frye, 25, Lapaz. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 2:50 p.m. Friday - 5920 W. Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. SUV hit mailbox. Driver: Brianna E. Barrus, 31, Tippecanoe. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 3:03 p.m. Friday - West Crystal Lake Road, 2,000 feet west of South Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Van hit utility pole. Driver: Kathleen S. Monesmith, 67, Ind. 10, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 3:32 p.m. Friday - West Ind. 25, 200 feet east of South CR 900W, Mentone. Car hit fence. Driver: Brady E. Rodgers, 18, South Buffalo Street, Burket. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 4:36 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 15, 2,000 feet north of West Plum Street, Leesburg. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Jessica R. Asire, 32, Huffman Street, Winona Lake; Christopher S. Fulk, 33, Kinwood Drive, Milford; Jason D. Ellinger, 47, East Portside Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.

• 4:47 p.m. Friday - West CR 900N, 900 feet west of North CR 300W, Milford. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Scott A. Brown, 60, North Creek Bend Lane, Milford. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 5:17 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 19, 500 feet north of West Hepton Road, Nappanee. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: David L. Sisk, 47, North CR 600W, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 5:59 p.m. Friday - East CR 800S, 1,500 feet north of South Packerton Road, Claypool. Car went into ditch. Driver: Curtis R. O’Neil, 47, South CR 300E, Claypool. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.

• 6:10 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 13, 32 feet north of EMS B7 Lane, North Webster. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Christopher W. Nance, 47, Kimmell; Anthony J. Meek, 46, East Fox Run Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSD.

• 6:54 p.m. Friday - South Country Club Road, 32 feet south of East CR 450S, Warsaw. Pickup hit steel post. Driver: Amelia D. Dunlap, 38, North Williamson Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 10:27 a.m. Saturday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Helen K. Middleton, 64, West Myrtle Glen Road, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 3:13 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of North Maple Avenue and East Center Street, Warsaw. SUV hit landscaping blocks. Driver: Zackery A. Smith, 31, North Denzel Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



Incident

• 12:22 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 2000 block of Shell Bark Lane, Warsaw. WPD.



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