Public Occurrences - 11/27/2023

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


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:24 a.m. Saturday - Robert Lee Jackson, 38, of 920 Anchorage Road, lot 28, Warsaw, arrested for battery causing bodily injury and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $1,250.
• 1:33 a.m. Saturday - Alexzander N. Leavitt, 19, of 3100 Frontage Road, #79, Warsaw, arrested for minor possession of alcohol, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, minor consumption of alcohol and operating a motor vehicle without ever having obtained a license. Bond: $700.
• 4:38 a.m. Saturday - Courtney Irene Pruitt, 24, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #72, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug and on a warrant. No bond set.
• 1 p.m. Saturday - Rebecca Spitler, 19, of 920 Anchorage Road, lot 54, Warsaw, arrested for battery against a public safety official engaged in official duties. Bond: $600.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:32 p.m. Wednesday - North CR 650W, 100 feet south of West CR 250N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Charles R. Losee, 43, North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 6:34 p.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 15, 100 feet south of West CR 600S, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Leon L. Hershberger, 54, West CR 1500N, Silver Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 8:39 p.m. Thursday - Armstrong Road, 100 feet east of EMS T25 Lane, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Allen J. Kalabsa, 46, EMS B60 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:19 p.m. Friday - North CR 650E, 200 feet north of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Julian O. Bailey, 23, Wabash. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 11:42 p.m. Friday - East Old 30, 800 feet west of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. Van hit deer. Driver: Delbert D. Surfus, 62, Columbia City. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 9:10 p.m. Saturday - East Old 30, 300 feet west of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Gavyn C. Alexander, 19, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 9:53 p.m. Wednesday - The theft of food and laundry detergent was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:04 p.m. Thursday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 5800 block of South Maple Grove Lane, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 10:21 a.m. Friday - Counterfeit money was reported received in the 1900 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:28 p.m. Friday - Counterfeit money was reported received in the 200 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:03 a.m. Saturday - A person reported a vehicle was damaged and vandalized in the 200 block of Argonne Road, Warsaw. WPD.
11:43 p.m. Saturday - A battery was reported in the 5900 block of Woodland Lane, Warsaw. KCSO.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:24 a.m. Saturday - Robert Lee Jackson, 38, of 920 Anchorage Road, lot 28, Warsaw, arrested for battery causing bodily injury and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $1,250.
• 1:33 a.m. Saturday - Alexzander N. Leavitt, 19, of 3100 Frontage Road, #79, Warsaw, arrested for minor possession of alcohol, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, minor consumption of alcohol and operating a motor vehicle without ever having obtained a license. Bond: $700.
• 4:38 a.m. Saturday - Courtney Irene Pruitt, 24, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #72, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug and on a warrant. No bond set.
• 1 p.m. Saturday - Rebecca Spitler, 19, of 920 Anchorage Road, lot 54, Warsaw, arrested for battery against a public safety official engaged in official duties. Bond: $600.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:32 p.m. Wednesday - North CR 650W, 100 feet south of West CR 250N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Charles R. Losee, 43, North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 6:34 p.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 15, 100 feet south of West CR 600S, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Leon L. Hershberger, 54, West CR 1500N, Silver Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 8:39 p.m. Thursday - Armstrong Road, 100 feet east of EMS T25 Lane, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Allen J. Kalabsa, 46, EMS B60 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:19 p.m. Friday - North CR 650E, 200 feet north of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Julian O. Bailey, 23, Wabash. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 11:42 p.m. Friday - East Old 30, 800 feet west of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. Van hit deer. Driver: Delbert D. Surfus, 62, Columbia City. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 9:10 p.m. Saturday - East Old 30, 300 feet west of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Gavyn C. Alexander, 19, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 9:53 p.m. Wednesday - The theft of food and laundry detergent was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:04 p.m. Thursday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 5800 block of South Maple Grove Lane, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 10:21 a.m. Friday - Counterfeit money was reported received in the 1900 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:28 p.m. Friday - Counterfeit money was reported received in the 200 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:03 a.m. Saturday - A person reported a vehicle was damaged and vandalized in the 200 block of Argonne Road, Warsaw. WPD.
11:43 p.m. Saturday - A battery was reported in the 5900 block of Woodland Lane, Warsaw. KCSO.

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