Public Occurrences 10.05.23

October 5, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:09 p.m. Tuesday - Tena Miller Walter, 53, of 214 Lakeland Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 4:14 p.m. Tuesday - Austin Reno Robbins, 30, of 6321 W. CR 100N, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 9:41 p.m. Tuesday - Daniel Adam Joseph Zeringue Jr., 39, of 312 W. Crystal Flash Road, North Webster, arrested for felony theft. No bond listed.
• 2:41 a.m. Wednesday - Taylor Rene Norman, 28, of 6665 E. CR 500N, Leesburg, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 4:09 a.m. Wednesday - Shane Michael Wallen, 37, of 1310 E. Island View Drive, Warsaw, arrested for strangulation and domestic battery with moderate bodily injury.
• 6 a.m. Wednesday - Christopher Lee Holloway, 42, of 2414 S. Lake Sharon Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $700.
• 9:54 a.m. Wednesday - John Mitchell Dimmitt, 42, of 420 N. Roosevelt St., #4, Warsaw, arrested for failure to register. Bond: $10,250.
• 11 a.m. Wednesday - Jason U. Hunt, 34, South Bend, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 8:12 a.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 15, 30 feet south of West CR 1000N, Warsaw. Truck-pickup collision. Drivers: Lane E. Sahlhoff, 61, Bremen; Larry E. Hankins, 68, North Harrison Street, Warsaw. Injury: Hankins complained of neck pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:35 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of West Winona Avenue and South Hardin Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Luke E. Snyder, 17, Poplar Street, Warsaw; Olivia S. Devenney, 17, East Deerwood Court, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 10:27 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North CR 100E and East CR 450N, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Kaitlyn N. Dinkins, 29, North Green Avenue, Syracuse; Melinda E. Zorn, 48, Oriole Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.
• 4:01 p.m. Tuesday - 1905 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Pedro Jimenez, 23, East CR 200N, Warsaw; Lois E. Kunce, 86, EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 6:49 a.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the body with a prior in the last seven years and operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 2400 block of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. WPD
• 12:15 p.m. Tuesday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 4700 block of North Ind. 13, Leesburg. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 3:15 p.m. Tuesday - A warrant was served in the 6300 block of West CR 100N, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 4:01 p.m. Tuesday - Forgery was reported in the 1900 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:52 p.m. Tuesday - A warrant was served in the 3500 block of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 2:06 a.m. Wednesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 800 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:09 p.m. Tuesday - Tena Miller Walter, 53, of 214 Lakeland Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 4:14 p.m. Tuesday - Austin Reno Robbins, 30, of 6321 W. CR 100N, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 9:41 p.m. Tuesday - Daniel Adam Joseph Zeringue Jr., 39, of 312 W. Crystal Flash Road, North Webster, arrested for felony theft. No bond listed.
• 2:41 a.m. Wednesday - Taylor Rene Norman, 28, of 6665 E. CR 500N, Leesburg, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 4:09 a.m. Wednesday - Shane Michael Wallen, 37, of 1310 E. Island View Drive, Warsaw, arrested for strangulation and domestic battery with moderate bodily injury.
• 6 a.m. Wednesday - Christopher Lee Holloway, 42, of 2414 S. Lake Sharon Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $700.
• 9:54 a.m. Wednesday - John Mitchell Dimmitt, 42, of 420 N. Roosevelt St., #4, Warsaw, arrested for failure to register. Bond: $10,250.
• 11 a.m. Wednesday - Jason U. Hunt, 34, South Bend, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 8:12 a.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 15, 30 feet south of West CR 1000N, Warsaw. Truck-pickup collision. Drivers: Lane E. Sahlhoff, 61, Bremen; Larry E. Hankins, 68, North Harrison Street, Warsaw. Injury: Hankins complained of neck pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:35 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of West Winona Avenue and South Hardin Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Luke E. Snyder, 17, Poplar Street, Warsaw; Olivia S. Devenney, 17, East Deerwood Court, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 10:27 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North CR 100E and East CR 450N, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Kaitlyn N. Dinkins, 29, North Green Avenue, Syracuse; Melinda E. Zorn, 48, Oriole Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.
• 4:01 p.m. Tuesday - 1905 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Pedro Jimenez, 23, East CR 200N, Warsaw; Lois E. Kunce, 86, EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 6:49 a.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the body with a prior in the last seven years and operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 2400 block of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. WPD
• 12:15 p.m. Tuesday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 4700 block of North Ind. 13, Leesburg. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 3:15 p.m. Tuesday - A warrant was served in the 6300 block of West CR 100N, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 4:01 p.m. Tuesday - Forgery was reported in the 1900 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:52 p.m. Tuesday - A warrant was served in the 3500 block of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 2:06 a.m. Wednesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 800 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.


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