Public Occurrences 10.25.23

October 25, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:35 a.m. Monday - Jordan Christopher Pettit, 19, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 2:30 p.m. Monday - Jaime Ann Benedict, 45, of 1520 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for a drug court violation. No bond set.
• 4:01 p.m. Monday - Bridget M. Jeanette Miller, 28, of 2605 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for a warrant service. No bond set.
• 1:20 a.m. Tuesday - Zachory Ryan McClurg, 27, Hammond, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $700.
• 1:24 a.m. Tuesday - David Alex Hein III, 24, of 657 E. CR 300S, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 3:56 p.m. Monday - Intersection of Husky Trail and North Pointe Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Jean R. Jules, 34, North CR 175E, Warsaw; Steven J. Walters, 55, North Basswood Drive, Warsaw. Injury: Walters complained of back pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 1:42 a.m. Monday - North CR 800W, 2,200 feet south of West CR 640N, Etna Green. Pickup hit deer. Driver: John G. Girard, 22, Monroeville. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:12 p.m. Monday - West Crystal Lake Road, 32 feet west of South CR 600W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Joseph R. Bailey, 69, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1:54 a.m. Tuesday - East CR 600S, 32 feet south of South CR 400E, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Kylie R. Feeny, 18, North Bird View Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 7:45 a.m. Tuesday - West CR 700S, 2,000 feet east of South CR 100W, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Cynthia L. Montel, 58, West CR 700S, Claypool Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:19 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East CR 75N and North CR 175E, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Joy L. Stiffler, 77, West River Road, North Manchester; Michael J. Huntine, 34, North Persimmon Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:06 p.m. Tuesday - U.S. 30, 1,000 feet west of CR 450E, Pierceton. Pickup hit deer. Driver: James L. Wilson, 65, Ossian. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Pierceton Police Department investigated.

Incidents
• 3:28 p.m. Monday - A warrant service was served in the 300 block of South Washington Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:12 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 6400 block of East Old 30, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 7:43 a.m. Tuesday - A person was cited for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1900 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:35 a.m. Monday - Jordan Christopher Pettit, 19, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 2:30 p.m. Monday - Jaime Ann Benedict, 45, of 1520 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for a drug court violation. No bond set.
• 4:01 p.m. Monday - Bridget M. Jeanette Miller, 28, of 2605 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for a warrant service. No bond set.
• 1:20 a.m. Tuesday - Zachory Ryan McClurg, 27, Hammond, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $700.
• 1:24 a.m. Tuesday - David Alex Hein III, 24, of 657 E. CR 300S, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 3:56 p.m. Monday - Intersection of Husky Trail and North Pointe Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Jean R. Jules, 34, North CR 175E, Warsaw; Steven J. Walters, 55, North Basswood Drive, Warsaw. Injury: Walters complained of back pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 1:42 a.m. Monday - North CR 800W, 2,200 feet south of West CR 640N, Etna Green. Pickup hit deer. Driver: John G. Girard, 22, Monroeville. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:12 p.m. Monday - West Crystal Lake Road, 32 feet west of South CR 600W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Joseph R. Bailey, 69, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1:54 a.m. Tuesday - East CR 600S, 32 feet south of South CR 400E, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Kylie R. Feeny, 18, North Bird View Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 7:45 a.m. Tuesday - West CR 700S, 2,000 feet east of South CR 100W, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Cynthia L. Montel, 58, West CR 700S, Claypool Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:19 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East CR 75N and North CR 175E, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Joy L. Stiffler, 77, West River Road, North Manchester; Michael J. Huntine, 34, North Persimmon Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:06 p.m. Tuesday - U.S. 30, 1,000 feet west of CR 450E, Pierceton. Pickup hit deer. Driver: James L. Wilson, 65, Ossian. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Pierceton Police Department investigated.

Incidents
• 3:28 p.m. Monday - A warrant service was served in the 300 block of South Washington Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:12 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 6400 block of East Old 30, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 7:43 a.m. Tuesday - A person was cited for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1900 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

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