Public Occurrences 10.26.23
October 26, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:50 p.m. Tuesday - Carlos Rosario Ortiz, 35, Goshen, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 4:56 p.m. Tuesday - Nolan Kyle Melchi, 43, of 63 EMS T16 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 5:15 p.m. Tuesday - Nicole Anne Ludwig, 35, of 63 EMS T16 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 5:21 p.m. Tuesday - Carmen Carolina Garcia, 26, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #40, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant. No bond set.
• 5:51 p.m. Tuesday - Robert Paul Lewis Jr., 23, South Bend, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 9:16 p.m. Tuesday - Dean W. Schmidt, 57, Des Plaines, Ill., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $15,000.
• 10:21 p.m. Tuesday - Chase Michael Harding, 23, of 701 Charles St., Winona Lake, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:12 a.m. Wednesday - Mykell Antoinette Manges, 18, of 410 E. Circle Drive, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. No bond listed.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 5:23 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East CR 200N and North Biomet Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Ryan S. Helser, 47, Glad Street, Warsaw; Jayme L. Hawkins, 32, East Springfield Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:33 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Truck-SUV collision. Drivers: Dean W. Schmidt, 57, Des Plaines, Ill.; Jennifer L. Alley, 43, Rochester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 8:43 p.m. Tuesday - East CR 700N, 100 feet south of North Harper Road, Leesburg. Van hit tree. Driver: Jeremy J. Crouse, 36, East Prairie Street, Leesburg. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Incidents
• 4:45 p.m. Tuesday - A warrant was served in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:33 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 100 block of U.S. 30, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:13 a.m. Wednesday - Domestic battery - simple assault was reported in the 400 block of East High Circle Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:50 p.m. Tuesday - Carlos Rosario Ortiz, 35, Goshen, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 4:56 p.m. Tuesday - Nolan Kyle Melchi, 43, of 63 EMS T16 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 5:15 p.m. Tuesday - Nicole Anne Ludwig, 35, of 63 EMS T16 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 5:21 p.m. Tuesday - Carmen Carolina Garcia, 26, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #40, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant. No bond set.
• 5:51 p.m. Tuesday - Robert Paul Lewis Jr., 23, South Bend, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 9:16 p.m. Tuesday - Dean W. Schmidt, 57, Des Plaines, Ill., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $15,000.
• 10:21 p.m. Tuesday - Chase Michael Harding, 23, of 701 Charles St., Winona Lake, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:12 a.m. Wednesday - Mykell Antoinette Manges, 18, of 410 E. Circle Drive, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. No bond listed.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 5:23 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East CR 200N and North Biomet Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Ryan S. Helser, 47, Glad Street, Warsaw; Jayme L. Hawkins, 32, East Springfield Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:33 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Truck-SUV collision. Drivers: Dean W. Schmidt, 57, Des Plaines, Ill.; Jennifer L. Alley, 43, Rochester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 8:43 p.m. Tuesday - East CR 700N, 100 feet south of North Harper Road, Leesburg. Van hit tree. Driver: Jeremy J. Crouse, 36, East Prairie Street, Leesburg. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Incidents
• 4:45 p.m. Tuesday - A warrant was served in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:33 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 100 block of U.S. 30, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:13 a.m. Wednesday - Domestic battery - simple assault was reported in the 400 block of East High Circle Drive, Warsaw. WPD.