Public Occurrences 10.27.23

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


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 10:36 a.m. Wednesday - Robert Scott Davis, 53, of 301 N. Neer Drive, Silver Lake, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:44 a.m. Wednesday - John Lee Garrett III, 33, of 8860 E. CR 350N, Pierceton, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 1:41 p.m. Wednesday - Elvis Roman, 28, Chicago, arrested for reckless driving. Bond: $500.
• 6:08 p.m. Wednesday - William Lewis Vining, 41, of 4079 N. Lighthouse Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 6:45 p.m. Wednesday - Randy Garcia, 37, of 4330 N. Old Ind. 15, #18, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,250.
• 7:10 p.m. Wednesday - Thomas Jay Lung, 31, of 505 W. Boston St., Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $500.
• 1:20 a.m. Thursday - Joseph Donald Crace, 31, of 3746 N. Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $1,000.
• 2:16 a.m. Thursday - Aliscia Lynn Templeton, 28, of 929 Sheridan St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:13 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Earle R. Hanlin, 70, EMS T8 Lane, Leesburg; John M. Miller, 35, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Injury: Miller had minor bleeding to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:21 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Rozella Road and Logan Street, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Wyatt A. Stevens, 17, South Country Club Road, Warsaw; Keaton P. Schopf, 34, East Harrison Street, Mentone. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 3:56 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Husky Trail and North Pointe Drive, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Morgan K. Robinson, 24, Kuder Lane, Warsaw; Kylie B. Anderson, 19, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:24 p.m. Wednesday - North Main Street, 10 feet south of East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Jay A. Miller-Harris, 16, North Ward Lane, North Webster; Ronald Ponsler, 86, EMS T7B Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 5:30 a.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 1,000 feet south of Rozella Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Alexander W. Trusty, 18, East Sycamore Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:28 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Ind. 13, Pierceton. Unknown vehicle hit car, which left scene. Remaining driver: Makayla A. Poe, 19, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Pierceton Police Department investigated.

Incidents
• 12:39 a.m. Thursday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and had a warrant in the 100 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:51 a.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 10:36 a.m. Wednesday - Robert Scott Davis, 53, of 301 N. Neer Drive, Silver Lake, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:44 a.m. Wednesday - John Lee Garrett III, 33, of 8860 E. CR 350N, Pierceton, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 1:41 p.m. Wednesday - Elvis Roman, 28, Chicago, arrested for reckless driving. Bond: $500.
• 6:08 p.m. Wednesday - William Lewis Vining, 41, of 4079 N. Lighthouse Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 6:45 p.m. Wednesday - Randy Garcia, 37, of 4330 N. Old Ind. 15, #18, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,250.
• 7:10 p.m. Wednesday - Thomas Jay Lung, 31, of 505 W. Boston St., Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $500.
• 1:20 a.m. Thursday - Joseph Donald Crace, 31, of 3746 N. Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $1,000.
• 2:16 a.m. Thursday - Aliscia Lynn Templeton, 28, of 929 Sheridan St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:13 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Earle R. Hanlin, 70, EMS T8 Lane, Leesburg; John M. Miller, 35, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Injury: Miller had minor bleeding to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:21 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Rozella Road and Logan Street, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Wyatt A. Stevens, 17, South Country Club Road, Warsaw; Keaton P. Schopf, 34, East Harrison Street, Mentone. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 3:56 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Husky Trail and North Pointe Drive, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Morgan K. Robinson, 24, Kuder Lane, Warsaw; Kylie B. Anderson, 19, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:24 p.m. Wednesday - North Main Street, 10 feet south of East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Jay A. Miller-Harris, 16, North Ward Lane, North Webster; Ronald Ponsler, 86, EMS T7B Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 5:30 a.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 1,000 feet south of Rozella Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Alexander W. Trusty, 18, East Sycamore Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:28 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Ind. 13, Pierceton. Unknown vehicle hit car, which left scene. Remaining driver: Makayla A. Poe, 19, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Pierceton Police Department investigated.

Incidents
• 12:39 a.m. Thursday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and had a warrant in the 100 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:51 a.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

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