Public Occurrences 09.20.23

September 20, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:49 a.m. Monday - Senica Terrell Ramsey, 24, of 422 W. Porter St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct. Bond: $600.
• 12:29 p.m. Monday - Brandi Nicole Couch, 29, of 3533 Hill Lake Road, #75, Claypool, arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a controlled substance in the body with a prior in the last seven years. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:34 p.m. Monday - Byron Dawaune Hutchins Jr., 32, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 3:42 p.m. Monday - Reokus Jamal McCall, 32, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 4 p.m. Monday - Harvey Truman Clutter, 68, of 4491 N. Maple Way, Leesburg, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:04 p.m. Monday - Rene German Rincon-Rojo, 36, of 623 Normandy Lane, Warsaw, arrested for false certificate of registration for motor vehicle. Bond: $450.
• 8:06 p.m. Monday - Brett Alan Kneller, 46, of 3645 S. Bruner Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $700.
• 9:18 p.m. Monday - Mark Richard Utter, 44, of 607 Buck Trail, Warsaw, arrested on a civil matter. No bond set.
• 10:42 p.m. Monday - Julian Jacob Cordero, 19, of 1012 Pike Shore Drive, Warsaw, arrested for resisting law enforcement, domestic battery with moderate bodily injury, intimidation and criminal mischief. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:41 p.m. Monday - Shawn Randall Cooper, 43, of 500 E. Ind. 13, #13, North Manchester, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,500.
• 1:50 a.m. Tuesday - Jennifer Lee Ruckman, 43, of 6756 E. Old 30, Pierceton, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:51 a.m. Tuesday - Tacoma Lee Bell, 20, of 6756 E. Old 30, Pierceton, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.
• 10:41 a.m. Tuesday - Jonathan Daniel Kennard, 32, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 1:36 p.m. Tuesday - Carl Mitchell Gullick, 35, Charleston, S.C., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 5:25 p.m. Monday - Intersection of West CR 400N and North CR 150W, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Clarence L. Jones, 71, East Prairie Street, Leesburg; Toby N. Farling, 56, Deerwood Court, Warsaw. Injury: Farling complained of pain to the entire body. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 8:10 a.m. Monday - Intersection of Detroit Street and Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Joshua W. Dockins, 40, Indianapolis; Elias C. Demopoulos, 20, Widaman Street, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:33 p.m. Monday - Ind. 15 and West CR 350N, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Charity L. Kuhn, 46, Metzler Avenue, Nappanee; Ruth E. Buell, 80, Venice, Fla. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 8:43 p.m. Monday - North Parker Street, 286 feet south of U.S. 30, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: John V. Rogers, 35, South High Street, Warsaw; Melissa M. Levitz, 39, Butler. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:50 a.m. Tuesday - East Arthur Street, 300 feet east of Gilliam Avenue, Warsaw. Car went off road into wooded area. Driver: Michael Bollenbacher, 36, Bremen. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 10:44 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 700 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:14 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for false certificate of registration for a motor vehicle in the 800 block of North Parker Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:24 p.m. Monday - Consumable goods were reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:31 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance in the 2400 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:40 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested on a civil matter in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:52 a.m. Monday - Fraud was reported in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:13 p.m. Tuesday - A person in possession of weapon/instrument of violence was reported in the 600 block of North Parker Street, Warsaw. WPD.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:49 a.m. Monday - Senica Terrell Ramsey, 24, of 422 W. Porter St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct. Bond: $600.
• 12:29 p.m. Monday - Brandi Nicole Couch, 29, of 3533 Hill Lake Road, #75, Claypool, arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a controlled substance in the body with a prior in the last seven years. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:34 p.m. Monday - Byron Dawaune Hutchins Jr., 32, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 3:42 p.m. Monday - Reokus Jamal McCall, 32, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 4 p.m. Monday - Harvey Truman Clutter, 68, of 4491 N. Maple Way, Leesburg, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:04 p.m. Monday - Rene German Rincon-Rojo, 36, of 623 Normandy Lane, Warsaw, arrested for false certificate of registration for motor vehicle. Bond: $450.
• 8:06 p.m. Monday - Brett Alan Kneller, 46, of 3645 S. Bruner Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $700.
• 9:18 p.m. Monday - Mark Richard Utter, 44, of 607 Buck Trail, Warsaw, arrested on a civil matter. No bond set.
• 10:42 p.m. Monday - Julian Jacob Cordero, 19, of 1012 Pike Shore Drive, Warsaw, arrested for resisting law enforcement, domestic battery with moderate bodily injury, intimidation and criminal mischief. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:41 p.m. Monday - Shawn Randall Cooper, 43, of 500 E. Ind. 13, #13, North Manchester, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,500.
• 1:50 a.m. Tuesday - Jennifer Lee Ruckman, 43, of 6756 E. Old 30, Pierceton, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:51 a.m. Tuesday - Tacoma Lee Bell, 20, of 6756 E. Old 30, Pierceton, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.
• 10:41 a.m. Tuesday - Jonathan Daniel Kennard, 32, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 1:36 p.m. Tuesday - Carl Mitchell Gullick, 35, Charleston, S.C., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 5:25 p.m. Monday - Intersection of West CR 400N and North CR 150W, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Clarence L. Jones, 71, East Prairie Street, Leesburg; Toby N. Farling, 56, Deerwood Court, Warsaw. Injury: Farling complained of pain to the entire body. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 8:10 a.m. Monday - Intersection of Detroit Street and Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Joshua W. Dockins, 40, Indianapolis; Elias C. Demopoulos, 20, Widaman Street, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:33 p.m. Monday - Ind. 15 and West CR 350N, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Charity L. Kuhn, 46, Metzler Avenue, Nappanee; Ruth E. Buell, 80, Venice, Fla. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 8:43 p.m. Monday - North Parker Street, 286 feet south of U.S. 30, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: John V. Rogers, 35, South High Street, Warsaw; Melissa M. Levitz, 39, Butler. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:50 a.m. Tuesday - East Arthur Street, 300 feet east of Gilliam Avenue, Warsaw. Car went off road into wooded area. Driver: Michael Bollenbacher, 36, Bremen. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 10:44 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 700 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:14 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for false certificate of registration for a motor vehicle in the 800 block of North Parker Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:24 p.m. Monday - Consumable goods were reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:31 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance in the 2400 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:40 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested on a civil matter in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:52 a.m. Monday - Fraud was reported in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:13 p.m. Tuesday - A person in possession of weapon/instrument of violence was reported in the 600 block of North Parker Street, Warsaw. WPD.


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