Public Occurrences 09.25.23

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


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:37 a.m. Friday - Ivan Pedraza, 39, of 3762 E. Old 30, #699, Warsaw, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. No bond listed.
• 12:28 p.m. Friday - Wyatt Ulm, 22, Junction City, Ore., arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 1:16 p.m. Friday - Jeffery Allen Hutcherson, 63, of 277 E. Burkhart Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 2:25 p.m. Friday - Christopher Ray Schisler, 20, of 11139 N. Humpty Dumpty Drive, Cromwell, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 5:13 p.m. Friday - James Robert Carpenter, 35, of 7227 E. Blacks Court South, North Webster, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.
• 6:04 p.m. Friday - Precious Nicole Kilpatrick, 30, Benton Harbor, Mich., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 6:23 p.m. Friday - Kandice Lechelle Shipman, 37, Winston Salem, N.C., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 12:07 p.m. Saturday - Hunter Reginald Meeks, 18, of 9404 W. CR 600S, Mentone, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear and consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $450.
• 2:33 a.m. Saturday - Hollie A. Martin, 42, Michigan City, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.
• 7:58 p.m. Saturday - Jason Wayne Elijah, 49, of 121 E. Esterbrook Drive, North Webster, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 12:58 a.m. Sunday - Ramon Andra Hart II, 30, of 311 W. Huntington St., North Webster, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana - growing on premise - failure to destroy, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, driving a motor vehicle while suspended and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:16 a.m. Sunday - David Vermillion, 38, of 3949 E. Oldfield Drive, Leesburg, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $300.
• 1:18 a.m. Sunday - Natalie Jo Miller, 29, of 3949 E. Oldfield Drive, Leesburg, arrested for resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct. Bond: $750.
• 3:19 a.m. Sunday - Terry Edmund Sadler, 29, Goshen, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 4:12 a.m. Sunday - Bryce Wayne Weitzel, 21, of 500 W. Rutter St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment, reckless driving and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:01 a.m. Sunday - Jesus Velazquez-Tochimani, 21, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, Pierceton, arrested for reckless driving. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 9:26 a.m. Saturday - West CR 1350N, 20 feet west of North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Pickup hit bicyclist. Driver: Connie S. Stutzman, 63, North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Injury: Bicyclist Wilma P. Yoder, 82, North CR 1000W, Nappanee, complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain and was taken to the hospital. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:26 p.m. Friday - North CR 175E, 150 feet south of E 8 Square Road, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Christopher M. Borsa, 18, West Hoffer Road, Warsaw; Richard D. Mylin, 60, North CR 175E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:05 p.m. Friday - North Lake Street, 188 feet south of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Van hit object in road driver believed to be a deer. Driver: Joshua L. Gonzalez, 41, South Scott Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Incidents
• 10:56 a.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 2400 block of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:34 p.m. Friday - A traffic offense was reported for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 500 block of East Arthur Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:31 p.m. Friday - A person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish was reported in the 800 block of East Smith Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:59 p.m. Friday - A golf cart was reported in the 1900 block of North CR 850E, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 6:35 p.m .Friday - Misdemeanor battery with bodily injury was reported in the 300 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:19 a.m. Saturday - A cigarette case containing several cards was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 2600 block of Arlington Lane, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:51 a.m. Saturday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 1500 block of Maye Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:29 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 600 block of Leiter Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:10 p.m. Saturday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 700 block of North Parker Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:35 p.m. Saturday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 2600 block of Belmont Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:55 p.m. Saturday - A vehicle break in was reported in the 1000 block of Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:28 p.m. Saturday - Sunglasses and a hospital entry badge was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 1100 block of Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:46 p.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 3300 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:37 a.m. Friday - Ivan Pedraza, 39, of 3762 E. Old 30, #699, Warsaw, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. No bond listed.
• 12:28 p.m. Friday - Wyatt Ulm, 22, Junction City, Ore., arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 1:16 p.m. Friday - Jeffery Allen Hutcherson, 63, of 277 E. Burkhart Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 2:25 p.m. Friday - Christopher Ray Schisler, 20, of 11139 N. Humpty Dumpty Drive, Cromwell, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 5:13 p.m. Friday - James Robert Carpenter, 35, of 7227 E. Blacks Court South, North Webster, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.
• 6:04 p.m. Friday - Precious Nicole Kilpatrick, 30, Benton Harbor, Mich., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 6:23 p.m. Friday - Kandice Lechelle Shipman, 37, Winston Salem, N.C., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 12:07 p.m. Saturday - Hunter Reginald Meeks, 18, of 9404 W. CR 600S, Mentone, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear and consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $450.
• 2:33 a.m. Saturday - Hollie A. Martin, 42, Michigan City, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.
• 7:58 p.m. Saturday - Jason Wayne Elijah, 49, of 121 E. Esterbrook Drive, North Webster, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 12:58 a.m. Sunday - Ramon Andra Hart II, 30, of 311 W. Huntington St., North Webster, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana - growing on premise - failure to destroy, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, driving a motor vehicle while suspended and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:16 a.m. Sunday - David Vermillion, 38, of 3949 E. Oldfield Drive, Leesburg, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $300.
• 1:18 a.m. Sunday - Natalie Jo Miller, 29, of 3949 E. Oldfield Drive, Leesburg, arrested for resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct. Bond: $750.
• 3:19 a.m. Sunday - Terry Edmund Sadler, 29, Goshen, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 4:12 a.m. Sunday - Bryce Wayne Weitzel, 21, of 500 W. Rutter St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment, reckless driving and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:01 a.m. Sunday - Jesus Velazquez-Tochimani, 21, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, Pierceton, arrested for reckless driving. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 9:26 a.m. Saturday - West CR 1350N, 20 feet west of North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Pickup hit bicyclist. Driver: Connie S. Stutzman, 63, North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Injury: Bicyclist Wilma P. Yoder, 82, North CR 1000W, Nappanee, complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain and was taken to the hospital. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:26 p.m. Friday - North CR 175E, 150 feet south of E 8 Square Road, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Christopher M. Borsa, 18, West Hoffer Road, Warsaw; Richard D. Mylin, 60, North CR 175E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:05 p.m. Friday - North Lake Street, 188 feet south of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Van hit object in road driver believed to be a deer. Driver: Joshua L. Gonzalez, 41, South Scott Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Incidents
• 10:56 a.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 2400 block of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:34 p.m. Friday - A traffic offense was reported for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 500 block of East Arthur Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:31 p.m. Friday - A person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish was reported in the 800 block of East Smith Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:59 p.m. Friday - A golf cart was reported in the 1900 block of North CR 850E, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 6:35 p.m .Friday - Misdemeanor battery with bodily injury was reported in the 300 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:19 a.m. Saturday - A cigarette case containing several cards was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 2600 block of Arlington Lane, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:51 a.m. Saturday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 1500 block of Maye Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:29 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 600 block of Leiter Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:10 p.m. Saturday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 700 block of North Parker Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:35 p.m. Saturday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 2600 block of Belmont Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:55 p.m. Saturday - A vehicle break in was reported in the 1000 block of Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:28 p.m. Saturday - Sunglasses and a hospital entry badge was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 1100 block of Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:46 p.m. Saturday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 3300 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.


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