Public Occurrences 08.17.24

August 16, 2024 at 4:26 p.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:49 p.m. Thursday - Aaron Lee Gans, 37, of 3616 W. CR 700S, Claypool, arrested on a warrant. No bond set.
• 7:22 p.m. Thursday - William James Becker, 32, of 309 Kincaide St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $500.
• 11:27 p.m. Thursday - Erin Marie Gray, 39, Wabash, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a property damage crash and public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $700.
• 9:09 p.m. Thursday - Jeremy Ryan Blakely, 47, of 645 Nancy St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $700.
• 4:12 a.m. Friday - Elias Escobar Mazariegos, 22, of 153 Suburban Acres, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 7:21 a.m. Wednesday - East Barrington Place, 50 feet west of North Saddlebrook Lane, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Parker A. Dippon, 16, Barrington Place, Warsaw; Asia R. Pullin, 17, North Shagbark Drive, Warsaw. Injury: Passenger in Dippon’s vehicle, Tanner Dippon, 14, Barrington Place, Warsaw, complained of shoulder/upper arm pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 6 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of South Country Club Road and Southgate Parkway, Warsaw, Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Courtney M. Larkin, 28, Chestnut Avenue, Winona Lake. Injury: Larkin had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 12:19 p.m. Aug. 10 - 4985 S. Packerton Road, Warsaw. Car hit wooden fence post. Driver: Airamia A. Holland, 19, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:20 p.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 15, 500 feet south of West CR 800N, Leesburg. Car hit tire in the road. Driver: Joan E. Lloyd, 47, Elkhart. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:38 a.m. Wednesday - West Old 30, 200 feet west of North CR 600W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Bobbie S. Maroney, 41, South Ind. 19, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:43 a.m. Wednesday - East Armstrong Road, 1,000 feet east of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Ericka Haynes, 42, North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:45 a.m. Wednesday - East Ind. 14, 0.51 miles east of South County Farm Road, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Randy J. Lemler, 58, North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:05 p.m. Wednesday - West Union Street, 100 feet west of South Ind. 15, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Paisley I. Clark, 18, West Union Street, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:55 a.m. Thursday - East CR 75N, 75 feet west of Timberline Circle, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Aaron Boutcher, 38, North Shagbark Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:30 a.m. Thursday - East CR 650S, 2,500 feet west of South CR 775E, Sidney. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Neal J. Brown, 48, South CR 775E, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 2:41 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West CR 900S, Silver Lake. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Mark H. Pollard, 63, Cornville, Ariz.; Morgan R. Rautenkranz, 32, West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5 p.m. Thursday - U.S. 30, 150 feet west of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Bailea E. Tackett, 22, East Wayne Street, Pierceton; Routh Harmon, 80, South Sandy Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:49 p.m. Thursday - Aaron Lee Gans, 37, of 3616 W. CR 700S, Claypool, arrested on a warrant. No bond set.
• 7:22 p.m. Thursday - William James Becker, 32, of 309 Kincaide St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $500.
• 11:27 p.m. Thursday - Erin Marie Gray, 39, Wabash, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a property damage crash and public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $700.
• 9:09 p.m. Thursday - Jeremy Ryan Blakely, 47, of 645 Nancy St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $700.
• 4:12 a.m. Friday - Elias Escobar Mazariegos, 22, of 153 Suburban Acres, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 7:21 a.m. Wednesday - East Barrington Place, 50 feet west of North Saddlebrook Lane, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Parker A. Dippon, 16, Barrington Place, Warsaw; Asia R. Pullin, 17, North Shagbark Drive, Warsaw. Injury: Passenger in Dippon’s vehicle, Tanner Dippon, 14, Barrington Place, Warsaw, complained of shoulder/upper arm pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 6 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of South Country Club Road and Southgate Parkway, Warsaw, Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Courtney M. Larkin, 28, Chestnut Avenue, Winona Lake. Injury: Larkin had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 12:19 p.m. Aug. 10 - 4985 S. Packerton Road, Warsaw. Car hit wooden fence post. Driver: Airamia A. Holland, 19, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:20 p.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 15, 500 feet south of West CR 800N, Leesburg. Car hit tire in the road. Driver: Joan E. Lloyd, 47, Elkhart. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:38 a.m. Wednesday - West Old 30, 200 feet west of North CR 600W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Bobbie S. Maroney, 41, South Ind. 19, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:43 a.m. Wednesday - East Armstrong Road, 1,000 feet east of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Ericka Haynes, 42, North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:45 a.m. Wednesday - East Ind. 14, 0.51 miles east of South County Farm Road, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Randy J. Lemler, 58, North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:05 p.m. Wednesday - West Union Street, 100 feet west of South Ind. 15, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Paisley I. Clark, 18, West Union Street, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:55 a.m. Thursday - East CR 75N, 75 feet west of Timberline Circle, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Aaron Boutcher, 38, North Shagbark Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:30 a.m. Thursday - East CR 650S, 2,500 feet west of South CR 775E, Sidney. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Neal J. Brown, 48, South CR 775E, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 2:41 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West CR 900S, Silver Lake. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Mark H. Pollard, 63, Cornville, Ariz.; Morgan R. Rautenkranz, 32, West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5 p.m. Thursday - U.S. 30, 150 feet west of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Bailea E. Tackett, 22, East Wayne Street, Pierceton; Routh Harmon, 80, South Sandy Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

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