Public Occurrences 12.03.24

December 3, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:30 p.m. Friday - Justin M. Lesniewski, 48, Maple Park, Ill., arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and on a warrant. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:01 p.m. Friday - Juan A. Soto Jr., 39, of 207 14th St., Winona Lake, arrested for leaving the scene of an injury crash, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $700.
• 1 a.m. Saturday - Barry Dewayne Bruner Jr., 36, of 11090 N. Wawasee Circle West, Cromwell, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $600.
• 9:23 p.m. Saturday - Scott William Shoemaker, 56, of 331 Salman Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 11:31 p.m. Saturday - Kayla Z. Wertman, 34, of 72833 CR 29, lot 6, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 8:14 p.m. Sunday - Tyrell E. Gardner, 20, Beaver Falls, Pa., arrested for misdemeanor battery and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 9 p.m. Sunday - Teyron Keith Bluester, 30, of 3190 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and two charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 9:38 p.m. Sunday - Wendy Lea Cox, 52, of 59 EMS B24 Lane, Pierceton, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 11:29 p.m. Sunday - Ezequiel Pina Duron, 50, North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 10:30 a.m. Monday - Derek Jon Fisher Jr., 26, La Porte, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear and on a civil matter. Bond: $2,000.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 8:49 p.m. Thursday - East Old 30, 900 feet west of Brallier Road, Pierceton. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Manuel A. Tlahuetl, 24, East Market Street, Warsaw; Heather M. Rice, 54, Columbia City. Injuries: Tlahuetl and Rice were pronounced dead; passenger in Rice’s vehicle, Merle R. Miller, 54, Ligonier, had crush injuries to the entire body Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:16 p.m. Nov. 25 - Intersection of Ind. 13 and East CR 600S, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Susan J. Trowbridge, 80, North CR 175E, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:44 p.m. Nov. 26 - Ind. 15, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Logan B. Raber, 16, Ligioner; Vickey L. Brooks, 75, Brookfield Circle, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 1:50 p.m. Nov. 26 - Intersection of Argonne Road and East Market Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Emma L. Dudley, 20, Benton, Ariz.; Danny L. Lambert., 56, South CR 400E, North Manchester Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 4:13 p.m. Nov. 26 - South Hand Avenue, 431 feet south of West Center Street, Warsaw. Pickup hit by unknown vehicle, which left the scene. Remaining driver: Joshua J. Crabb, 46, South CR 900W, Mentone. Damage: Under $1,000. WPD.
• 7:42 a.m. Wednesday - North CR 750W, 2,000 feet south of West CR 750N, Etna Green. SUV hit deer. Driver: Arisandy J. Patino, 23, West CR 550N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:10 p.m. Wednesday - Wayside Court, 300 feet west of Normandy Lane, Warsaw. Van hit parked vehicle registered to Christina M. Smith, East Ireland Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Danny R. Clingaman, 67, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:54 p.m. Wednesday - North Ind. 19, 0.76 miles south of West CR 250N, Etna Green. SUV hit mailbox and went into embankment. Driver: Bonnie S. Jones, 55, Tippecanoe. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 8:56 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Prairie Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Gavin M. Ott, 17, Wester Drive, Winona Lake; Larry M. Oaks, 64, North West Street, Burket. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:22 a.m. Thursday - South Jefferson Street, 300 feet south of West Sycamore Street, Silver Lake. SUV left roadway. Driver: Luis A. Palacios-Sanchez, 18, Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 3:40 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of South CR 450W and West CR 650S, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Cassandra K. Kent, 56, North Pleasant Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:03 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 175E and East CR 75N, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Christobal R. Vuittonet, 41, North Timberline Circle, Warsaw; Nicholas W. Rohrer, 65, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:30 p.m. Thursday - North CR 800W, 500 feet south of West CR 400N, Etna Green. Car hit deer. Driver: Rebecca D. Flannigan, 75, Columbia City. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:45 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West Harrison and North Etna streets, Mentone. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jocelyn Beemer, 46, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw; Jason M. Tomassi, 46, Mishawaka. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1:50 p.m. Friday - 3141 E. Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Car went off roadway. Driver: Alex Tienda, 17, North Main Street, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:39 p.m. Friday - North CR 500W, 0.57 miles south of West CR 400N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Anita J. Hull, 73, Bartol Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:11 a.m. Friday - 1849 Springhill Road, Warsaw. Dump truck hit church sign. Driver: David M. Dill, 53, Liberty Mills. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:06 p.m. Friday - South Ind. 15, Silver Lake. Van hit deer. Driver: Terry Hygema, 45, North CR 400W, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:01 p.m. Saturday - North Ind. 15, 665 feet south of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Paul J. Nadolski, 34, East Main Street, Warsaw; Gregorio Octavio, 38, Canterbury Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:30 p.m. Friday - Justin M. Lesniewski, 48, Maple Park, Ill., arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and on a warrant. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:01 p.m. Friday - Juan A. Soto Jr., 39, of 207 14th St., Winona Lake, arrested for leaving the scene of an injury crash, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $700.
• 1 a.m. Saturday - Barry Dewayne Bruner Jr., 36, of 11090 N. Wawasee Circle West, Cromwell, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $600.
• 9:23 p.m. Saturday - Scott William Shoemaker, 56, of 331 Salman Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 11:31 p.m. Saturday - Kayla Z. Wertman, 34, of 72833 CR 29, lot 6, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 8:14 p.m. Sunday - Tyrell E. Gardner, 20, Beaver Falls, Pa., arrested for misdemeanor battery and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 9 p.m. Sunday - Teyron Keith Bluester, 30, of 3190 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and two charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 9:38 p.m. Sunday - Wendy Lea Cox, 52, of 59 EMS B24 Lane, Pierceton, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 11:29 p.m. Sunday - Ezequiel Pina Duron, 50, North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 10:30 a.m. Monday - Derek Jon Fisher Jr., 26, La Porte, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear and on a civil matter. Bond: $2,000.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 8:49 p.m. Thursday - East Old 30, 900 feet west of Brallier Road, Pierceton. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Manuel A. Tlahuetl, 24, East Market Street, Warsaw; Heather M. Rice, 54, Columbia City. Injuries: Tlahuetl and Rice were pronounced dead; passenger in Rice’s vehicle, Merle R. Miller, 54, Ligonier, had crush injuries to the entire body Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:16 p.m. Nov. 25 - Intersection of Ind. 13 and East CR 600S, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Susan J. Trowbridge, 80, North CR 175E, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:44 p.m. Nov. 26 - Ind. 15, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Logan B. Raber, 16, Ligioner; Vickey L. Brooks, 75, Brookfield Circle, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 1:50 p.m. Nov. 26 - Intersection of Argonne Road and East Market Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Emma L. Dudley, 20, Benton, Ariz.; Danny L. Lambert., 56, South CR 400E, North Manchester Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 4:13 p.m. Nov. 26 - South Hand Avenue, 431 feet south of West Center Street, Warsaw. Pickup hit by unknown vehicle, which left the scene. Remaining driver: Joshua J. Crabb, 46, South CR 900W, Mentone. Damage: Under $1,000. WPD.
• 7:42 a.m. Wednesday - North CR 750W, 2,000 feet south of West CR 750N, Etna Green. SUV hit deer. Driver: Arisandy J. Patino, 23, West CR 550N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:10 p.m. Wednesday - Wayside Court, 300 feet west of Normandy Lane, Warsaw. Van hit parked vehicle registered to Christina M. Smith, East Ireland Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Danny R. Clingaman, 67, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:54 p.m. Wednesday - North Ind. 19, 0.76 miles south of West CR 250N, Etna Green. SUV hit mailbox and went into embankment. Driver: Bonnie S. Jones, 55, Tippecanoe. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 8:56 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Prairie Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Gavin M. Ott, 17, Wester Drive, Winona Lake; Larry M. Oaks, 64, North West Street, Burket. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:22 a.m. Thursday - South Jefferson Street, 300 feet south of West Sycamore Street, Silver Lake. SUV left roadway. Driver: Luis A. Palacios-Sanchez, 18, Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 3:40 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of South CR 450W and West CR 650S, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Cassandra K. Kent, 56, North Pleasant Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:03 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 175E and East CR 75N, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Christobal R. Vuittonet, 41, North Timberline Circle, Warsaw; Nicholas W. Rohrer, 65, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:30 p.m. Thursday - North CR 800W, 500 feet south of West CR 400N, Etna Green. Car hit deer. Driver: Rebecca D. Flannigan, 75, Columbia City. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:45 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West Harrison and North Etna streets, Mentone. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jocelyn Beemer, 46, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw; Jason M. Tomassi, 46, Mishawaka. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1:50 p.m. Friday - 3141 E. Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Car went off roadway. Driver: Alex Tienda, 17, North Main Street, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:39 p.m. Friday - North CR 500W, 0.57 miles south of West CR 400N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Anita J. Hull, 73, Bartol Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:11 a.m. Friday - 1849 Springhill Road, Warsaw. Dump truck hit church sign. Driver: David M. Dill, 53, Liberty Mills. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:06 p.m. Friday - South Ind. 15, Silver Lake. Van hit deer. Driver: Terry Hygema, 45, North CR 400W, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:01 p.m. Saturday - North Ind. 15, 665 feet south of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Paul J. Nadolski, 34, East Main Street, Warsaw; Gregorio Octavio, 38, Canterbury Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

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