Public Occurrences 02.06.24
February 6, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:50 a.m. Saturday - Christopher Kesler Hodges, 25, of 5935 W. Osprey Drive, Mentone, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 1:16 p.m. Saturday - Sonia Careli Cruz-Contreras, 33, of 2115 E. Hendricks St., Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 2:26 p.m. Saturday - Nicholas Benjamin Richcreek, 37, of 6913 E. South Barbee Drive, Pierceton, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 6:30 p.m. Saturday - Joseph Bryan Pinkerton, 53, of 3852 N. Ind. 13, Pierceton, arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $500.
• 7:55 p.m. Saturday - Noaomi Ca Rita McKnight, 22, of 1304 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:51 a.m. Sunday - Amber Lynn Hinton, 34, of 2609 Western Drive, Winona Lake, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 2:12 a.m. Sunday - Katrina Diane Vanness, 43, of 1310 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 2:55 p.m. Sunday - Stacy Nichole Bunting-Tagler, 32, of 303 N. Columbia St., #B, Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.
• 6:50 p.m. Sunday - Timothy Jacob McClurg, 34, Fort Wayne, arrested on a bench warrant. Bond: $500.
• 7:48 p.m. Sunday - Jacob Brant Barfell, 29, New Haven, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a legend drug or precursor and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 7:42 p.m. Sunday - Raven Ski Jackson, 20, homeless, arrested for false informing, consumption of alcohol by a minor and on a warrant. Bond: $600.
• 9:21 p.m. Sunday - Stacey Maureen King, 49, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #61, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 8:42 p.m. Sunday - Lucas Santiago Navarro, 22, of 310 S. Columbia St., #C, Warsaw, arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $500.
• 11:28 p.m. Sunday - Misty Dawn Warren-Siegel, 46, of 6682 W. Shilling Road, Mentone, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of methamphetamine and on a warrant. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:52 a.m. Monday - Mitchell R. Hunsberger, 60, of 1133 S. CR 675W, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:53 a.m. Monday - Mickey J. Wolfe, 75, of 2510 N. CR 800W, Cromwell, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 6:46 a.m. Thursday - East Armstrong Road, 250 feet west of North CR 75E, Leesburg. Pickup left roadway and overturned. Driver: Andrew R. Lecount, 39, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Injury: Lecount had an abrasion to the shoulder. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:19 a.m. Friday - 895 N. Parker St., Warsaw. Truck hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Valerie S. Weaver, 58, Wolcottville. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated
• 10:29 a.m. Friday - 2234 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Taylor J. Gangwer, 25, West Jefferson Street, Warsaw; Mary Jo Wilson, Goshen. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:04 p.m. Friday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Reese D. Hamblen, 19, Bedford; Wanzhe Y. Herrera, 31, North Superior Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:21 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of CR 100E and CR 200N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Lucas S. Navarro, 22, South Columbia Street, Warsaw; Makia L. Lucas, 16, Westside Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 1:18 a.m. Sunday - Domestic battery - simple assault was reported in the 1300 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:27 p.m. Sunday - Criminal trespass was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:18 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 200 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:38 a.m. Monday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior in the 900 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:50 a.m. Saturday - Christopher Kesler Hodges, 25, of 5935 W. Osprey Drive, Mentone, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 1:16 p.m. Saturday - Sonia Careli Cruz-Contreras, 33, of 2115 E. Hendricks St., Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 2:26 p.m. Saturday - Nicholas Benjamin Richcreek, 37, of 6913 E. South Barbee Drive, Pierceton, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 6:30 p.m. Saturday - Joseph Bryan Pinkerton, 53, of 3852 N. Ind. 13, Pierceton, arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $500.
• 7:55 p.m. Saturday - Noaomi Ca Rita McKnight, 22, of 1304 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:51 a.m. Sunday - Amber Lynn Hinton, 34, of 2609 Western Drive, Winona Lake, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 2:12 a.m. Sunday - Katrina Diane Vanness, 43, of 1310 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 2:55 p.m. Sunday - Stacy Nichole Bunting-Tagler, 32, of 303 N. Columbia St., #B, Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.
• 6:50 p.m. Sunday - Timothy Jacob McClurg, 34, Fort Wayne, arrested on a bench warrant. Bond: $500.
• 7:48 p.m. Sunday - Jacob Brant Barfell, 29, New Haven, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a legend drug or precursor and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 7:42 p.m. Sunday - Raven Ski Jackson, 20, homeless, arrested for false informing, consumption of alcohol by a minor and on a warrant. Bond: $600.
• 9:21 p.m. Sunday - Stacey Maureen King, 49, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #61, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 8:42 p.m. Sunday - Lucas Santiago Navarro, 22, of 310 S. Columbia St., #C, Warsaw, arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $500.
• 11:28 p.m. Sunday - Misty Dawn Warren-Siegel, 46, of 6682 W. Shilling Road, Mentone, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of methamphetamine and on a warrant. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:52 a.m. Monday - Mitchell R. Hunsberger, 60, of 1133 S. CR 675W, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:53 a.m. Monday - Mickey J. Wolfe, 75, of 2510 N. CR 800W, Cromwell, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 6:46 a.m. Thursday - East Armstrong Road, 250 feet west of North CR 75E, Leesburg. Pickup left roadway and overturned. Driver: Andrew R. Lecount, 39, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Injury: Lecount had an abrasion to the shoulder. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:19 a.m. Friday - 895 N. Parker St., Warsaw. Truck hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Valerie S. Weaver, 58, Wolcottville. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated
• 10:29 a.m. Friday - 2234 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Taylor J. Gangwer, 25, West Jefferson Street, Warsaw; Mary Jo Wilson, Goshen. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:04 p.m. Friday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Reese D. Hamblen, 19, Bedford; Wanzhe Y. Herrera, 31, North Superior Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:21 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of CR 100E and CR 200N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Lucas S. Navarro, 22, South Columbia Street, Warsaw; Makia L. Lucas, 16, Westside Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 1:18 a.m. Sunday - Domestic battery - simple assault was reported in the 1300 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:27 p.m. Sunday - Criminal trespass was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:18 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 200 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:38 a.m. Monday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior in the 900 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.