Public Occurrences 01.24.24

January 24, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 5:14 p.m. Sunday - Amy Elizabeth Butler, 58, of 2639 S. Packerton Road, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 6 p.m. Sunday - Amanda Marie Johnson, 34, Casco, Mich., arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 1:58 a.m. Monday - Erica Monique Benitez, 38, of 309 N. East St., Milford, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $6,000.
• 3:08 p.m. Monday - Darren Jay Heinzman, 42, of 4409 E. CR 100S, Pierceton, arrested for felony parole violation. No bond listed.
• 7:57 p.m. Monday - Chase Allen Elder, 39, of 1404 Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $450.
• 8:02 p.m. Monday - Skyla Marie Brown, 25, of 3699 N. CR 175E, lot 112, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 4:21 a.m. Friday - Ind. 19, 200 feet south of West CR 200S, Mentone. Car went into ditch. Drivers: Juarez Lopez, 26, South Franklin Street, Mentone. Injury: Lopez complained of knee pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:10 a.m. Friday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North Parker Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Destiny M. Spry, 19, West Old 30, Warsaw; Corey A. Contrager, 22, Goshen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:40 a.m. Friday - West CR 350N, 700 feet east of North Ind. 15, Warsaw. SUV hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Ashley D. Brandyberry, 38, Hawthorn Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 7:43 a.m. Friday - East CR 450N, 250 feet east of North CR 375E, Warsaw. Car hit tree. Driver: Edna M. McGuire, 44, North Sandcastle Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:47 p.m. Friday - Anchorage Road, 50 feet east of Sunset Drive, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Aaron J. Munson Jr., 23, East CR 100S, Pierceton; Jazlynne D. Owens, 16, EMS C31 Lane, Warsaw; Gary T. Hamman, 71, West Wildwood Trail, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 5:17 p.m. Friday - CR 75, Etna Green. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Randy J. Odell, 71, West CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 3:22 a.m. Saturday - East CR 175N, 1,000 feet east of North CR 175E, Warsaw. SUV left roadway, coming to rest on culvert. Driver: Tad J. Edwards, 33, North Stoneburner Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:03 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West CR 300S, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Mary T. Griffin, 52, West Main Street, Larwill; Melissa Villa, 44, West CR 200N, Warsaw; Heather R. Menchaca, 32, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:23 p.m. Saturday - South CR 800W, 150 feet south of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Truck hit tree. Driver: Evan R. Maish, 18, West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 8:13 p.m. Sunday - East Old 30, 100 feet east of West Hoffer Road, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Robert E. Firestone, 81, East Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:05 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of East CR 400N and North Ind. 13, Leesburg. Car hit pole. Driver: Dana Fife, 42, Palestine Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:43 p.m. Sunday - East Ind. 14, 400 feet east of South County Farm Road, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Lisa M. Cox, 33, Rochester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:50 a.m. Monday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Christian Hernandez-Beck, 19, Auditorium Boulevard, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:09 a.m. Monday - Intersection of North CR 850E and East Old 30, Pierceton. Van-dump truck collision. Drivers: Lindsey A. Rivir, 40, East CR 150N, Pierceton; Glenn D. Hensley II, 55, Columbia City. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 8:36 a.m. Monday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and East Market Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Haley B. Markley, 31, South CR 400W, Claypool; Isaiah J. Martinez, 18, East Clay Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 10:28 a.m. Monday - 945 N. Parker St., Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers; Tyler P. Rice, 30, Fort Wayne; Ashley N. Sherman, 37, East Steven Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 5:14 p.m. Sunday - Amy Elizabeth Butler, 58, of 2639 S. Packerton Road, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 6 p.m. Sunday - Amanda Marie Johnson, 34, Casco, Mich., arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 1:58 a.m. Monday - Erica Monique Benitez, 38, of 309 N. East St., Milford, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $6,000.
• 3:08 p.m. Monday - Darren Jay Heinzman, 42, of 4409 E. CR 100S, Pierceton, arrested for felony parole violation. No bond listed.
• 7:57 p.m. Monday - Chase Allen Elder, 39, of 1404 Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $450.
• 8:02 p.m. Monday - Skyla Marie Brown, 25, of 3699 N. CR 175E, lot 112, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 4:21 a.m. Friday - Ind. 19, 200 feet south of West CR 200S, Mentone. Car went into ditch. Drivers: Juarez Lopez, 26, South Franklin Street, Mentone. Injury: Lopez complained of knee pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:10 a.m. Friday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North Parker Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Destiny M. Spry, 19, West Old 30, Warsaw; Corey A. Contrager, 22, Goshen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:40 a.m. Friday - West CR 350N, 700 feet east of North Ind. 15, Warsaw. SUV hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Ashley D. Brandyberry, 38, Hawthorn Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 7:43 a.m. Friday - East CR 450N, 250 feet east of North CR 375E, Warsaw. Car hit tree. Driver: Edna M. McGuire, 44, North Sandcastle Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:47 p.m. Friday - Anchorage Road, 50 feet east of Sunset Drive, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Aaron J. Munson Jr., 23, East CR 100S, Pierceton; Jazlynne D. Owens, 16, EMS C31 Lane, Warsaw; Gary T. Hamman, 71, West Wildwood Trail, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 5:17 p.m. Friday - CR 75, Etna Green. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Randy J. Odell, 71, West CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 3:22 a.m. Saturday - East CR 175N, 1,000 feet east of North CR 175E, Warsaw. SUV left roadway, coming to rest on culvert. Driver: Tad J. Edwards, 33, North Stoneburner Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:03 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West CR 300S, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Mary T. Griffin, 52, West Main Street, Larwill; Melissa Villa, 44, West CR 200N, Warsaw; Heather R. Menchaca, 32, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:23 p.m. Saturday - South CR 800W, 150 feet south of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Truck hit tree. Driver: Evan R. Maish, 18, West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 8:13 p.m. Sunday - East Old 30, 100 feet east of West Hoffer Road, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Robert E. Firestone, 81, East Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:05 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of East CR 400N and North Ind. 13, Leesburg. Car hit pole. Driver: Dana Fife, 42, Palestine Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:43 p.m. Sunday - East Ind. 14, 400 feet east of South County Farm Road, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Lisa M. Cox, 33, Rochester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:50 a.m. Monday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Christian Hernandez-Beck, 19, Auditorium Boulevard, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:09 a.m. Monday - Intersection of North CR 850E and East Old 30, Pierceton. Van-dump truck collision. Drivers: Lindsey A. Rivir, 40, East CR 150N, Pierceton; Glenn D. Hensley II, 55, Columbia City. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 8:36 a.m. Monday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and East Market Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Haley B. Markley, 31, South CR 400W, Claypool; Isaiah J. Martinez, 18, East Clay Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 10:28 a.m. Monday - 945 N. Parker St., Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers; Tyler P. Rice, 30, Fort Wayne; Ashley N. Sherman, 37, East Steven Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

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