Public Occurrences 01.31.24

January 31, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:47 p.m. Monday - Cory McHale Cole, 24, of 12246 N. Creek Bend Lane, Milford, arrested for misdemeanor battery causing bodily injury. Bond: $500.
• 2:55 p.m. Monday - Luke Arthur William Strieby, 36, of 132 Poplar Drive, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 4:46 p.m. Monday - Mauricio Eduardo Carvajal, 24, of 1516 Dot St., #B, Warsaw, arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage accident. Bond: $500.
• 6:40 p.m. Monday - Benjamin Robert Shroyer, 36, of 3700 E. Forest Glen Ave., Leesburg, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 7:53 p.m. Monday - Johnnie Franklin Howard, 39, of 225 W. Buckeye St., South Whitley, arrested for dealing a schedule IV substance. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:46 p.m. Tuesday - Brittany Nicole Bear, 27, of 321 S. Washington St., Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 2:01 p.m. Tuesday - Kim Marie Littlejohn, 61, of 123 Orchard Drive, Warsaw, arrested for criminal conversion. Bond: $600.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:28 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of West CR 600N and North CR 200W, Leesburg. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Emma Moore, 17, North CR 200W, Warsaw; Jared D. Polk, 33, South East Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Injury: Moore was transported to a Fort Wayne hospital for facial and abdomen injuries. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:15 p.m. Jan. 23 - Intersection of North Ind. 19 and West CR 900N, Nappanee. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Kevin L. Damron, 51, Cedar Road, Bourbon; Andrew E. Sellers, 32, North CR 300E, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:33 p.m. Monday - Intersection of West Winona Avenue and South Washington Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Stephen J. Bailey, 43, Fort Wayne; Blaine M. Smith, 19, West Main Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 9:16 p.m. Monday - Intersection of McClellan Street and Pope Street, Warsaw. Car hit building. Driver: Mauricio E. Carvajal, 24, Dot Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 4:10 p.m. Monday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 300 block of East Main Street, Silver Lake. Silver Lake Police Department investigated.
• 6:52 p.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:43 p.m. Monday - Domestic battery - simple assault was reported in the 900 block of Pine Mills Road, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:47 p.m. Monday - Cory McHale Cole, 24, of 12246 N. Creek Bend Lane, Milford, arrested for misdemeanor battery causing bodily injury. Bond: $500.
• 2:55 p.m. Monday - Luke Arthur William Strieby, 36, of 132 Poplar Drive, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 4:46 p.m. Monday - Mauricio Eduardo Carvajal, 24, of 1516 Dot St., #B, Warsaw, arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage accident. Bond: $500.
• 6:40 p.m. Monday - Benjamin Robert Shroyer, 36, of 3700 E. Forest Glen Ave., Leesburg, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 7:53 p.m. Monday - Johnnie Franklin Howard, 39, of 225 W. Buckeye St., South Whitley, arrested for dealing a schedule IV substance. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:46 p.m. Tuesday - Brittany Nicole Bear, 27, of 321 S. Washington St., Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 2:01 p.m. Tuesday - Kim Marie Littlejohn, 61, of 123 Orchard Drive, Warsaw, arrested for criminal conversion. Bond: $600.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:28 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of West CR 600N and North CR 200W, Leesburg. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Emma Moore, 17, North CR 200W, Warsaw; Jared D. Polk, 33, South East Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Injury: Moore was transported to a Fort Wayne hospital for facial and abdomen injuries. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:15 p.m. Jan. 23 - Intersection of North Ind. 19 and West CR 900N, Nappanee. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Kevin L. Damron, 51, Cedar Road, Bourbon; Andrew E. Sellers, 32, North CR 300E, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:33 p.m. Monday - Intersection of West Winona Avenue and South Washington Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Stephen J. Bailey, 43, Fort Wayne; Blaine M. Smith, 19, West Main Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 9:16 p.m. Monday - Intersection of McClellan Street and Pope Street, Warsaw. Car hit building. Driver: Mauricio E. Carvajal, 24, Dot Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 4:10 p.m. Monday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 300 block of East Main Street, Silver Lake. Silver Lake Police Department investigated.
• 6:52 p.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:43 p.m. Monday - Domestic battery - simple assault was reported in the 900 block of Pine Mills Road, Warsaw. WPD.

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