Public Occurrences 07.10.24

July 10, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:30 a.m. Sunday - Justin Andrew Chalmers, 37, of 3290 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery with a prior unrelated conviction. Bond: $1,500.
• 1:05 p.m. Sunday - Nathan Ray LaFountain, 34, of 3284 N. Bugle Court, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 1:33 p.m. Sunday - Christopher Earl Mack, 35, of 3699 N. CR 175E, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond; $600.
• 3:43 p.m. Sunday - Ashley Lyndon Learned, 42, Wabash, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:08 p.m. Sunday - Haley Dawn Fountain, 31, of 308 Catherine St., Milford, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:23 a.m. Monday - Crystal Rochelle Smith, 37, Elkhart, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $450.
• 2:16 p.m. Monday - Faith Renee Pulsipher, 42, of 1371 W. Lake St., Warsaw, arrested on a civil matter. Bond: $500.
• 3:49 p.m. Monday - Paul Edward Vines Jr., 43, of 1710 Tippecanoe Drive, #C, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 5:58 p.m. Monday - Sarah Anne Anders, 44, of 1203 Wooster Road, #B, Winona Lake, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $6,000.
• 9 p.m. Monday - Anish Daita, 31, of 220 Church Hill Downs Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death. Bond: $105,000.
• 11:37 p.m. Monday - Lantz Michael Garrett, 33, of 630 S. Lake St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 2:21 a.m. Tuesday - Danny Johan Mario Kappen, 36, Utrecht, Netherlands, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 3:17 p.m. Saturday - 4739 Ind. 13, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Alan R. Goodoien, 41, EMS T9 Lane, Leesburg; Michael W. Stoddard, 71, North Wawasee Circle West, Cromwell. Injury: Stoddard complained of chest pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 4:12 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 150 feet north of West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Rachael E. Shoue, 37, North CR 350W, Warsaw; Jordan M. Gaines, 29, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw; Nevaeh A. Vanfleeren, 17, North Perry Drive, Milford. Injuries: Shoe complained of elbow/lower arm pain; Gaines had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 4:30 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East Vawter Park Road, Syracuse. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Claire E. Standley, 19, Indianapolis; Ray Skelton, 27, East George Street, North Webster; Jefferey L. Miller, 61, Decatur. Injuries: Standley had minor bleeding to the head; Miller complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot; passenger in Stadley’s vehicle, Ruby M. Rusk, 20, Indianapolis, had an abrasion to the elbow/lower arm; passengers in Skelton’s vehicle; Aliscia L. Templeton, 29, East Sheridan Street, Warsaw, complained of pain to the abdomen/pelvis; Xavier Bartman, 11, Warsaw, complained of neck pain; Crew Bartman, 4, Warsaw, complained of abdomen/pelvis pain; Maleak Bartman, 8, Warsaw, complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot; passenger in Miller’s vehicle, Kelly J. Miller, 59, Decatur, complained of chest pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 9:43 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East CR 550N and North CR 100E, Leesburg. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Gaige B. Tittle, 18, Dove Lane, Milford; Brooke E. Deboest, 28, East Van Buren Street, Leesburg. Injuries: Deboest complained of back pain; passenger in Deboest’s vehicle, Cormac J. Deboest, 4, Leesburg, had a chest abrasion. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 12:15 p.m. June 27 - East Hatchery Road at mile marker 100, Syracuse. Pickup went off road. Driver: Kurtis M. Gunkel, 49, EMS C29A Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:52 p.m. July 2 - 523 Anchorage Road, Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle registered to Heather M. Rhines, North Aspen Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Ericka R. McCullough, 35, West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 1:30 p.m. July 3 - Intersection of South Packerton Road and East CR 800S, Claypool. Dump truck hit power lines, which took out multiple utility poles. Driver: Kevin L. Morningstar, 65, Yoder. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 3:38 p.m. July 3 - Intersection of South CR 400W and West CR 150S, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Hailey N. Griffith, 25, South CR 400W, Warsaw; Dina I. Cruz, 51, South CR 400W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:30 a.m. Friday - Intersection of East CR 400N and EMS B2 Lane, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Monty Sechrist, 49, of East Brown Road, Leesburg. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 5:50 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Cinderella and East Wawasee drives, Syracuse. Truck-SUV collision. Drivers: Dewey Reimer, 43, North Washington Street, Pierceton; Ryan N. West, 44, West Boston Street, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 2:01 p.m. Sunday - Ind. 13, Pierceton. Two-car collision. Drivers: Joshua B Obazc, 46, South First Street, Pierceton; Briceon Conrad, 31, North Lakeridge Drive, Pierceton. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 5:40 a.m. Monday - South CR 300E, 1,000 feet north of East CR 700S, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Derrick M. Gidley, 35, South CR 300E, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
Incidents
• 3:50 p.m. Monday - A firearm was reported lost in the 500 block of Harbour Landing Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 4:46 p.m. Monday - A person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension was reported in the 200 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:30 a.m. Sunday - Justin Andrew Chalmers, 37, of 3290 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery with a prior unrelated conviction. Bond: $1,500.
• 1:05 p.m. Sunday - Nathan Ray LaFountain, 34, of 3284 N. Bugle Court, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 1:33 p.m. Sunday - Christopher Earl Mack, 35, of 3699 N. CR 175E, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond; $600.
• 3:43 p.m. Sunday - Ashley Lyndon Learned, 42, Wabash, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:08 p.m. Sunday - Haley Dawn Fountain, 31, of 308 Catherine St., Milford, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:23 a.m. Monday - Crystal Rochelle Smith, 37, Elkhart, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $450.
• 2:16 p.m. Monday - Faith Renee Pulsipher, 42, of 1371 W. Lake St., Warsaw, arrested on a civil matter. Bond: $500.
• 3:49 p.m. Monday - Paul Edward Vines Jr., 43, of 1710 Tippecanoe Drive, #C, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 5:58 p.m. Monday - Sarah Anne Anders, 44, of 1203 Wooster Road, #B, Winona Lake, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $6,000.
• 9 p.m. Monday - Anish Daita, 31, of 220 Church Hill Downs Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death. Bond: $105,000.
• 11:37 p.m. Monday - Lantz Michael Garrett, 33, of 630 S. Lake St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 2:21 a.m. Tuesday - Danny Johan Mario Kappen, 36, Utrecht, Netherlands, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 3:17 p.m. Saturday - 4739 Ind. 13, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Alan R. Goodoien, 41, EMS T9 Lane, Leesburg; Michael W. Stoddard, 71, North Wawasee Circle West, Cromwell. Injury: Stoddard complained of chest pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 4:12 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 150 feet north of West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Rachael E. Shoue, 37, North CR 350W, Warsaw; Jordan M. Gaines, 29, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw; Nevaeh A. Vanfleeren, 17, North Perry Drive, Milford. Injuries: Shoe complained of elbow/lower arm pain; Gaines had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 4:30 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East Vawter Park Road, Syracuse. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Claire E. Standley, 19, Indianapolis; Ray Skelton, 27, East George Street, North Webster; Jefferey L. Miller, 61, Decatur. Injuries: Standley had minor bleeding to the head; Miller complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot; passenger in Stadley’s vehicle, Ruby M. Rusk, 20, Indianapolis, had an abrasion to the elbow/lower arm; passengers in Skelton’s vehicle; Aliscia L. Templeton, 29, East Sheridan Street, Warsaw, complained of pain to the abdomen/pelvis; Xavier Bartman, 11, Warsaw, complained of neck pain; Crew Bartman, 4, Warsaw, complained of abdomen/pelvis pain; Maleak Bartman, 8, Warsaw, complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot; passenger in Miller’s vehicle, Kelly J. Miller, 59, Decatur, complained of chest pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 9:43 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East CR 550N and North CR 100E, Leesburg. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Gaige B. Tittle, 18, Dove Lane, Milford; Brooke E. Deboest, 28, East Van Buren Street, Leesburg. Injuries: Deboest complained of back pain; passenger in Deboest’s vehicle, Cormac J. Deboest, 4, Leesburg, had a chest abrasion. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 12:15 p.m. June 27 - East Hatchery Road at mile marker 100, Syracuse. Pickup went off road. Driver: Kurtis M. Gunkel, 49, EMS C29A Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:52 p.m. July 2 - 523 Anchorage Road, Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle registered to Heather M. Rhines, North Aspen Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Ericka R. McCullough, 35, West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 1:30 p.m. July 3 - Intersection of South Packerton Road and East CR 800S, Claypool. Dump truck hit power lines, which took out multiple utility poles. Driver: Kevin L. Morningstar, 65, Yoder. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 3:38 p.m. July 3 - Intersection of South CR 400W and West CR 150S, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Hailey N. Griffith, 25, South CR 400W, Warsaw; Dina I. Cruz, 51, South CR 400W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:30 a.m. Friday - Intersection of East CR 400N and EMS B2 Lane, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Monty Sechrist, 49, of East Brown Road, Leesburg. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 5:50 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Cinderella and East Wawasee drives, Syracuse. Truck-SUV collision. Drivers: Dewey Reimer, 43, North Washington Street, Pierceton; Ryan N. West, 44, West Boston Street, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 2:01 p.m. Sunday - Ind. 13, Pierceton. Two-car collision. Drivers: Joshua B Obazc, 46, South First Street, Pierceton; Briceon Conrad, 31, North Lakeridge Drive, Pierceton. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 5:40 a.m. Monday - South CR 300E, 1,000 feet north of East CR 700S, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Derrick M. Gidley, 35, South CR 300E, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
Incidents
• 3:50 p.m. Monday - A firearm was reported lost in the 500 block of Harbour Landing Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 4:46 p.m. Monday - A person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension was reported in the 200 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

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