Public Occurrences 06.04.24

June 4, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:07 a.m. Sunday - Lashaun Centelle Morris, 23, of 9787 E. CR 1050N, Cromwell, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and reckless driving. Bond: $700.
• 3:19 a.m. Sunday - Jordan Bryce Currie, 28, of 106 E. Pittsburgh St., Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 6:20 p.m. Sunday - Traci Lynn Garcia, 32, Gary, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.
• 7:18 p.m. Sunday - Micah Ariel Coney, 20, of 401 N. Virgil, #13, Akron arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment, consumption of alcohol by a minor and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $700.
• 7:18 p.m. Sunday - Marissa Alexis Olibarez, 20, of 728 E. Clark St., #D, Warsaw, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond; $450.
• 7:50 p.m. Sunday - Michala Musick, 31, Hebron, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:36 p.m. Sunday - Gage Michael Sellers, 24, of 413 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested for misdemeanor battery causing bodily injury. Bond: $500.
• 8:46 a.m. Monday - Olivia Marie Brown, 22, of 3699 N. CR 175E, #71, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior. Bond: $500.
• 10 a.m. Monday - Ashley Nicole Lee, 32, South Bend, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:07 a.m. Monday - Generous Crawford III, 28, Elkhart, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $450.
• Noon Monday - Brittany Michelle Souers, 28, of 468 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• Noon Monday - Varun Chopra, 38, of 59 Orchard Drive, #7, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 10:33 a.m. May 28 - 1307 Mariners Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit concrete light structure. Driver: Lee A. Stewart, 71, East Defreese Road, Syracuse. Injury: Stewart complained of neck pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:47 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North CR 350W and West John Road, Warsaw. SUV-motorcycle collision. Drivers: Ellen L. Wolff, 66, West John Road, Warsaw; Shane C. Reiter, 51, Lakeridge Drive, Pierceton. Injury: Reiter had a fracture/dislocation to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:13 p.m. May 28 - 3638 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: David L. Cox, 84, Edgewood Drive, Warsaw; Joseph E. Banks III, 70, Kelly Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:47 a.m. Wednesday - Old Ind. 15, 750 feet north of East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Kathy J. Dawson, 66, North Runkle Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:02 a.m. Thursday - U.S. 30, 1095 feet west of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. SUV went into ditch. Driver: Nathaniel J. Goffinet, 46, Lakeville. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:43 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 100 feet north of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Erica D. Luna, 43, North Sherman Street, Warsaw; Jose A. Zunigaperez, 32, North First Street, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:59 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 631 feet south of Lyon Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Elizabeth K. Forschner, 20, North Elder Road, Larwill; Luke E. Snyder, 18, Poplar Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 2:10 a.m. Friday - East Wooster Road, 0.75 miles east of South CR 325E, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Matthew J. Abbett, 48, East Wooster Road, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:45 a.m. Friday - Ind. 15, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Alexander W. Trusty, 18, East Sycamore Street, Silver Lake; Jasmine Jimenez, 20, South Indiana Street, Warsaw; Alexander D. Knouff, 18, William Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:56 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East CR 500N and East CR 750N, North Webster. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Jeanette L. Hartley, 71, Bonita Springs, Fla.; Bret M. Goodyear, 42, East CR 650N, North Webster. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. KCSO.
• 7:11 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Park Avenue and Lyon Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Amy L. Haab, 52, North Camelot Drive, Milford; Andrew M. Norman, 22, East CR 575N, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:24 p.m. Friday - Jackson Street, 50 feet west of Tucker Street, Mentone. Unknown vehicle hit parked vehicle registered to Linda Tucker, West CR 850S, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:54 p.m. Friday - 7227 E. Blacks Court, North Webster. SUV hit metal dolly and 55-gallon plastic drum. Driver: James Carpenter, 36, East Blacks Court, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 10:58 a.m. Saturday - 1158 U.S. 30, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Driver: Ashley K. Petko, 36, West Van Buren Street, Leesburg; Dillon K. Baldridge, 30, Gilliam Drive North, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 1:09 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Jalynn Street and North Ind. 15, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Maria Del Rosario Nunez Sauza, 51, East Winona Avenue, Warsaw; Bryan Gonzalez Cerda, 23, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 2:22 p.m. Saturday - 203 S. Main St., Leesburg. Car hit parking pole and building. Driver: Fabrizcio Ponce, 26, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. KCSO.
• 3:49 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Meijer Drive and East U.S. 30, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Isabelle A. Martinez, 17, North West Street, Warsaw; Denise A. Chapman, 53, Eastview Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 11:23 p.m. Saturday - North CR 175E, 120 feet east of CR 75N, Warsaw. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Abel M. Ontiveros, 34, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 11:38 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of West Old 30 and North Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Car hit curb and yield sign. Driver: Diana K. George, 27, North Columbia Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 4:47 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ind. 25 and Apple Road, Mentone. SUV hit deer. Driver: Spring R. Jorgenson, 44, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:56 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of North CR 300E and East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Michael E. George, 58, EMS D22D Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:53 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of East Wooster Road and Joshua Drive, Warsaw. Car hit fence and tree. Driver: Braxton C. Slone, 27, East Wyland Creek Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:07 a.m. Sunday - Lashaun Centelle Morris, 23, of 9787 E. CR 1050N, Cromwell, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and reckless driving. Bond: $700.
• 3:19 a.m. Sunday - Jordan Bryce Currie, 28, of 106 E. Pittsburgh St., Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 6:20 p.m. Sunday - Traci Lynn Garcia, 32, Gary, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.
• 7:18 p.m. Sunday - Micah Ariel Coney, 20, of 401 N. Virgil, #13, Akron arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment, consumption of alcohol by a minor and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $700.
• 7:18 p.m. Sunday - Marissa Alexis Olibarez, 20, of 728 E. Clark St., #D, Warsaw, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond; $450.
• 7:50 p.m. Sunday - Michala Musick, 31, Hebron, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:36 p.m. Sunday - Gage Michael Sellers, 24, of 413 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested for misdemeanor battery causing bodily injury. Bond: $500.
• 8:46 a.m. Monday - Olivia Marie Brown, 22, of 3699 N. CR 175E, #71, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior. Bond: $500.
• 10 a.m. Monday - Ashley Nicole Lee, 32, South Bend, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:07 a.m. Monday - Generous Crawford III, 28, Elkhart, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $450.
• Noon Monday - Brittany Michelle Souers, 28, of 468 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• Noon Monday - Varun Chopra, 38, of 59 Orchard Drive, #7, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 10:33 a.m. May 28 - 1307 Mariners Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit concrete light structure. Driver: Lee A. Stewart, 71, East Defreese Road, Syracuse. Injury: Stewart complained of neck pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:47 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North CR 350W and West John Road, Warsaw. SUV-motorcycle collision. Drivers: Ellen L. Wolff, 66, West John Road, Warsaw; Shane C. Reiter, 51, Lakeridge Drive, Pierceton. Injury: Reiter had a fracture/dislocation to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:13 p.m. May 28 - 3638 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: David L. Cox, 84, Edgewood Drive, Warsaw; Joseph E. Banks III, 70, Kelly Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:47 a.m. Wednesday - Old Ind. 15, 750 feet north of East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Kathy J. Dawson, 66, North Runkle Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:02 a.m. Thursday - U.S. 30, 1095 feet west of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. SUV went into ditch. Driver: Nathaniel J. Goffinet, 46, Lakeville. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:43 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 100 feet north of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Erica D. Luna, 43, North Sherman Street, Warsaw; Jose A. Zunigaperez, 32, North First Street, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:59 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 631 feet south of Lyon Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Elizabeth K. Forschner, 20, North Elder Road, Larwill; Luke E. Snyder, 18, Poplar Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 2:10 a.m. Friday - East Wooster Road, 0.75 miles east of South CR 325E, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Matthew J. Abbett, 48, East Wooster Road, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:45 a.m. Friday - Ind. 15, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Alexander W. Trusty, 18, East Sycamore Street, Silver Lake; Jasmine Jimenez, 20, South Indiana Street, Warsaw; Alexander D. Knouff, 18, William Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:56 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East CR 500N and East CR 750N, North Webster. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Jeanette L. Hartley, 71, Bonita Springs, Fla.; Bret M. Goodyear, 42, East CR 650N, North Webster. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. KCSO.
• 7:11 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Park Avenue and Lyon Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Amy L. Haab, 52, North Camelot Drive, Milford; Andrew M. Norman, 22, East CR 575N, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:24 p.m. Friday - Jackson Street, 50 feet west of Tucker Street, Mentone. Unknown vehicle hit parked vehicle registered to Linda Tucker, West CR 850S, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:54 p.m. Friday - 7227 E. Blacks Court, North Webster. SUV hit metal dolly and 55-gallon plastic drum. Driver: James Carpenter, 36, East Blacks Court, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 10:58 a.m. Saturday - 1158 U.S. 30, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Driver: Ashley K. Petko, 36, West Van Buren Street, Leesburg; Dillon K. Baldridge, 30, Gilliam Drive North, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 1:09 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Jalynn Street and North Ind. 15, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Maria Del Rosario Nunez Sauza, 51, East Winona Avenue, Warsaw; Bryan Gonzalez Cerda, 23, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 2:22 p.m. Saturday - 203 S. Main St., Leesburg. Car hit parking pole and building. Driver: Fabrizcio Ponce, 26, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. KCSO.
• 3:49 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Meijer Drive and East U.S. 30, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Isabelle A. Martinez, 17, North West Street, Warsaw; Denise A. Chapman, 53, Eastview Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 11:23 p.m. Saturday - North CR 175E, 120 feet east of CR 75N, Warsaw. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Abel M. Ontiveros, 34, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 11:38 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of West Old 30 and North Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Car hit curb and yield sign. Driver: Diana K. George, 27, North Columbia Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 4:47 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ind. 25 and Apple Road, Mentone. SUV hit deer. Driver: Spring R. Jorgenson, 44, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:56 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of North CR 300E and East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Michael E. George, 58, EMS D22D Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:53 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of East Wooster Road and Joshua Drive, Warsaw. Car hit fence and tree. Driver: Braxton C. Slone, 27, East Wyland Creek Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

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