Public Occurrences 06.08.24
June 8, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 6:48 p.m. Wednesday - Shaytonna N. Leavitt, 35, of 1082 Pike Shore Drive, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $6,000.
• 6:28 a.m. Thursday - James Luther Harrell, 24, of 113 W. Main St., Larwill, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $7,500.
• 6:31 a.m. Thursday - Katherine Ann Taylor, 39, of 35 EMS D25 Lane, Syracuse, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $600.
• 3:19 p.m. Thursday - Austin Lee King, 32, of 517 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 4:21 p.m. Thursday - Titus Tyrerse Mundy, 25, Romulus, Mich., arrested for corrupt business influence. No bond listed.
• 7:46 p.m. Thursday - Timothy Jay Veit, 45, of 33 Fairlane Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motorboat while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 11:35 p.m. Friday - Demone Horne Junior, 37, Mishawaka, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 12:24 a.m. Friday - Dominique Demond Richardson, 33, of 620 N. Zimmer Road, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor battery, criminal mischief and interfering in the reporting of a crime. Bond: $600.
• 2:13 a.m. Friday - Burton J. Blackmer, 44, of 8683 E. Hatchery Road, Syracuse, arrested for obstruction of justice and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:30 a.m. Friday - Brian Alexander Browning, 40, South Bend, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 9:35 a.m. Friday - Douglas Scott Howard, 34, Plymouth, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 5 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of South CR 800W and West CR 100S, Etna Green. SUV hit deer. Driver: Amber M. Day, 36, South CR 900W, Mentone. Damage: Under $1,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 4:30 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and South CR 325E, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Spencer J. Cummings, 37, South Ind. 25, Warsaw; Ross A. Feller, 60, Gambier, Ohio. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 3:15 a.m. Thursday - South Ind. 25, 500 feet north of East CR 200S, Warsaw. SUV went into ditch. Driver: Jamie L. Geib, 20, Macy. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:57 a.m. Thursday - West CR 600N, 400 feet west of North CR 400W, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Thomas Grubbs, 47, West Hoffman Lake Road, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 8:58 a.m. Thursday - West Ind. 14, 100 feet east of South CR 500W, Silver Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Jared M. Frantz, 39, South CR 950W, South Whitley. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:59 p.m. Thursday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. SUV hit concrete post. Driver: Theresa M. Shearer, 62, North CR 200W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 2:30 p.m. Thursday - 2874 Frontage Road, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Christian E. Laughlin, 26, Lake Tahoe Trail, Warsaw; Kevin A. Moore, 49, North Parker Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 2:31 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Center and Parker streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Marvin J. Stevens, 87, Vixen Lane, Warsaw; Taneisha T. Brown, 25, North Sherman Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 3:40 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West CR 1350N and North CR 400W, Milford. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Michael A. Pelphrey, 54, East Lantern Road, Warsaw; Jason M. Laudeman, 38, Ind. 10, Bourbon. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 4:53 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Center and North Colfax streets, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Jason L. Goldsmith, 31, North CR 175E, Warsaw; Laburnski J. Christian, 42, North Nancy Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:01 pm. Thursday - 640 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Natasha M. Byer, 34, Bremen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 12:07 a.m. Friday - 625 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. Car hit concrete wall. Driver: Juan Nunez, 17, South Detroit Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 11:54 a.m. Wednesday - A warrant was served in the 100 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:55 a.m. Wednesday - A traffic offense was reported of a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1100 block of Executive Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:53 p.m. Wednesday - Identity deception was reported in the 300 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 9 a.m. Thursday - A traffic offense was reported for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 100 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:17 p.m. Thursday - Fraud was reported in the 3300 block of South Ind. 19, Mentone. KCSO.
• 5:06 p.m. Thursday - An animal bite was reported in the 600 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:10 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for operating a motorboat while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage accident in the 100 block of Fairland Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:55 p.m. Thursday - Harassment was reported in the 3900 block of West Old 30, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 11:53 p.m. Thursday - A domestic disturbance was reported in the 600 block of North Zimmer Road, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 12:44 a.m. Friday - A person operating a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension was reported in the 13400 block of North Ind. 15, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.
• 3:59 a.m. Friday - An emergency detention order was reported in the 4800 block of East Shore Park Road, Leesburg. KCSO.
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The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 6:48 p.m. Wednesday - Shaytonna N. Leavitt, 35, of 1082 Pike Shore Drive, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $6,000.
• 6:28 a.m. Thursday - James Luther Harrell, 24, of 113 W. Main St., Larwill, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $7,500.
• 6:31 a.m. Thursday - Katherine Ann Taylor, 39, of 35 EMS D25 Lane, Syracuse, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $600.
• 3:19 p.m. Thursday - Austin Lee King, 32, of 517 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 4:21 p.m. Thursday - Titus Tyrerse Mundy, 25, Romulus, Mich., arrested for corrupt business influence. No bond listed.
• 7:46 p.m. Thursday - Timothy Jay Veit, 45, of 33 Fairlane Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motorboat while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 11:35 p.m. Friday - Demone Horne Junior, 37, Mishawaka, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 12:24 a.m. Friday - Dominique Demond Richardson, 33, of 620 N. Zimmer Road, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor battery, criminal mischief and interfering in the reporting of a crime. Bond: $600.
• 2:13 a.m. Friday - Burton J. Blackmer, 44, of 8683 E. Hatchery Road, Syracuse, arrested for obstruction of justice and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:30 a.m. Friday - Brian Alexander Browning, 40, South Bend, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 9:35 a.m. Friday - Douglas Scott Howard, 34, Plymouth, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 5 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of South CR 800W and West CR 100S, Etna Green. SUV hit deer. Driver: Amber M. Day, 36, South CR 900W, Mentone. Damage: Under $1,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 4:30 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and South CR 325E, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Spencer J. Cummings, 37, South Ind. 25, Warsaw; Ross A. Feller, 60, Gambier, Ohio. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 3:15 a.m. Thursday - South Ind. 25, 500 feet north of East CR 200S, Warsaw. SUV went into ditch. Driver: Jamie L. Geib, 20, Macy. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:57 a.m. Thursday - West CR 600N, 400 feet west of North CR 400W, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Thomas Grubbs, 47, West Hoffman Lake Road, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 8:58 a.m. Thursday - West Ind. 14, 100 feet east of South CR 500W, Silver Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Jared M. Frantz, 39, South CR 950W, South Whitley. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:59 p.m. Thursday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. SUV hit concrete post. Driver: Theresa M. Shearer, 62, North CR 200W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 2:30 p.m. Thursday - 2874 Frontage Road, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Christian E. Laughlin, 26, Lake Tahoe Trail, Warsaw; Kevin A. Moore, 49, North Parker Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 2:31 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Center and Parker streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Marvin J. Stevens, 87, Vixen Lane, Warsaw; Taneisha T. Brown, 25, North Sherman Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 3:40 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West CR 1350N and North CR 400W, Milford. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Michael A. Pelphrey, 54, East Lantern Road, Warsaw; Jason M. Laudeman, 38, Ind. 10, Bourbon. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 4:53 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Center and North Colfax streets, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Jason L. Goldsmith, 31, North CR 175E, Warsaw; Laburnski J. Christian, 42, North Nancy Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:01 pm. Thursday - 640 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Natasha M. Byer, 34, Bremen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 12:07 a.m. Friday - 625 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. Car hit concrete wall. Driver: Juan Nunez, 17, South Detroit Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 11:54 a.m. Wednesday - A warrant was served in the 100 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:55 a.m. Wednesday - A traffic offense was reported of a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1100 block of Executive Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:53 p.m. Wednesday - Identity deception was reported in the 300 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 9 a.m. Thursday - A traffic offense was reported for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 100 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:17 p.m. Thursday - Fraud was reported in the 3300 block of South Ind. 19, Mentone. KCSO.
• 5:06 p.m. Thursday - An animal bite was reported in the 600 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:10 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for operating a motorboat while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage accident in the 100 block of Fairland Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:55 p.m. Thursday - Harassment was reported in the 3900 block of West Old 30, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 11:53 p.m. Thursday - A domestic disturbance was reported in the 600 block of North Zimmer Road, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 12:44 a.m. Friday - A person operating a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension was reported in the 13400 block of North Ind. 15, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.
• 3:59 a.m. Friday - An emergency detention order was reported in the 4800 block of East Shore Park Road, Leesburg. KCSO.