County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:30 p.m. Tuesday - Nayotl Xique Laureano, 26, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #127, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 2:39 p.m. Tuesday - Eric Joseph Watkins, 29, of 521 N. Morgan St., Mentone, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 4:54 p.m. Tuesday - Christopher Kesler Hodges, 25, of 5935 W. Osprey Drive, Mentone, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 5:40 p.m. Tuesday - Michael Anthony Ott, 50, of 608 S. Poplar Drive, Syracuse, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 7 p.m. Tuesday - Tony Bryon Slone, 42, of 1079 E. Lantern Road, Warsaw, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of legend drug or precursor and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $25,250.
• 8:56 p.m. Tuesday - Dylan Ray Varney, 24, of 517 Sophie Lane, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 9:08 p.m. Tuesday - Kyra Marie Nuce, 35, of 950 Walkers Ridge, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - adult against a family or member less than 14. Bond: $6,000.
• 9:09 p.m. Tuesday - Natasha Rae Merrill, 41, of 9661 E. CR 1350N, Syracuse, arrested on a warrant. Bond: $500.
• 10:51 p.m. Tuesday - Preston Michael West, 33, of 4539 S. CR 750E, Pierceton, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:10 p.m. Tuesday - Andrew Elwood Sloop, 49, of 1213 W. Main St., North Manchester, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 12:52 a.m. Wednesday - Alexander Arana, 36, Okeechobee, Fla., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $15,000.
• 4 a.m. Wednesday - Fabian Lopez Santiz, 29, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #155, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 5:03 a.m. Wednesday - Uvaldo Gutierrez, 20, of 7761 S. CR 875W, Claypool, arrested for reckless driving. Bond: $500.
• 1:02 p.m. Wednesday - Caleb Michael Flowers, 18, of 3290 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 5:40 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North CR 800W, Etna Green. Two-car collision. Drivers: Victoria M. Snow, 27, Elkhart; Jeremy R. Kuhnz, 31, Rochester. Injury: Snow had minor bleeding to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.