Public Occurrences 03.05.24

March 5, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 8:22 p.m. Saturday - Daniela Herrea-Tavarez, 24, of 408 N. Elm St., Silver Lake, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the body - first offense. Bond: $700.
• 4:42 a.m. Sunday - Joseph Robert Slisz, 31, of 107 EMS W23 Lane, North Webster, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a legend drug or precursor, driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, resisting law enforcement and obstruction of justice. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:06 p.m. Sunday - Jodi Ann Pruitt, 54, of 310 N. High St., #1, Silver Lake, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 4:40 p.m. Sunday - Jessica Lee Villa, 42, of 1816 Rosemont Ave., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $700.
• 8:53 p.m. Sunday - Christian Giovanni Garcia, 28, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #108, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 9:05 p.m. Sunday - Anthony M. Jones, 32, of 508 Prairie Drive, Syracuse, arrested on a foreign warrant and domestic battery - adult against family or member less than 14. Bond: $6,000.
• 10:29 p.m. Sunday - Andrew Gabriel McKeever, 52, of 113 Sophie Lane, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more with a prior and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $525.
• 2:45 a.m. Monday - Chase C. Humble, 32, of 3699 N. CR 175E, #57, Warsaw, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 8:23 a.m. Monday - Dustin R. Cooper, 44, of 801 E. Walnut St., Akron, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 11:24 a.m. Monday - La Ronn Eugene Williams, 50, South Bend, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 9:31 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 200 and South CR 550W, SUV-pickup collision. Warsaw. Drivers: Michael A. Kolesiak, 56, North CR 1000E, Akron; Kevin L. Harris Jr., 34, South CR 600W, Warsaw. Injury: Harris was pronounced dead at the scene. Damage: Over $100,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 5:04 p.m. Friday - U.S. 30, 75 feet west of Meijer Drive, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Kaleb Hein, 20, East CR 300S, Warsaw; Andrea K. Manges, 33, South Main Street, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:11 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and High Street, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Kent L. Myers, 80, South Packerton Road, Winona Lake; Derek R. Jacobs, 40, South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. WPD.
• 3:48 p.m. Saturday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. SUV hit parked car; registration information not listed. Driver: Marc-Kensonn P. Homme, 35, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 5:38 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Market and South Lincoln streets, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Thomas B. Kennedy, 24, Oak Glen Drive, Warsaw; Othmar J. Schroeder, 66, East CR 175N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:12 p.m. Saturday - 1063 Pike Shore Drive, Warsaw. Truck hit parked vehicle registered to Katlynn B. Brower, Pike Shore Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Joshua Klena, 47, Pickerington, Ohio. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:14 p.m. Sunday - East Market Street, 97 feet west of South Scott Street, Warsaw. SUV hit two parked vehicles; registration information not listed. Driver: Jessica L. Villa, 42, Rosemont Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 12:36 a.m. Sunday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 800 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:56 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 100 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:54 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 600 block of Walter Way, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:14 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage accident in the 1000 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:48 p.m. Sunday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1900 block of Plaza Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:04 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more with a prior in the 3200 block of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. Pierceton Police Department investigated.
• 1:15 a.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 200 block of South Edgewater Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 3:09 a.m. Monday - A foreign warrant was served in the 3600 block of North CR 175E, Warsaw. KCSO.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 8:22 p.m. Saturday - Daniela Herrea-Tavarez, 24, of 408 N. Elm St., Silver Lake, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the body - first offense. Bond: $700.
• 4:42 a.m. Sunday - Joseph Robert Slisz, 31, of 107 EMS W23 Lane, North Webster, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a legend drug or precursor, driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, resisting law enforcement and obstruction of justice. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:06 p.m. Sunday - Jodi Ann Pruitt, 54, of 310 N. High St., #1, Silver Lake, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 4:40 p.m. Sunday - Jessica Lee Villa, 42, of 1816 Rosemont Ave., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $700.
• 8:53 p.m. Sunday - Christian Giovanni Garcia, 28, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #108, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 9:05 p.m. Sunday - Anthony M. Jones, 32, of 508 Prairie Drive, Syracuse, arrested on a foreign warrant and domestic battery - adult against family or member less than 14. Bond: $6,000.
• 10:29 p.m. Sunday - Andrew Gabriel McKeever, 52, of 113 Sophie Lane, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more with a prior and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $525.
• 2:45 a.m. Monday - Chase C. Humble, 32, of 3699 N. CR 175E, #57, Warsaw, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 8:23 a.m. Monday - Dustin R. Cooper, 44, of 801 E. Walnut St., Akron, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 11:24 a.m. Monday - La Ronn Eugene Williams, 50, South Bend, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 9:31 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 200 and South CR 550W, SUV-pickup collision. Warsaw. Drivers: Michael A. Kolesiak, 56, North CR 1000E, Akron; Kevin L. Harris Jr., 34, South CR 600W, Warsaw. Injury: Harris was pronounced dead at the scene. Damage: Over $100,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 5:04 p.m. Friday - U.S. 30, 75 feet west of Meijer Drive, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Kaleb Hein, 20, East CR 300S, Warsaw; Andrea K. Manges, 33, South Main Street, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:11 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and High Street, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Kent L. Myers, 80, South Packerton Road, Winona Lake; Derek R. Jacobs, 40, South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. WPD.
• 3:48 p.m. Saturday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. SUV hit parked car; registration information not listed. Driver: Marc-Kensonn P. Homme, 35, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 5:38 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Market and South Lincoln streets, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Thomas B. Kennedy, 24, Oak Glen Drive, Warsaw; Othmar J. Schroeder, 66, East CR 175N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:12 p.m. Saturday - 1063 Pike Shore Drive, Warsaw. Truck hit parked vehicle registered to Katlynn B. Brower, Pike Shore Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Joshua Klena, 47, Pickerington, Ohio. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:14 p.m. Sunday - East Market Street, 97 feet west of South Scott Street, Warsaw. SUV hit two parked vehicles; registration information not listed. Driver: Jessica L. Villa, 42, Rosemont Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 12:36 a.m. Sunday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 800 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:56 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 100 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:54 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 600 block of Walter Way, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:14 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage accident in the 1000 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:48 p.m. Sunday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1900 block of Plaza Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:04 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more with a prior in the 3200 block of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. Pierceton Police Department investigated.
• 1:15 a.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 200 block of South Edgewater Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 3:09 a.m. Monday - A foreign warrant was served in the 3600 block of North CR 175E, Warsaw. KCSO.

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