Public Occurrences 05.02.24

May 2, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:50 a.m. Tuesday - Christopher Michael Miller, 24, of 27293 CR 41, #1, Nappanee, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 10:50 a.m. Tuesday - Daryl Martin Peters, 55, Freetown, arrested on two charges of misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 3:28 p.m. Tuesday - Isaiah Lee Tessereau, 23, of 413 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested for strangulation, intimidation and misdemeanor battery. Bond: $7,500.
• 3:59 p.m. Tuesday - Jason Robert Melcher, 41, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, #3, Pierceton, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. No bond listed.
• 8:03 p.m. Tuesday - Adam Edward Hurley, 43, of 2605 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior and maintaining a common nuisance. Bond: $10,250.
• 8:05 p.m. Tuesday - Dustan Ray Gesaman, 51, of 56 EMS B4 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 8:22 p.m. Tuesday - Caleb Michael Flowers, 18, of 3290 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,000.
10:46 p.m. Tuesday - Jenna Nicole Klopsenstein, 20, of 978 E. CR 900N, Milford, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:16 p.m. Tuesday - Samuel Levi Combs, 19, of 978 E. CR 900N, Milford, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 8:49 a.m. April 24 - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North CR 325E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Marion Aleman, 93, East Ken Way Drive, Warsaw; Richard Vonesh, 79, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Vonesh had a chest contusion; Aleman was pronounced dead April 28. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:15 a.m. April 23 - Intersection of Husky Trail and East CR 200N, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Barbara Carmago Osti, 30, Chestnut Avenue, Winona Lake; Jose L. Herrada Diaz, 41, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 2:39 p.m. April 23 - Intersection of East Center and South High streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Carol B. Vancuren, 75, West CR 500N, Warsaw; James P. Bowles, 40, South Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 4:48 p.m. April 23 - Eastlake Drive, 250 feet north of East Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Pickup hit boulders. Driver: John G. McGuire, 24, Carrington Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 9:47 a.m. April 25 - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and North Syracuse-Webster Road, North Webster. SUV hit turkey. Driver: Kenneth J. Gunkel, 52, EMS B1A Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 2:04 p.m. April 25 - Intersection of Cambridge Drive and Green Hill Drive, Warsaw. Car hit tree. Driver: King D. Kristopher, 39, Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:58 a.m. Friday - South Ind. 19, 1,550 feet north of West CR 700S, Mentone. Car went into ditch, hit telephone pole and rolled over. Driver: Shawn L. Reiter, 18, South Walnut Street, Burket. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:26 p.m. Friday - East U.S. 30, 500 feet east of CR 325E, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Frank Knez, 69, EMS B46 Lane, Leesburg; Mohammed N. Mohammed, 27, St. Paul, Minn. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1:50 p.m. Saturday - 1403 Tanager Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Alixandria D. Cervantes, 19, West CR 125N, Etna Green. SUV his parked vehicle registered to Leah R. Cervantes, Tanager Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 4:15 a.m. Monday - South Packerton Road, 0.57 miles south of East CR 800S, Claypool. Two-car collision. Drivers: Laney M. McPeak, 19, East Jefferson Street, Warsaw; Craig E. Niccum, 34, Wabash. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:21 a.m. Monday - South CR 1000W, 160 feet north of West CR 800S, Sevastopol. Car hit deer. Driver: Bryce J. Madeford, 23, South Virgil Street, Akron. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 4:03 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 650W, 500 feet north of West CR 100N, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Brooke A. Gohlke, 26, West Ind. 25, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 11:10 a.m. Tuesday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 3100 block of Frontage Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:14 p.m. Tuesday - Merchandise was reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:43 p.m. Tuesday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 1200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:50 a.m. Tuesday - Christopher Michael Miller, 24, of 27293 CR 41, #1, Nappanee, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 10:50 a.m. Tuesday - Daryl Martin Peters, 55, Freetown, arrested on two charges of misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 3:28 p.m. Tuesday - Isaiah Lee Tessereau, 23, of 413 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested for strangulation, intimidation and misdemeanor battery. Bond: $7,500.
• 3:59 p.m. Tuesday - Jason Robert Melcher, 41, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, #3, Pierceton, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. No bond listed.
• 8:03 p.m. Tuesday - Adam Edward Hurley, 43, of 2605 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior and maintaining a common nuisance. Bond: $10,250.
• 8:05 p.m. Tuesday - Dustan Ray Gesaman, 51, of 56 EMS B4 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 8:22 p.m. Tuesday - Caleb Michael Flowers, 18, of 3290 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,000.
10:46 p.m. Tuesday - Jenna Nicole Klopsenstein, 20, of 978 E. CR 900N, Milford, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:16 p.m. Tuesday - Samuel Levi Combs, 19, of 978 E. CR 900N, Milford, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 8:49 a.m. April 24 - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North CR 325E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Marion Aleman, 93, East Ken Way Drive, Warsaw; Richard Vonesh, 79, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Vonesh had a chest contusion; Aleman was pronounced dead April 28. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:15 a.m. April 23 - Intersection of Husky Trail and East CR 200N, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Barbara Carmago Osti, 30, Chestnut Avenue, Winona Lake; Jose L. Herrada Diaz, 41, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 2:39 p.m. April 23 - Intersection of East Center and South High streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Carol B. Vancuren, 75, West CR 500N, Warsaw; James P. Bowles, 40, South Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 4:48 p.m. April 23 - Eastlake Drive, 250 feet north of East Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Pickup hit boulders. Driver: John G. McGuire, 24, Carrington Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 9:47 a.m. April 25 - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and North Syracuse-Webster Road, North Webster. SUV hit turkey. Driver: Kenneth J. Gunkel, 52, EMS B1A Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 2:04 p.m. April 25 - Intersection of Cambridge Drive and Green Hill Drive, Warsaw. Car hit tree. Driver: King D. Kristopher, 39, Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:58 a.m. Friday - South Ind. 19, 1,550 feet north of West CR 700S, Mentone. Car went into ditch, hit telephone pole and rolled over. Driver: Shawn L. Reiter, 18, South Walnut Street, Burket. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:26 p.m. Friday - East U.S. 30, 500 feet east of CR 325E, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Frank Knez, 69, EMS B46 Lane, Leesburg; Mohammed N. Mohammed, 27, St. Paul, Minn. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1:50 p.m. Saturday - 1403 Tanager Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Alixandria D. Cervantes, 19, West CR 125N, Etna Green. SUV his parked vehicle registered to Leah R. Cervantes, Tanager Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 4:15 a.m. Monday - South Packerton Road, 0.57 miles south of East CR 800S, Claypool. Two-car collision. Drivers: Laney M. McPeak, 19, East Jefferson Street, Warsaw; Craig E. Niccum, 34, Wabash. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:21 a.m. Monday - South CR 1000W, 160 feet north of West CR 800S, Sevastopol. Car hit deer. Driver: Bryce J. Madeford, 23, South Virgil Street, Akron. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 4:03 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 650W, 500 feet north of West CR 100N, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Brooke A. Gohlke, 26, West Ind. 25, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 11:10 a.m. Tuesday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 3100 block of Frontage Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:14 p.m. Tuesday - Merchandise was reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:43 p.m. Tuesday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 1200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

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