Public Occurrences 05.15.24
May 15, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:17 a.m. Monday - Trey Graden Johnson, 18, Goshen, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 9:45 a.m. Monday - Justin R. Ousley, 38, of 929 W. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for misdemeanor battery. No bond set.
• 10:55 a.m. Monday - Courtney Marie Holt, 33, Columbia City, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:35 p.m. Monday - Devon Aubrey Bailey, 33, Fort Wayne, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $15,250.
• 11:14 p.m. Monday - Jason Raymond Belle, 41, Elkhart, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment, leaving the scene of a property damage crash and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $700.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 10:20 a.m. May 8 - Ind. 14 at mile marker 0, Akron. Two-car collision. Drivers: Howard D. Gaby, 76, East Central Street, Akron; Judel R. Beeney, 43, South Ind. 14, Akron. Injury: Gaby complained of chest pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 2:25 a.m. Thursday - U.S. 30, 150 feet west of CR 325E, Warsaw. Driver: Cosme Alcantar, 34, Hammond. Injury: Alcantar complained of pain to the legs. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 10:37 a.m. Friday - CR 1050, Milford. Bus-car collision. Drivers: Carter Wallenbeck, 20, East CR 1250N, Syracuse; Steven R. Jones, 63, Harrison Court, Syracuse. Injuries: Jones complained of an injury to the head; passenger in Jones’ vehicle, Larry Jones, 85, South Huntington Street, Syracuse, complained of pain to the head. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. KCSO.
• 11:40 a.m. Friday - North Ind. 15, 500 feet north of West CR 600N, Leesburg. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Thomas G. Bernicky, 61, Chicago; Travis Belt, 34, South Henry Street, Milford. Injury: Belt complained of head pain and had minor bleeding to a finger. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:08 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and Executive Boulevard, Syracuse. Car-motorcycle collision. Drivers: Jack A. Wright, 65, East CR 400N, Leesburg; Denny L. Koselke, 54, Syracuse. Injury: Koselke suffered head injuries. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:27 p.m. Sunday - North Turkey Creek, 50 feet south of Wawasee Lane, Syracuse. Motor scooter left roadway. Driver: Shaun Church, 47, North Mullen Street, Syracuse. Injury: Mullen had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:21 p.m. May 6 - East CR 450N, 800 feet east of North CR 375E, Leesburg. Farm equipment-car collision. Drivers: Steven L. Frecker, 61, East CR 450N, Leesburg; Tammie J. LeMaster-Miller, 58, North Mid Lake Drive, North Webster. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 2:55 p.m. May 7 - Intersection of North Ind. 19 and West CR 1350N, Nappanee. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Steven D. Crowe, 59, North CR 75E, Leesburg; Aden J. Yoder, 23, Beech Road, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:55 p.m. May 8 - East CR 1250N, 150 feet west of North East Wawasee Drive, Syracuse. Car hit crop planter. Driver: Penny E. Weirick, 76, South Harkless Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:36 a.m. Thursday - North Ind. 19, Nappanee. SUV went into ditch. Driver: Maria Xique Sanchez, 27, Chicago. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:51 a.m. Friday - CR 700, Leesburg. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Winter G. Hull, 23, Tippe Downs Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:23 a.m. Friday - Old U.S. 30 East, 50 feet west of Robinson Lake Road, Pierceton. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Tim M. Domer, 68, Fort Wayne. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 4:27 p.m. Friday - 7321 E. CR 500N, North Webster. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Michael R. Dewald, 83, Fort Wayne; Tamela M. Helfers, 60, North Koher Road East, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:35 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Syracuse-Webster Road and East CR 1050N, Syracuse. Minivan-Pickup collision. Drivers: Megan M. Conkling, 23, West Huntington Street, North Webster; Ronald E. Stuckman, 53, South County Line Road, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:57 p.m. Friday - North CR 100E, 100 feet south of East CR 350N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Caleb Dudeck, 27, South CR 300E, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 11:38 a.m. Saturday - North Sullivan Road at mile marker 450, Leesburg. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Windsor M. Bonner, 17, East CR 450N, Leesburg; Lorris J. Miller, 49, Bristol. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:18 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of CR 1100N and CR 300E, Milford. Two-car collision. Drivers: Justine A. Martinez, 18, East Pixie Parkway, Cromwell; Nancy Stachnik, 60, East Medusa Street, Syracuse. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 5:35 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East CR 500N, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jessica M. Watson, 32, EMS B5A Lane, Leesburg; Chad L. Pletcher, 38, South Ind. 13, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:24 p.m. Sunday - North CR 300W, 50 feet south of West CR 400N, Atwood. Car hit mailbox. Driver: Jose L. De La Rodriguez, 27, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 9:04 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:32 a.m. Tuesday - Felony battery with serious bodily injury was reported in the 400 block of Clinic Court, Warsaw. WPD.
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The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:17 a.m. Monday - Trey Graden Johnson, 18, Goshen, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 9:45 a.m. Monday - Justin R. Ousley, 38, of 929 W. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for misdemeanor battery. No bond set.
• 10:55 a.m. Monday - Courtney Marie Holt, 33, Columbia City, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:35 p.m. Monday - Devon Aubrey Bailey, 33, Fort Wayne, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $15,250.
• 11:14 p.m. Monday - Jason Raymond Belle, 41, Elkhart, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment, leaving the scene of a property damage crash and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $700.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 10:20 a.m. May 8 - Ind. 14 at mile marker 0, Akron. Two-car collision. Drivers: Howard D. Gaby, 76, East Central Street, Akron; Judel R. Beeney, 43, South Ind. 14, Akron. Injury: Gaby complained of chest pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 2:25 a.m. Thursday - U.S. 30, 150 feet west of CR 325E, Warsaw. Driver: Cosme Alcantar, 34, Hammond. Injury: Alcantar complained of pain to the legs. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 10:37 a.m. Friday - CR 1050, Milford. Bus-car collision. Drivers: Carter Wallenbeck, 20, East CR 1250N, Syracuse; Steven R. Jones, 63, Harrison Court, Syracuse. Injuries: Jones complained of an injury to the head; passenger in Jones’ vehicle, Larry Jones, 85, South Huntington Street, Syracuse, complained of pain to the head. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. KCSO.
• 11:40 a.m. Friday - North Ind. 15, 500 feet north of West CR 600N, Leesburg. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Thomas G. Bernicky, 61, Chicago; Travis Belt, 34, South Henry Street, Milford. Injury: Belt complained of head pain and had minor bleeding to a finger. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:08 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and Executive Boulevard, Syracuse. Car-motorcycle collision. Drivers: Jack A. Wright, 65, East CR 400N, Leesburg; Denny L. Koselke, 54, Syracuse. Injury: Koselke suffered head injuries. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:27 p.m. Sunday - North Turkey Creek, 50 feet south of Wawasee Lane, Syracuse. Motor scooter left roadway. Driver: Shaun Church, 47, North Mullen Street, Syracuse. Injury: Mullen had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:21 p.m. May 6 - East CR 450N, 800 feet east of North CR 375E, Leesburg. Farm equipment-car collision. Drivers: Steven L. Frecker, 61, East CR 450N, Leesburg; Tammie J. LeMaster-Miller, 58, North Mid Lake Drive, North Webster. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 2:55 p.m. May 7 - Intersection of North Ind. 19 and West CR 1350N, Nappanee. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Steven D. Crowe, 59, North CR 75E, Leesburg; Aden J. Yoder, 23, Beech Road, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:55 p.m. May 8 - East CR 1250N, 150 feet west of North East Wawasee Drive, Syracuse. Car hit crop planter. Driver: Penny E. Weirick, 76, South Harkless Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:36 a.m. Thursday - North Ind. 19, Nappanee. SUV went into ditch. Driver: Maria Xique Sanchez, 27, Chicago. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:51 a.m. Friday - CR 700, Leesburg. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Winter G. Hull, 23, Tippe Downs Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:23 a.m. Friday - Old U.S. 30 East, 50 feet west of Robinson Lake Road, Pierceton. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Tim M. Domer, 68, Fort Wayne. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 4:27 p.m. Friday - 7321 E. CR 500N, North Webster. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Michael R. Dewald, 83, Fort Wayne; Tamela M. Helfers, 60, North Koher Road East, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:35 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Syracuse-Webster Road and East CR 1050N, Syracuse. Minivan-Pickup collision. Drivers: Megan M. Conkling, 23, West Huntington Street, North Webster; Ronald E. Stuckman, 53, South County Line Road, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:57 p.m. Friday - North CR 100E, 100 feet south of East CR 350N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Caleb Dudeck, 27, South CR 300E, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 11:38 a.m. Saturday - North Sullivan Road at mile marker 450, Leesburg. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Windsor M. Bonner, 17, East CR 450N, Leesburg; Lorris J. Miller, 49, Bristol. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:18 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of CR 1100N and CR 300E, Milford. Two-car collision. Drivers: Justine A. Martinez, 18, East Pixie Parkway, Cromwell; Nancy Stachnik, 60, East Medusa Street, Syracuse. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 5:35 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East CR 500N, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jessica M. Watson, 32, EMS B5A Lane, Leesburg; Chad L. Pletcher, 38, South Ind. 13, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:24 p.m. Sunday - North CR 300W, 50 feet south of West CR 400N, Atwood. Car hit mailbox. Driver: Jose L. De La Rodriguez, 27, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 9:04 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:32 a.m. Tuesday - Felony battery with serious bodily injury was reported in the 400 block of Clinic Court, Warsaw. WPD.