Public Occurrences 05.16.24

May 16, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:18 a.m. Tuesday - Austin Lee King, 32, of 517 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for intimidation and public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $600.
• 8:03 a.m. Tuesday - Nicky Lee Blair, 44, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #202, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery with a prior unrelated conviction. Bond: $6,000.
• 9:46 p.m. Tuesday - Zachary Mitchell Hall, 27, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #126, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $500.
• 8:48 p.m. Tuesday - Robert Allen Leer, 34, of 500 S. Manor Drive, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 11:44 a.m. Wednesday - Latrice J. Burnett, 38, South Bend, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:30 p.m. Wednesday - David William Dean Blanton, 27, Huntington, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 8:19 a.m. Tuesday - Ind. 15, 465 feet south of Boydston Street, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Adam S. Heckaman, 42, West CR 900S, Silver Lake; Brianna J. Adams, 30, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Injuries: Adams complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot; passenger in Adams’ vehicle, Jyon Mack, 4, Wooster Road, Winona Lake, complained of head pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 10:42 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Jaimie L. Stoddard, 18, West CR 300N, Warsaw; Kaitlyn M. Hurd, 25, South Woodland Trail, Warsaw. Injuries: Stoddard and Hurd complained of pain to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:47 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 1350N, Milford. Truck hit guardrail. Driver: Nenad Ostojic, 34, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 5:43 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of West CR 100S and South CR 850W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Daniel R. Trump, 50, Tippecanoe. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 10:11 a.m. Tuesday - 1000 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit parked vehicle registered to Dale A. Pritchard, Plymouth. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 2:33 p.m. Tuesday - West Ind. 14, 1,000 feet west of South CR 100W, Silver Lake. Car hit culvert. Driver: Jeffery W. Hathaway, 60, South CR 100W, Silver Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 9:17 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Walton Boulevard and Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Zachary Hall, 27, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Rica Weisser, 42, North Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:43 p.m. Tuesday - Old 30, 100 feet east of CR 325E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Yoali Reyes, 28, East Old 30, Pierceton; Heilser S. Corey, 39, North CR 850E, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:18 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Ranch Road and Salman Drive, Two-pickup collision. Warsaw. Drivers: Amanda M. Ducat, 34, Knox; Scott L. Cripe, 56, South CR 100E, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 11:24 a.m. Tuesday - A juvenile complaint was reported in the 100 block of Pequignot Drive, Pierceton. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 9:17 p.m. Tuesday - A warrant was served in the 2400 block of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:55 a.m. Wednesday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 100 block of Tiger Lane, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:18 a.m. Tuesday - Austin Lee King, 32, of 517 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for intimidation and public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $600.
• 8:03 a.m. Tuesday - Nicky Lee Blair, 44, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #202, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery with a prior unrelated conviction. Bond: $6,000.
• 9:46 p.m. Tuesday - Zachary Mitchell Hall, 27, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #126, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $500.
• 8:48 p.m. Tuesday - Robert Allen Leer, 34, of 500 S. Manor Drive, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 11:44 a.m. Wednesday - Latrice J. Burnett, 38, South Bend, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:30 p.m. Wednesday - David William Dean Blanton, 27, Huntington, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 8:19 a.m. Tuesday - Ind. 15, 465 feet south of Boydston Street, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Adam S. Heckaman, 42, West CR 900S, Silver Lake; Brianna J. Adams, 30, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Injuries: Adams complained of pain to the knee/lower leg/foot; passenger in Adams’ vehicle, Jyon Mack, 4, Wooster Road, Winona Lake, complained of head pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 10:42 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Jaimie L. Stoddard, 18, West CR 300N, Warsaw; Kaitlyn M. Hurd, 25, South Woodland Trail, Warsaw. Injuries: Stoddard and Hurd complained of pain to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:47 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 1350N, Milford. Truck hit guardrail. Driver: Nenad Ostojic, 34, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 5:43 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of West CR 100S and South CR 850W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Daniel R. Trump, 50, Tippecanoe. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 10:11 a.m. Tuesday - 1000 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit parked vehicle registered to Dale A. Pritchard, Plymouth. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 2:33 p.m. Tuesday - West Ind. 14, 1,000 feet west of South CR 100W, Silver Lake. Car hit culvert. Driver: Jeffery W. Hathaway, 60, South CR 100W, Silver Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 9:17 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Walton Boulevard and Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Zachary Hall, 27, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Rica Weisser, 42, North Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:43 p.m. Tuesday - Old 30, 100 feet east of CR 325E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Yoali Reyes, 28, East Old 30, Pierceton; Heilser S. Corey, 39, North CR 850E, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:18 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Ranch Road and Salman Drive, Two-pickup collision. Warsaw. Drivers: Amanda M. Ducat, 34, Knox; Scott L. Cripe, 56, South CR 100E, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 11:24 a.m. Tuesday - A juvenile complaint was reported in the 100 block of Pequignot Drive, Pierceton. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 9:17 p.m. Tuesday - A warrant was served in the 2400 block of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:55 a.m. Wednesday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 100 block of Tiger Lane, Warsaw. WPD.

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