Public Occurrences 10.18.24

October 18, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:23 p.m. Monday - Gary Lee Baker, 67, of 1920 E. Legacy Lane, Winona Lake, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 4:07 p.m. Monday - Miguel Ramos, 23, of 404 N. Maple Ave., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 12:07 a.m. Wednesday - Christian Michael McQuade, 31, of 27 EMS B59 Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:36 a.m. Wednesday - Anthony James Geib, 39, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in body - first offense, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond; $5,250.
• 1:20 p.m. Wednesday - Brittney Jean Oswalt, 36, of 518 N. Franklin St., Mentone, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 2:27 p.m. Wednesday - Travis Lee Fullington, 36, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #123, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $750.
• 10 p.m. Wednesday - Pascual Ata-Cuahuiza, 40, Westfield, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing bodily injury and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:08 p.m. Wednesday - Tyler Russell Spore, 21, of 9672 E. Excalibur Place, Cromwell, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:55 a.m. Thursday - De Kota Allen Holbrook, 28, of 5910 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for theft. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 3:46 p.m. Monday - East Center Street, 430 feet east of Colfax Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Ariana Y. Bustamante, 16, East Center Street, Warsaw; Kerri R. Gieras, 69, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Injury: Passenger in Gieras’ vehicle, Janis L. Monteith, 92, Little Eagle Drive, Warsaw, complained of abdomen/pelvis pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:20 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Truck-pickup collision. Drivers: Bosko Beric, 52, Schererville; Thomas J. Van Ness, 62, Palm Bay, Fla. Injury: Van Ness complained of chest pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 11:15 p.m. Oct. 11 - 2525 E. Durbin St., Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle registered to Natalia M. Palacios, East Durbin Street, Warsaw. Driver: Thomas A. Stiver, 54, East Durbin Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:45 p.m. Oct. 11 - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Old 30, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Noah L. Hairrell, 19, EMS B40C Lane, Leesburg; Austin J. Cain, 28, EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 8:45 a.m. Tuesday - U.S. 30, Pierceton. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Chase E. Manfredini, 25, Portage. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:35 a.m. Tuesday - 1055 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Byron L. Rothgeb, 77, Kimmell; Cheryl A. Wright, 77, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 1:07 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Argonne Road and Jefferson Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Barbara L. Metzger, 68, West Main Street, North Manchester; Jessica M. Manuel, 53, Sue Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:19 p.m. Tuesday - Anchorage Road, 50 feet west of Anchorage Point Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Mariana L. Adame, 17, West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Anita A. Bias, 53, Edgewood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 8:08 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of West Lake Street and Hepler Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Kristen Henderson, 22, Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw; Sanjiv Suresh, 29, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incident
• 1:47 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine in the 10000 block of East CR 1000N, Cromwell. KCSO.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:23 p.m. Monday - Gary Lee Baker, 67, of 1920 E. Legacy Lane, Winona Lake, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 4:07 p.m. Monday - Miguel Ramos, 23, of 404 N. Maple Ave., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 12:07 a.m. Wednesday - Christian Michael McQuade, 31, of 27 EMS B59 Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:36 a.m. Wednesday - Anthony James Geib, 39, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in body - first offense, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond; $5,250.
• 1:20 p.m. Wednesday - Brittney Jean Oswalt, 36, of 518 N. Franklin St., Mentone, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 2:27 p.m. Wednesday - Travis Lee Fullington, 36, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #123, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $750.
• 10 p.m. Wednesday - Pascual Ata-Cuahuiza, 40, Westfield, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing bodily injury and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:08 p.m. Wednesday - Tyler Russell Spore, 21, of 9672 E. Excalibur Place, Cromwell, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:55 a.m. Thursday - De Kota Allen Holbrook, 28, of 5910 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for theft. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 3:46 p.m. Monday - East Center Street, 430 feet east of Colfax Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Ariana Y. Bustamante, 16, East Center Street, Warsaw; Kerri R. Gieras, 69, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Injury: Passenger in Gieras’ vehicle, Janis L. Monteith, 92, Little Eagle Drive, Warsaw, complained of abdomen/pelvis pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:20 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Truck-pickup collision. Drivers: Bosko Beric, 52, Schererville; Thomas J. Van Ness, 62, Palm Bay, Fla. Injury: Van Ness complained of chest pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 11:15 p.m. Oct. 11 - 2525 E. Durbin St., Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle registered to Natalia M. Palacios, East Durbin Street, Warsaw. Driver: Thomas A. Stiver, 54, East Durbin Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:45 p.m. Oct. 11 - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Old 30, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Noah L. Hairrell, 19, EMS B40C Lane, Leesburg; Austin J. Cain, 28, EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 8:45 a.m. Tuesday - U.S. 30, Pierceton. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Chase E. Manfredini, 25, Portage. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:35 a.m. Tuesday - 1055 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Byron L. Rothgeb, 77, Kimmell; Cheryl A. Wright, 77, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 1:07 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Argonne Road and Jefferson Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Barbara L. Metzger, 68, West Main Street, North Manchester; Jessica M. Manuel, 53, Sue Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:19 p.m. Tuesday - Anchorage Road, 50 feet west of Anchorage Point Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Mariana L. Adame, 17, West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Anita A. Bias, 53, Edgewood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 8:08 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of West Lake Street and Hepler Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Kristen Henderson, 22, Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw; Sanjiv Suresh, 29, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incident
• 1:47 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine in the 10000 block of East CR 1000N, Cromwell. KCSO.

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