Public Occurrences 10.25.24

October 25, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:15 p.m. Wednesday - Tanya Marie Stephens, 39, Mishawaka, arrested for escape/attempts to escape from custody and a community correction violation. Bond: $7,500.
• 9:54 p.m. Wednesday - Terrance Lamar Peeples, 30, Jemison, Ala., arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $500.
• 10 p.m. Wednesday - Dustin Taylor Ford, 33, of 207 N. Broadway St., Mentone, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
• 6:16 a.m. Thursday - Zane Michael Rogers Lampman, 25, of 104 S. Main St., Etna Green, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 8 a.m. Thursday - Kevin Patrick Sheets, 48, Anderson, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. No bond listed.
• 9:26 a.m. Thursday - Donald E. Bays II, 57, Sarasota, Fla., arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $30,000.

Property Damage
Accident
• 4:17 p.m. Wednesday - U.S. 30, 794 feet east of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Carissa M. Stafford, 31, West CR 125N, Etna Green; Tanner C. Skeel, 27, Elkhart.. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Incident
• 4:15 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine in the 200 block of North Broadway Street, Mentone. Mentone Police Department investigated.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:15 p.m. Wednesday - Tanya Marie Stephens, 39, Mishawaka, arrested for escape/attempts to escape from custody and a community correction violation. Bond: $7,500.
• 9:54 p.m. Wednesday - Terrance Lamar Peeples, 30, Jemison, Ala., arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $500.
• 10 p.m. Wednesday - Dustin Taylor Ford, 33, of 207 N. Broadway St., Mentone, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
• 6:16 a.m. Thursday - Zane Michael Rogers Lampman, 25, of 104 S. Main St., Etna Green, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 8 a.m. Thursday - Kevin Patrick Sheets, 48, Anderson, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. No bond listed.
• 9:26 a.m. Thursday - Donald E. Bays II, 57, Sarasota, Fla., arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $30,000.

Property Damage
Accident
• 4:17 p.m. Wednesday - U.S. 30, 794 feet east of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Carissa M. Stafford, 31, West CR 125N, Etna Green; Tanner C. Skeel, 27, Elkhart.. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Incident
• 4:15 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine in the 200 block of North Broadway Street, Mentone. Mentone Police Department investigated.

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