Public Occurrences 10.28.24

October 28, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:37 p.m. Thursday - Krystle Rose Carpenter, 36, South Bend, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 2:31 p.m. Friday - Matthew Steven Shorter, 27, of 500 Meadow View Drive, #118, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 4:36 p.m. Friday - Bryan Lee Brown, 56, of 201 E. Main St., Silver Lake, arrested for felon in possession of a firearm. No bond set.
• 7:58 p.m. Friday - Kevin Eduardo Moyotl, 22, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #156, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle without financial responsibility with a prior and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:37 a.m. Saturday - William Norbert Van Natta, 66, of 8312 E. Hatchery Road, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 3:49 a.m. Saturday - Denise Ann Hackney, 51, of 524 Meadow View Drive, Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $600.
• 4:32 a.m. Saturday - Matthew C. Keyser, 32, of 3389 S. Ind. 13, Pierceton, arrested for residential entry, criminal mischief and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:18 a.m. Saturday - Luke Kyle Hensley, 23, of 407 N. Lake St., Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 2:35 p.m. Saturday - Michael James McNeal, 43, of 2508 Glad St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:32 p.m. Saturday - Austin Tyler Leasure, 27, of 500 N. Harrison St., Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500
• 11:39 p.m. Saturday - Joseph Dominic Dunfee, 57, of 500 N. Harrison St., #A, Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 12:43 a.m. Sunday - George L. Brasher, 69, Bath Springs, Tenn., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:40 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of South Main and West High streets, Etna Green. Car hit wood in the roadway. Driver: Sky-Lynn E. Eskridge, 20, Argos. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:22 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 500E and CR 900N, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Jerry M. Shutters, 54, EMS D16 Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:50 a.m. Thursday - North CR 300E, 2,000 feet north of East Old 30, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Judith Fisher, 57, EMS C31 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:30 a.m. Thursday - North CR 150W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Courtney Thomas, 27, North CR 625W, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:47 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 800W, Etna Green. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Ryan E. Lawson, 35, Meadows, Nappanee; Christopher M. Pettit, 48, West Jefferson Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:25 p.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 600 feet west of North CR 200W, Warsaw. SUV hit dead deer in the roadway. Driver: David R. Bienemann, 50, Plainfield. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 4:20 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 8600 block of North Ind. 13, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 8:11 a.m. Saturday - A traffic offense was reported for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1200 block of Polk Drive, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated
• 4:37 p.m. Thursday - Krystle Rose Carpenter, 36, South Bend, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 2:31 p.m. Friday - Matthew Steven Shorter, 27, of 500 Meadow View Drive, #118, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 4:36 p.m. Friday - Bryan Lee Brown, 56, of 201 E. Main St., Silver Lake, arrested for felon in possession of a firearm. No bond set.
• 7:58 p.m. Friday - Kevin Eduardo Moyotl, 22, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #156, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle without financial responsibility with a prior and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:37 a.m. Saturday - William Norbert Van Natta, 66, of 8312 E. Hatchery Road, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 3:49 a.m. Saturday - Denise Ann Hackney, 51, of 524 Meadow View Drive, Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $600.
• 4:32 a.m. Saturday - Matthew C. Keyser, 32, of 3389 S. Ind. 13, Pierceton, arrested for residential entry, criminal mischief and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:18 a.m. Saturday - Luke Kyle Hensley, 23, of 407 N. Lake St., Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 2:35 p.m. Saturday - Michael James McNeal, 43, of 2508 Glad St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:32 p.m. Saturday - Austin Tyler Leasure, 27, of 500 N. Harrison St., Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500
• 11:39 p.m. Saturday - Joseph Dominic Dunfee, 57, of 500 N. Harrison St., #A, Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 12:43 a.m. Sunday - George L. Brasher, 69, Bath Springs, Tenn., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:40 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of South Main and West High streets, Etna Green. Car hit wood in the roadway. Driver: Sky-Lynn E. Eskridge, 20, Argos. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:22 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 500E and CR 900N, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Jerry M. Shutters, 54, EMS D16 Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:50 a.m. Thursday - North CR 300E, 2,000 feet north of East Old 30, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Judith Fisher, 57, EMS C31 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:30 a.m. Thursday - North CR 150W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Courtney Thomas, 27, North CR 625W, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:47 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 800W, Etna Green. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Ryan E. Lawson, 35, Meadows, Nappanee; Christopher M. Pettit, 48, West Jefferson Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:25 p.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 600 feet west of North CR 200W, Warsaw. SUV hit dead deer in the roadway. Driver: David R. Bienemann, 50, Plainfield. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 4:20 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 8600 block of North Ind. 13, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 8:11 a.m. Saturday - A traffic offense was reported for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1200 block of Polk Drive, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:37 p.m. Thursday - Krystle Rose Carpenter, 36, South Bend, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 2:31 p.m. Friday - Matthew Steven Shorter, 27, of 500 Meadow View Drive, #118, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 4:36 p.m. Friday - Bryan Lee Brown, 56, of 201 E. Main St., Silver Lake, arrested for felon in possession of a firearm. No bond set.
• 7:58 p.m. Friday - Kevin Eduardo Moyotl, 22, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #156, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle without financial responsibility with a prior and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:37 a.m. Saturday - William Norbert Van Natta, 66, of 8312 E. Hatchery Road, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 3:49 a.m. Saturday - Denise Ann Hackney, 51, of 524 Meadow View Drive, Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $600.
• 4:32 a.m. Saturday - Matthew C. Keyser, 32, of 3389 S. Ind. 13, Pierceton, arrested for residential entry, criminal mischief and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:18 a.m. Saturday - Luke Kyle Hensley, 23, of 407 N. Lake St., Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 2:35 p.m. Saturday - Michael James McNeal, 43, of 2508 Glad St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:32 p.m. Saturday - Austin Tyler Leasure, 27, of 500 N. Harrison St., Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500
• 11:39 p.m. Saturday - Joseph Dominic Dunfee, 57, of 500 N. Harrison St., #A, Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 12:43 a.m. Sunday - George L. Brasher, 69, Bath Springs, Tenn., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:40 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of South Main and West High streets, Etna Green. Car hit wood in the roadway. Driver: Sky-Lynn E. Eskridge, 20, Argos. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:22 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 500E and CR 900N, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Jerry M. Shutters, 54, EMS D16 Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:50 a.m. Thursday - North CR 300E, 2,000 feet north of East Old 30, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Judith Fisher, 57, EMS C31 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:30 a.m. Thursday - North CR 150W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Courtney Thomas, 27, North CR 625W, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:47 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 800W, Etna Green. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Ryan E. Lawson, 35, Meadows, Nappanee; Christopher M. Pettit, 48, West Jefferson Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:25 p.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 600 feet west of North CR 200W, Warsaw. SUV hit dead deer in the roadway. Driver: David R. Bienemann, 50, Plainfield. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 4:20 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 8600 block of North Ind. 13, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 8:11 a.m. Saturday - A traffic offense was reported for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1200 block of Polk Drive, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated
• 4:37 p.m. Thursday - Krystle Rose Carpenter, 36, South Bend, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 2:31 p.m. Friday - Matthew Steven Shorter, 27, of 500 Meadow View Drive, #118, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 4:36 p.m. Friday - Bryan Lee Brown, 56, of 201 E. Main St., Silver Lake, arrested for felon in possession of a firearm. No bond set.
• 7:58 p.m. Friday - Kevin Eduardo Moyotl, 22, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #156, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle without financial responsibility with a prior and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:37 a.m. Saturday - William Norbert Van Natta, 66, of 8312 E. Hatchery Road, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 3:49 a.m. Saturday - Denise Ann Hackney, 51, of 524 Meadow View Drive, Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $600.
• 4:32 a.m. Saturday - Matthew C. Keyser, 32, of 3389 S. Ind. 13, Pierceton, arrested for residential entry, criminal mischief and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:18 a.m. Saturday - Luke Kyle Hensley, 23, of 407 N. Lake St., Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 2:35 p.m. Saturday - Michael James McNeal, 43, of 2508 Glad St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:32 p.m. Saturday - Austin Tyler Leasure, 27, of 500 N. Harrison St., Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500
• 11:39 p.m. Saturday - Joseph Dominic Dunfee, 57, of 500 N. Harrison St., #A, Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 12:43 a.m. Sunday - George L. Brasher, 69, Bath Springs, Tenn., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:40 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of South Main and West High streets, Etna Green. Car hit wood in the roadway. Driver: Sky-Lynn E. Eskridge, 20, Argos. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:22 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 500E and CR 900N, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Jerry M. Shutters, 54, EMS D16 Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:50 a.m. Thursday - North CR 300E, 2,000 feet north of East Old 30, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Judith Fisher, 57, EMS C31 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:30 a.m. Thursday - North CR 150W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Courtney Thomas, 27, North CR 625W, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:47 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 800W, Etna Green. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Ryan E. Lawson, 35, Meadows, Nappanee; Christopher M. Pettit, 48, West Jefferson Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:25 p.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 600 feet west of North CR 200W, Warsaw. SUV hit dead deer in the roadway. Driver: David R. Bienemann, 50, Plainfield. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 4:20 a.m. Saturday - A warrant was served in the 8600 block of North Ind. 13, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 8:11 a.m. Saturday - A traffic offense was reported for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1200 block of Polk Drive, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated

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