Public Occurrences 04.22.25
April 22, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:58 p.m. Saturday - Tad Joseph Edwards, 35, of 3169 N. Stoneburner Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:07 a.m. Sunday - Ally Merrick Young, 26, of 1213 Heron Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 9:27 a.m. Sunday - Kevin Andrew Haines, 53, of 4102 Kuder Lane, Warsaw, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:39 p.m. Sunday - Sheryl Michelle Hensley, 45, of 25861 CR 52, Nappanee, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 2:11 p.m. Monday - Mary Catherine Baker, 59, homeless, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:46 a.m. April 11 - North CR 425W, 1,500 feet north of West CR 900N, Milford. Car hit deer. Driver: Maria D. Miller, 20, West CR 900N, Milford. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:55 a.m. April 11 - Intersection of West CR 200S and South Ind. 15, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Ralph Dickey, 73, South Woodland Trail, Warsaw; Susan E. Petrinec, 73, Augusta Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:16 a.m. Wednesday - 605 E. Wildwood Drive, Warsaw. Pickup hit mailbox. Driver: Darrell Hatcher, 39, East High Circle Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6:21 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West Levi Lee, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Michael S. Eash, 33, Perry Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:43 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of West CR 600N and North CR 900W, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Matthew Jones, 50, West Broadway Street, Etna Green; Mark D. Poff, 54, North Pearl Street, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:57 p.m. Wednesday - 105 S. Morgan St., Mentone. Two-car collision. Drivers: Randy M. Navlaningham, 69, West Main Street, Mentone; Corinne R. Pickens, 73, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9 p.m. Thursday - 9328 E. Old U.S. 30, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Kevin W. Fitzpatrick, 57, EMS B6 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:40 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 19 and North CR 900W, Nappanee. Car hit deer. Driver: Malinda A. Schwartz, 32, West CR 800N, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:34 a.m. Friday - South Ind. 13, 900 feet west of South Old Ind. 13, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Joseph R. Honkomp, 60, Columbia City. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 3:24 p.m. Friday - North Dovewood Trail, 100 feet north of West CR 500N, Warsaw. SUV hit mailbox. Driver: Liam J. Watkins, 16, North Dovewood Trail, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 12:07 a.m. Sunday - North Ind. 19, 150 feet south of West CR 1100N, Nappanee. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Parker A. Dippon, 17, Barrington Place, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 1:59 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 4400 block of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 2:56 a.m. Sunday - A vehicle pursuit ended with an arrest for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle in the 1400 block of West Lake Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 9:05 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for being a habitual traffic violator in the 100 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:31 a.m. Sunday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 200 block of South Columbia Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:18 p.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:39 p.m. Sunday - A death investigation was opened in the 1600 block of East CR 200N, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 8:05 p.m. Sunday - A bicycle was reported found in the 1100 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:37 p.m. Sunday - An emergency detention was requested in the 100 block of Capital Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:16 p.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 5400 block of South Ind. 15, Claypool. WPD.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:58 p.m. Saturday - Tad Joseph Edwards, 35, of 3169 N. Stoneburner Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:07 a.m. Sunday - Ally Merrick Young, 26, of 1213 Heron Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 9:27 a.m. Sunday - Kevin Andrew Haines, 53, of 4102 Kuder Lane, Warsaw, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:39 p.m. Sunday - Sheryl Michelle Hensley, 45, of 25861 CR 52, Nappanee, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 2:11 p.m. Monday - Mary Catherine Baker, 59, homeless, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:46 a.m. April 11 - North CR 425W, 1,500 feet north of West CR 900N, Milford. Car hit deer. Driver: Maria D. Miller, 20, West CR 900N, Milford. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:55 a.m. April 11 - Intersection of West CR 200S and South Ind. 15, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Ralph Dickey, 73, South Woodland Trail, Warsaw; Susan E. Petrinec, 73, Augusta Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:16 a.m. Wednesday - 605 E. Wildwood Drive, Warsaw. Pickup hit mailbox. Driver: Darrell Hatcher, 39, East High Circle Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6:21 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West Levi Lee, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Michael S. Eash, 33, Perry Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:43 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of West CR 600N and North CR 900W, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Matthew Jones, 50, West Broadway Street, Etna Green; Mark D. Poff, 54, North Pearl Street, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:57 p.m. Wednesday - 105 S. Morgan St., Mentone. Two-car collision. Drivers: Randy M. Navlaningham, 69, West Main Street, Mentone; Corinne R. Pickens, 73, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9 p.m. Thursday - 9328 E. Old U.S. 30, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Kevin W. Fitzpatrick, 57, EMS B6 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:40 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 19 and North CR 900W, Nappanee. Car hit deer. Driver: Malinda A. Schwartz, 32, West CR 800N, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:34 a.m. Friday - South Ind. 13, 900 feet west of South Old Ind. 13, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Joseph R. Honkomp, 60, Columbia City. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 3:24 p.m. Friday - North Dovewood Trail, 100 feet north of West CR 500N, Warsaw. SUV hit mailbox. Driver: Liam J. Watkins, 16, North Dovewood Trail, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 12:07 a.m. Sunday - North Ind. 19, 150 feet south of West CR 1100N, Nappanee. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Parker A. Dippon, 17, Barrington Place, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 1:59 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 4400 block of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 2:56 a.m. Sunday - A vehicle pursuit ended with an arrest for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle in the 1400 block of West Lake Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 9:05 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for being a habitual traffic violator in the 100 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:31 a.m. Sunday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 200 block of South Columbia Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:18 p.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:39 p.m. Sunday - A death investigation was opened in the 1600 block of East CR 200N, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 8:05 p.m. Sunday - A bicycle was reported found in the 1100 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:37 p.m. Sunday - An emergency detention was requested in the 100 block of Capital Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:16 p.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 5400 block of South Ind. 15, Claypool. WPD.