Public Occurrences 02.14.25

February 14, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:33 p.m. Wednesday - Quincey Chandler Shugart, 46, Harlan, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 8:14 p.m. Wednesday - David William Akridge, 32, of 6127 N. CR 950E, North Webster, arrested for confinement and misdemeanor battery. Bond: $12,500.
• 8:52 a.m. Thursday - Twila Dawn Zentz, 59, of 3012 W. CR 200N, Warsaw, arrested for felony theft, theft with a prior conviction and theft of a motor vehicle. Bond: $7,500.
• 10:05 a.m. Thursday - Maria Rojas, 38, Chicago Heights, Ill., arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 10:25 a.m. Thursday - Darren Michael Bradford, 52, of 2350 S. Talley Ho Circle, Warsaw, arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 3:17 a.m. Feb. 6 - East Wooster Road, 50 feet west of South CR 450E, Pierceton. SUV hit tree in ditch. Driver: Tin Win, 35, Fort Wayne. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 5:05 a.m. Monday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East CR 250S, Pierceton. Two-car collision. Drivers: Reenia M. Williams, 42, East U.S. 30, Pierceton; Sue A. Painter, 63 Knox. Injuries: Williams complained of neck pain; Painter complained of pain to the entire body; a passenger in Williams’ vehicle, Suzanne Kinney, 80, East U.S. 30, Pierceton, complained of back pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1:44 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Ind. 19 and West CR 1050N, Nappanee. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Eugene Kykendoll, 42, Rochester; Robert Duncan, 38, Lake Sharon Road, Warsaw. Injury: Duncan complained of head pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 10:43 p.m. Feb. 3 - South Country Club Road, 150 feet south of East CR 450S, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Douglas Vonuhl, 47, Kech Street, North Manchester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:19 p.m. Feb. 5 - 1727 N. CR 350W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Oscar Salas, 17, West Old U.S. 30, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:46 p.m. Sunday - West CR 400N, 100 feet west of North CR 150W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Vaughn Eby, 16, Charles Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:43 p.m. Monday - North CR 100E, 300 feet north of East CR 350N, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jack D. Johnson, 25, North 5th Trail, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:57 p.m. Monday - Intersection of West Lake Street and West Old 30, Warsaw. SUV hit curb. Driver: Betty Dobbs, 69, West Walnut Street, Pierceton. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 3:08 a.m. Tuesday - East Pierceton Road, 300 feet west of East Washington Road, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Kenneth J. Steele, 25, West Wildflower Court, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:05 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 950W, 400 feet north of West Welch Road, Etna Green. SUV hit deer. Driver: Roger D. Blanton, 60, North CR 950W, Etna Green. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6:55 a.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 13, 300 feet south of East CR 1250S, North Manchester. SUV hit deer. Driver: Debra L. Carver, 60, South Ind. 5, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7 a.m. Tuesday - South CR 1000W, 100 feet south of West CR 600S, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Ryan P. McFarland, 45, South Ind. 14, Akron. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6:18 p.m. Monday - Intersection of South Packerton Road and East Ind. 14, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Dennis Benjamin, 45, Wabash. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:47 p.m. Wednesday - North CR 800W, 1,500 feet north of West CR 400N, Warsaw. Pickup went into ditch. Driver: Ryan L. Miller, 19, South Main Street, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:54 a.m. Wednesday - South County Farm Road, 500 feet south of East CR 550S, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: David M. Collins, 55, North Barbee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:33 p.m. Wednesday - Quincey Chandler Shugart, 46, Harlan, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 8:14 p.m. Wednesday - David William Akridge, 32, of 6127 N. CR 950E, North Webster, arrested for confinement and misdemeanor battery. Bond: $12,500.
• 8:52 a.m. Thursday - Twila Dawn Zentz, 59, of 3012 W. CR 200N, Warsaw, arrested for felony theft, theft with a prior conviction and theft of a motor vehicle. Bond: $7,500.
• 10:05 a.m. Thursday - Maria Rojas, 38, Chicago Heights, Ill., arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 10:25 a.m. Thursday - Darren Michael Bradford, 52, of 2350 S. Talley Ho Circle, Warsaw, arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 3:17 a.m. Feb. 6 - East Wooster Road, 50 feet west of South CR 450E, Pierceton. SUV hit tree in ditch. Driver: Tin Win, 35, Fort Wayne. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 5:05 a.m. Monday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East CR 250S, Pierceton. Two-car collision. Drivers: Reenia M. Williams, 42, East U.S. 30, Pierceton; Sue A. Painter, 63 Knox. Injuries: Williams complained of neck pain; Painter complained of pain to the entire body; a passenger in Williams’ vehicle, Suzanne Kinney, 80, East U.S. 30, Pierceton, complained of back pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1:44 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Ind. 19 and West CR 1050N, Nappanee. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Eugene Kykendoll, 42, Rochester; Robert Duncan, 38, Lake Sharon Road, Warsaw. Injury: Duncan complained of head pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 10:43 p.m. Feb. 3 - South Country Club Road, 150 feet south of East CR 450S, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Douglas Vonuhl, 47, Kech Street, North Manchester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:19 p.m. Feb. 5 - 1727 N. CR 350W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Oscar Salas, 17, West Old U.S. 30, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:46 p.m. Sunday - West CR 400N, 100 feet west of North CR 150W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Vaughn Eby, 16, Charles Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:43 p.m. Monday - North CR 100E, 300 feet north of East CR 350N, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jack D. Johnson, 25, North 5th Trail, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:57 p.m. Monday - Intersection of West Lake Street and West Old 30, Warsaw. SUV hit curb. Driver: Betty Dobbs, 69, West Walnut Street, Pierceton. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 3:08 a.m. Tuesday - East Pierceton Road, 300 feet west of East Washington Road, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Kenneth J. Steele, 25, West Wildflower Court, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:05 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 950W, 400 feet north of West Welch Road, Etna Green. SUV hit deer. Driver: Roger D. Blanton, 60, North CR 950W, Etna Green. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6:55 a.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 13, 300 feet south of East CR 1250S, North Manchester. SUV hit deer. Driver: Debra L. Carver, 60, South Ind. 5, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7 a.m. Tuesday - South CR 1000W, 100 feet south of West CR 600S, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Ryan P. McFarland, 45, South Ind. 14, Akron. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6:18 p.m. Monday - Intersection of South Packerton Road and East Ind. 14, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Dennis Benjamin, 45, Wabash. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:47 p.m. Wednesday - North CR 800W, 1,500 feet north of West CR 400N, Warsaw. Pickup went into ditch. Driver: Ryan L. Miller, 19, South Main Street, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:54 a.m. Wednesday - South County Farm Road, 500 feet south of East CR 550S, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: David M. Collins, 55, North Barbee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

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