Public Occurrences 02.18.25

February 18, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:35 a.m. Friday - Justin Allen Brinegar, 43, of 4583 N. Ind. 13, of 4583 N. Ind. 13, Leesburg, arrested for a failure to appear infraction and felony probation violation. Bond: $500.
• 10:50 a.m. Friday - Anthony Lee Washington, 55, Elkhart, arrested on two charges of felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 2:35 p.m. Friday - Brandi Kai Taberski, 46, Lakeville, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 4 p.m. Friday - Erickson Antonio Chavez-Arita, 22, of 3762 W. Old U.S. 30, #623, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 9 p.m. Friday - Ricki Lynn Antonucci, 27, of 4288 N. Sullivan Road, Leesburg, arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:41 a.m. Saturday - Hoang Van Huynh, 33, Gary, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:55 a.m. Saturday - Luis Enrique Tlahuetl-Zaca, 30, of 1202 Wooster Road #87, Winona Lake, arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage crash, driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:48 a.m. Saturday - Yonelvi Bartolon Mazariegos, 24, of 653 Walter Way #B, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:25 p.m. Saturday - Ross Lane Peterson, 38, of 7883 E. Goodwin Road, North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:38 p.m. Saturday - Tea Marie Peltz, 26, of 111 N. Washington St., Pierceton, arrested for theft with a prior conviction. Bond: $600.
• 9:59 p.m. Saturday - Jadyn Michael Smith-Lantz, 26, of 2276 S. Julian Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 11:14 p.m. Saturday - Luis Diaz Robelero, 33, of 324 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:17 a.m. Sunday - Kyle Dean England, 34, of 4081 N. CR 450W, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior, operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:16 a.m. Sunday - David Zaca Tlapanco, 27, of 653 Walter Way #E, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $700.
• 5:30 a.m. Sunday - Jolvin Vargas, 32, of 3070 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 5:30 a.m. Sunday - Aidelys Aliscano, 22, of 3070 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 3:49 p.m. Sunday - Jodi Jolean Phillips, 39, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #127, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $7,500.
• 5:29 p.m. Sunday Brian Dee Felts, 61, of 1630 N. CR 1000E, Akron, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 1:31 a.m. Monday - Lori A. Fultz, 58, of 301 N. Lake St., Syracuse, arrested for disorderly public intoxication by alcohol/drugs. Bond: $400.

Incidents
• 8:34 a.m. Friday - A natural death investigation was opened in the 600 block of North Center Street West, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 9:21 a.m. Friday - Drug offenses were reported in the 700 block of Walter Way, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5 p.m. Friday - Fraud was reported in the 100 block of EMS C19 Lane, Warsaw. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 10:55 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 12800 block of North Camelot Drive, Milford. KCSO.
• 3:03 a.m. Saturday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 2000 block of West CR 250S, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:21 p.m. Saturday - An impaired driver was reported in the 100 block of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:38 p.m. Saturday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1900 block of South Ind. 15, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:57 p.m. Saturday - A person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license was reported in the 100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:06 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device in the 2700 block of West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:57 a.m. Sunday - A person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated was reported in the 800 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:35 a.m. Friday - Justin Allen Brinegar, 43, of 4583 N. Ind. 13, of 4583 N. Ind. 13, Leesburg, arrested for a failure to appear infraction and felony probation violation. Bond: $500.
• 10:50 a.m. Friday - Anthony Lee Washington, 55, Elkhart, arrested on two charges of felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 2:35 p.m. Friday - Brandi Kai Taberski, 46, Lakeville, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 4 p.m. Friday - Erickson Antonio Chavez-Arita, 22, of 3762 W. Old U.S. 30, #623, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 9 p.m. Friday - Ricki Lynn Antonucci, 27, of 4288 N. Sullivan Road, Leesburg, arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:41 a.m. Saturday - Hoang Van Huynh, 33, Gary, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:55 a.m. Saturday - Luis Enrique Tlahuetl-Zaca, 30, of 1202 Wooster Road #87, Winona Lake, arrested for leaving the scene of a property damage crash, driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:48 a.m. Saturday - Yonelvi Bartolon Mazariegos, 24, of 653 Walter Way #B, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:25 p.m. Saturday - Ross Lane Peterson, 38, of 7883 E. Goodwin Road, North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:38 p.m. Saturday - Tea Marie Peltz, 26, of 111 N. Washington St., Pierceton, arrested for theft with a prior conviction. Bond: $600.
• 9:59 p.m. Saturday - Jadyn Michael Smith-Lantz, 26, of 2276 S. Julian Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 11:14 p.m. Saturday - Luis Diaz Robelero, 33, of 324 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:17 a.m. Sunday - Kyle Dean England, 34, of 4081 N. CR 450W, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior, operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:16 a.m. Sunday - David Zaca Tlapanco, 27, of 653 Walter Way #E, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $700.
• 5:30 a.m. Sunday - Jolvin Vargas, 32, of 3070 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 5:30 a.m. Sunday - Aidelys Aliscano, 22, of 3070 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 3:49 p.m. Sunday - Jodi Jolean Phillips, 39, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #127, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $7,500.
• 5:29 p.m. Sunday Brian Dee Felts, 61, of 1630 N. CR 1000E, Akron, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 1:31 a.m. Monday - Lori A. Fultz, 58, of 301 N. Lake St., Syracuse, arrested for disorderly public intoxication by alcohol/drugs. Bond: $400.

Incidents
• 8:34 a.m. Friday - A natural death investigation was opened in the 600 block of North Center Street West, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 9:21 a.m. Friday - Drug offenses were reported in the 700 block of Walter Way, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5 p.m. Friday - Fraud was reported in the 100 block of EMS C19 Lane, Warsaw. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 10:55 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 12800 block of North Camelot Drive, Milford. KCSO.
• 3:03 a.m. Saturday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 2000 block of West CR 250S, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:21 p.m. Saturday - An impaired driver was reported in the 100 block of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:38 p.m. Saturday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1900 block of South Ind. 15, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:57 p.m. Saturday - A person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license was reported in the 100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:06 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device in the 2700 block of West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:57 a.m. Sunday - A person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated was reported in the 800 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.

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