Public Occurrences 02.20.25
February 20, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:39 p.m. Tuesday - Donald Earl Collins, 45, North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 5:21 p.m. Tuesday - Mario Brian Ortiz-Young, 19, Goshen, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $500.
• 7:29 p.m. Tuesday - Daniel Christopher Thornton, 46, of 470 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery with a prior unrelated conviction and on a foreign warrant. Bond; $6,000.
• 1:39 a.m. Wednesday - Lanae Marie Peter, 40, of 503 W. CR 700S, Claypool, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $700.
• 8:20 a.m. Wednesday - Allen Curtis Harper Jr., 38, of 512 Meadow View Drive, Syracuse, arrested on a bond revocation. No bond set.
• 9:47 a.m. Wednesday - Zane Edmund Lovell, 41, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 2:26 p.m. Friday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Steven M. Stokes, 77, East Nelson Drive, Milford; Joseph L. Servoy, 70, South Southwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 4:39 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Detroit Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Tyler J. Mast, 34, South CR 200W, Silver Lake; Camdin G. Phipps, 16, North Brookfield Circle East, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:26 p.m. Friday - Walton Boulevard, 257 feet south of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Daniel E. Lyons, 45, North CR 400E, Warsaw; Karie A. Hepler, 52, Robb Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:33 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Winona Avenue and South McKinley Street, Winona Lake. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Luis E. Tlahuetl, 30, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 8:35 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of East Fort Wayne Street and North Maple Avenue, Warsaw. Dump truck hit two parked vehicles registered to James L. Johnson, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Driver: Craig E. Sroufe, 51, South Line Street, South Whitley. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 9:39 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of North Biomet Drive and CR 200N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Michelle Picon-Monroy, 21, East CR 200N, Warsaw; Beth A. Morris, 54, West Calhoun Street, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:02 p.m. Sunday - Commerce Drive, 100 feet south of U.S. 30, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Sierra D. Hutchison, 27, Etna Green; Portia K. Ham, 59, U.S. 6, Nappanee. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:47 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of East CR 250N and Ind. 15, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jasmine R. Hyden, 20, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Dakotah C. Shepherd, 32, Brookview Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 6747 N. CR 800W, Etna Green. Pickup hit fence. Driver: Jason A. Moreno, 44, Elkhart. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 5:39 a.m. Monday - North Ind. 15, 2,300 feet south of East CR 800N, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Christian G. Tellez, 21, Collins Drive, Warsaw; Tristin L. Grubbs, 23, East Tulip Tree Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 1:24 p.m. Monday - South Ind. 25, 260 feet north of South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Car hit sign, post and utility pole. Driver: Alexander J. Edmiston, 22, North Franklin Street, Mentone. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 2:38 p.m. Monday - West Old U.S. 30, 1,500 feet east of West CR 100N, Warsaw. SUV-truck collision. Drivers: Kenneth A. Mattern, 50, Plymouth; Katelynn N. Gawne, 30, North CR 150E, Milford. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 2:41 p.m. Monday - North CR 700W, 1,000 feet north of West CR 1350N, Nappanee. Two-car collision. Drivers: Brandon M. Wilson, 36, North Joseph Court, Milford; Melissa L. Banicki, 31, North Liberty. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:13 p.m. Monday - West Ind. 14, 300 feet east of South CR 750W, Akron. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Amanda L. Kates, 42, West Ind. 14, Akron; Aric K. Hooley, 39, South CR 600W, Silver Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 5:07 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Four-vehicle collision. Drivers: Linda L. Egolf, 71, West CR 550S, Claypool; Daniel F. Zelaya, 32, New Paris; Brady A. Clark, 19, 3rd Street, Winona Lake; Regina A. Malkowski, 44, Three Rivers, Mich. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 6:26 p.m. Monday - Intersection of East Winona Avenue and East Smith Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Lori M. Faubion-Kruckeberg, 51, North Lake Street, Warsaw; Noa J. Tilden, 22, Pheasant Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,0000. WPD.
• 10:04 p.m. Tuesday - U.S. 30, 1,320 feet east of North CR 150W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Martha I. Robison, 27, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 2:54 a.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage crash in the 100 block of Parker Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:23 p.m. Tuesday - An investigation was opened for a person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 600 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:21 p.m. Tuesday - A domestic complaint was reported in the 400 block of Clinic Court, Warsaw. WPD.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:39 p.m. Tuesday - Donald Earl Collins, 45, North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 5:21 p.m. Tuesday - Mario Brian Ortiz-Young, 19, Goshen, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $500.
• 7:29 p.m. Tuesday - Daniel Christopher Thornton, 46, of 470 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery with a prior unrelated conviction and on a foreign warrant. Bond; $6,000.
• 1:39 a.m. Wednesday - Lanae Marie Peter, 40, of 503 W. CR 700S, Claypool, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $700.
• 8:20 a.m. Wednesday - Allen Curtis Harper Jr., 38, of 512 Meadow View Drive, Syracuse, arrested on a bond revocation. No bond set.
• 9:47 a.m. Wednesday - Zane Edmund Lovell, 41, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 2:26 p.m. Friday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Steven M. Stokes, 77, East Nelson Drive, Milford; Joseph L. Servoy, 70, South Southwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 4:39 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Detroit Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Tyler J. Mast, 34, South CR 200W, Silver Lake; Camdin G. Phipps, 16, North Brookfield Circle East, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:26 p.m. Friday - Walton Boulevard, 257 feet south of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Daniel E. Lyons, 45, North CR 400E, Warsaw; Karie A. Hepler, 52, Robb Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:33 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Winona Avenue and South McKinley Street, Winona Lake. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Luis E. Tlahuetl, 30, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 8:35 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of East Fort Wayne Street and North Maple Avenue, Warsaw. Dump truck hit two parked vehicles registered to James L. Johnson, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Driver: Craig E. Sroufe, 51, South Line Street, South Whitley. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 9:39 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of North Biomet Drive and CR 200N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Michelle Picon-Monroy, 21, East CR 200N, Warsaw; Beth A. Morris, 54, West Calhoun Street, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:02 p.m. Sunday - Commerce Drive, 100 feet south of U.S. 30, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Sierra D. Hutchison, 27, Etna Green; Portia K. Ham, 59, U.S. 6, Nappanee. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:47 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of East CR 250N and Ind. 15, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jasmine R. Hyden, 20, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Dakotah C. Shepherd, 32, Brookview Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 6747 N. CR 800W, Etna Green. Pickup hit fence. Driver: Jason A. Moreno, 44, Elkhart. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 5:39 a.m. Monday - North Ind. 15, 2,300 feet south of East CR 800N, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Christian G. Tellez, 21, Collins Drive, Warsaw; Tristin L. Grubbs, 23, East Tulip Tree Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 1:24 p.m. Monday - South Ind. 25, 260 feet north of South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Car hit sign, post and utility pole. Driver: Alexander J. Edmiston, 22, North Franklin Street, Mentone. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 2:38 p.m. Monday - West Old U.S. 30, 1,500 feet east of West CR 100N, Warsaw. SUV-truck collision. Drivers: Kenneth A. Mattern, 50, Plymouth; Katelynn N. Gawne, 30, North CR 150E, Milford. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 2:41 p.m. Monday - North CR 700W, 1,000 feet north of West CR 1350N, Nappanee. Two-car collision. Drivers: Brandon M. Wilson, 36, North Joseph Court, Milford; Melissa L. Banicki, 31, North Liberty. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:13 p.m. Monday - West Ind. 14, 300 feet east of South CR 750W, Akron. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Amanda L. Kates, 42, West Ind. 14, Akron; Aric K. Hooley, 39, South CR 600W, Silver Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 5:07 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Four-vehicle collision. Drivers: Linda L. Egolf, 71, West CR 550S, Claypool; Daniel F. Zelaya, 32, New Paris; Brady A. Clark, 19, 3rd Street, Winona Lake; Regina A. Malkowski, 44, Three Rivers, Mich. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 6:26 p.m. Monday - Intersection of East Winona Avenue and East Smith Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Lori M. Faubion-Kruckeberg, 51, North Lake Street, Warsaw; Noa J. Tilden, 22, Pheasant Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,0000. WPD.
• 10:04 p.m. Tuesday - U.S. 30, 1,320 feet east of North CR 150W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Martha I. Robison, 27, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 2:54 a.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage crash in the 100 block of Parker Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:23 p.m. Tuesday - An investigation was opened for a person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 600 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:21 p.m. Tuesday - A domestic complaint was reported in the 400 block of Clinic Court, Warsaw. WPD.