Public Occurrences 02.21.25
February 21, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 6:54 p.m. Wednesday - Malaki Kreshaun, 18, of 303 W. Section St., Claypool, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,500.
• 7:06 p.m. Wednesday - Miguel Reyes Cruz, 36, of 3699 N. CR 175E, lot 52, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 4:26 a.m. Thursday - Daniel Thomas Kern, 53, of 4442 S. CR 900W, Mentone, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and dealing paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 5:57 a.m. Monday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and CR 350W, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit car, which left the scene. Remaining driver: Leha N. Cordero, 39, North Columbia Street, Warsaw. Injury: Passenger Jose M. Cordero-Delgado, 52, North Columbia Street, Warsaw, complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:10 p.m. Feb. 13 - North CR 200E, 150 feet south of East CR 700N, Leesburg. Car-truck collision. Drivers: Lizhet Tlahuetlzaca, 25, Wooster Road, Winona Lake; Shawn M. Hoogerhyde, 55, Culver. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:59 a.m. Monday - North Ind. 15, 850 feet south of West CR 600N, Leesburg. Car hit sign. Driver: Jorge A. Nevarez, 58, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 12:08 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 900N, Milford. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Derek J. Runyon, 32, West Fourth Street, Milford; Danielle L. Beer, 36, West CR 1050N, Milford; Nathaniel P. Trott, 31, EMS B6 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 12:49 p.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 19, 500 feet south of West CR 1000N, Milford. Truck-car collision. Drivers: Michael D. Burridge, 70, North Edgewater Street, Silver Lake; Atilano Alvarado-Avelar, 44, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:51 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North CR 100E and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Seth Nestleroad, 49, EMS D21C Lane, Syracuse; Mylee-Rose Jackson, 17, North CR 175E, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 6:54 p.m. Wednesday - Malaki Kreshaun, 18, of 303 W. Section St., Claypool, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,500.
• 7:06 p.m. Wednesday - Miguel Reyes Cruz, 36, of 3699 N. CR 175E, lot 52, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 4:26 a.m. Thursday - Daniel Thomas Kern, 53, of 4442 S. CR 900W, Mentone, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and dealing paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 5:57 a.m. Monday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and CR 350W, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit car, which left the scene. Remaining driver: Leha N. Cordero, 39, North Columbia Street, Warsaw. Injury: Passenger Jose M. Cordero-Delgado, 52, North Columbia Street, Warsaw, complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:10 p.m. Feb. 13 - North CR 200E, 150 feet south of East CR 700N, Leesburg. Car-truck collision. Drivers: Lizhet Tlahuetlzaca, 25, Wooster Road, Winona Lake; Shawn M. Hoogerhyde, 55, Culver. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:59 a.m. Monday - North Ind. 15, 850 feet south of West CR 600N, Leesburg. Car hit sign. Driver: Jorge A. Nevarez, 58, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 12:08 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 900N, Milford. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Derek J. Runyon, 32, West Fourth Street, Milford; Danielle L. Beer, 36, West CR 1050N, Milford; Nathaniel P. Trott, 31, EMS B6 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 12:49 p.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 19, 500 feet south of West CR 1000N, Milford. Truck-car collision. Drivers: Michael D. Burridge, 70, North Edgewater Street, Silver Lake; Atilano Alvarado-Avelar, 44, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:51 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North CR 100E and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Seth Nestleroad, 49, EMS D21C Lane, Syracuse; Mylee-Rose Jackson, 17, North CR 175E, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.