Public Occurrences 02.26.25
February 26, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:20 p.m. Sunday - Zackary Jay Ong, 37, of 1734 E. CR 225S, #18, Winona Lake, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:07 a.m. Monday - Keandre Lanell Blackman, 34, Gary, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $450.
• 1:40 p.m. Monday - Hunter Wayne Braasch, 21, of 4056 12B Road, Bourbon, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 7:28 p.m. Monday - Kile Lesley Patrick, 39, of 3762 W. Old U.S. 30, #45E, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $750.
• 8:05 p.m. Monday - Tiffany Nicole Harris, 29, of 255 E. Burkhart Drive, Warsaw, arrested for a compulsory school attendance violation. No bond set.
• 8:55 p.m. Monday - Kristina Leigh Garman, 39, Roanoke, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $7,500.
• 9:55 p.m. Monday - Tad Joseph Edwards, 35, of 3169 N. Stoneburner Road, Warsaw, arrested for violation of a conditional license. Bond: $450.
• 12:09 a.m. Tuesday - Jeanna Ruthann Backus, 48, of 523 N. Franklin St., Mentone, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:19 a.m. Tuesday - De Kota Allen Holbrook, 28, of 5910 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $400.
• 9:27 a.m. Tuesday - Eric Ray Hall, 32, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $400.
• 9:09 a.m. Tuesday - Raven Ski Jackson, 21, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation and visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $5,650.
• 9:09 a.m. Tuesday - Aaron William Hoover, 19, of 5509 S. CR 550E, Pierceton, arrested for visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $400.
• 9:09 a.m. Tuesday - Anthony James Geib, 40, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and maintaining a common nuisance. Bond: $18,000.
• 9:39 a.m. Tuesday - Amber Nicole Hale, 28, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $400.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:04 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East Armstrong Road and North CR 75E, Leesburg. Van hit deer. Driver: Rhonda Estrada, 56, East Van Buren Street, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:43 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and South CR 150W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Dennis Ramer, 68, Walton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3 p.m. Friday - East Levi Lee Road, 500 feet east of North Old Ind. 15, Leesburg. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Marissa J. Caudill, 18, Fort Wayne; Beverly M. Thompson, 60, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 4:53 p.m. Friday - U.S. 30, 560 feet east of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Mark A. Senff, 58, East Jefferson Street, Mentone; Bryson W. Hanes, 17, West Railroad Street, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:12 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East Market and South Washington streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Cody S. Allmon, 27, Goshen; Corey F. Graham, 48, West Russell Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 7:55 p.m. Friday - North CR 650E, 200 feet away from East CR 200N, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Michael Hough, 26, East Joshua Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:01 p.m. Friday - South CR 950W, 100 feet south of West CR 75N, Etna Green. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jennifer Brunner, 39, Tippecanoe. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 12:05 p.m. Sunday - 208 W. Market St., Pierceton. Pickup hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Kailey E. Jacobson, 18, North Center Street, Larwill. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:50 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Frontage Road and Center Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Emma E. Marker, 22, Albion; Matthew A. Tague, 43, East Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 10:17 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ranch Road and West Baker Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Tiffany L. Miller, 33, Newton Falls, Ohio; Nora M. Scheetz, 16, East CR 450S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:17 p.m. Sunday - 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Shelby L. Huiner, 22, Lile, Ill.; Lisa A. Edgar, 61, EMS B Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:40 p.m. Sunday - North Ind. 19, 300 feet north of West CR 1100N, Nappanee. SUV hit tree. Driver: Sierra P. Derrossett, 23, Country Club Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 12:47 p.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 800 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:36 p.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 3600 block of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 10:48 p.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 200 block of East Burkhart Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 9:41 p.m. Monday - A traffic stop was initiated for a violation of a conditional license was reported in the 200 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
E-Editions
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:20 p.m. Sunday - Zackary Jay Ong, 37, of 1734 E. CR 225S, #18, Winona Lake, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:07 a.m. Monday - Keandre Lanell Blackman, 34, Gary, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $450.
• 1:40 p.m. Monday - Hunter Wayne Braasch, 21, of 4056 12B Road, Bourbon, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 7:28 p.m. Monday - Kile Lesley Patrick, 39, of 3762 W. Old U.S. 30, #45E, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $750.
• 8:05 p.m. Monday - Tiffany Nicole Harris, 29, of 255 E. Burkhart Drive, Warsaw, arrested for a compulsory school attendance violation. No bond set.
• 8:55 p.m. Monday - Kristina Leigh Garman, 39, Roanoke, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $7,500.
• 9:55 p.m. Monday - Tad Joseph Edwards, 35, of 3169 N. Stoneburner Road, Warsaw, arrested for violation of a conditional license. Bond: $450.
• 12:09 a.m. Tuesday - Jeanna Ruthann Backus, 48, of 523 N. Franklin St., Mentone, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:19 a.m. Tuesday - De Kota Allen Holbrook, 28, of 5910 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $400.
• 9:27 a.m. Tuesday - Eric Ray Hall, 32, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $400.
• 9:09 a.m. Tuesday - Raven Ski Jackson, 21, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation and visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $5,650.
• 9:09 a.m. Tuesday - Aaron William Hoover, 19, of 5509 S. CR 550E, Pierceton, arrested for visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $400.
• 9:09 a.m. Tuesday - Anthony James Geib, 40, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and maintaining a common nuisance. Bond: $18,000.
• 9:39 a.m. Tuesday - Amber Nicole Hale, 28, of 5935 S. Woodland Lane, Warsaw, arrested for visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $400.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:04 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East Armstrong Road and North CR 75E, Leesburg. Van hit deer. Driver: Rhonda Estrada, 56, East Van Buren Street, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:43 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and South CR 150W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Dennis Ramer, 68, Walton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3 p.m. Friday - East Levi Lee Road, 500 feet east of North Old Ind. 15, Leesburg. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Marissa J. Caudill, 18, Fort Wayne; Beverly M. Thompson, 60, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 4:53 p.m. Friday - U.S. 30, 560 feet east of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Mark A. Senff, 58, East Jefferson Street, Mentone; Bryson W. Hanes, 17, West Railroad Street, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:12 p.m. Friday - Intersection of East Market and South Washington streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Cody S. Allmon, 27, Goshen; Corey F. Graham, 48, West Russell Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 7:55 p.m. Friday - North CR 650E, 200 feet away from East CR 200N, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Michael Hough, 26, East Joshua Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:01 p.m. Friday - South CR 950W, 100 feet south of West CR 75N, Etna Green. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jennifer Brunner, 39, Tippecanoe. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 12:05 p.m. Sunday - 208 W. Market St., Pierceton. Pickup hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Kailey E. Jacobson, 18, North Center Street, Larwill. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:50 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Frontage Road and Center Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Emma E. Marker, 22, Albion; Matthew A. Tague, 43, East Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 10:17 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ranch Road and West Baker Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Tiffany L. Miller, 33, Newton Falls, Ohio; Nora M. Scheetz, 16, East CR 450S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:17 p.m. Sunday - 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Shelby L. Huiner, 22, Lile, Ill.; Lisa A. Edgar, 61, EMS B Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:40 p.m. Sunday - North Ind. 19, 300 feet north of West CR 1100N, Nappanee. SUV hit tree. Driver: Sierra P. Derrossett, 23, Country Club Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 12:47 p.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 800 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:36 p.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 3600 block of North Ind. 13, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 10:48 p.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 200 block of East Burkhart Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 9:41 p.m. Monday - A traffic stop was initiated for a violation of a conditional license was reported in the 200 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.