Public Occurrences 01.07.24

January 7, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 10:30 a.m. Saturday - Michael Patrick Serrato, 55, West LaFayette, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:01 a.m. Sunday - Ruben Contreras Avila, 71, of 700 Wexford Place, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 4:12 p.m. Sunday - Stephanie Danielle Lang, 35, of 201 S. Detroit St., #164, Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,000.
• 7:11 p.m. Sunday - Jose Castillenos Gualip, 42, of 1715 S. West Point Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 8:41 p.m. Sunday - Bryan David Trager, 61, of 212 Sophie Lane, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:55 p.m. Sunday - Heather Bonner, 30, of 5921 E. Searfoss Drive, Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $300.
• 12:48 a.m. Monday - Marcelo Vazquez Jimenez, 23, of 1216 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 10:02 p.m. Thursday - South Packerton Road, 1,000 feet south of East CR 1000S, Claypool. Car-van collision. Drivers: Eduardo E. Hernandez-Gutierre, 24, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Tara C. Kohman, 35, West 3rd Street, North Manchester. Injuries: Hernandez-Gutierre had a nonvisible hip/upper leg injury; Kohman had a nonvisible injury to the head. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 5:43 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 1350N and North Gravelton Road, Nappanee. Car left roadway and overturned. Driver: Joshua M. Verdugo, 33, West First Street, Milford. Injury: Verdugo complained of back pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 11:12 a.m. Friday - East Armstrong, 300 feet west of CR 200E, Leesburg. Car hit tree. Driver: Kenneth Forbes, 72, East Forest Glen Avenue, Leesburg. Injury: Forbes complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 10:07 p.m. Friday - Ind. 15, 200 feet south of Herscher Drive, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Nolan Hoffman, 16, North Hickory Court, Warsaw. Injuries: passengers Aubrey Carey, 14, West CR 150S, Warsaw, complained of chest pain; and Trace Hoffman, 12, North Hickory Court, Warsaw, had minor bleeding to the hip/upper leg. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 2:30 a.m. Wednesday - 30251 W. Old 30, Warsaw. Car left roadway. Driver: Wilsan Maria Perez Molina, 32, West Old 30, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:23 p.m. Thursday - South Ind. 15, 1,500 feet north of West CR 1300S, Silver Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Grant R. Dale, 21, South CR 100E, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7 p.m. Thursday - 10201 N. Ind. 13, Syracuse. Pickup hit parked vehicle registered to Broxton Butler, East Boulder Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Marc Bontrager, 49, East Madison Street, North Webster. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 7:06 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West CR 250S and South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit guy wire. Driver: Russell L. Keister, 57, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:17 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West Old 30 and North CR 350W, Warsaw. Car-truck collision. Drivers: Erickson Antonio Chavez Arita, 22, West Old 30, Warsaw; Kevin R. Barchard, 62, Pingree Gove, Ill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4 p.m. Sunday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

Incidents
• 1:35 a.m. Sunday - Domestic battery - simple assault and interfering in the reporting of a crime were reported in the 500 block of Clinic Court, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:58 a.m. Sunday - A person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 400 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:05 p.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 200 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:41 p.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:57 p.m. Sunday - A person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license was reported in the 500 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:38 a.m. Monday - A person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated was reported in the 1300 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 10:30 a.m. Saturday - Michael Patrick Serrato, 55, West LaFayette, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:01 a.m. Sunday - Ruben Contreras Avila, 71, of 700 Wexford Place, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 4:12 p.m. Sunday - Stephanie Danielle Lang, 35, of 201 S. Detroit St., #164, Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,000.
• 7:11 p.m. Sunday - Jose Castillenos Gualip, 42, of 1715 S. West Point Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 8:41 p.m. Sunday - Bryan David Trager, 61, of 212 Sophie Lane, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:55 p.m. Sunday - Heather Bonner, 30, of 5921 E. Searfoss Drive, Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $300.
• 12:48 a.m. Monday - Marcelo Vazquez Jimenez, 23, of 1216 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 10:02 p.m. Thursday - South Packerton Road, 1,000 feet south of East CR 1000S, Claypool. Car-van collision. Drivers: Eduardo E. Hernandez-Gutierre, 24, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Tara C. Kohman, 35, West 3rd Street, North Manchester. Injuries: Hernandez-Gutierre had a nonvisible hip/upper leg injury; Kohman had a nonvisible injury to the head. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 5:43 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 1350N and North Gravelton Road, Nappanee. Car left roadway and overturned. Driver: Joshua M. Verdugo, 33, West First Street, Milford. Injury: Verdugo complained of back pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 11:12 a.m. Friday - East Armstrong, 300 feet west of CR 200E, Leesburg. Car hit tree. Driver: Kenneth Forbes, 72, East Forest Glen Avenue, Leesburg. Injury: Forbes complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 10:07 p.m. Friday - Ind. 15, 200 feet south of Herscher Drive, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Nolan Hoffman, 16, North Hickory Court, Warsaw. Injuries: passengers Aubrey Carey, 14, West CR 150S, Warsaw, complained of chest pain; and Trace Hoffman, 12, North Hickory Court, Warsaw, had minor bleeding to the hip/upper leg. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 2:30 a.m. Wednesday - 30251 W. Old 30, Warsaw. Car left roadway. Driver: Wilsan Maria Perez Molina, 32, West Old 30, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:23 p.m. Thursday - South Ind. 15, 1,500 feet north of West CR 1300S, Silver Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Grant R. Dale, 21, South CR 100E, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7 p.m. Thursday - 10201 N. Ind. 13, Syracuse. Pickup hit parked vehicle registered to Broxton Butler, East Boulder Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Marc Bontrager, 49, East Madison Street, North Webster. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 7:06 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of West CR 250S and South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit guy wire. Driver: Russell L. Keister, 57, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:17 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West Old 30 and North CR 350W, Warsaw. Car-truck collision. Drivers: Erickson Antonio Chavez Arita, 22, West Old 30, Warsaw; Kevin R. Barchard, 62, Pingree Gove, Ill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4 p.m. Sunday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

Incidents
• 1:35 a.m. Sunday - Domestic battery - simple assault and interfering in the reporting of a crime were reported in the 500 block of Clinic Court, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:58 a.m. Sunday - A person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 400 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:05 p.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 200 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:41 p.m. Sunday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:57 p.m. Sunday - A person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license was reported in the 500 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:38 a.m. Monday - A person operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated was reported in the 1300 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

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