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.
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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.