Public Occurrences 01.10.25

January 10, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:42 p.m. Tuesday - James Lee Koser, 30, of 322 S. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy and felony failure to appear. Bond: $7,500.
• 4:07 p.m. Tuesday - Zachary M. Chambers, 38, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #226, Warsaw., arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $10,250.
• 4:50 p.m. Tuesday - Jordan McKenzie Brown, 29, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #126, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $5,250.
• 6:03 p.m. Tuesday - Waylon Alan Anderson, 44, Knox, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $7,500.
• 10:10 a.m. Wednesday - Michelle Antoinette Tarin, 33, South Bend, arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:32 p.m. Wednesday - Allen Curtis Harper Jr., 38, of 12380 N. Kings Drive, Syracuse, arrested for aggravated battery. Bond: $20,250.
• 2:10 p.m. Wednesday - Johnny Linares, 29, Danville, Ill., arrested on two charges of misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 4:04 p.m. Wednesday - Christopher Dwight Spangle, 39, of 2157 E. CR 250S, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia with a prior. Bond: $700.
• 7:07 p.m. Wednesday - Angel Gilberto Navarro, 20, of 4032 N. Old Port Road, Warsaw, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $450.
• 2:14 a.m. Thursday - Eric Paul Slisz, 36, of 314 E. Fourth St., Milford, arrested for domestic battery - adult against family member younger than 14. Bond: $6,000.
• 11:43 a.m. Thursday - Gretchen Elizabeth Carter, 50, of 2519 E. Center St., #140, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear, resisting law enforcement, misdemeanor failure to appear and felony failure to appear. Bond: $2,250.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 12:04 p.m. Jan. 2 - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 900N, Milford. Pickup-farm equipment collision. Drivers: Erin E. Siefert, 38, East Duffy Drive, Syracuse; Chad S. Nifong, 40, West CR 500N, Etna Green. Injury: Siefert complained of head pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 4:12 p.m. Wednesday - U.S. 30, 1,300 feet west of Springhill Road, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Zachariah J. Baughman, 27, South Ind. 13, Pierceton; Tedd C. Miller, 38, Columbia City; Elizabeth D. Jones, 63, South CR 500E, Pierceton. Injury: Jones complained of chest pain Damage: $10,000-$25,0000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 10:02 p.m. Jan. 2 - East Armstrong Road, 150 feet east of North CR 450E, Leesburg. Car went into ditch and rolled over. Driver: Siarra Arnett, 27, North Hickory Street West, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:29 a.m. Jan. 3 - South Ind. 19, 2,500 feet south of West Harrison Street, Mentone. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Yvettie S. Kidd, 57, East CR 225S, Akron. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 5 a.m. Jan. 3 - East Old 30, 100 feet east of North CR 450E, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Cohen A. Custer, 19, CR 50, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8 a.m. Jan. 3 - Intersection of North CR 100E and East CR 550N, Warsaw. Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Christofer Colt, 32, Alward Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,5000. KCSO.
• 5:31 p.m. Sunday - South Buffalo Street, 232 feet north of East Market Street, Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle registered to Virginia Sand, Eagle Street, Warsaw. Driver: Cody Dininger, 45, Sheldon Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:49 a.m. Monday - West CR 525S, 2,520 feet west of South CR 450W, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Patrick S. Hinsey, 61, Culver. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:13 p.m. Monday - East CR 200N, 258 feet west of North Boeing Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: John H. Ryan Jr., 71, East CR 575N, Leesburg; Jacqueline M. Hutchison, 59, East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 7:31 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Keillie S. Parker, 21, East Saint Andrews Road, Winona Lake; Barbara J. McCollom, 60, West Clearwater Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 9:54 p.m. Tuesday - East Center Street, 100 feet east of Robmar Drive, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Hunter Westerman, 25, Albion. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 11:16 a.m. Wednesday - 101 Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. Car-garbage truck collision. Drivers: Pererak Gautam, 30, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw; Cole E. Rogers, 35, Winamac. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:01 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Anchorage Road and North Rainbow Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Christopher L. Hoffer, 41, South Walkers Ridge, Warsaw; Robert D. Wiltrout, 73, Fernandina Beach, Fla. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:42 p.m. Tuesday - James Lee Koser, 30, of 322 S. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy and felony failure to appear. Bond: $7,500.
• 4:07 p.m. Tuesday - Zachary M. Chambers, 38, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #226, Warsaw., arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $10,250.
• 4:50 p.m. Tuesday - Jordan McKenzie Brown, 29, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #126, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $5,250.
• 6:03 p.m. Tuesday - Waylon Alan Anderson, 44, Knox, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $7,500.
• 10:10 a.m. Wednesday - Michelle Antoinette Tarin, 33, South Bend, arrested for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:32 p.m. Wednesday - Allen Curtis Harper Jr., 38, of 12380 N. Kings Drive, Syracuse, arrested for aggravated battery. Bond: $20,250.
• 2:10 p.m. Wednesday - Johnny Linares, 29, Danville, Ill., arrested on two charges of misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 4:04 p.m. Wednesday - Christopher Dwight Spangle, 39, of 2157 E. CR 250S, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia with a prior. Bond: $700.
• 7:07 p.m. Wednesday - Angel Gilberto Navarro, 20, of 4032 N. Old Port Road, Warsaw, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $450.
• 2:14 a.m. Thursday - Eric Paul Slisz, 36, of 314 E. Fourth St., Milford, arrested for domestic battery - adult against family member younger than 14. Bond: $6,000.
• 11:43 a.m. Thursday - Gretchen Elizabeth Carter, 50, of 2519 E. Center St., #140, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear, resisting law enforcement, misdemeanor failure to appear and felony failure to appear. Bond: $2,250.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 12:04 p.m. Jan. 2 - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 900N, Milford. Pickup-farm equipment collision. Drivers: Erin E. Siefert, 38, East Duffy Drive, Syracuse; Chad S. Nifong, 40, West CR 500N, Etna Green. Injury: Siefert complained of head pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 4:12 p.m. Wednesday - U.S. 30, 1,300 feet west of Springhill Road, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Zachariah J. Baughman, 27, South Ind. 13, Pierceton; Tedd C. Miller, 38, Columbia City; Elizabeth D. Jones, 63, South CR 500E, Pierceton. Injury: Jones complained of chest pain Damage: $10,000-$25,0000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 10:02 p.m. Jan. 2 - East Armstrong Road, 150 feet east of North CR 450E, Leesburg. Car went into ditch and rolled over. Driver: Siarra Arnett, 27, North Hickory Street West, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:29 a.m. Jan. 3 - South Ind. 19, 2,500 feet south of West Harrison Street, Mentone. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Yvettie S. Kidd, 57, East CR 225S, Akron. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 5 a.m. Jan. 3 - East Old 30, 100 feet east of North CR 450E, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Cohen A. Custer, 19, CR 50, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8 a.m. Jan. 3 - Intersection of North CR 100E and East CR 550N, Warsaw. Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Christofer Colt, 32, Alward Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,5000. KCSO.
• 5:31 p.m. Sunday - South Buffalo Street, 232 feet north of East Market Street, Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle registered to Virginia Sand, Eagle Street, Warsaw. Driver: Cody Dininger, 45, Sheldon Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:49 a.m. Monday - West CR 525S, 2,520 feet west of South CR 450W, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Patrick S. Hinsey, 61, Culver. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:13 p.m. Monday - East CR 200N, 258 feet west of North Boeing Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: John H. Ryan Jr., 71, East CR 575N, Leesburg; Jacqueline M. Hutchison, 59, East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 7:31 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Keillie S. Parker, 21, East Saint Andrews Road, Winona Lake; Barbara J. McCollom, 60, West Clearwater Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 9:54 p.m. Tuesday - East Center Street, 100 feet east of Robmar Drive, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Hunter Westerman, 25, Albion. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 11:16 a.m. Wednesday - 101 Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. Car-garbage truck collision. Drivers: Pererak Gautam, 30, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw; Cole E. Rogers, 35, Winamac. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:01 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Anchorage Road and North Rainbow Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Christopher L. Hoffer, 41, South Walkers Ridge, Warsaw; Robert D. Wiltrout, 73, Fernandina Beach, Fla. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

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