Public Occurrences 01.24.25

January 24, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:40 a.m. Wednesday - Madeline Joan Islas, 53, of 267 EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 12:45 p.m. Wednesday - Saharah Mary-Elizabeth Smith, 23, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:33 p.m. Wednesday - Cameron Edrette Patterson, 40, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 5:34 p.m. Wednesday - Donny Daugherty, 23, of 1110 W. CR 400S, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 7:45 p.m. Wednesday - Russell Earl Harkness, 49, Osceola, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $505.
• 10:41 a.m. Thursday - Kylee Marie Jackson-Gick, 26, Fort Wayne, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle. Bond: $750.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 1:01 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Car-minivan collision. Drivers: Valery Fernandez, 33, North Penny Drive, Warsaw; Soroh B. Mizrachi, 36, Lakewood, N.J. Injury: Fernandez complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:54 a.m. Jan. 17 - Intersection of East Center Street and North Park Avenue, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Alex C. Boyer, 25, Columbia City; Thomas H. Hunt, 49, North Turkey Creek Road, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:09 p.m. Monday - Hickory Street, 55 feet south of East Center Street, Warsaw. Car-train collision. Driver: Heather Davis, 43, East Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:48 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Sunset Drive and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Samuel P. Russnogle, 71, Lilac Lane, Warsaw; Melissa D. Kroll, 44, East Market Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 3:54 p.m. Tuesday - Frontage Road, 600 feet north of Lake City Highway Access Drive, Warsaw. Car went into culvert area. Driver: Matthew S. Shorter, 27, North Ind. 19, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:35 p.m. Tuesday - West CR 700S, 200 feet west of South CR 650W, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Joshua Sexton, 35, Rochester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Incident
• 12:58 p.m. Wednesday - Disorderly conduct was reported in the 200 block of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. KCSO.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:40 a.m. Wednesday - Madeline Joan Islas, 53, of 267 EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 12:45 p.m. Wednesday - Saharah Mary-Elizabeth Smith, 23, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:33 p.m. Wednesday - Cameron Edrette Patterson, 40, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 5:34 p.m. Wednesday - Donny Daugherty, 23, of 1110 W. CR 400S, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 7:45 p.m. Wednesday - Russell Earl Harkness, 49, Osceola, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $505.
• 10:41 a.m. Thursday - Kylee Marie Jackson-Gick, 26, Fort Wayne, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle. Bond: $750.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 1:01 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Car-minivan collision. Drivers: Valery Fernandez, 33, North Penny Drive, Warsaw; Soroh B. Mizrachi, 36, Lakewood, N.J. Injury: Fernandez complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:54 a.m. Jan. 17 - Intersection of East Center Street and North Park Avenue, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Alex C. Boyer, 25, Columbia City; Thomas H. Hunt, 49, North Turkey Creek Road, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:09 p.m. Monday - Hickory Street, 55 feet south of East Center Street, Warsaw. Car-train collision. Driver: Heather Davis, 43, East Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:48 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Sunset Drive and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Samuel P. Russnogle, 71, Lilac Lane, Warsaw; Melissa D. Kroll, 44, East Market Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 3:54 p.m. Tuesday - Frontage Road, 600 feet north of Lake City Highway Access Drive, Warsaw. Car went into culvert area. Driver: Matthew S. Shorter, 27, North Ind. 19, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:35 p.m. Tuesday - West CR 700S, 200 feet west of South CR 650W, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Joshua Sexton, 35, Rochester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Incident
• 12:58 p.m. Wednesday - Disorderly conduct was reported in the 200 block of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. KCSO.

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