Public Occurrences 01.28.25

January 28, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 8:38 p.m. Saturday - Amanda Nicole Howard, 33, of 3699 N. CR 174E, #111, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 2:58 a.m. Sunday - Miguel Ivan Munoz Azpeitia, 23, Westminster, Calif., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $15,000.
• 6:18 p.m. Sunday - Devin Richard Gast, 36, Culver, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing bodily injury and resisting a law enforcement officer causing injury. Bond; $16,000.
• 6:38 p.m. Sunday - Richard Theodore Rhodes, 41, Avilla, Ill., arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 8:44 p.m. Sunday - Daniel Ramirez, 41, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #191, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 11:23 p.m. Sunday - Samantha A. Rohrbaugh, 46, of 312 W. Porter St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:52 a.m. Monday - Dale Eugene Shepherd Jr., 40, of 1366 S. Ferguson Road, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 7 a.m. Monday - Jose De Jesus Mendoza, 18, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #32, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

Property Damage
Accident
• 7:58 a.m. Friday - South Ind. 13, 800 feet south of East CR 1250S, North Manchester. SUV hit deer. Driver: Amanda Whisman, 43, North CR 700E, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Incidents
• 1:54 a.m. Sunday - Reckless driving was reported in the 2200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 1:54 a.m. Sunday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 2200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 8:38 p.m. Saturday - Amanda Nicole Howard, 33, of 3699 N. CR 174E, #111, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 2:58 a.m. Sunday - Miguel Ivan Munoz Azpeitia, 23, Westminster, Calif., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $15,000.
• 6:18 p.m. Sunday - Devin Richard Gast, 36, Culver, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing bodily injury and resisting a law enforcement officer causing injury. Bond; $16,000.
• 6:38 p.m. Sunday - Richard Theodore Rhodes, 41, Avilla, Ill., arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 8:44 p.m. Sunday - Daniel Ramirez, 41, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #191, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 11:23 p.m. Sunday - Samantha A. Rohrbaugh, 46, of 312 W. Porter St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:52 a.m. Monday - Dale Eugene Shepherd Jr., 40, of 1366 S. Ferguson Road, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 7 a.m. Monday - Jose De Jesus Mendoza, 18, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #32, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

Property Damage
Accident
• 7:58 a.m. Friday - South Ind. 13, 800 feet south of East CR 1250S, North Manchester. SUV hit deer. Driver: Amanda Whisman, 43, North CR 700E, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Incidents
• 1:54 a.m. Sunday - Reckless driving was reported in the 2200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 1:54 a.m. Sunday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 2200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

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