Public Occurrences 03.12.25

March 12, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:20 p.m. Monday - Arvil Lee Colley IV, 29, Wolcottville, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 2:56 p.m. Monday - Alisha Rena Stanley, 45, of 3757 N. CR 900W, lot 88, Cromwell, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. No bond listed.
• 4:54 p.m. Monday - Cary Duane Walls, 51, of 210 S. Main St., #33, Etna Green, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $35,000.
• 12:39 a.m. Tuesday - Marquel Gordon Blakemore, 39, Elkhart, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $10,250.
• 3:07 a.m. Tuesday - Darrin Jacob Karsner, 22, Charlestown, Ind., arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $1,250.
• 3:33 a.m. Tuesday - Cesar Robert Teapila, 22, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. No bond listed.
• 3:33 a.m. Tuesday - Ilana Marie Douglas, 22, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 4:15 a.m. Tuesday - David Russell Bauer, 45, of 11349 S. CR 100E, Claypool, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 5:26 p.m. Friday - CR 450N, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Briceon C. Reiter, 32, North Lakeridge Drive, Pierceton; Zachary Burke, 20, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Injury: Burke complained of back pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:22 a.m. Saturday - West Hepton Road, 350 feet west of North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Horse-and-buggy and a parcel delivery vehicle collided. Drivers: Erwin T. Mast, 46, North CR 900W, Nappanee; Carter T. Misener, 25, Elkhart. Injuries: Mast had a fracture/dislocation to the entire body; passenger in Mast’s vehicle, Timothy A. Mast, 20, North CR 900W, Nappanee, had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:01 p.m. Feb. 24 - Intersection of East Wawasee Drive and CR 1250N, Syracuse. Van-dump truck collision. Drivers: Daniel C. Anderson, 52, Shipshewana; Michael J. McCulloch, 27, North East Wawasee Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 10:14 p.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 15, 1,000 feet south of CR 950S, Silver Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Nathan Hill, 39, Columbia City. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:40 p.m. Thursday - 11273 N. Syracuse-Webster Road, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Angela J. Wright, 62, North Brown Street, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 9:13 a.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 400 block of South Park Avenue, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 9:51 p.m. Monday - A death investigation was opened in the 100 block of East Spring Street, Etna Green. KCSO.
• 10:47 p.m. Monday - Domestic battery with moderate bodily injury to a known pregnant woman was reported in the 500 block of South Union Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:53 a.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 3700 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:58 a.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 1500 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:20 p.m. Monday - Arvil Lee Colley IV, 29, Wolcottville, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 2:56 p.m. Monday - Alisha Rena Stanley, 45, of 3757 N. CR 900W, lot 88, Cromwell, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. No bond listed.
• 4:54 p.m. Monday - Cary Duane Walls, 51, of 210 S. Main St., #33, Etna Green, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $35,000.
• 12:39 a.m. Tuesday - Marquel Gordon Blakemore, 39, Elkhart, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $10,250.
• 3:07 a.m. Tuesday - Darrin Jacob Karsner, 22, Charlestown, Ind., arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $1,250.
• 3:33 a.m. Tuesday - Cesar Robert Teapila, 22, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. No bond listed.
• 3:33 a.m. Tuesday - Ilana Marie Douglas, 22, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 4:15 a.m. Tuesday - David Russell Bauer, 45, of 11349 S. CR 100E, Claypool, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 5:26 p.m. Friday - CR 450N, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Briceon C. Reiter, 32, North Lakeridge Drive, Pierceton; Zachary Burke, 20, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Injury: Burke complained of back pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:22 a.m. Saturday - West Hepton Road, 350 feet west of North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Horse-and-buggy and a parcel delivery vehicle collided. Drivers: Erwin T. Mast, 46, North CR 900W, Nappanee; Carter T. Misener, 25, Elkhart. Injuries: Mast had a fracture/dislocation to the entire body; passenger in Mast’s vehicle, Timothy A. Mast, 20, North CR 900W, Nappanee, had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:01 p.m. Feb. 24 - Intersection of East Wawasee Drive and CR 1250N, Syracuse. Van-dump truck collision. Drivers: Daniel C. Anderson, 52, Shipshewana; Michael J. McCulloch, 27, North East Wawasee Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 10:14 p.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 15, 1,000 feet south of CR 950S, Silver Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Nathan Hill, 39, Columbia City. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:40 p.m. Thursday - 11273 N. Syracuse-Webster Road, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Angela J. Wright, 62, North Brown Street, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 9:13 a.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 400 block of South Park Avenue, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 9:51 p.m. Monday - A death investigation was opened in the 100 block of East Spring Street, Etna Green. KCSO.
• 10:47 p.m. Monday - Domestic battery with moderate bodily injury to a known pregnant woman was reported in the 500 block of South Union Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:53 a.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 3700 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:58 a.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 1500 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.

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