Public Occurrences 03.18.25

March 18, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 8:21 a.m. Friday - Nolan Thomas Ransome, 21, of 107½ E. Carroll St., Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $500.
• 2:25 a.m. Monday - John Paul McVey, 53, of 111 N. Huntington St., Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery with moderate bodily injury and possession of paraphernalia with a prior. No bond listed.
• 8:39 a.m. Monday - Amber Lee Wirsing, 33, of 519 W. Winona Ave., #8, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 8:55 a.m. Monday - David Castillejo Jr., 24, of 413 Chamberlaine Drive, Warsaw, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 10:02 a.m. Monday - Joseph Ernest Fansler, 24, Lakeville, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.

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.
• 5:03 p.m. March 10 - Intersection of West CR 900N and North CR 800W, Nappanee. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Dennis E. Mast, 65, South CR 950W, Mentone; Isaiah L. Springer, 44, Lakeland Drive, Warsaw; Steven A. Hollett, 63, Plymouth. Injuries: Mast complained of chest pain; Springer complained of neck pain; a passenger in Springer’s vehicle, Jacarah K. McDonald, 12, Lakeland Drive, Warsaw, complained of neck pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,0000. KCSO.
• 9:19 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of East CR 200S and East U.S. 30, Pierceton. Motorcycle left road. Driver: Duane Wade, 68, Columbia City. Injury: Wade complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:23 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Silveus Crossing, Warsaw. SUV-truck collision. Drivers: Fritznel Fleurimond, 30, Rattington Circle, Warsaw; Joseph C. Loster, 45, Joliet, Ill. Injury: Fleurimond complained of chest pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:46 a.m. March 2 - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 800N, Milford. Two-car collision. Drivers: Riley Harman, 18, East CR 900S, Claypool; Austin L. Myers, 21, Turkey Creek Drive, Milford. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 11:24 a.m. March 11 - West Crystal Lake Road, 2,000 feet east of South CR 400W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Todd A. Hartle, 58, South CR 400W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:38 p.m. March 11 - Intersection of South Ind. 25 and South CR 1150W, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Paul A. Renaud, 44, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:20 p.m. March 11 - 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Hayden J. Mullett, 23, Woodburn; Camden J. Lennox, 18, Widaman Street, Winona Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 6:05 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Armstrong Road and North CR 75E, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Cynthia Duncan, 53, North 1st Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:09 a.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 800 feet east of South CR 900E, Pierceton. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Chad N. Fulk, 46, Columbia City; Jordyn W. Koenemann, 41, Columbia City. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:32 a.m. Thursday - East Market Street, 156 feet east of South Hickory Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Kaiah G. Long, 18, South Woodland Trail, Warsaw; Ryan A. Riner, 33, North Arbutus Trail, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 8:21 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and U.S. 30 west off-ramp H, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: McKenzie L. Kimble, 21, East Longspur Lane, Warsaw; Jill D. Wilcox, 60, East CR 800N, North Manchester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 3:43 p.m. Thursday - 111 Canterbury Lane, Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle registered to Jose S. Lopez, South Warbler Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Petit F. Glanise, 32, St. Augustines Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 3:51 p.m. Thursday - South Union Street, 486 feet south of Godman Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Brent A. Blackburn, 33, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw; Kristine K. Schwenger, 55, West Walnut Street, Akron. Damage: $5,0000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:09 p.m. Saturday - 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Savannah Purdy, 16, Terrace Drive, Winona Lake; Bradley Otte, 48, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:55 a.m. Monday - West Center Street, 417 feet west of South Hand Avenue, Warsaw. SUV left roadway. Driver: Ian B. Meyer, 30, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 1:21 a.m. Sunday - An impaired driver was reported in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:23 a.m. Sunday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 1900 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:02 p.m. Sunday - Money was reported stolen in the 1800 block of East Walnut Street, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 11:04 a.m. Sunday - A habitual traffic violator was reported in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:34 p.m. Sunday - A traffic offense for a person being a habitual traffic offense was reported in the 100 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.



County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 8:21 a.m. Friday - Nolan Thomas Ransome, 21, of 107½ E. Carroll St., Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $500.
• 2:25 a.m. Monday - John Paul McVey, 53, of 111 N. Huntington St., Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery with moderate bodily injury and possession of paraphernalia with a prior. No bond listed.
• 8:39 a.m. Monday - Amber Lee Wirsing, 33, of 519 W. Winona Ave., #8, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 8:55 a.m. Monday - David Castillejo Jr., 24, of 413 Chamberlaine Drive, Warsaw, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 10:02 a.m. Monday - Joseph Ernest Fansler, 24, Lakeville, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.

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.
• 5:03 p.m. March 10 - Intersection of West CR 900N and North CR 800W, Nappanee. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Dennis E. Mast, 65, South CR 950W, Mentone; Isaiah L. Springer, 44, Lakeland Drive, Warsaw; Steven A. Hollett, 63, Plymouth. Injuries: Mast complained of chest pain; Springer complained of neck pain; a passenger in Springer’s vehicle, Jacarah K. McDonald, 12, Lakeland Drive, Warsaw, complained of neck pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,0000. KCSO.
• 9:19 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of East CR 200S and East U.S. 30, Pierceton. Motorcycle left road. Driver: Duane Wade, 68, Columbia City. Injury: Wade complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:23 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Silveus Crossing, Warsaw. SUV-truck collision. Drivers: Fritznel Fleurimond, 30, Rattington Circle, Warsaw; Joseph C. Loster, 45, Joliet, Ill. Injury: Fleurimond complained of chest pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:46 a.m. March 2 - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 800N, Milford. Two-car collision. Drivers: Riley Harman, 18, East CR 900S, Claypool; Austin L. Myers, 21, Turkey Creek Drive, Milford. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 11:24 a.m. March 11 - West Crystal Lake Road, 2,000 feet east of South CR 400W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Todd A. Hartle, 58, South CR 400W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:38 p.m. March 11 - Intersection of South Ind. 25 and South CR 1150W, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Paul A. Renaud, 44, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:20 p.m. March 11 - 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Hayden J. Mullett, 23, Woodburn; Camden J. Lennox, 18, Widaman Street, Winona Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 6:05 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Armstrong Road and North CR 75E, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Cynthia Duncan, 53, North 1st Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:09 a.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 800 feet east of South CR 900E, Pierceton. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Chad N. Fulk, 46, Columbia City; Jordyn W. Koenemann, 41, Columbia City. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:32 a.m. Thursday - East Market Street, 156 feet east of South Hickory Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Kaiah G. Long, 18, South Woodland Trail, Warsaw; Ryan A. Riner, 33, North Arbutus Trail, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 8:21 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and U.S. 30 west off-ramp H, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: McKenzie L. Kimble, 21, East Longspur Lane, Warsaw; Jill D. Wilcox, 60, East CR 800N, North Manchester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 3:43 p.m. Thursday - 111 Canterbury Lane, Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle registered to Jose S. Lopez, South Warbler Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Petit F. Glanise, 32, St. Augustines Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 3:51 p.m. Thursday - South Union Street, 486 feet south of Godman Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Brent A. Blackburn, 33, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw; Kristine K. Schwenger, 55, West Walnut Street, Akron. Damage: $5,0000-$10,000. WPD.
• 6:09 p.m. Saturday - 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Savannah Purdy, 16, Terrace Drive, Winona Lake; Bradley Otte, 48, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:55 a.m. Monday - West Center Street, 417 feet west of South Hand Avenue, Warsaw. SUV left roadway. Driver: Ian B. Meyer, 30, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 1:21 a.m. Sunday - An impaired driver was reported in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:23 a.m. Sunday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 1900 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:02 p.m. Sunday - Money was reported stolen in the 1800 block of East Walnut Street, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 11:04 a.m. Sunday - A habitual traffic violator was reported in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:34 p.m. Sunday - A traffic offense for a person being a habitual traffic offense was reported in the 100 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.



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