Public Occurrences 03.19.25
March 19, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:01 p.m. Monday - Brittney A. Whitesell, 34, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $596.04.
• 1:40 p.m. Monday - Icy Mae Nine, 20, of 14 EMS B6A Lane, Leesburg, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 1:40 p.m. Monday - Michael Wayne Vinson Jr., 47, Ligonier, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,2500.
• 3:02 p.m. Monday - Kendi Jo Kennedy, 32, Allegan, Mich., arrested for theft. Bond: $7,500.
• 7:43 p.m. Monday - Joshua Lee Miller, 37, of 502 W. Brooklyn St., #163, Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.
• 10:23 p.m. Monday - Wendy Marie Martinez, 47, Indianapolis, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 12:14 a.m. Tuesday - Weston Eugene Bradley, 38, of 106 N. Washington St., #A, Pierceton, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $6,000.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 5:51 a.m. Friday - Intersection of East Center Street and South Park Avenue, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Teresa Cervantes, 51, Funk Street, Warsaw; Emily M. Mcilwain, 36, South Merry Estates Drive, Silver Lake. Injury: Mcilwain had minor bleeding to the face; Cervantes complained of head pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:29 p.m. Monday - Intersection of East Old U.S. 30 and U.S. 30, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Courtney M. Cosby, 39, East CR 150N, Pierceton; Jonathan I. Romero, 16, North West Street, Warsaw. Injury: A passenger in Romero’s vehicle, Jasmine Wadkins, 16, Huffman Street, Winona Lake, complained of head pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 8:56 p.m. March 11 - South Ind. 15, 100 feet north of West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. SUV hit deer. Driver: David L. Sherwood, 69, Mishawaka. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 8:15 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Levi Lee Road and Old Ind. 15, Leesburg. Truck hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: William E. Verhelst, 41, Whitehouse, Ohio. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:22 p.m. Friday - East Center Street, 310 feet west of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Melanie A. Martin, 43, West Nina Lane, Warsaw; Jeremy E. Kilgore, 38, North Crete Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:34 p.m. Friday - Ind. 15, 695 feet north of North Lyon Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Aiden K. Long, 18, South Paxton Drive, Warsaw; Miguel P. Perez, 17, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Alec A. Hinesley, 22, Huntington. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 8:35 p.m. Friday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and South Southwood Drive, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Jean A. Devore, 29, North Columbia Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:53 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 950W, Etna Green. Car hit deer. Driver: William Barton, 26, Sophie Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 2 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of Fox Farm Road and West Sycamore Road, Warsaw. Car hit guy wires from Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Rhashon Wells, 36, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 6:15 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Packerton Road and East CR 1200S, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Hagen S. Royer, 20, Converse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:57 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of South CR 700W and West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Car hit tree branch in road. Driver: Lillian K. Shepherd, 16, South CR 750W, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:51 p.m. Saturday - Hepler Drive, 50 feet south of Greenhill Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jennifer G. Logan, 36, Hepler Drive, Warsaw; Reuben J. Ferrell, 70, Allentown, Pa. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 8:30 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Ind. 13 and East CR 900S, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Issac P. Fox, 51, East McClintic Road, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 12:31 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of East Main and North Bronson streets, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Hannah A. Encinas, 24, East Clark Street, Warsaw; Stephanie M. Lewis, 31, South Main Street, Nappanee. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 1:32 p.m. Sunday - North CR 800W, 2,500 feet south of West CR 640N, Etna Green. Car went into embankment. Driver: Alexis D. Prescott, 28, North Summit Street, Nappanee. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 7:52 a.m. Monday - West Ind. 14, 200 feet west of South CR 200W, Silver Lake. Van hit deer. Driver: Hannah J. Whitaker, 29, Peru Road, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1 p.m. Monday - Intersection of Biomet Drive and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Denise P. Perry, 71, Ligonier; Donald M. Cox, 68, Ind. 14, Akron. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 7:09 a.m. Monday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 3100 block of East Wooster Road, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 10:34 a.m. Monday - A bicycle was reported in the 700 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:46 a.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 500 block of North Bay Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:04 a.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 400 block of West Porter Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:04 a.m. Monday - A trailer was reported in the 3100 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:32 p.m. Monday - Fraud was reported in the 900 block of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:49 p.m. Monday - Animal cruelty was reported in the 1900 block of Bay View Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:37 p.m. Monday - Misdemeanor battery was reported in the 600 block of North Parker Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:17 p.m. Monday - Domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 was reported in the 100 block of North Washington Street, Pierceton. Pierceton Police Department investigated.
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County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:01 p.m. Monday - Brittney A. Whitesell, 34, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $596.04.
• 1:40 p.m. Monday - Icy Mae Nine, 20, of 14 EMS B6A Lane, Leesburg, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 1:40 p.m. Monday - Michael Wayne Vinson Jr., 47, Ligonier, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,2500.
• 3:02 p.m. Monday - Kendi Jo Kennedy, 32, Allegan, Mich., arrested for theft. Bond: $7,500.
• 7:43 p.m. Monday - Joshua Lee Miller, 37, of 502 W. Brooklyn St., #163, Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600.
• 10:23 p.m. Monday - Wendy Marie Martinez, 47, Indianapolis, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 12:14 a.m. Tuesday - Weston Eugene Bradley, 38, of 106 N. Washington St., #A, Pierceton, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $6,000.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 5:51 a.m. Friday - Intersection of East Center Street and South Park Avenue, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Teresa Cervantes, 51, Funk Street, Warsaw; Emily M. Mcilwain, 36, South Merry Estates Drive, Silver Lake. Injury: Mcilwain had minor bleeding to the face; Cervantes complained of head pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:29 p.m. Monday - Intersection of East Old U.S. 30 and U.S. 30, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Courtney M. Cosby, 39, East CR 150N, Pierceton; Jonathan I. Romero, 16, North West Street, Warsaw. Injury: A passenger in Romero’s vehicle, Jasmine Wadkins, 16, Huffman Street, Winona Lake, complained of head pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 8:56 p.m. March 11 - South Ind. 15, 100 feet north of West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. SUV hit deer. Driver: David L. Sherwood, 69, Mishawaka. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 8:15 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Levi Lee Road and Old Ind. 15, Leesburg. Truck hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: William E. Verhelst, 41, Whitehouse, Ohio. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:22 p.m. Friday - East Center Street, 310 feet west of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Melanie A. Martin, 43, West Nina Lane, Warsaw; Jeremy E. Kilgore, 38, North Crete Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:34 p.m. Friday - Ind. 15, 695 feet north of North Lyon Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Aiden K. Long, 18, South Paxton Drive, Warsaw; Miguel P. Perez, 17, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Alec A. Hinesley, 22, Huntington. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 8:35 p.m. Friday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and South Southwood Drive, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Jean A. Devore, 29, North Columbia Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:53 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 950W, Etna Green. Car hit deer. Driver: William Barton, 26, Sophie Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 2 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of Fox Farm Road and West Sycamore Road, Warsaw. Car hit guy wires from Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Rhashon Wells, 36, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 6:15 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Packerton Road and East CR 1200S, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Hagen S. Royer, 20, Converse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:57 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of South CR 700W and West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Car hit tree branch in road. Driver: Lillian K. Shepherd, 16, South CR 750W, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:51 p.m. Saturday - Hepler Drive, 50 feet south of Greenhill Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jennifer G. Logan, 36, Hepler Drive, Warsaw; Reuben J. Ferrell, 70, Allentown, Pa. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 8:30 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Ind. 13 and East CR 900S, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Issac P. Fox, 51, East McClintic Road, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 12:31 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of East Main and North Bronson streets, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Hannah A. Encinas, 24, East Clark Street, Warsaw; Stephanie M. Lewis, 31, South Main Street, Nappanee. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 1:32 p.m. Sunday - North CR 800W, 2,500 feet south of West CR 640N, Etna Green. Car went into embankment. Driver: Alexis D. Prescott, 28, North Summit Street, Nappanee. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 7:52 a.m. Monday - West Ind. 14, 200 feet west of South CR 200W, Silver Lake. Van hit deer. Driver: Hannah J. Whitaker, 29, Peru Road, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1 p.m. Monday - Intersection of Biomet Drive and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Denise P. Perry, 71, Ligonier; Donald M. Cox, 68, Ind. 14, Akron. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 7:09 a.m. Monday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 3100 block of East Wooster Road, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 10:34 a.m. Monday - A bicycle was reported in the 700 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:46 a.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 500 block of North Bay Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:04 a.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 400 block of West Porter Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:04 a.m. Monday - A trailer was reported in the 3100 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:32 p.m. Monday - Fraud was reported in the 900 block of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:49 p.m. Monday - Animal cruelty was reported in the 1900 block of Bay View Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:37 p.m. Monday - Misdemeanor battery was reported in the 600 block of North Parker Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:17 p.m. Monday - Domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 was reported in the 100 block of North Washington Street, Pierceton. Pierceton Police Department investigated.