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.

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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