Public Occurrences 03.26.25

March 26, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:43 p.m. Saturday - Jasmin Marisol Triana, 22, Goshen, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 3:20 p.m. Sunday - Darian Jamal Easley, 29, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $7,500.
• 3:44 a.m. Monday - Joseph Benjamin Williams, 47, of 2119 E. Hendricks St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. No bond set.
• 8:22 a.m. Monday - Sarah Catherine Stout, 34, of 603 S. Morton St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 11:15 a.m. Monday - Scott Andrew Shideler, 53, Huntington, arrested for contempt. Bond: $2,000.
• 11:42 a.m. Monday - Emily Velazquez, 24, of 1409 Lakeview Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 4:35 p.m. Monday - Ernesto Constanza, 40, of 714 W. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for making a false identity statement and on a warrant. Bond: $600.
• 6:42 p.m. Monday - William G. Poe Jr., 40, of 512 W. Jackson St., Mentone, arrested for contempt. Bond: $1,250.
• 9:07 p.m. Monday - Matthew Howard Cook, 39, of 1740 S. CR 1400E, Akron, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 10:12 p.m. Monday - Devyon Jalil Baldwin, 24, Kalamazoo, Mich., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 7:56 a.m. Tuesday - Amanda Lynn Carr, 36, of 321 S. High St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:50 a.m. Tuesday - Lydon John Smith, 40, of 4441 N. Aspen Drive, Warsaw, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $1,750.

Personal Injuries
Accidents
• 7:07 a.m. Friday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Minivan-pickup collision. Drivers: Arnold G. Booker, 46, Valparaiso; Jorge A. Eqsuivel Solorio, 34, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Booker complained of back pain; Eqsuivel Solorio complained of neck pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 6:31 a.m. Monday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jill Wertenberger, 61, South CR 50W, Claypool; Jose M. Jimenez, 63, East Rochester Street, Akron. Injury: Wertenberger complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 8:06 p.m. Monday - Intersection of East Main and North Bronson streets, Warsaw. SUV-van collision. Drivers: Tara R. Petrusch, 51, Bluewater Drive, Warsaw; Bill J. Compton, 56, North Union Street, Warsaw. Injury: A passenger in Compton’s vehicle, Sherry Compton, 55, North Union Street, Warsaw, complained of a loose tooth. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:36 p.m. March 18 - 727 Ind. 15, Warsaw. SUV hit concrete base of light pole. Driver: Sara L. Hollar, 40, West CR 600N, Leesburg. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 11:24 a.m. Friday - East U.S. 30, 250 feet west of Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Xavier D. Head, 18, Guttenberg, Iowa; Elizabeth A. Dausman, 69, North CR 1000E, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 8:28 p.m. Friday - Ind. 15, 536 feet north of Boydston Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Chelsea S. McIntire, 33, Floyds Knobs; Tammy R. Grant, 63, North CR 650W, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 12:24 p.m. Saturday - East Smith Street, 70 feet east of South Wood Street, Warsaw. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Adam M. Wood, 45, Fairlane Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 12:30 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Plaza Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jama J. Gaerte, 50, Lakeside Drive, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:29 p.m. Sunday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Alfonso Canchola, 60, North CR 175E, Warsaw; Chelsea M. Walden, 34, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:48 p.m. Sunday - 2865 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Mary C. Parr, 75, Avalon Court, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 8:59 p.m. Monday - A person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension was arrested in the 600 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:45 p.m. Monday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 2400 block of North CR 100E, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:58 a.m. Tuesday - A person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish was arrested in the 3200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:43 p.m. Saturday - Jasmin Marisol Triana, 22, Goshen, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 3:20 p.m. Sunday - Darian Jamal Easley, 29, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $7,500.
• 3:44 a.m. Monday - Joseph Benjamin Williams, 47, of 2119 E. Hendricks St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. No bond set.
• 8:22 a.m. Monday - Sarah Catherine Stout, 34, of 603 S. Morton St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 11:15 a.m. Monday - Scott Andrew Shideler, 53, Huntington, arrested for contempt. Bond: $2,000.
• 11:42 a.m. Monday - Emily Velazquez, 24, of 1409 Lakeview Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 4:35 p.m. Monday - Ernesto Constanza, 40, of 714 W. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for making a false identity statement and on a warrant. Bond: $600.
• 6:42 p.m. Monday - William G. Poe Jr., 40, of 512 W. Jackson St., Mentone, arrested for contempt. Bond: $1,250.
• 9:07 p.m. Monday - Matthew Howard Cook, 39, of 1740 S. CR 1400E, Akron, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 10:12 p.m. Monday - Devyon Jalil Baldwin, 24, Kalamazoo, Mich., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 7:56 a.m. Tuesday - Amanda Lynn Carr, 36, of 321 S. High St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 9:50 a.m. Tuesday - Lydon John Smith, 40, of 4441 N. Aspen Drive, Warsaw, arrested for manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $1,750.

Personal Injuries
Accidents
• 7:07 a.m. Friday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Minivan-pickup collision. Drivers: Arnold G. Booker, 46, Valparaiso; Jorge A. Eqsuivel Solorio, 34, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Booker complained of back pain; Eqsuivel Solorio complained of neck pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 6:31 a.m. Monday - Intersection of North Ind. 15 and Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jill Wertenberger, 61, South CR 50W, Claypool; Jose M. Jimenez, 63, East Rochester Street, Akron. Injury: Wertenberger complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 8:06 p.m. Monday - Intersection of East Main and North Bronson streets, Warsaw. SUV-van collision. Drivers: Tara R. Petrusch, 51, Bluewater Drive, Warsaw; Bill J. Compton, 56, North Union Street, Warsaw. Injury: A passenger in Compton’s vehicle, Sherry Compton, 55, North Union Street, Warsaw, complained of a loose tooth. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:36 p.m. March 18 - 727 Ind. 15, Warsaw. SUV hit concrete base of light pole. Driver: Sara L. Hollar, 40, West CR 600N, Leesburg. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 11:24 a.m. Friday - East U.S. 30, 250 feet west of Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Xavier D. Head, 18, Guttenberg, Iowa; Elizabeth A. Dausman, 69, North CR 1000E, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 8:28 p.m. Friday - Ind. 15, 536 feet north of Boydston Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Chelsea S. McIntire, 33, Floyds Knobs; Tammy R. Grant, 63, North CR 650W, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 12:24 p.m. Saturday - East Smith Street, 70 feet east of South Wood Street, Warsaw. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Adam M. Wood, 45, Fairlane Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 12:30 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Plaza Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jama J. Gaerte, 50, Lakeside Drive, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:29 p.m. Sunday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Alfonso Canchola, 60, North CR 175E, Warsaw; Chelsea M. Walden, 34, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:48 p.m. Sunday - 2865 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Mary C. Parr, 75, Avalon Court, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 8:59 p.m. Monday - A person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension was arrested in the 600 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:45 p.m. Monday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 2400 block of North CR 100E, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:58 a.m. Tuesday - A person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish was arrested in the 3200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

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