Public Occurrences 03.29.25

March 29, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 7:36 a.m. Thursday - Jeany Angelys Vazquez-Colon, 33, of 1202 Wooster Road, #77, Winona Lake, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $2,50.
• Noon Thursday - Latrice Echols, 31, Gary, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $600.
• 12:33 p.m. Thursday - Marcus Brent LeMaster, 54, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #60, Warsaw, arrested for felony parole violation. No bond listed.
• 1:45 p.m. Thursday - Jayson Allen Garman, 48, Goshen, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear and on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 3:15 p.m. Thursday - Tyler Dean Reith, 28, of 201 E. Greenhaus Drive, #17, Syracuse, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:42 p.m. Thursday - Timothy Jacob McClurg, 35, Fort Wayne, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:02 p.m. Thursday - Jose B. Mendoza Martinez, 36, South Bend, arrested for identity deception. Bond: $5,750.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 10:02 a.m. Wednesday - Ind. 15, 250 feet north of Poor Drive, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Callie Wynn, 26, West Center Street, Warsaw; Christina S. Mullet, 49, Millersburg. Injury: Mullet complained of neck pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:30 a.m. Monday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and West Union Street, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit van, which left the scene. Remaining driver: Dennis E. Miller Jr., 64, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 6:38 a.m. Monday - East U.S. 30, 2,500 feet west of East Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Truck went into embankment and hit trees. Driver: James W. Falk, 68, Uniondale. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 6:19 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West Union Street, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole, crossed a ditch and came to rest in a field. Driver: Kevin K. Campbell, 45, Lagro. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:21 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of West Ind. 14 and South CR 700W, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Kyleigh N. Andrews, 41, South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:31 p.m. Wednesday - 701 Orthopedic Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Jane M. Teevan, 76, East Prestwick Road, Winona Lake; Shannon M. Johnson, 47, East Barrington Place, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 3:58 p.m. Wednesday - West CR 800S, 500 feet east of South CR 1200W, Akron. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Will H. Kelley, 17, South CR 925E, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North Walnut and East State streets, Etna Green. Two-car collision. Drivers: Dallas Richardson, 53, South Ind. 19, Etna Green; Lisa Wilson, 54, West Main Street, Atwood. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:26 a.m. Thursday - East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Lonnie L. Hughes, 61, East Holmes, Cromwell. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 12:43 p.m. Thursday - 1200 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Manda J. Vuittonet, 81, Simmons Street, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 3:25 p.m. Thursday - West CR 800S, 1,500 feet west of South CR 600W, Claypool. Car hit tree. Driver: Cheryl F. Harmon, 67, West CR 950S, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 12:05 p.m. Thursday - A death investigation was started in the 3900 block of Gussie Court, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:24 p.m. Thursday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 13400 block of North Main Street, Milford. KCSO.
• 2:47 p.m. Thursday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 2100 block of East Hendricks Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:47 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:55 p.m. Thursday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 400 block of Little League Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:55 p.m. Thursday - Distribution/possession of child pornography was reported in the 600 block of Walter Way, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:44 p.m. Thursday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 2100 block of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 1:30 a.m. Friday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 100 block of South CR 500E, Warsaw. KCSO.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 7:36 a.m. Thursday - Jeany Angelys Vazquez-Colon, 33, of 1202 Wooster Road, #77, Winona Lake, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $2,50.
• Noon Thursday - Latrice Echols, 31, Gary, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $600.
• 12:33 p.m. Thursday - Marcus Brent LeMaster, 54, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #60, Warsaw, arrested for felony parole violation. No bond listed.
• 1:45 p.m. Thursday - Jayson Allen Garman, 48, Goshen, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear and on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 3:15 p.m. Thursday - Tyler Dean Reith, 28, of 201 E. Greenhaus Drive, #17, Syracuse, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:42 p.m. Thursday - Timothy Jacob McClurg, 35, Fort Wayne, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:02 p.m. Thursday - Jose B. Mendoza Martinez, 36, South Bend, arrested for identity deception. Bond: $5,750.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 10:02 a.m. Wednesday - Ind. 15, 250 feet north of Poor Drive, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Callie Wynn, 26, West Center Street, Warsaw; Christina S. Mullet, 49, Millersburg. Injury: Mullet complained of neck pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:30 a.m. Monday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and West Union Street, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit van, which left the scene. Remaining driver: Dennis E. Miller Jr., 64, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 6:38 a.m. Monday - East U.S. 30, 2,500 feet west of East Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Truck went into embankment and hit trees. Driver: James W. Falk, 68, Uniondale. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 6:19 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West Union Street, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole, crossed a ditch and came to rest in a field. Driver: Kevin K. Campbell, 45, Lagro. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:21 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of West Ind. 14 and South CR 700W, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Kyleigh N. Andrews, 41, South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:31 p.m. Wednesday - 701 Orthopedic Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Jane M. Teevan, 76, East Prestwick Road, Winona Lake; Shannon M. Johnson, 47, East Barrington Place, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 3:58 p.m. Wednesday - West CR 800S, 500 feet east of South CR 1200W, Akron. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Will H. Kelley, 17, South CR 925E, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North Walnut and East State streets, Etna Green. Two-car collision. Drivers: Dallas Richardson, 53, South Ind. 19, Etna Green; Lisa Wilson, 54, West Main Street, Atwood. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:26 a.m. Thursday - East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Lonnie L. Hughes, 61, East Holmes, Cromwell. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 12:43 p.m. Thursday - 1200 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Manda J. Vuittonet, 81, Simmons Street, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 3:25 p.m. Thursday - West CR 800S, 1,500 feet west of South CR 600W, Claypool. Car hit tree. Driver: Cheryl F. Harmon, 67, West CR 950S, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 12:05 p.m. Thursday - A death investigation was started in the 3900 block of Gussie Court, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:24 p.m. Thursday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 13400 block of North Main Street, Milford. KCSO.
• 2:47 p.m. Thursday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 2100 block of East Hendricks Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:47 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:55 p.m. Thursday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 400 block of Little League Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:55 p.m. Thursday - Distribution/possession of child pornography was reported in the 600 block of Walter Way, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:44 p.m. Thursday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 2100 block of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 1:30 a.m. Friday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 100 block of South CR 500E, Warsaw. KCSO.


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