Public Occurrences 05.02.25

May 2, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 6:40 a.m. Wednesday - Ross Holden Malott, 37, Rochester, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 11:30 a.m. Wednesday - Kevin Anthony Jackson, 25, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 3:01 p.m. Wednesday - Norman L. McCord, 68, of 1692 E. CR 200N, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:11 p.m. Wednesday - Denise Marie Drapper-Nemeth, 55, Niles, Mich., arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 5:33 p.m. Wednesday - Dallas Blake Spall, 43, of 10 EMS T42B Lane, #10, Leesburg, arrested for being a lifetime habitual traffic violator. No bond set.
• 6:10 p.m. Wednesday - Casey Wade Collins, 40, Fort Wayne, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $7,500.
• 10:52 a.m. Thursday - Zackery Alexander Drudge, 32, Huntington, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.
• 1:11 p.m. Thursday - Dewayne Joseph Yoder, 59, Bristol, arrested for operating a motorboat while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 1:49 p.m. Thursday - Justin Wayde Siede, 33, of 9752 S. Pheasant Place, Claypool, arrested for invasion of privacy. No bond listed.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 3 p.m. April 24 - North Ind. 13, 1,000 feet south of East CR 150N, Pierceton. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Jada Baker, 17, New Paris; Lonnie Bolinger, 61, West High Street, Syracuse. Injury: Bolinger complained of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
•4:20 a.m. April 24 - Ind. 15, 500 feet south of East CR 600N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Phillip Fink, 42, North Antler Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:20 p.m. April 24 - North Parks Schram Road, 400 feet south of North CR 100W, Warsaw. Car hit guardrail. Driver: Angel E. Ramirez, 18, North CR 520W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:36 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 200S and South Tinkey Road, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Jon M. Scott, 52, 13th Trail, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 11:14 a.m. Friday - CR 350N, 300 feet east of Airport Road, Warsaw. SUV-truck collision. Drivers: Dawnitta M. Trafan, 49, East Epworth Forest, North Webster; Michael W. McDaniled, 25, Indianapolis. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:03 p.m. Friday - North CR 100E, 300 feet north of East Lantern Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Brandon Eber, 29, address not listed; Tiffanie R. McMichael, 36, Bristol. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:47 p.m. Friday - East CR 500N, 750 feet east of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Pickup hit mailbox. Driver: Ethan P. Hardy, 23, Chamberlin Drive, South Whitley. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

Incidents
• 8:48 a.m. Tuesday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 3100 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 10:13 a.m. Tuesday - Fraud was reported in the 700 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:52 p.m. Tuesday - Misdemeanor battery was reported in the 200 block of East Greenhaus Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 7:11 p.m. Tuesday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:43 p.m. Tuesday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:22 a.m. Wednesday - An iPhone was reported found in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:56 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine in the 100 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8 p.m. Wednesday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 900 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:25 a.m. Thursday - A domestic complaint was reported in the 700 block of Bartol Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 6:40 a.m. Wednesday - Ross Holden Malott, 37, Rochester, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 11:30 a.m. Wednesday - Kevin Anthony Jackson, 25, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.
• 3:01 p.m. Wednesday - Norman L. McCord, 68, of 1692 E. CR 200N, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:11 p.m. Wednesday - Denise Marie Drapper-Nemeth, 55, Niles, Mich., arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 5:33 p.m. Wednesday - Dallas Blake Spall, 43, of 10 EMS T42B Lane, #10, Leesburg, arrested for being a lifetime habitual traffic violator. No bond set.
• 6:10 p.m. Wednesday - Casey Wade Collins, 40, Fort Wayne, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $7,500.
• 10:52 a.m. Thursday - Zackery Alexander Drudge, 32, Huntington, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.
• 1:11 p.m. Thursday - Dewayne Joseph Yoder, 59, Bristol, arrested for operating a motorboat while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 1:49 p.m. Thursday - Justin Wayde Siede, 33, of 9752 S. Pheasant Place, Claypool, arrested for invasion of privacy. No bond listed.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 3 p.m. April 24 - North Ind. 13, 1,000 feet south of East CR 150N, Pierceton. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Jada Baker, 17, New Paris; Lonnie Bolinger, 61, West High Street, Syracuse. Injury: Bolinger complained of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
•4:20 a.m. April 24 - Ind. 15, 500 feet south of East CR 600N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Phillip Fink, 42, North Antler Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:20 p.m. April 24 - North Parks Schram Road, 400 feet south of North CR 100W, Warsaw. Car hit guardrail. Driver: Angel E. Ramirez, 18, North CR 520W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:36 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 200S and South Tinkey Road, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Jon M. Scott, 52, 13th Trail, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 11:14 a.m. Friday - CR 350N, 300 feet east of Airport Road, Warsaw. SUV-truck collision. Drivers: Dawnitta M. Trafan, 49, East Epworth Forest, North Webster; Michael W. McDaniled, 25, Indianapolis. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:03 p.m. Friday - North CR 100E, 300 feet north of East Lantern Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Brandon Eber, 29, address not listed; Tiffanie R. McMichael, 36, Bristol. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:47 p.m. Friday - East CR 500N, 750 feet east of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Pickup hit mailbox. Driver: Ethan P. Hardy, 23, Chamberlin Drive, South Whitley. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

Incidents
• 8:48 a.m. Tuesday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 3100 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 10:13 a.m. Tuesday - Fraud was reported in the 700 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:52 p.m. Tuesday - Misdemeanor battery was reported in the 200 block of East Greenhaus Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 7:11 p.m. Tuesday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:43 p.m. Tuesday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:22 a.m. Wednesday - An iPhone was reported found in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:56 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine in the 100 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8 p.m. Wednesday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 900 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:25 a.m. Thursday - A domestic complaint was reported in the 700 block of Bartol Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

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