Public Occurrences 05.15.2025
May 15, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:15 p.m. Tuesday - Terra E. Sellers, 43, of 7576 W. Person Road, Warsaw, arrested for felony battery causing serious bodily injury. No bond listed.
• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday - Geoffrey Allen Brooks Jr., 28, Fort Wayne, arrested for dealing cocaine or narcotic drug and neglect of dependant/child violations. Bond: $25,250.
• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday - Brianna Monique Vasquez, 24, Fort Wayne, arrested for neglect of a dependent/child violations and possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 9:41 a.m. May 6 - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Main Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Paige D. Schuler, 30, Wabash; Mallory B. Daughenbaugh, 27, South Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 11:34 a.m. Friday - Intersection of East Patterson Road and Heritage Lane, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Melissa K. Swing, 50, Buck Trail, Warsaw; Keegan M. Lawless, 42 Chicago; Deborah A. Nicol, 72, Woodcliff Drive, Warsaw. Injuries: Swing complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain; Lawless complained of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:40 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 25 and South Indiana Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Liliana Vargos, 16, East Main Street, Warsaw; Benjamin L. Alspaugh, 29, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Injury: A passenger in Vargas’ vehicle, John D. Marroquin, 16, West Broadway Street, Etna Green, had minor bleeding to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 2:40 p.m. May 6 - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Gilliam Drive, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Truman Messer, 63, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Perry L. Tomei, 60, Churubusco. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:14 p.m. May 6 - Intersection of East Center Street and Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Patricia Combs, 46, Wexford Place, Warsaw; Augusta A. Garr, 22, R2B Lane, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:46 a.m. May 8 - 1777 W. Center St., Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jovani Cervantes, 20, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Mikayla A. Suchyna, 25, Tippecanoe. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:40 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Commerce Drive and U.S. 30, Warsaw. SUV-truck collision. Drivers: Natarajan Nagappan, 39, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw; Brett A. Young, 46, East CR 900N, North Manchester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:39 p.m. Saturday - 1000 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Deborah K. Vanator, 76, Munster: Philip S. Johnston, 43, Sally Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,5000. WPD.
Incidents
• 3:10 a.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of hypodermic syringe or needle and invasion of privacy in the 300 block of North Main Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 12:26 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for public intoxication by alcohol in the 3300 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:15 p.m. Tuesday - Terra E. Sellers, 43, of 7576 W. Person Road, Warsaw, arrested for felony battery causing serious bodily injury. No bond listed.
• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday - Geoffrey Allen Brooks Jr., 28, Fort Wayne, arrested for dealing cocaine or narcotic drug and neglect of dependant/child violations. Bond: $25,250.
• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday - Brianna Monique Vasquez, 24, Fort Wayne, arrested for neglect of a dependent/child violations and possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 9:41 a.m. May 6 - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Main Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Paige D. Schuler, 30, Wabash; Mallory B. Daughenbaugh, 27, South Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 11:34 a.m. Friday - Intersection of East Patterson Road and Heritage Lane, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Melissa K. Swing, 50, Buck Trail, Warsaw; Keegan M. Lawless, 42 Chicago; Deborah A. Nicol, 72, Woodcliff Drive, Warsaw. Injuries: Swing complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain; Lawless complained of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:40 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 25 and South Indiana Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Liliana Vargos, 16, East Main Street, Warsaw; Benjamin L. Alspaugh, 29, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Injury: A passenger in Vargas’ vehicle, John D. Marroquin, 16, West Broadway Street, Etna Green, had minor bleeding to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 2:40 p.m. May 6 - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Gilliam Drive, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Truman Messer, 63, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Perry L. Tomei, 60, Churubusco. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:14 p.m. May 6 - Intersection of East Center Street and Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Patricia Combs, 46, Wexford Place, Warsaw; Augusta A. Garr, 22, R2B Lane, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:46 a.m. May 8 - 1777 W. Center St., Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jovani Cervantes, 20, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Mikayla A. Suchyna, 25, Tippecanoe. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:40 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Commerce Drive and U.S. 30, Warsaw. SUV-truck collision. Drivers: Natarajan Nagappan, 39, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw; Brett A. Young, 46, East CR 900N, North Manchester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:39 p.m. Saturday - 1000 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Deborah K. Vanator, 76, Munster: Philip S. Johnston, 43, Sally Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,5000. WPD.
Incidents
• 3:10 a.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of hypodermic syringe or needle and invasion of privacy in the 300 block of North Main Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 12:26 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for public intoxication by alcohol in the 3300 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.