A Warsaw teen-ager is being held in the Kosciusko County Jail on a weapons charge after he allegedly stole guns from his grandfather's home. Chase Allen Elder, 17, of 3160 N.Stoneburner Road, was booked into the KCJ at 7:20 p.m.Thursday and is being held on $10,000 bond.He is charged with dangerous possession of a gun, burglary and theft.The weapons charge is an automatic waiver to adult court for juveniles who are at least 16 years old when the crime is committed. According to court documents, Elder and another juvenile broke into the home of Truman Yoder on Sept.23 and took a stereo, a black powder rifle and a .22-caliber rifle and later sold the items. Yoder is Elder's grandfather. Charges are pending in juvenile court against the other suspect, authorities said.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016