Pubilc Occurrences 3.15

County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Public Occurrences 8.06.09

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Public Occurrences 6.23.2012

Suspects' Arrests Bring Leads In Other Crimes

OSWEGO - The Kosciusko County Sheriff Department's arrest of two men for stealing from an Oswego laundromat Wednesday has led to leads in several recent crimes. Booked into Kosciusko County Jail Wednesday morning were Christopher Delbert East, 19, of 409 EMS T26 Lane, Leesburg, and Bradley Donald Smith, 19, same address.Both were charged with theft from a coin machine and held without bond. KCSD deputies responded to a call from an employee of Oswego Laundry reporting two men stealing from a coin-operated soap dispenser at 7 a.m.Wednesday.Upon arrival the deputies apprehended Smith and East. In searching the suspects' car police found a Motorola radio with a Warsaw Holiday Inn employee's name on the back.The radio led police to connect Smith and East with $7,000 in damage that occurred at the Holiday Inn on Sunday. The suspects allegedly damaged the facilty and stole the two-way radio and a portable stereo.

Judge Mulls Fisher's Bond

Whether Jason Fisher will remain in jail or be released on bond was taken under advisement Friday and will be decided as soon as possible. Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Rex Reed said he wants to review the cases cited by Kosciusko County Prosecutor Charles Waggoner and court-appointed defense attorney, Michael Miner, in support ot their arguments. Miner said bond should be set in the burglary and theft charges against Fisher, 23, of Millersburg.Those charges stem from a December 2000 theft of more than $100,000 worth of vehicles from Rice Ford in Warsaw.Three other men already have been sentenced for their role in the burglary. Fisher also is being held on a charge of murder in the Jan.15, 2001, shooting death of Kathy Vroman, 48, of Milford. Fisher did not appear in court for the hearing.

Bond Denied For Fisher

Jason Fisher will remain in jail while he awaits trial on a murder charge. Fisher, 22, of Middlebury, testified briefly during a hearing Wednesday in Kosciusko Circuit Court regarding whether he could find employment if he was released on bond. Judge Rex Reed denied Fisher's request for bond to be set, saying that the burden of proof was on the defense to show that the offense should be bailable.Reed ruled the presumption of support for the probable cause affidavit was strong based on evidence presented during the hearing. Reed previously denied defense requests for a change of venue in the case or to choose jurors from outside Kosciusko County. During Wednesday's hourlong hearing, the court also heard testimony from Fisher's minister, Milford Town Marshal Dave Hobbs and Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department Detective Travis Marsh.

Guilty Pleas Entered From Indictments

Two of six people indicted in 2001 by a Kosciusko County grand jury have pleaded guilty in Kosciusko Circuit Court to charges pending against them. Kurt Owens of Silver Lake, admitted taking money collected through South Central Emergency Medical Service for victims of the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department received a Crime Stoppers tip in September 2001 indicating there was a possible mishandling of money by Owens, the then-director of SCEMS, and monitored the situation for a short time before the investigation became full-blown. SCEMS conducted a fund-raiser after the Sept.11, 2001, tragedies and collected more than $6,000 for the National Police and Fire Disaster Relief Fund.When Owens was questioned about a receipt for the money, he allegedly provided false documentation, including a nonexistent address for where the money was to be sent. Sentencing on the theft charge is set for June 2.

Public Occurrences 9.6.08

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Public Occurrences 2.11.12

 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail

Public Occurrences 4.11.2012

Public Occurrences 6.10.08

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Court Briefs 3.17

The following people recently were sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court and Superior Court I.

Public Occurrences 10.5.09

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Public Occurrences 8.18.10

County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Suspect In Odometer Tampering Surrenders, Booked At County Jail

The Warsaw man accused of odometer fraud and other charges turned himself in to police Thursday morning. Chad Allan Gottschalk, 38, of 2028 Maple Run, Warsaw, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 11:30 a.m.Thursday on one count of felony theft and four counts of forgery.His bond was set at $40,000. Gottschalk's wife, Karen Gottschalk, 37, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail Wednesday at 1:14 p.m.on two counts of check forgery.Her bond was set at $20,000. Chad Gottschalk may face up to 15 counts of forgery (Class C felony), four counts of theft (Class D felony) and four counts of odometer altering/odometer fraud (Class D felony). The Gottschalks allegedly purchased luxury vehicles with high mileage then turned back the odometers or replaced the odometers with one purchased on the Internet or in a junkyard. Once the odometers were altered or replaced, the vehicles were sold for nearly 100 percent profit.

Two Arrested After Break-In On Winona

Two Warsaw men were arrested this morning for allegedly breaking into a business on Winona Avenue. Shortly after 3 a.m.today, Justin Andrew Chalmers, 19, of 319 S.Indiana St., Warsaw, and Brock Anthony Obrien, 20, of 701 W.Winona Avenue, Warsaw, both were arrested on charges of burglary to a business, theft from a business and theft/receiving stolen property.Both are being held in the Kosciusko County Jail on bonds of $5,000. The men allegedly broke into and stole items from Paradise Pawn Shop on Winona Avenue. According to a report from the Warsaw Police Department, an officer saw two men on bicycles dressed in dark clothing early this morning.When the officer asked the men what they were doing, they reportedly said they were going to pick up a woman.Later when asked what the tools were for, the men said they had been fixing a car. The men had screwdriver, a pry bar, a flashlight, knives and bolt cutters in their possession when the officer stopped them.

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Arson Charges Filed Against Teen In Church Fire

Arson charges were filed Tuesday against the suspect in the Leesburg Grace Brethren Church fire. Timothy Grevenstuk, 17, of Leesburg, was charged with arson and burglary, two Class A felonies; Class C felony burglary; and theft and attempted theft, both Class D felonies. According to Kosciusko County Prosecutor David Kolbe, the charges were filed in Kosciusko Superior Court I, Juvenile Division, as a result of an investigation by the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, agents from Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The fire that occurred in the early morning hours of July 22 destroyed the newer part of the church and gutted the historic half.No one was injured in the blaze, and police at the time said they believed it was started in the basement sometime around midnight.

Teens Held In Thefts Of Four Motorcycles

Four stolen motorcycles were recovered Monday morning and two juveniles were taken into custody for the thefts. Randy Weaver, 17, Sunday Lane, Winona Lake, and Brett A.Robbins, 15, EMS C 24 Lane, Warsaw, were taken into custody Monday morning by the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department. The sheriff's department received a call from a man who reportedly saw two men in a field along CR 200N with two new motorcycles.The description of the motorcycles fit those of two stolen from Lake City Honda on Sept.2. While sheriff's officers investigated the field, two males were found riding a four-wheeler on CR 325E.The two juveniles were identified as Weaver and Robbins.A police check on the four-wheeler showed it was stolen.Both juveniles were taken into custody.

Bust Nets 6

Five adults and one juvenile were arrested Thursday as the result of an investigation into illegal drugs in Kosciusko County. Police also confiscated a stolen handgun; more than $6,000 in cash; a quarter pound of marijuana; a quarter pound of a substance believed to be methamphetamine; suspected forgeries of Social Security cards, alien identification cards and drivers' licenses; two cars; and other possible stolen items believed to be related to area burglaries. Fernando Ramirez, 26, of 10 Henderson Drive, Warsaw, is being held with no bond in Kosciusko County Jail and is charged with dealing marijuana and felony theft. Refugio Rico, 18, also of 10 Henderson Drive, was charged with maintaining a common nuisance and felony theft and is being held with no bond.