Gunfire In Apartment Leads To Charges Against Warsaw Man
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
A Warsaw man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly firing two shots in his apartment in December that went through the walls into a neighbor’s residence.
Harry George Crosser, 63, of 3100 Frontage Road, #35, Warsaw, was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 9:09 a.m. Wednesday for criminal recklessness – aggressive driving resulting in serious injury. His preliminary bond was set at $5,250.
Court documents filed Feb. 15 list the counts against Crosser as criminal recklessness while armed with a deadly weapon, a level 6 felony; and carrying a handgun without a license, a Class A misdemeanor.
On Dec. 8, Warsaw Police Officer Joel Dobbins responded to a report of shots fired inside a residence (address not released). When he arrived, he spoke with the apartment complex maintenance person who said a resident found a bullet hole in her wall and ceiling that came from another apartment, according to the court documents.
The maintenance man went to the other apartment door and used his key to enter and check on Crosser’s welfare. Upon entering, he found a spent bullet casing on the floor and a bullet hole in the wall.
Dobbins spoke with the tenant who said she found a bullet hole in her north wall of her living room and another bullet hole in the ceiling.
WPD officer Ross Minear spoke with another neighbor who said she had been in Crosser’s apartment earlier and had seen a handgun inside his apartment.
On Dec. 8, Crosser was involved in an traffic accident in Kosciusko County. While officers were conducting the accident investigation, they saw a handgun inside the vehicle. During a search, officers opened the passenger door and an unholstered Ruger 9mm luger caliber semi automatic handgun fell out. .
Police also searched his apartment and found a 9 mm casing and saw a bullet hole in the living room wall that would have entered his neighbor’s residence, court documents state.
In speaking to Coble, Crosser allegedly admitted he had a Ruger 9 mm handgun and that handgun was with him in the vehicle when he had the accident. He said he bought the gun on Dec. 2 and it’s been in his possession at all times.
He said he could not recall firing the handgun inside his apartment.
The Indiana State Police confirmed Crosser did not possess a valid permit to carry a handgun, according to the probable cause affidavit.
A lab test determined the bullet and casing were fired by Crosser’s gun.
