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NET 43 Arrests 26, With 8 Warrants OutstandingTwenty-six people were arrested throughout Kosciusko County on drug-related charges during the overnight hours of Wednesday and Thursday, with eight drug-related arrest warrants outstanding.
Kosciusko County Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET 43) made the arrests as part of Operation Jack-O-Lantern.
According to a news release from NET 43, after several months of covert surveillance and undercover operations, NET 43 and officers from multiple law enforcement agencies arrested:
• Julie Pierce, 49, Warsaw, count I: attempted trafficking with an inmate, Level 5 felony, $10,250 bond.
• Thomas Daniel Rensberger, 45, Warsaw, count I: dealing methamphetamine, Level 4 felony; count II: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony, $15,250 bond.
• Jason Spriggs, 39, North Manchester, count I: conspiring to commit trafficking with an inmate, Level 5 felony, $10,250 bond.
• Angela Rose Trager, 37, Warsaw, probation violation, count I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony, $5,250 bond.
• Crystal D. Butler, 44, Milford, count I: dealing methamphetamine, Level 4 felony; count II: dealing methamphetamine, Level 4 felony; count III: dealing methamphetamine, Level 5 felony; count IV: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count V: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count VI: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count VII: dealing methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, Level 3 felony; count VIII: dealing methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, Level 3 felony; count IX: dealing methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, Level 4 felony; count X: possession of methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, Level 5 felony; count XI: possession of methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, Level 5 felony; count XII: possession of methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, Level 5 felony, $20,250 bond.
•Christopher Eugene Konkle, 46, Warsaw, count I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; county II: possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony; count III: possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor; count IV: driving while suspended, Class A misdemeanor; count V: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor, $5,250 bond.
• Austin Lamarr McQuiller, 27, Warsaw, count I: dealing methamphetamine, Level 2 felony; count II: dealing methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, Level 3 felony; count III: possession of methamphetamine, Level 4 felony; count IV: possession of methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, Level 5 felony; $25,250 bond.
• Alan Leonard Foyle, 50, Syracuse, violation of probation, count I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count II: maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony; $5,250 bond.
• Kaylee D. McClain, 35, Goshen, count I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count II: possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor; count III: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; $5,250 bond.
• Jodi Kay McClain, 56, Syracuse, count I: maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony; count II: possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor; count III: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; $5,250 bond.
• Connie J. Slusher, 62, Warsaw, count I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count II: possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor; $5,250 bond.
• Nicole R. Grimmett, 38, Claypool, count I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count II: possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor; count III: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; $5,250 bond.
• Garland Goble, 55, Warsaw, count I: possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor; $500 cash bond.
• Eric Watkins, 26, homeless, count I: possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony; count II: visiting a common nuisance, Class C misdemeanor; $5,250 bond.
• Jonahlyn Quirk, 29, homeless, count I: possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony; count II: visiting a common nuisance, Class C misdemeanor; $5,250 bond.
• Latisha Hernandez, 27, Winona Lake, count I: visiting a common nuisance, Class C misdemeanor; $500 cash bond.
• Jason Wade, 39, Warsaw, warrant, probation violation, count I: resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor; count II: visiting a common nuisance, Class C misdemeanor, $500 cash bond.
• Michael Nelson, 34, Rochester, warrant for failure to appear with $5,000 bond, warrant for parole violation with no bond, count I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; $5,250 bond.
• Jamie Michelle McQuiller, 26, Warsaw, count I: maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony; count II: possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor; $5,250 bond.
• Katie Suzanne McCarty, 28, Warsaw, count I: driving while suspended, Class A misdemeanor; count II: possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor; count III: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; $600 bond.
• Sharon Eileen Tusing, 51, Warsaw, count I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count II: maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony; count III: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; $5,250 bond.
• Ian M. Rodden, 43, Goshen, count I: dealing methamphetamine, Level 4 felony; count II: dealing methamphetamine, Level 4 felony; count III: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count IV: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; $15,250 bond.
• Steven Gordon Roy Peddle, 26, Warsaw, count I: possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor; count II: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; $600 cash bond.
• Christopher Allen Niles, 19, Syracuse, count I: possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor; count II: possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor; count III: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; $500 cash bond.
• Mona Lisa Obando, 56, Syracuse, count I: dealing methamphetamine, Level 2 felony; count II: possession of methamphetamine, Level 3 felony; count III: maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony; count IV: possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor; count V: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; $25,250 bond.
• Scott Eugene Walter, 47, Pierceton, count I: dealing methamphetamine, Level 4 felony; count II: dealing methamphetamine, Level 4 felony; count III: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count IV: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; $15,250 bond.
Warrants
Warrants have been issued for the following people. If you know the location of any of the individuals, notify local law enforcement or contact the NET 43 tip line at NET43@kcgov.com or by telephone at 574-372-2494.
• Ridley Lee Brown, 42, Warsaw, count I: dealing methamphetamine, Level 2 felony; count II: possession of methamphetamine, Level 3 felony; count III: possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony; count IV: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; count V: habitual offender enhancement.; $26,000 bond.
• Nathan Hare, 26, Syracuse, possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; $500 cash bond.
• Tara Rae Holbrook, 37, Warsaw, count I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count II: driving while suspended, Class A misdemeanor; count III: possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor; count IV: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; count V: possession of marijuana with a prior conviction, Class A misdemeanor; $5,500 bond.
• Dennis Bradley, 32, Rochester, count I: attempted trafficking with an inmate, Level 5 felony; count II: possession of a legend drug, Level 6 felony; $10,250 bond.
• Ronald Allen Tackitt, 59, Syracuse, count I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 4 felony; count II: possession of methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, Level 3 felony; count III: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; $20,250 bond.
• Jesse Lee Lemaster, 40, Warsaw, county I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count II: possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony; count III: possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor; $5,250 bond.
• Gregory Keith Parks, 39, Milford; count I: possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; count II: maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony; $5,250 bond.
NET 43 is a collaborative law enforcement unit, consisting of officers from the Warsaw, Winona Lake, Pierceton and Mentone police departments, the Indiana State Police and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office. If you have information on suspicious drug activity, drug trafficking, or drug suspects; contact NET43 at NET43@kcgov.com or by telephone at 574-372-2494.
