Man Jailed for June Incident With Teen NAPPANEE – A Nappanee man is in jail and is accused of engaging in a sexual act with a 14-year-old girl.
Lloyd Allen Slabaugh Jr., 22, of 71915 CR 3, Nappanee, was booked into Kosciusko County Jail on a charge of sexual misconduct and held on $5,000 bond.
The arrest comes from a June 1 incident where a 14-year-old girl told police Slabaugh coerced her into a sex act.
A probable cause affidavit from the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office says the girl had known Slabaugh for several months and often would text with him.
On the night of June 1, the victim was spending the night at a friend’s place when they snuck out and called Slabaugh to pick them up so they could “cruise.”
According to the probable cause affidavit, the girl was asked by Slabaugh what was in it for him and he asked if he could have sex with her.
After picking up the two children, Slabaugh then is alleged to have tried putting his hand down the victim’s pants and then she performed a sexual act on him.
Slabaugh told investigators that the victim did perform the sexual act on him but that he told her before and after the incident that she was too young. Ohio Man Nabbed on 6-Year-Old Warrant Local officers picked up an Ohio man Wednesday on a six-year-old warrant in Kosciusko County.
The same man also has the attention of immigration officials.
Francisco Javier Esparza, 29, Columbus, Ohio, was moved from an Ohio jail to Kosciusko County Jail after police in Ohio saw that Esparza had two warrants out for his arrest.
The warrants were issued on Esparza for dealing cocaine and failure to appear, both felonies.
Esparza was observed by police selling cocaine to a confidential informant June 14, 2005.
According to police, Esparza had fled Indiana as officers were applying for an arrest warrant.
While Esparza was booked on a $10,000 bond, he will remain in jail until Immigration Customs Enforcement Officer have a chance to talk with Esparza.
The federal agency put a no-bond hold on Esparza. Man Arrested for Dealing Prescription Drugs Tyson James Montague, 21, of 434 S. Harding St., Warsaw, was booked into Kosciusko County Jail at 4:54 p.m. Wednesday and is being held on a $10,000 bond for a charge of dealing a controlled substance.
Montague had previously been arrested after dealing prescription medication to an undercover Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officer in 2011.
As a condition of his probation, Montague was required to live at a rehabilitation center in Warsaw.
After failing a random drug test, the charge he was originally arrested on was refiled as he violated his probation.
Police Investigating Attempted Arson Warsaw police and fire department were called out to a vacant home on Lyon Street in Warsaw Wednesday for what police are currently calling an attempted arson.
The incident remains under investigation, but around 2:26 p.m. Wednesday, police and fire crews were called to 509 Lyon St.
According to Warsaw police, the home is vacant and windows and doors are boarded up.
A passerby reported seeing a fire coming from the home.
Anyone with information regarding the fire should call the Warsaw Police Department at 574-372-9515.
