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Public Occurrences 02.01.20

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 10:24 a.m. Thursday - Jacob Bonds Honea, 25, of 4535 N. Ind. 13, Leesburg, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.

• 10:31 a.m. Thursday - Charles Lester Skinner, 39, Goshen, arrested for sex offender violates lifetime parole. No bond set.

• 10:48 a.m. Thursday - Robert Braxton King, 35, of 215 E. Himes St., North Webster, arrested for burglary. Bond: $11,000.

• 11:04 a.m. Thursday - Brandon Allen Hoffer, 30, Bremen, arrested for burglary. Bond: $6,000.

• 11:47 a.m. Thursday - Kyle Logan Backus, 21, of 920 Anchorage Road, lot 42, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery and strangulation. No bond set.

• 4:20 p.m. Thursday - John V. Boyle, 53, of 6534 Grimme Lane, Claypool, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $2,750.

• 4:22 p.m. Thursday - Stephanie Michelle Gulley, 31, of 9159 E. Doswell Blvd., Cromwell, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $450.

• 7:41 a.m. Friday - Rebecca Jean Shaw, 38, of 9980 N. CR 100E, Milford, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

• 4:10 p.m. Friday - Bradey Matthew Prater, 25, of 401 E. Sycamore St., Silver Lake, arrested on a bench warrant. Bond: $1,000.

Personal Injury

Accidents

• 9:10 a.m. Jan. 24 - North CR 100E, 150 feet north of East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Morgan E. Conn, 19, North Long Drive, Syracuse; James O. Beck, 61, East Bucher Drive, Syracuse. Injuries: Conn complained of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 11:06 a.m. Jan. 24 - Intersection of Lyon and North Detroit Streets, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Ricky E. Sanders, 42, North Park Avenue, Warsaw; Linda K. Heeter, 49, EMS B3B Lane, Leesburg. Injury: Sanders complained of neck pain, but refused EMS. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 2:53 p.m. Jan. 25 - 50 feet east of 1692 E. CR 200N, Warsaw. SUV left the north side of the roadway, drove through a yard, turned left and hit a parked vehicle registered to Robert E. Marshall, West Prairie Street, Leesburg; SUV continued and a hit carport and a parked vehicle registered to Phillip D. Fretz, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Driver: Carlos J. Ramirez, 26, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Injuries: Ramirez had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. KCSO.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 3:41 p.m. Jan. 23 - Intersection of North Fox Farm Road and North CR 150W, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit car. Driver remaining: Angelic D. Hendrix, 47, North Hartzler Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 6:23 p.m. Jan. 23 - South Packerton Road, 1,500 feet south of East Ind. 14, Silver Lake. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jolene R. Scarberry, 31, East CR 1300S, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 1 a.m. Jan. 24 - West Broadway Street, 40 feet north of Main Street, Mentone. Unoccupied vehicle registered to Sonja E. Beck, Rochester, was damaged on the left corner of while driver was in to the Bulldog Bar and Grill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 3:42 p.m. Jan. 24 - South Ind. 19, 500 north of West CR 500S, Mentone. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Chad A. Metzger, 44, South River Road, North Manchester; Graham L. Groninger, 29, East CR 250S, Silver Lake. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.

• 5:21 p.m. Jan. 24 - Husky Trail, 130 feet north of Canterbury Lane, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Satwinder S. Grewal, 36, North Sandcastle Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.  

• 7:42 p.m. Jan. 24 - Ind. 15, 500 feet south of Enterprise Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Damage: Dawn M. Kindle, 62, Lakeview Boulevard, Warsaw; Ana N. Kolton, 21, West Lake Park Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 4:15 a.m. Jan. 25 - Intersection of Kings Highway and Second Street, Winona Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Heather R. Raypole, 41, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.  

• 11:47 a.m. Jan. 25 - West CR 700S, 1,900 feet west of Ind. 15, Claypool. Car hit racoon. Driver: Keagan J. Larsh, 18, South Woodland Trail, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Claypool Police Department investigated.

• 2:14 p.m. Jan. 25 - Intersection of Ind. 25 and South Indiana Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Mckayla M. Hughes, 18, Star City; Chenee B. Gaff, 23, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 3:28 p.m. Jan. 25 - Intersection of north-south alley and east-west alley, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Jennifer K. Rassi, 54, East Main Street, Warsaw; Timothy D. Sprankle, 40, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 5:32 p.m. Jan. 25 - South CR 450W, 1,000 feet south of West CR 350S, Warsaw. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Adrian J. Kistner, 20, East Washington Road, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.  

• 5:58 p.m. Jan. 25 - West CR 700S, 2,500 east of South Ind. 15, Claypool. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Andrew P. Lincoln, 28, South CR 500W, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. CPD.

• 6:04 p.m. Jan. 25 - West Ind. 25, 400 feet east of South CR 700W, Warsaw. Car left road and went into a ditch Driver: Lucas S. Navarro, 18, North Arbutus Trail, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.

• 7 p.m. Jan. 25 - South Ind. 13, 300 feet north of South CR 600E, Pierceton. Driver lost control of car, did a 180-degree turn, and got hit by a pickup truck traveling toward him. The truck left the scene. Driver: Kurtis S. Smith, 28, West Tower Street, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 7 p.m. Jan. 25 - West CR 250S, 2,000 feet east of South Ind. 25, Warsaw. Pickup lost traction, exited south side of the road and hit a tree. Driver: Oscar R. Flores, 48, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 8:44 p.m. Jan. 25 - South Ind. 13, 32 feet south of South Old Ind. 13, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Geoffrey H. Markley, 39, EMS C29 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 9:41 p.m. Jan. 25 - East CR 1300N, 50 feet south of North CR 775E, Syracuse. Pickup was forced off the road and hit guardrail. Driver: Ronald L. Collins, 46, South CR 1200, Cromwell. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.

• 10 p.m. Jan. 25 - 1116 S. Harkless Drive, Syracuse. Pickup clipped fire hydrant. Driver: Travis S. Klenke, East Sunset Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 10:48 p.m. Jan. 25 - 12374 N. Kern Road, Syracuse. Driver: Dora S. Yoder, Syracuse. Driver lost control of car, ran over a road sign and came to rest at the address. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. SPD.

• 10:48 p.m. Jan. 25 - West CR 100S, 750 feet west of South CR 600W, Warsaw. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Michael L. Sexton, 17, West CR 100S, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 2:09 a.m. Sunday - North CR 950W, 500 feet north of West Hepton Road, Nappanee. Driver lost control of SUV, traveled down a steep ditch and overturned into water. Driver: Marion D. Otto, 20, Bremen. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 3:26 a.m. Sunday - West CR 900N, 1,000 feet west of Ind. 15, Milford. SUV hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Marissa L. Murray, 27, Meadows, Nappanee. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

• 5:42 a.m. Sunday - West Crystal Lake Road, 2,000 feet west of South Zimmer Road, Warsaw. SUV swerved to avoid a deer, entered a field and hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Ilse D. Acebedo, 24, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 10:43 p.m. Jan. 24 - A natural death occurred in the 10400 block of North CR 300E, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 1:56 a.m. Jan. 25 - An individual was arrested in the 2600 block of East Wooster Road, Warsaw, for false informing. WLPD.

• 7:24 a.m. Jan. 25 - A wallet was found in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw, and turned in to police. WPD.

• 8:44 a.m. Saturday - A woman reported her vehicle was stolen in the 1600 block of East CR 200N, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 9 a.m. Jan. 25 - A man reported his mailbox was damaged in the 700 block of Rozella Road, Warsaw. Damage: $150. WPD.

• 2:26 p.m. Jan. 25 - A warrant was served in the 1500 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.