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Public Occurrences 03.26.2026

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County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:33 a.m. Tuesday - Ian Robert Leake, 28, of 907 Country Club Drive, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 9:37 a.m. Tuesday - Marcos Antonio Wheeler, 39, Hammon, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 2:55 p.m. Tuesday - Christopher John Courtois, 34, of 1710 Latta St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of methamphetamine, maintaining a common nuisance and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $20,000.
• 3:45 p.m. Tuesday - Zakary Lewis Elliott, 28, of 3502 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond listed.
• 7:15 p.m. Tuesday - Fidel Meza Vasquez, 34, Elkhart, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 8:44 p.m. Tuesday - William P. Gerding, 54, of 202 Argonne Road, #2, Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.
• 9:24 p.m. Tuesday - Santiago Lorenzo-Albores, 35, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #75, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 11:19 p.m. Tuesday - Michael Paul Baker, 40, of 1034 S. Circle Drive West, Cromwell, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 10:08 a.m. Wednesday - Dustin J. Strange, 42, Amboy, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated - endangerment. Bond: $700.
• 1:15 p.m. Wednesday - Jesus Macias-Ramirez, 20, Goshen, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 3:46 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East CR 300N and North CR 100E, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Colette K. Blackburn, 20, EMS C29A Lane, Warsaw; Jaiden S. Nesmith, 22, East Henry Street, Syracuse; Brian D. Stratton, 42, East Brookfield Circle, Warsaw. Injury: Nesmith complained of chest pain. Damage: $25,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Incidents
• 4:18 p.m. Tuesday - An animal bite was reported in the 2300 block of Western Drive, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 8:20 p.m. Tuesday - Criminal trespass was reported in the 400 block of Argonne Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:12 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 100 block of U.S. 30, Warsaw. WPD.
•9:15 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 7600 block of West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.