Public Occurrences 05.05.2026

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 6:08 p.m. Saturday - Brandon Charles Carpenter, 39, of 8727 E. Hatchery Road, Syracuse, arrested for a drug court violation. No bond set.
• 3:26 a.m. Sunday - Jaylah Darniece Croft, 23, Chicago, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 4 a.m. Sunday - Matthew Hansen Roden, 26, Kaplan, La., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 7:07 p.m. Sunday - Wendy C. Young, 57, Elkhart, arrested for criminal conversion. Bond: $600.
• 10:13 a.m. Monday - Sergio F. Garza-Aguirre, 66, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, lot 111, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 2:29 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 400N and North CR 150W, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Paisley A. VanHouten, 17, South Stonebridge Road, Warsaw; Matthew R. Thomas, 44, North CR 650W, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 5:52 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 13 and Orchard Hill Drive, Syracuse. Car hit two mailboxes. Driver: Denis H. Figueroa, 32, Madison, Tenn. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:58 p.m. Saturday - Ind. 25, 100 feet east of South CR 400W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Makayle Cassidy, 16, Basswood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:45 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and South CR 650W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: James Umpleby, 64, West Indiana Avenue, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:15 a.m. Sunday - West Crystal Lake Road, 0.62 miles west of South CR 400W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Kelly M. Shambarger, 49, Bunker Hill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 8:33 p.m. Sunday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 3400 block of South County Farm Road, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 8:34 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia in the 1100 block of Executive Drive, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:11 a.m. Monday - A natural death was investigated in the 1600 block of South County Farm Road, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 10:06 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 1300 block of Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. WPD.