Public Occurrences 07.21.2026

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:45 p.m. Thursday - Sandra R. Johnson, 61, of 8071 E. CR 500N, Leesburg, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• Midnight Friday - Rex Charles Lewallen, 61, of 9814 N. CR 500E, Syracuse, arrested for felon in possession of a firearm, possession of methamphetamine, marijuana cultivation and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $10,000.
• 12:44 a.m. Friday - Jared Daniel Pagan, 51, of 2352 E. CR 600S, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $10,000.
• 6:24 p.m. Saturday - Michael C. Williams, 63, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, lot 82, Warsaw, arrested for theft, reckless driving and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. Bond: $10,600.
• Noon Saturday - Draven Michael Reith, 27, of 7057 E. CR 400N, Leesburg, arrested for unlawful carrying of a handgun with a prior within 15 years. Bond: $20,000.
• 5:47 p.m. Saturday - Channing Boyd Wasson, 42, Fort Wayne, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $500.
• 6:24 p.m. Saturday - Benjamin Black Ireland, 44, of 14635 N. CR 400W, Silver Lake, arrested for domestic battery causing moderate bodily injury and public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $10,000.
• 3:47 a.m. Sunday - David Hernandez-Martinez, 19, of 1127 N. CR 400E, Warsaw, arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $500.
• 3:45 p.m. Sunday - Christopher Robert Bishop, 32, Peru, Ind., arrested for possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and violation of a restricted driver’s license. Bond: $500.
• 5:01 p.m. Sunday - Anastasia Rose Volkers, 47, of 228 N. Fort Wayne Ave., Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.
• 5:27 p.m. Sunday - Nina Rachelle Neupert, 35, homeless, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 8:03 p.m. Sunday - Tyler Shepherd, 35, of 12683 N. CR 400W, North Manchester, arrested for criminal mischief and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 12:29 p.m. Monday - Kristy Lee Guess, 55, of 8202 W. CR 1275S, Akron, arrested for misdemeanor battery causing bodily injury and misdemeanor battery causing bodily injury. Bond: $10,000.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:53 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North CR 950W, Etna Green. Car went into ditch. Driver: De Metria S. Griffin, 29, Fort Wayne. Injury: Passenger Jailynn Griffin, 8, Fort Wayne, complained of chest pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:15 p.m. July 13 - South Ind. 15, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Michele Sallee, 66, West Neher Road, Silver Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 5:21 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Bronson E. Craft, 20, Columbia City; Deanna L. Diewald, 46, Columbia City. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 11:16 a.m. Friday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and South CR 250E, Warsaw. Parcel delivery vehicle-car collision. Drivers: Devante D. Alexander, 34, South Bend; Isaiah S. Humiston, 22, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1:35 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 100N and North CR 600W, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Candance A. Steller, 74, South CR 700E, Pierceton; Jared Wray, 34, West CR 100N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:48 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Argonne Road and East Market Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Mark W. Terrell, 64, Fort Wayne; Tressalynn A. Witham, 20, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:20 p.m. Friday - 3660 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Steven Jones, 66, Harrison Court, Syracuse; Jesse Poe, 45, North CR 325E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 7:46 p.m. Friday - Intersection of South McKinley and East Jefferson streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Carla Holt, 56, Walkerton; Angel G. Gonzalez, 41, South Oak Brook Place, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 3:34 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Argonne Road and Kings Highway, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Cody Castillo, 18, Logan Street, Warsaw; Julie Sather, 56, Mokena, Ill. Damage: $5,000-$10,0000. WPD.
• 5:12 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Parker Street and U.S. 30, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Cynthia Witt, 60, Nature View Drive, Warsaw; Juan Terrazas, 26, West CR 100S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 1:59 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Canal Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Noah Scott, 18, West Oakdale Street, Warsaw; Kaden Wagner, 21, Evansville. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 12:27 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior in the 5900 block of South Ind. 13, Pierceton. Pierceton Police Department investigated.
• 5:10 p.m. Friday - An miscellaneous accident was reported in the 2400 block of North Lake Breeze Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 4:34 a.m. Saturday - A traffic stop was initiated for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 5000 block of North Ind. 13, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.