Public Occurrences 07.24.2026

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 10:18 p.m. Wednesday - Rebecca Lynn Ellis, 35, of 520 Turtle Bay Drive, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor battery causing bodily injury. Bond: $500.
• 12:32 a.m. Thursday - Tasha Marie Bratten, 37, of 5475 N. Warsaw Oswego Road, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly public intoxication by alcohol/drugs and disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 12:48 a.m. Thursday - Paul Lee Sweazey IV, 20, Fort Wayne, arrested for reckless driving and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 11:22 a.m. Monday - Intersection of North CR 300E and East CR 750N, Leesburg. Motorcycle-car collision. Drivers: William D. Grant, 45, EMS C29 Lane, Warsaw; Barry L. Skinner, 41, Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Injury: Grant had a crush injury to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:18 a.m. Thursday - South Tinkey Road, 500 feet north of South Ind. 25, Mentone. SUV hit deer. Driver: Cody B. Jamison, 30, North Walnut Street, Burket. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 12:16 a.m. Wednesday - Disorderly conduct was reported in the 900 block of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 8:41 a.m. Wednesday - A warrant was served in the 800 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:41 p.m. Wednesday - Misdemeanor battery causing bodily injury in the 500 block of East Pickwick Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 12:18 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for reckless driving and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 100 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:21 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for disorderly conduct and public intoxication by alcohol in the 200 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:44 a.m. Thursday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 500 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. WPD.