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Public Occurrences 10.11.2018

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County Jail Bookings

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

• 10:24 a.m. Wednesday - Michael Leo Macneil, 59, of 202 E. Pittsburgh St., Syracuse, arrested for battery. Bond: $500.

• 11:27 a.m. Wednesday - Melissa R. Morsches, 33, Harlan, arrested for driving while suspended - infraction and failure to appear - original charge infraction. Bond: $750.

• 1:41 p.m. Wednesday - Martina L. Dawson, 46, Goshen, arrested for failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $600.

• 1:42 p.m. Wednesday - Daniel Wade Honea, 29, of 4535 N. Ind. 13, Leesburg, arrested for probation violation - felony. Bond: $2,500.

• 2:05 p.m. Wednesday - Tanner Lee McMahan, 22, Goshen, arrested for dealing a look-alike substance - level 6 felony. Bond: $5,250.

• 3:06 p.m. Wednesday - Carlos Arnold Pagan Ortiz, 34, of 716 W. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for intimidation with a deadly weapon, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and battery with a deadly weapon. Bond: $10,250.



Personal Injury Accidents

• 11:56 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 650W, Warsaw. Pickup-semi tractor trailer collision. Drivers: Wade A. Overholser, 42, Huntington; Andrew Shadorsko, 35, Aurora, Ill. Injury: Overholser complained of pain to the entire body, suffered minor cuts and scratches and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 6 a.m. Wednesday - 3454 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Car hit pedestrian, Rachel I. Marose, 34, East CR 225S, Warsaw. Driver: Thomas E. Davidson, 26, West Monroe Street, Mentone. Injury: Marose complained of pain to the knee and lower leg and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. Damage: Under $750. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Property Damage Accidents

• 12:14 p.m. Tuesday - North East Wawasee Drive, 400 feet south of East CR 1250N, Syracuse. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Donald R. McAfee, 73, EMS D22A Lane, Syracuse; Caleb D. Shively, 18, EMS T26 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 2:42 p.m. Tuesday - 1 Warrior Path, Syracuse. Wawasee High School mini bus hit parked SUV registered to Jenna L. Williamson, North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. Driver: Steven P. Coverstone, 62, East Backwater Road, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 6:32 p.m. Tuesday - South Beaver Dam Road, 1,000 feet west of South CR 700W, Claypool. SUV hit and killed dog. Driver: Kelsey S. Miller, 22, West Ind. 14, Akron. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 6:30 a.m. Wednesday - West CR 200S, 10 feet north of South CR 600W, Warsaw. SUV went off road and into ditch, hitting a utility pole. Driver: Brandi S. Montelongo, 23, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 2:27 p.m. Wednesday - 2888 Frontage Road, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Julie Manges, 48, Walkers Ridge, Warsaw; Matthew A. Schmidt, 23, Thirteenth Street, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 3:22 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East Center and North McKinley streets, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Stephen S. Park, 66, East Market St., Warsaw; Stephanie M. Rabey, 35, North Franklin Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 3:22 p.m. Tuesday - A burglary was reported in the 2600 block of East Lapoint Drive, Milford. Taken were six firearms and $3,000 in cash. Loss: $6,600. KCSD.

• 5:44 p.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop occurred in the 2100 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:02 p.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop occurred in the 3200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 9:06 p.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop occurred in the 2500 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:27 a.m. Wednesday - A woman reported her windshield was hit on the highway in the 2100 block of South Ind. 13, Pierceton. KCSD.

• 10 a.m. Wednesday - An employee of Tippecanoe Valley Schools in the 8300 block of South Ind. 19, Akron, reported a student had a vape. KCSD.

• 10:48 a.m. Wednesday - A man in the 200 block of North Sherman Street, Warsaw, reported finding his son deceased in his home. WPD.

• 4:10 p.m. Wednesday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 4900 block of East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. KCSD.

• 5 p.m. Wednesday - A hit-skip accident was reported in the 700 block of West Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $500. WPD.