Public Occurrences 10.14.2026

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:16 p.m. Monday - Gavin Thomas Byall, 37, of 142 EMS B60 Lane, Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication by drugs, misdemeanor failure to appear and possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $10,000.
• 3:12 p.m. Monday - Austin Tylor Birtel, 27, of 705 Ross Ave., Warsaw, arrested for child solicitation and kidnapping. Bond: $70,500.
• 7:24 p.m. Monday - Timothy Wayne Graham II, 35, of 627 Buck Trail, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 9:40 a.m. Tuesday - Fernando Baldwin Rodriguez, 38, Edinburg, Texas, arrested for dealing cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $50,500.
• 10:45 a.m. Tuesday - Juliann Wood, 51, of 23 EMS B33A1 Lane, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 10:54 p.m. Tuesday - Yael Brayan Ortiz-Hernandez, 27, of 1692 E. CR 200N, lot 149, Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond; $1,500.
• 1:07 p.m. Tuesday - Edward L. Kindig, 43, of 810 Sharon St., Winona Lake, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and strangulation. Bond: $10,000.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 4:50 p.m. Oct. 5 - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Canal Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Estin M. Boschet, 17, East Main Street, Warsaw; Seth W. King, 36, Kings Pass, Warsaw. Injuries: Boschet had an abrasion to the elbow/lower arm; King complained of pain to the entire body. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 8:58 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Center Street and Prosperity Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit pedestrian. Driver: Jennifer A. Ortega, 20, Southside Drive, Warsaw. Injury: Ortega complained of abdomen/pelvis pain; pedestrian Jennifer A. Taylor, 52, Heron Boulevard, Warsaw, had severe bleeding to the head. Damage: Under $1,000. WPD.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 5:58 p.m. Oct. 1 - 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle registered to Nicole Brandt, East Springfield Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Lauren Steger, 16, North CR 300E, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 2:49 p.m. Oct. 3 - Intersection of Ind. 15 and U.S. 30, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Dakotah J. Cassidy, 19, William Drive, Winona Lake; Emily Haverstock, 16, East Birchwood Court, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:50 p.m. Oct. 5 - Intersection of East Center and South Wood streets, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Marissa N. Bright, 21, North Mill Street, Syracuse; Kendra E. Lozano, 44, South Virgil Street, Warsaw; Jared T. Piette, 28, North Orchard Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 7:26 a.m. Oct. 7 - 2320 S. Roosevelt St., Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle registered to Kelly A. Hardy, East Heritage Drive, Pierceton. Driver: Derek S. Goodsell, 37, East Market Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 10:48 a.m. Oct. 7 - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Main Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Kailstin R. Smith, 17, North CR 700W, Warsaw; Liberty J. Smoroske, 22, Coldwater, Mich. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:30 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Lyon Street, Warsaw. Truck-pickup collision. Drivers: Elton P. Schafer, 66, Bremen; Steven J. Walters, 58, Basswood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:51 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of Fox Farm Road and West Old U.S. 30, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Taylor M. Patrick, 28, East Center Street, Burket; Adilmar Ramirez-Escobar, 46, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Incidents
• 9:35 a.m. Monday - Theft of a firearm was reported in the 100 block of Petro Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:57 a.m. Monday - Fraud was reported in the 100 block of EMS W23 Lane, North Webster. KCSO.
• 7:06 p.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 600 block of Buck Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:38 p.m. Monday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 3000 black of North CR 150W, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8 a.m. Tuesday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 2100 block of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 8:41 a.m. Tuesday - Fraud was reported in the 1200 block of North Shagbark Drive, Warsaw. KCSO.