County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: n 7:21 a.m. Thursday – Zachary Dale Howard Smith, 23, of 506 Turtle Bay Drive, Lot 88, Syracuse, arrested for burglary. Bond: $10,000. n 7:21 a.m. Thursday – Austin James Smith, 19, of 506 Turtle Bay Drive, Lot 88, Syracuse, arrested for burglary. Bond: $10,000. n 10:37 a.m. Thursday – Austin James Guerrero, 19, of 24286 Lynn Drive, Elkhart, arrested for failure to comply. No bond set. n 12:22 p.m. Thursday – Jason Lee Busz, 33, of 316 S. Union St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear and court. Bond: $413.50. n 12:27 p.m. Thursday – Corey Donald Wilcox, 43, Columbia City, arrested for check fraud. Bond: $2,000. n 2:28 p.m. Thursday – Joshua Beery, 41, of 5530 W. CR 1400N, North Manchester, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $750. n 9:55 p.m. Thursday – Randy Walgamuth, 53, address not provided, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $500. n 12 a.m. Friday – Jose A. Malagon, 29, of 2035 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for resisting law enforcement, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a BAC of .15 or higher and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $2,000. n 1:27 a.m. Friday – Calvin Boyd Jr., 41, Riverdale, Ill., arrested for intimidation. Bond: $15,000. n 3:55 a.m. Friday – Timothy John Dement, 32, Brownsburg, arrested for non-support of a dependent child, criminal conversion and theft – less than $100,000 in value. Bond: $35,500. n 5:05 a.m. Friday – Melissa Kaye Zukowsky, 27, Elkhart, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $550. n 6:33 a.m. Friday – Calvin Earl Hardesty, 63, 522 S. Lake St., Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.
Personal Injury Accidents n 3:22 p.m. Thursday – North Detroit Street, 100 feet north of Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Aleah S. Hupp, 17, Ranch Road, Warsaw; Jesse V. Avalos, 65, Rowland Avenue, Leesburg; Tiffany K. Tyler, 19, Wabash. Injuries: Tyler’s infant was checked and released by EMS. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated. n 7:22 p.m. Thursday – East CR 900N, 600 feet east of North Old Ind. 15, Leesburg. Driver struck parked vehicle registered to Mathew A. Miller, West Hillside Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Jacob A. Chapman, 32, West Lakeside Drive, North Manchester. Injuries: Miller and his passenger were checked and released by EMS. Damages: $10,000 to $25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
Property Damage Accidents n 7:50 a.m. Thursday – North Ind. 13, 3,000 feet north of East CR 900N, Warsaw. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Jordan M. Bowers, 24, East Haiden Drive, Syracuse. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD. n 1:44 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of East Center and South Lincoln streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Christopher M. Francis, 30, West Main Street, Warsaw; Louie R. Barrett, 40, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damages: $750 to $1,000. KCSD. n 2:07 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of East Winona Avenue and South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Brian M. Nine, 30, West Pike Street, Warsaw; Dixie B. Pifer, 53, East Main Street, Warsaw; Travis A. Miller, 29, Salman Drive, Warsaw. Damages: $10,000 to $25,000. WPD. n 7:20 p.m. Thursday – Ind. 19, 500 feet south of West CR 950N, Nappanee. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Daniel J. Hodge, 24, Fort Carson, Colo. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD. n 7:23 p.m. Thursday – North CR 400E, 800 feet south of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: George D. Weimer, 71, Polyanna Pike, Cromwell. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD. n 10:47 p.m. Thursday – 2302 E. Center St., Warsaw. Vehicle left roadway and struck boulder. Driver: Jose A. Malagon, 29, East Market Street, Warsaw. Damages: $10,000 to $25,000. WPD. n 1:27 a.m. Thursday – East U.S. 30, 1,200 feet east of South CR 250E, Warsaw. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Richard A. Opelt, 69, Peru. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. KCSD.
Incidents n 4:12 p.m. Thursday – A Warsaw woman reported her cell phone stolen from her place of employment in the 2600 block of East Center Street. WPD. n 7:18 p.m. Thursday – Police responded to a report of threats and intimidation over social media in the 2000 block of East Jefferson Street, Warsaw. WPD.
