Public Occurrences 10.23.2026

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1 p.m. Wednesday - Brooke Anna Marie Replogle, 31, of 505 W. Fourth St., #16, Milford, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $500.
• 1:25 p.m. Wednesday - Benjamin David Schenk, 42, Elkhart, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 5:10 p.m. Wednesday - Jocelyn Marie Anderson George, 25, of 1614 Tippecanoe Drive, #B, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $10,000.
• 6:25 p.m. Wednesday - David Castillejo Jr., 25, of 422 W. Porter St., Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 7:05 p.m. Wednesday - Charles D. Stiver, 52, of 6792 E. CR 950N, Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery causing moderate bodily injury. Bond: $10,000.
• 11:06 p.m. Wednesday - Gilberto Meza, 37, of 850 W. Monoquet Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more with a prior. Bond: $20,000.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 3:17 p.m. Monday - Intersection of Ind. 25 and South CR 1000W, Mentone. Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: William Rayburn, 69, West South Street, Burket. Injury: Rayburn had bruising to the arm. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated. 

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:22 a.m. Oct. 12 - Intersection of Ind. 19 and CR 500S, Mentone. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Darrell W. Vetor, 63, South CR 750W, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 3:06 p.m. Oct. 12 - Intersection of West CR 1000N and North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Tanner P. Rush, 19, Goshen; Matthew D. Beachy, 40, Brooks Drive, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:04 a.m. Oct. 14 - East Wooster Road, 100 feet east of Kings Highway, Winona Lake. Car hit curb. Driver: Chloe Ness, 15, East Blossom Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:15 a.m. Oct. 14 - Intersection of East CR 1000 and North Sandpoint Drive, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Pamela M. Halsey, 53, West CR 200N, Cromwell. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:37 p.m. Oct. 14 - Intersection of Fox Farm Road and West Leigh Drive, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Cassandra D. Graber, 42, South Bend; Autumn B. Hollar, 30, West CR 900N, Milford. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 8:56 p.m. Oct. 14 - Intersection of East CR 1400N and North CR 750E, Syracuse. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Karen Tapp, 84, North Schenkel Drive, Milford; Sarah Christenson, 24, East CR 1250N, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:54 p.m. Oct. 14 - Intersection of Fisher Avenue and West CR 100S, Warsaw. Van hit deer. Driver: Sherlock J. Harrison, 54, West CR 350S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:16 a.m. Saturday - North Ind. 13, 400 feet south of Channel Street, North Webster. Car went into ditch. Driver: James B. Hotchkiss, 83, Huntington. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:54 p.m. Sunday - North CR 450W, 2,500 feet north of West CR 400N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Michael S. Gunderson, 39, North CR 450W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:49 a.m. Monday - South CR 300E, 300 feet south of Ind. 14, Silver Lake. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Loren D. Brovont, 40, East CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 11:19 p.m. Monday - U.S. 30, 100 feet west of North CR 450E, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Megan K. Hooper, 36, North Walnut Street, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:44 a.m. Tuesday - East Backwater Road, 500 feet west of W29 Lane, North Webster. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Jakob Weist, 26, Kimmell. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 7:14 a.m. Tuesday - East Stanton Road, 50 feet east of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. SUV hit deer. Driver: Gracie M. Pedraza, 49, Gable Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 5:49 a.m. Wednesday - Ind. 13, 205 feet north of EMS B21 Lane, Pierceton. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Michael R. Reiff, 78, East CR 300N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.