Public Occurrences 10.27.2025

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:30 a.m. Friday - Ted W. Connors, 60, of 109 N. Washington St., apt. D, Warsaw, arrested for theft, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $5,250.
• 10:54 a.m. Friday - John Michael Walsh, 29, of 9037 S. Dale Lane, Claypool, arrested for possession of a firearm by a serious felon and resisting a law enforcement officer by fleeing on foot. Bond: $15,250.
• 1 p.m. Friday - Derek Lashaun McDonald, 42, homeless, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 3:10 p.m. Friday - Christopher Andrew McVay, 40, Macy, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 6:53 p.m. Friday - Brooke L. Shepler, 44, of 401 W. Valley View Drive, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor battery causing bodily injury. Bond: $600.
• 3:28 a.m. Saturday - Steve Allan Friend Jr., 37, Elkhart, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and reckless driving. Bond: $700.
• 2:06 p.m. Saturday - Sara Mae Strahan-Lenfestey, 53, of 805 E. Main St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 4:42 p.m. Saturday - Jodi Corinne Carter, 74, of 3267 W. Hill Lake Road, Claypool, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 7:45 p.m. Saturday - Neuger-Jose Vasquez-Gonzalez, 34, of 489 Clinic St., apt. 489, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 9:42 p.m. Saturday - Eden Marie Derheimer, 33, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. Bond: $700.
• 1:23 p.m. Sunday - Ezekiel Anthony Hernandez, 25, of 214 Sophie Lane, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.

Incident
• 1:56 p.m. Friday - A warrant was served in the 2500 block of Glad Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.