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Public Occurrences 10.5.2015

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:26 a.m. Saturday – Joshua Aaron Stutzman, 37, of 5734 E. Washington Road, Pierceton, arrested for disorderly conduct – fighting. Bond: $500.
• 1:27 a.m. Saturday – Ryan Marshal Austin, 37, of 3667 Barbee Road, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct – fighting. Bond: $500.
• 2:32 a.m. Saturday – Nicole Jean Belcher, 28, Elkhart, arrested for driving with a suspended license with a prior offense. Bond: $450.
• 3:07 p.m. Saturday – Judie Lynn Witham, 36, of 4311 E. CR 500N, Rochester, arrested for battery. Bond: $600.
• 5:50 p.m. Saturday – Anthony Leonard Garro, 45, of 314 N. Stanley St, North Webster, arrested for failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $500.
• 7:55 p.m. Saturday – Jasmine Leigh Currie, 33, of 7329 E. CR 500N, North Webster, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

Personal Injury Accidents
• 1:35 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of North Detroit and East Fort Wayne streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Derrick L. Cunningham, 20, East North Street, Akron; James M. Hackworth, 22, South Detroit Street, Warsaw. Injuries: Ariel K. Schoettmer, 19, West CR 850S, Claypool, Cunningham’s passenger, complained of head pain. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:48 p.m. Sunday – South Ind. 25, Warsaw. Vehicle ran off road. Driver: Thomas R. Puckett, 28, South Union Street, Warsaw. Injuries: Puckett suffered abrasions to the leg. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

Property Damage Accidents
• 12:10 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of Fort Wayne and Buffalo streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle rear-end collision. Drivers: Dale W. Bryer, 91, North Williamson Drive, Warsaw; Kristin M. Ditton, 22, North Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD.
• 6 a.m. Sunday – East CR 1200N, Syracuse. Vehicle ran off road. Driver: Erica L. Hufnagle, 23, East Excalibur Place, Cromwell. Damages: $10,000 to $25,000. KCSD
• 12:26 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of Lake City Highway and Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Phyllis Stauffer, 81, Sunset Drive, Winona Lake; Mark D. Novack, 47 South Elgin, Ill. Damages: $10,000 to $25,000. WPD.
• 5:48 p.m. Sunday – South Ind. 25, Warsaw. Vehicle ran off road. Driver: Thomas R. Puckett, 28, South Union Street, Warsaw. Injuries: Puckett suffered abrasions to the leg. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD.
• 8:10 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of Walton Boulevard and Jaylynn Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: William D. Sadler, 98, Sunset Drive, Winona Lake; Derek E. Eicher, 21, Goshen. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.