Public Occurrences 11.14.2025

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 8:32 a.m. Wednesday - Michael William Woody, 31, of 502 S. Union St., #1, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 8:35 p.m. Wednesday - Benjamin Carl Harris Jr., 32, of 502 S. Union St., #3, Warsaw arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 1:22 a.m. Thursday - Lisa Marie O’Donnell, 51, of 35 EMS B5 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for criminal trespass. No bond listed.
• 10:09 a.m. Thursday - Naomi Gonzales, 40, of 9497 E. U.S. 30, Pierceton, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 10:40 a.m. Thursday - Tylan Dean Lichtenstiger-Jones, 19, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 12:25 p.m. Thursday - Immanuel Ramirez, 20, Philadelphia, Pa., arrested for domestic battery - simple assault and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $1,000.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 8:11 p.m. Saturday - East CR 500N, 33 feet east of North CR 700E, Leesburg. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Aubrey Wood, 26, EMS B33A1, Warsaw; Danielle S. Kelly, 22, Columbia City. Injury: Wood had minor bleeding to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:13 a.m. Sunday - U.S. 30, 300 feet east of East Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Truck went into ditch. Driver: Adam Gilbert, 49, Columbus, Ohio. Injury: Gilbert complained of head pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 7:25 a.m. Monday - South Ind. 13, 50 feet east of South CR 650E, Pierceton. Van went into ditch, overturned and came to rest upright. Driver: Aaron T. Eaton, 24, West Market Street, North Manchester. Injury: Eaton complained of back pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 7:29 a.m. Monday - U.S. 30, 1,129 feet west of CR 800W, Etna Green. Van entered shoulder of road and rolled. Driver: David Q. Delgado, 49, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Passengers Delgado Solis R. Francil, infant, Huntsville, Ala., complained of abdomen/pelvis pain; Obeymar S. Delgado, age not listed, Fort Wayne, complained of abdomen/pelvis pain; Eduardo Argueta, age not listed, Fort Wayne, complained of neck pain; and David Quinones Delgardo, 49, Fort Wayne, had minor bleeding to the face. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:07 a.m. Monday - U.S. 30, 200 feet west of North CR 800W, Etna Green. Dump truck hit concrete wall barrier. Driver: David Heyn, 54, Fort Wayne. Injury: Heyn complained of neck pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:54 p.m. Nov. 7 - South CR 700E, 200 feet north of East CR 650N, Sidney. SUV hit deer. Driver: Kelli L. Powell, 40, South CR 700E, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:06 p.m. Nov. 7 - Intersection of Ind. 14 and South CR 850W, Akron. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jennifer A. Manns, 53, East Walnut Street, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:07 a.m. Sunday - North CR 950W, 1,500 feet north of West Welch Road, Etna Green. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Britnee S. Sheetz, 38, North CR 875W, Etna Green. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:33 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of East CR 300S and South Packerton Road, Warsaw. Car left roadway. Driver: Blayne D. Amich, 30, Servia. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:27 a.m. Sunday - 9367 Ind. 15, Milford. Car hit fence. Driver: Brina D. Baer, 22, Bristol. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:32 a.m. Sunday - East Pierceton Road, 400 feet east of South CR 400E, Pierceton. Pickup hit tree and utility pole. Driver: Krissa Crawford, 54, Western Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:19 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of South Ind. 13 and East CR 125S, Pierceton. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Gavin S. Ream, 24, East College Avenue, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:53 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of East CR 100N and North CR 300E, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Debra Glock, 60, North Sawgrass Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:26 a.m. Monday - East CR 1250N, 2,000 feet west of North CR 1000E, Syracuse. Car hit fence. Driver: Justin R. Crosby, 38, North CR 900W, Cromwell. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:39 a.m. Monday - Ind. 19, 686 feet away from West Moore Road, Nappanee. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Orbin Maradiaga Ruiz, 25, Bristol; Timothy Schwartz, 19, West CR 1100N, Nappanee. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:07 a.m. Monday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Isabel De La Rosa, 34, West Old U.S. 30, Warsaw; Kayla N. Lamb, 27, South Caldwell Lake Drive, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:43 a.m. Monday - West CR 1350N, 200 feet away from North CR 500W, Nappanee. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Alexis N. Broda-Butler, 25, CR 29, Syracuse. Damage: $5,00-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8 a.m. Monday - U.S. 30, 1,000 feet west of North CR 800W, Etna Green. SUV went into embankment. Driver: Kata R. Martin, 42, Cedar Road, Bourbon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:16 a.m. Monday - South Packerton Road, 1,700 feet north of East Ind. 14, Claypool. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Felanny M. Perez Cuevas, 35, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 8:30 a.m. Monday - U.S. 30, 100 feet away from North CR 800W, Atwood. Car hit parked dump truck; registration information not listed. Driver: Emilson Oliva, 23, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:35 a.m. Monday - East CR 100N, 497 feet west of Shagbark Drive, Warsaw. Car hit tree. Driver: Lucas Esenwein, 19, EMS B6 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:15 a.m. Monday - South Packerton Road, 1,200 feet south of East CR 1000S, Claypool. SUV went into ditch and hit utility pole. Driver: Hunter W. Dillon, 17, Glad Street, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 12:31 p.m. Monday - East CR 500N, 50 feet away from EMS T8 Lane, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Tony Griffith, 55, Yemasee, S.C.; Stephen K. Whitenack, 76, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1:27 p.m. Monday - East CR 700N, 2,000 feet west of North CR 300E, Leesburg. Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Alexander Garcia-Reyna, 19, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 4:54 p.m. Monday - 5580 E. Washington Road, Pierceton. Pickup went into ditch and hit fence. Driver: Samuel J. Hagen, 24, East North Street, North Webster. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:10 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North CR 700W and West CR 600N, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Marisol Gonzalez-Ramierez, 19, North CR 950W, Etna Green. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 11:18 p.m. Monday - North CR 300E, 600 feet south of East CR 1100N, Syracuse. Car hit tree stump. Driver: Miguel Aguilar, 23, East Dellview Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 11:30 p.m. Monday - North CR 300E, 300 feet south of East Lapoint Drive, Milford. Car hit deer. Driver: Christopher S. Hartleroad, 32, EMS B18 Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:33 a.m. Tuesday - Ind. 19, 350 feet south of West CR 1000N, Nappanee. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Joshua D. Kirby, 41, Rochester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:19 a.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 19, 0.51 miles north of West Ind. 10, Etna Green. Car hit deer. Driver: Makayla A. Sandbakken, 26, South Ind. 19, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:04 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 225E, 401 feet south of East CR 75N, Warsaw. Pickup hit tree. Driver: Allen S. Hardebeck, 24, Otterbein. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:41 a.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 15, 1,000 feet south of West CR 600S, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Jorge Sanchez, 42, North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:28 p.m. Tuesday - West CR 900N, 0.90 miles west of North Ind. 15, Milford. Pickup hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Dallas W. Mast, 39, Brookelynn Court, Nappanee. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 5:54 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Fisher Avenue and West CR 200S, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Cale Nutt, 36, West Ind. 14, Silver Lake; Ryan Swing, 44, Buck Trail, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:56 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North CR 875W, Etna Green. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Trevor M. Davis, 33, West CR 600S, Mentone; Steven M. Mann, 61, La Porte; Dane J. Kennedy, 34, West Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:33 a.m. Thursday - East CR 600S, 500 feet east of North CR 100W, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Rebecca Harvey, 46, West Hill Lake Road, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.