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Public Occurrences 11.22.2013

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
n 4:16 a.m. Thursday – Virginia Ruggles-Sleighter, 34, of 3242 Oak Pointe Crossing, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct and intimidation. Bond: $15,000.
n 10:23 a.m. Thursday – Joseph M. Hardwick, 22, of 706 W. Portland St., Syracuse, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter and for failure to appear. Bond: $3,500.
n 12:30 p.m. Thursday – Eric Michael Graham, 29, of 942 E. Garfield St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of chemical reagents/precursors – methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, and theft – receiving stolen property. No bond set.
n 12:57 p.m. Thursday – Johnathon Michael Julian Stump, 18, of 103 W. Pearl St., 4, Syracuse, arrested for vicarious sexual gratification with a victim over 13 and under 16. Bond: $2,000.
n 10:11 p.m. Thursday – James Lee Griggs Jr., 22, no address provided, arrested for theft – less than $100,000. Bond: $2,000.
n 1:40 a.m. Friday – Cort Cordella Lenfesty, 61, of 3100 Frontage Road, 66, Warsaw, arrested for trespassing – refusing to leave after being asked. Bond: $300.

Personal Injury
Accident
n 12:15 p.m. Thursday – North Detroit Street, 80 feet north of West CR 300N, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Trent R. Furnivall, 25, Walnut Street, Etna Green; Kaelei R. Fuller, 21, West Country Drive, Leesburg. Injuries: Fuller and her passenger, Kerry F. Fuller, 49, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw, complained of neck pain. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
n 11:07 a.m. Thursday – East CR 1200S, 1,700 feet west of South CR 300E, Warsaw. Vehicle struck embankment after avoiding collision with deer. Driver: Levi A. Skeens, 18, South Market Street, Burket. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deparment investigated.
n 4:30 p.m. Thursday – North Parker Street, 10 feet north of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Hit-skip accident. Remaining driver: Jacob W. Ponko, 33, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 6:39 p.m. Thursday – East Main Street, 1 foot south of South Harrison Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Charlene K. Marshall, 42, North Morgan Street, Mentone; Fabiola A. Hernandez-Garcia, 33, West Grant Street, Bremen. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD.
n 8:43 p.m. Thursday – South CR 700W, 1 foot north of West Ind. 25, Mentone. Vehicle missed turn and struck ditch. Driver: Jeffrey L. Stouder, 49, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD.
n 7:16 a.m. Thursday – 315 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Nicole R. Wood, 33, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; Pauline Norman, 42, East CR 575N, Leesburg. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.

Incidents
n 9:30 a.m. Thursday – A Leesburg man reported damage to his property after a vehicular collision in the 200 block of East Van Buren Street, Leesburg. KCSD.
n 12:52 p.m. Thursday – A Warsaw woman reported a hit-skip accident in the 200 block of Argonne Road. WPD.
n 2:25 p.m. Thursday – Police responded to a report of monetary theft by a Social Security payee in the 1900 block of Sand Dollar Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
n 3:54 p.m. Thursday – A Warsaw woman reported her wallet lost or stolen in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street. WPD.
n 4:31 p.m. Thursday – A Warsaw man reported a hit-skip accident in the 800 block of North Parker Street. WPD.
n 9:32 p.m. Thursday – A Warsaw woman reported domestic battery in the 3600 block of North CR 175E. KCSD.
n 1:04 a.m. Friday – Police responded to a report of trespassing in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.