Public Occurrences 12.02.2025

County Jail
Booking
The following person was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:53 p.m. Monday - Johanna Elizabeth McIntyre, 32, of 9942 N. CR 200W, North Manchester, arrested for felony failure to appear and on bond revocation. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 7:53 a.m. Friday - East Backwater Road, 125 feet east of EMS W21 Lane, North Webster. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Tiffany L. Heimann, 45, EMS W19 Lane, North Webster; Brenna N. Hossler, 27, EMS B6 Lane, Leesburg. Injury: Heimann had an abrasion to the shoulder/upper arm. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 10:40 a.m. Saturday - West CR 100S, 200 feet east of South CR 950W, Etna Green. Pickup left roadway and flipped over, coming to rest right side up. Driver: Herschel L. Schooley, 79, Tippecanoe. Injury: Schooley had a contusion to the head. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:47 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of North CR 400E and East CR 100N, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Rachelle D. Dickey, 35, EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw; William A. Mast, 19, William Drive, Winona Lake. Injuries: Dickey complained of neck pain; a passenger in Dickey’s vehicle, Harley Farrer, 12, EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw, complained of neck pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1:49 p.m. Saturday - East Old U.S. 30, 1,400 feet west of South Ind. 13, Pierceton. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Nathan A. Cooper, 39, Muncie; Tracey L. Sleighter, 58, East Ponderosa Drive, North Webster. Injury: Sleighter complained of face pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:08 p.m. Nov. 25 - South CR 800W, 200 feet north of West CR 100S, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Trenton Lowman, 19, West Old U.S. 30, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:53 a.m. Wednesday - Ind. 13, 1,000 feet south of East CR 1250S, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Donald Carpenter, 45, East 2nd Street, North Manchester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:45 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North CR 800W and West CR 640N, Etna Green. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Rodney Shoaf, 58, Saint Marys Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:22 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East Van Ness Road, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Joseph Heartvan, 40, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6 p.m. Thursday - West CR 400N, 500 feet east of North CR 700W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Trenton R. Coler, 28, North Walnut Street, Etna Green. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:27 p.m. Friday - North CR 300E, 800 feet north of East LaPoint Drive, Syracuse. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Seth Helser, 50, East U.S. 30, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 11:04 a.m. Saturday - South Jefferson Street, 1,000 feet south of East Sycamore Street, Silver Lake. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Gloria E. Ott, 62, Marion; Blake A. Ratliff, 32, West 2nd Street, North Manchester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 11:52 a.m. Saturday - East Armstrong Road, 1,900 feet east of North CR 200E, Leesburg. SUV left roadway and overturned on its side. Driver: Tara L. Dillon, 50, Franklin Street, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:31 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of West Old U.S. 30 and Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Car hit curb. Driver: Karl H. Ottersberg, 60, Crescent Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1:10 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of North CR 750E and East CR 500N, North Webster. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Andrew C. Shrock, 27, EMS B59 Lane, Warsaw; Ethan T. Kitt, 28, Waterville, Ohio. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 1:24 p.m. Saturday - South Ind. 15, 200 feet south of West CR 300S, Warsaw. Pickup-van collision. Drivers: Nathaniel R. Roth, 28, Sheridan; Nathan J. Ulmer, 40, Howell, Mich. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:46 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East CR 500N and North CR 675E, North Webster. Van-truck collision. Drivers: Darr K. Lawson, 46, EMS D16 Lane, Syracuse; Logan W. Patrick, 27, Cardinal Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 2:39 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East CR 500N and DU-CU-NE, Leesburg. SUV hit stop sign. Driver: Wanda S. Baker, 55, EMS T13 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 3:14 p.m. Saturday - Ind. 19, 0.57 miles south of West CR 250N, Etna Green. Car hit boulders. Driver: Lonnie J. Butler, 79, Oxford Junction, Iowa. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:07 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Armstrong Road and North Old Ind. 15, Leesburg. SUV went off road. Driver: Isaac J. Trujillo, 34, Fort Wayne. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 4:40 p.m. Saturday - East CR 1000N, 2,000 feet east of North Syracuse-Webster Road, Syracuse. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Jacob E. Heath, 28, East CR 1150N, Milford. Damage: $1,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 6:36 a.m. Sunday - North CR 475E, 2,100 feet north of East CR 300N, Warsaw. SUV hit tree in roadway. Driver: Nathan Ybarra, 47, West Ind. 14, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 6:08 p.m. Sunday - A welfare check was performed in the 700 block of North Parker Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 10:02 p.m. Sunday - A natural death was investigated in the 200 block of 14th Street, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 11:26 p.m. Sunday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1600 block of Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. WPD.