Public Occurrences 12.15.23

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:30 a.m. Wednesday - Travis Lee Harding, 40, of 503 W. Myrtle Glen Road, Silver Lake, arrested for felony probation violation and dealing cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $35,500.
• 11:28 a.m. Wednesday - Coty Alexzander Hickman, 25, Elkhart, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $500.
• 12:04 p.m. Wednesday - Amanda Joy Justice, 40, Macey, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 12:28 p.m. Thursday - David John Ellenberger, 35, of 5922 W. Wood Duck Drive, Mentone, arrested for distribution/possession of child pornography. Bond: $15,250.
• 12:54 p.m. Thursday - Angela E. Blanton, 41, of 1540 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 7 a.m. Wednesday - East Ind. 14, 200 feet east of South CR 700E, South Whitley. Van hit deer. Driver: Phillip D. Moorman, 43, Huntington. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 9:45 a.m. Wednesday - East Center Street, 300 feet east of South Taft Street, Warsaw. School bus-car collision. Drivers: Gary A. Crabill, 68, Churubusco; Jesus A. Sanchez Plata, 37, North CR 175E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 11:35 a.m. Wednesday - Chestnut Avenue, 100 feet south of Ninth Street, Winona Lake. Car-van collision. Drivers: Emily E. Bugg, 18, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw; Jacqueline A. Zuercher, 35, South Indiana Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 4:36 p.m. Wednesday - East Northshore Drive, 60 feet west of Iris Lane, Syracuse. Pickup hit unoccupied vehicle registered to KTK Trucking LLC, Woodburn. Driver: Jared L. Teeple, 23, East Asbury Lane, North Webster. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

Incident
• 7:37 a.m. Thursday - Merchandise was reported stolen in the 700 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.