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Public Occurrences 1.30.2016

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 6:16 a.m. Friday – Fabiola Romo, 39, of 1010 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for operator never licensed. Bond: $500.
• 9:49 a.m. Friday – Jesse Justin Craig, 34, Fort Wayne, arrested for probation violation – felony. Bond: $5,000.
• 10:47 a.m. Friday – Michael S. Helvie, 33, Logansport, arrested for failure to appear – misdemeanor and check fraud – $750 to $50,000. Bond: $6,500.
• 10:53 a.m. Friday – Jessie Brent Haradon, 33, of 310 W. Hillside Drive, Syracuse,  arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000.
• 11:13 a.m. Friday – Joshua J. Housman, 31, of 11194 N. Honeycomb Lane, Cromwell, arrested for failure to appear – misdemeanor. No bond set.
• 11:33 a.m. Friday – Lashawnda Patrice Green, 31, Fort Wayne, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter and for failure to appear – misdemeanor. Bond: $3,680.
• 7:20 p.m. Friday – Timothy Jacob Campbell, 27, of 205 N. Calhoun St., South Whitley, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $1,250.

Personal Injury Accidents
• 5:53 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West Plum Street, Leesburg. Vehicle left roadway and rolled over into a ditch. Driver: A Din, 45, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Passenger Ka Kyi, 22, Fort Wayne, complained of fracture/dislocation of shoulder/upper arm; passenger Ha Shin, 56, Fort Wayne, complained of neck pain. The two were transported by ambulance to Kosciusko Community Hospital and Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
• 5:40 a.m. Friday – Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 800N, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Jack L. Mattingly, 47, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Dawn L. Hampton, 42, Sheridan Street, Warsaw. Injuries: Hampton and a passenger in her vehicle, Penny M. Ousley, 55, North Nancy Drive, Warsaw, both complained of arm pain and were checked at the scene by medics. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD.
• 7:15 a.m. Friday – North CR 200E, 1,000 feet north of East CR 550N, Leesburg. Vehicle left roadway and stopped in a field. Driver: Elizabeth S. Fleckenstein, 23, North Main Street, North Webster. Injuries: Fleckenstein complained of pain to the hip/upper leg but refused treatment at the scene. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD.
• 2:59 p.m. Friday – Intersection of East Center and South Bronson streets, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Elenor O. Moffett, 80, North Greenwood Drive, Warsaw; Jacob D. England, 32, East Center Street, Warsaw; Craig E. Conrad, 45, Wedrick Drive, Warsaw. Injuries: Moffett complained of chest pain and was transported to Parkview Hospital, Whitley County. Damages: $10,000 to $25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage Accidents
• 5:34 p.m. Thursday – North Ind. 15, 100 feet south of West Waubee Road, Milford. Vehicle hit deer. Driver: Oscar A. Quintana Ponce, 39, Goshen. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD.
• 6:22 a.m. Friday – Intersection of East Old 30 and East Old Trail, Pierceton. Vehicle left roadway and struck trees in a ditch. Driver: Brent A. Knuckles, 54, North Ind. 13, Pierceton. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD.
• 6:39 a.m. Friday – East Old 30, 1,800 feet east of South CR 325E, Warsaw. Vehicle hit deer. Driver: Sheryl L. Jones, 43, EMS W30B Lane, North Webster. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD.
• 7:38 a.m. Friday – West CR 200S, 600 feet east of South County Farm Road, Warsaw. Vehicle left roadway and struck utility pole guidewire. Driver: Stone C. Rager, 18, South CR 250E, Winona Lake. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD.
• 8:24 a.m. Friday – East Backwater Road, 75 feet south of EMS W21 Lane, North Webster. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Nathan A. Vandusen, 31, Albion; Nicholas J. Kopkey, 30, North CR 200E, North Manchester. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD.
• 12:06 p.m. Friday – Intersection of South Detroit Street and East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Ernest C. Good, 57, West CR 350S, Warsaw; Timothy S. Schenkel, 36, Fort Wayne. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD.
• 12:14 p.m. Friday – Intersection of South Country Club Road and East CR 200S, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Zachary R. Thomas, 20, North Vacation Way, North Manchester; Shelly R. Metzger, 45, East Ind. 14, Silver Lake. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
• 4:45 p.m. Friday – 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Vehicle slipped out of park and struck a parked vehicle occupied by Peter B. Durick, 49, West Ind. 15, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
• 4:51 p.m. Friday – Intersection of South Detroit and East Market streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Maria K. Duenas Lopez, 17, South Wood Street, Warsaw; Phillip L. Owens, 35, North CR 1075E, Akron. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD.
• 6:44 p.m. Friday – Husky Trail, 50 feet south of Canterbury Lane, Warsaw. Vehicle struck a plastic window fixture that fell out of a trailer. Drivers: Jeremy J. Whetstone, 33, West Old 30, Warsaw; Kristina N. Crouse, 30, East Barrington Place, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.