County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: n 7:17 p.m. Friday – Rhonda P. Harrington, 30, of 501 W. Centennial St., Nappanee, arrested for criminal conversion. Bond: $750. n 9:58 p.m. Friday – Vesta M. Baker, 30, of 1606 Tippecanoe C1, Warsaw, arrested for failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $1,000. n 1:54 a.m. Saturday – Jacob I. Hamilton, 20, of 419 S. Indiana St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to report for military duty. No bond set. n 3 a.m. Saturday – Vietmy L. Montgomery, 27, of 407 E. Palm Drive, Syracuse, arrested for operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated per se and possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Bond: $550. n 10:57 a.m. Saturday – William J. Puchik III, 31, of 3867 S. Ind. 15, Warsaw, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,000. n 2:21 p.m. Saturday – Jose D. Cruz, 19, of 2441 W. CR 250S, Lot 144, Warsaw, arrested for operator never licensed. Bond: $350. n 2:26 p.m. Saturday – Melinda I. Winarski, 38, Tippecanoe, arrested for driving while license suspended. Bond: $300. n 6:18 p.m. Saturday – Cathy R. Haas, 37, Goshen, arrested for theft less than $100,000 in value. Bond: $2,000. n 6:25 p.m. Saturday – George Perales, 39, Goshen, arrested for driving while license suspended, theft less than $100,000 in value, offense for forgery or reproduction and a warrant for an other agency. Bond: $2,000. n 7:10 p.m. Saturday – Hyllary K. Merricks, 30, Greentown, Ind., arrested for driving while license suspended. Bond: $300. n 8:45 p.m. Saturday – Skyler L. Dutton, 20, of 714 South Side Drive, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear and failure to comply. Bond: $775. n 8:49 p.m. Saturday – Michael N. Raider, 58, Stanton, Ky., arrested for possession of chemical reagents or precursors to manufacture methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia. Bond: $2,000. n 9:29 p.m. Saturday – Angela D. Adams, 35, of 7227 N. Syracuse-Webster Road, North Webster, arrested for criminal conversion. Bond: $750. n 9:38 p.m. Saturday – Sarah M. Whetstone, 29, of 11620 W. CR 600S, Mentone, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and battery of acting law enforcement. Bond: $2,000. n 10:08 p.m. Saturday – Dustin C. Butterbaugh, 31, of 303 S. Third St., Pierceton, arrested for battery resulting in bodily injury of a family member with a child under 18 present. Bond: $2,000. n 11:52 p.m. Saturday – Allen W. Hollan, 37, Rochester, arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more with a prior arrest, habitual traffic violator and leaving the scene of an accident. Bond: $750. n 3:52 p.m. Sunday – Dustin T. Crawford, 23, of 2057 S. Julian Drive, Warsaw, arrested for possession of chemical reagents or precursors to manufacture meth. Bond: $2,000. n 6:58 p.m. Sunday – Joshua L. Mathias, 29, of 511 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested on a warrant for an other Indiana agency. No bond set.
Personal Injury Accidents n 3:29 a.m. Friday – Ind. 19, 3,400 feet north of Hepton Road, Nappanee. Vehicle rolled into ditch. Driver: Myron L. Slabaugh, 21, of 15B Road, Bourbon. Injuries: Slabaugh complained of pain in his left ankle and lower back but refused medical examination on scene. Damages: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Investigated. n 6:18 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of Ind. 19 and CR 600S, Warsaw. Vehicle struck pole. Driver: Sarah M. Whetstone, 29, CR 600S, Mentone. Injuries: Whetstone was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital with minor bleeding to her face. Damages: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
Property Damage Accidents n 5:11 a.m. Friday – Intersection of U.S. 30 and Ind. 19, Etna Green. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Isaac E. Cranfill, 27, Fort Wayne; John R. Olson, 59, CR 1050W, Etna Green. Damages: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD. n 6:39 a.m. Friday – Intersection of Zimmer Road and Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Vehicle hit and run. Driver: William R. Eber, 64, Rochester. Damages: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD. n 10:33 a.m. Friday – Old 30, 3,000 feet east of CR 400E, Warsaw. Vehicle struck mailbox. Driver: John P. Burchett, 23, Old 30, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000-$2,5000. KCSD. n 12:50 p.m. Friday – Old 30, 1,000 feet east of CR 875W, Etna Green. Vehicle struck mailbox. Driver: Crystal R. Hill, 24, Tippecanoe. Damages: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD. n 3:58 p.m. Friday – CR 150W, 750 feet north of CR 500N, Warsaw. Vehicle struck tree. Driver: Taylor M. Kammerer, 17, CR 950E, North Webster. Damages: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD. n 4:39 p.m. Friday – CR 150W, 500 feet north of CR 500N, Warsaw. Vehicle struck fence. Driver: James R. Goble, 28, Rosemont Avenue, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD. n 8:20 p.m. Friday – 3789 E. Armstrong Road, Warsaw. Vehicle hit tree. Driver: Sierra L. Tyson, 16, Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Damages: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD. n 5:40 a.m. Saturday – Ind. 13, 1,000 feet north of CR 1000S, Sidney. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Loie M. Hill, 48, Ind 13, Mentone. Damages: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD. n 7:43 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of Ind. 13 and Ind. 14, Sidney. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Ernie L. Bradley, 57, Eel River Road, North Manchester. Damages: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD. n 3:57 a.m. Monday – CR 200W, 500 feet south of U.S. 30, Warsaw. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Juan N. Malagon, 52, River Crest Drive, Warsaw. Damages: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
