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Public Occurrences 2.26.2020

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County Jail

Bookings

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

• 9:10 a.m. Monday - Jason B. Cook, 42, Fort Wayne, arrested for check fraud and misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 9:58 a.m. Monday - John H. Parker, 49, of 405 S. Graceland Ave., Claypool, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond listed.

• 11:07 a.m. Monday - Larry D. Potts, 39, of 1202 Wooster Road, #13, Winona Lake, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter. No bond listed.

• 2:03 p.m. Monday - Alejandro Cortez, 35, of 3699 N. CR 175E, #47, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $2,500.

• 2:38 p.m. Monday - Justin A. Brinegar, 38, of 712 S. Dixie Drive, North Webster, arrested for false informing and felony probation violation. Bond: $600.

• 3:16 p.m. Monday - Jaime A. Nunez, 43, of 3207 Kuder Lane, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant. No bond listed.

• 4:05 p.m. Monday - Peter N. Devine, 41, South Bend, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $25,250.

• 4:57 p.m. Monday - Jolene F. Blanton, 44, Rochester, arrested for resisting law enforcement. Bond: $20,000.

• 5:26 p.m. Monday - Rafael M. Rojas, 26, of 1202 Wooster Road, #52, Winona Lake, arrested for sexual misconduct with a minor. Bond: $11,000.

• 5:44 p.m. Monday - Jacob J. Bridges, 27, of 403 W. Tanya Ave., North Webster, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $6,000.

• 6:30 p.m. Monday - Christopher C. Castle, 31, of 111 W. Section St., #6, Milford, arrested for domestic battery, manufacturing methamphetamine and felony probation violation. Bond: $5,750.

• 8:58 p.m. Monday - Scotty J. Whitaker, 45, of 2512 W. CR 1200S, Silver Lake, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $5,250.

• 10:37 p.m. Monday - Tyler L. Kirleis, 25, Columbia City, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 2:06 a.m. Tuesday - Keagan M. Doran, 23, of 512 W. Third St., North Manchester, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 5:53 p.m. Monday - Country Club Road, 300 feet north of Shady Lane, Warsaw. SUV left roadway. Driver: Michael J. Conley, 71, Country Club Drive East, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 7:34 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 300W, 1,000 feet south of West CR 500N, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Scott W. Kaiser, 35, North CR 300W, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Incidents

• 12:38 a.m. Monday - Battery against an EMS worker was reported in the 2100 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:07 p.m. Monday - Police responded to a report of two people slumped over in a vehicle in the 100 block of South Higbee Street, Milford, which resulted in the arrest of one of the individuals on an active warrant out of Allen County. Milford Police Department investigated.

• 3:50 p.m. Monday - A man was arrested in the 400 block of West Tanya Avenue, North Webster, for domestic battery. North Webster Police Department investigated.