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Public Occurrences 2.28.2014

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
n 9:58 a.m. Thursday – Nora Katherine Jenkins, 31, Rochester, arrested for court. No bond set.
n 10:17 a.m. Thursday – Jimmy Lee Daugherty, 46, of 1219 Bibler Ave., Winona Lake, arrested for battery. Bond: $500.
n 10:29 a.m. Thursday – Betty Jo Liptow, 62, of 5164 W. Corlys Lane, Silver Lake, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. No bond set.
n 11:44 a.m. Thursday – Jason Andrew Ratliff, 29, of 312 W. Crystal Flash Road, No. 10, North Webster, arrested for dealing narcotics. Bond: $10,000.
n 12:35 p.m. Thursday – Stacey Cheniele Crawford, 39, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300.
n 12:44 p.m. Thursday – Devin Robert Anderson-Beer, 18, of 6626 N. Third Trail, North Webster, arrested for sexual misconduct with a minor. Bond: $5,000.
n 3:57 p.m. Thursday – James Paul Grothaus, 20, of 1692 E. CR 200N, Warsaw, arrested for forgery and failure to appear. Bond: $5,500.
n 5:41 p.m. Thursday – Matthew S. Dausman, 39, of 4330 E. Levi Lee Road, No. 191, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $300.
n 4:42 a.m. today – Guillermo Hernandez, 36, of 713 Hillside Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operator never licensed and identity deception. Bond: $350.

Personal Injury
Accident
n 3:10 p.m. Thursday – North Detroit Street, 300 feet north of West CR 350N, Warsaw. Four-vehicle collision. Drivers: Sabas G. Valencia, 18, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Christopher M. Phillips, 25, Niles, Mich.; Joseph D. Hoyt, 30, East CR 550N, Warsaw; Minnie M. Beer, 70, North CR 200E, Milford. Injuries: Valencia complained of face pain after his airbag deployed. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
n 6:18 p.m. Wednesday – EMS W11 Lane, 20 feet south of Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck a snowbank. Driver: Marguerite L. Foster, 66, EMS W11 Lane, North Webster. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. North Webster Police Department investigated.
n 10:09 a.m. Thursday – South Main Street, 35 feet south of East Emeline Street, Milford. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Cathy A. VanLaningham, 56, East Dove Lane, Milford; Wayne Bucher, 74, South Henry Street, Milford. Damages: less than $750. Milford Police Department investigated.
n 7:37 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of Shelden Street and West CR 300N, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Lakin L. Jackson, 20, South James Street, Milford; Jessica M. Hall, 23, South CR 400W, Warsaw. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD.
n 8:51 p.m. Thursday – South Ind. 15, 600 feet north of CR 700S, Warsaw. Driver lost control of vehicle, which rolled over into a field. Driver: Alexandra Metzger, 17, North CR 700E, North Manchester. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.