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Public Occurrences 3.22

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County Jail Bookings

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

• 8:12 a.m. Wednesday - Joshua Jeffrey Puckett, 23, of 1765 E. CR 300S, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $1,000.

• 8:41 a.m. Wednesday - Robert Anthony Flowers Jr., 26, of 1101 E. Winona Avenue, Warsaw, arrested for aggravated battery. Bond: $2,000.

• 10:34 a.m. Wednesday - Veronica Ann Grothaus, 20, Chicago Heights, Ill., arrested for criminal mischief and failure to appear. Bond: $750.

• 1:13 p.m. Wednesday - Gabriel Michael Plew, 29, of 207 Gilliam Drive, Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.

• 2:42 p.m. Wednesday - Burton Jay Blackmer, 27, of 411 S. Main St., Bourbon, arrested for operating an illegal drug lab. Bond: $10,000.

• 3:02 p.m. Wednesday - Ismael Rodriguez, aka Paramon Rodriguez, 37, of 1202 E. Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested for dealing cocaine/narcotics. Bond: $20,000.

• 3:03 p.m. Wednesday - Jose Andrade, 44, Port Chester, N.Y., arrested for dealing cocaine/narcotics. Bond: $20,000.

• 4:38 p.m. Wednesday - Billie Lynn Mireles, aka, Billie Lynn Baldridge, 31, of 527 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for dealing marijuana. Bond: $50,000.

• 10:51 p.m. Wednesday - Domingo Melendez III, 27, of 302 Henry St., Milford, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $500.

• 11:08 p.m. Wednesday - Marco Antonio Malagon, 18, of 1822 Crescent Drive, Warsaw, arrested for failure to comply. Bond: $350.

• 12:36 a.m. today - Nicole Lynn Wagner, 19, of 2095 E. CR 1000N, North Manchester, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $500.

• 2:30 a.m. today - Tarzan Prater, 43, of 1887 W. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.

Personal Injury

Accident

• 9:11 p.m. Monday - Intersection of Armstrong Road and EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Daniel Hagan, 18, EMS B22 Lane, Pierceton. Injury: Hagan suffered an internal chest injury. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

Property Damage

Accident

• 5:27 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Ind. 15S and Market Street, Warsaw. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Nathan LaFountain, 17, Bugle Court, Warsaw; Deanna King, 42, Second Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Incidents

• 10:13 a.m. March 14 - Ryan E. Harris, CR 450S, Syracuse, reported the theft of a Yamaha four-wheeler from his garage. KCSD.

• 7:13 a.m. March 15 - Rick Marlow, CR 950N, Syracuse, reported the theft of tools from his vehicle. KCSD.

• 11:13 a.m. March 15 - An employee of Phend Brown, CR 600N, Leesburg, reported the theft of 600 feet of marine cable wire and 400 feet of welding cable from the business. KCSD.

• 2:19 p.m. Sunday - Mark Davis, Excalibur Place, Cromwell, reported damage to a tire on his vehicle. KCSD.

• 9:25 p.m. Sunday - Carlos Garcia, Camelot Lane, Cromwell, reported damage to a tire on his vehicle. KCSD.

• 8:33 a.m. Monday - An employee of S&T Hardware, Harrison Street, Atwood, reported an attempted break-in to the business. KCSD.

• 9:28 a.m. Wednesday - Linda Sue Hardy, Anchorage Road, Warsaw, reported a hit-skip to her vehicle. Damage: $2,000. WPD.

• 1:16 p.m. Wednesday - An employee of REMC, Governor's Road, Columbia City, reported holes cut in a chain-link fence. Damage: $200. WPD.

• 2:15 p.m. Wednesday - An employee of Iglesia Betesda Church, McCellan Street, Warsaw, reported damage to an overhang and roof of the church. Damage: $1,500. WPD.

• 2:47 p.m. Wednesday - Joseaphine E. Patino, Old 13, Pierceton, reported a hit-skip to her vehicle. WPD.