County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: • 2:03 a.m. Saturday – Fate Thomas Stewart, 59, Fort Wayne, arrested for being a habitual offender. Bond: $5,000. • 2:37 a.m. Saturday – Benjamin Nathan Lipp, 40, Columbia City, arrested for battery and possession of marijuana. Bond: $500. • 4:32 a.m. Saturday – Sara Francine Rivera, 29, of 111 S. Wood St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $550. • 4:44 a.m. Saturday – Christopher James Barry, 31, of 208 N. James St., Milford, arrested for operator never licensed and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $550. • 7:55 a.m. Saturday – Joshua Wayne Biberstein, 30, of 203 E. North St., North Webster, arrested for residential entry, criminal mischief and public intoxication. Bond: $2,000. • 12:27 p.m. Saturday – Antonio Palacio Fuentes Jr., 49, of 9541 E. Pixie Parkway, Cromwell, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $550. • 4:05 p.m. Saturday – Ryan Lee Deavers, 24, of 37 EMS B1B Lane, Leesburg, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300. • 5:31 p.m. Saturday – Isaac Franklin Sellers, 22, of 100 Park Road, Rochester, arrested for possession of scheduled I, II, III, IV controlled substance. Bond: $350. • 5:56 p.m. Saturday – Billy Ray Slone, 32, of 303 N. Jefferson St., Silver Lake, arrested for dealing a schedule I, II, III controlled substance. Bond: $2,000. • 12:18 a.m. Sunday – Merritt Lee Handrich, 52, of 2910 E. Wilcox Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $550. • 1:06 a.m. Sunday – Kenneth Miller, 32, of 72159 CR 100, Nappanee, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $550. • 1:46 a.m. Sunday – Jeffrey Howard Gaerte, 48, of 32 EMS W25 Lane, North Webster, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $550. • 2:16 a.m. Sunday – Austin Joseph Nine, 29, of 61 EMS B12 Lane, Pierceton, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $550. • 8:17 p.m. Sunday – Brett Alan Kneller, 37, of 3675 S. Bruner Road, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,000. • 4:27 a.m. Today – Victor Gaspar Soberanis, 29, of 1692 E. CR 200N, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear and operator never licensed. Bond: $1,100.
Personal Injury Accidents • 5:19 p.m. Friday – Intersection of Center Street and Robmar Drive, Warsaw. Two-vehicle rear-end collision. Drivers: Raven N. Bell, 17, Lake Street, Warsaw; Daniel G. Miller, 18, Venetian Way, Cromwell. Injuries: A passenger in Miller’s vehicle, Alexis M. Robinson, 15, Old 30, Warsaw, complained of head pain. Damages: $750 to $1,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated. • 3:19 a.m. Saturday – Intersection of Silveus Crossing and Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Two-vehicle rear-end collision. Drivers: Kathleen A. Meeker, 52, Creen Hill Drive, Warsaw; Eric M. Gibbs, 39, Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. Injuries: Meeker complained of neck and back pain and was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital; Gibbs complained of neck pain. Damages: $10,000 to $25,000. WPD. • 2:35 a.m. Sunday – Intersection of U.S. 30 and CR 900E, Pierceton. Vehicle ran off road and rolled over. Driver: Philip E. Woodling, 58, Main Street, Churubusco. Injuries: Passenger Britney L. Shatzer, 29, Fairfield Avenue, was transported to Parkview Whitley Hospital with neck pain. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
Property Damage Accidents • 5:40 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of Center and McKinley streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle rear-end collision. Drivers: Stephen W. Light, 50, Old 30, Warsaw; Hope L. Showley, 48, 6th Street, Rochester. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD. • 5:53 p.m. Saturday – Center Street, Warsaw. Vehicle hit a parked and unoccupied vehicle registered to Kent E. Shepherd, Chestnut Avenue, Winona Lake. Driver: Scott H. Bauer, 54, 2nd Street, Winona Lake. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD. • 9:18 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of Ind. 19 and West CR 600S, Mentone. Vehicle hit deer. Driver: Tyler W. Akers, 21, South CR 1325E, Akron. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD. • 2:26 a.m. Sunday – Intersection of Detroit Street and East CR 350N, Warsaw. Vehicle collided with snowplow. Drivers: Ashley A. Creekmore, 20, Ind. 15, Milord; Blain A. Pearl, 23, 5th Road, Walkerton. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD. • 9:35 a.m. Sunday – Intersection of Ind. 25 and West CR 250S, Warsaw. Vehicle slid off the road. Driver: Kenneth L. Stenstrom, 84, Lakeview Park Drive, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. KCSD. • 11:48 a.m. Sunday – Intersection of Springhill Road and Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Vehicle ran off road and into a sign. Driver: Daven P. Gasaway, 17, 2nd Street, Warsaw. Damages: $750 to $1,000. WPD. • 12:05 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of Lake City Highway and Center Street, Warsaw. Vehicle collided with semi trailer. Drivers: Lacey N. Nissley, 22, Raven Court, Valparaiso; David S. O’Connor, 60, Kingman Ariz. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD. • 12:06 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of Sheldon Street and Lake Buffet Entrance, Warsaw. Two-vehicle rear-end collision. Drivers: Charles R. Bird, 65, Section Street, Milford; Daniel F. Wiseley, 34, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD. • 12:46 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of CRs East 75N and North 225E, Warsaw. Vehicle ran off road and hit a tree and a realtor sign. Driver: Garrett M. Titus, 17, East CR 225S, Warsaw. Damages: $10,000 to $25,000. KCSD. • 7:32 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of CRs West 1350N and North 200W, Milford. Vehicle hit deer. Driver: Eston S. Clayton, 20, Lapoint Drive, Milford. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD. • 5:57 a.m. Today – Intersection of Ind. 25 and West CR 100S, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision and one vehicle fled the scene. Driver: Kyle D. Lewis, 26, Ind. 25, Mentone. Damages: Under $750. KCSD. • 7:27 a.m. Today – Intersection of East CR 200N and Biomet Drive, Warsaw. Vehicle ran off road and hit guardrail. Driver: Heath W. Cripe, 37, Blaine Street, North Webster. Damages: $10,000 to $25,000. KCSD.
Incidents • 1:58 a.m. Saturday – Theft was reported in the 1000 block of Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD. 11 a.m. Saturday – Theft was reported in the 2100 block of Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD. • 7:06 p.m. Saturday – Domestic battery was reported in the 300 block of Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. KCSD. • 2:30 p.m. Sunday – A Warsaw woman reported her wallet missing in the 600 block of Main Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.
