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Public Occurrences 3.31.2014

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
n 9:24 p.m. Friday – Derek Matthew Bradford, 34, of 3103 W. Dixie Drive, Silver Lake, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300.
n 3:23 a.m. Saturday – Jose Octavio Moto-Garcia, 40, of 324 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $550.
n 7:14 a.m. Saturday – Rachael Elizabeth Fruit, 21, of 43 EMS W30B Lane, North Webster, arrested for disorderly conduct and public intoxication. Bond: $300.
n 1:52 p.m. Saturday – Jeremy Richard Herford, 40, Bellefontaine, Ohio, arrested for possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $750.
n 3:32 p.m. Saturday – Tyler Lee Mulldune, 24, of 3100 Frontage Road, No. 54, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $500.
n 4:23 p.m. Saturday – Andrew Shane Jeffries, 45, Elkhart, arrested for battery. Bond: $500.
n 10:02 p.m. Saturday – Karen Louise Smith, 59, of 4678 E. U.S. 30, Pierceton, arrested on a warrant for a failure to appear rearrest. Bond: $1,000.
n 10:24 p.m. Saturday – Gilberto Nava Valerio, 43, of 3639 N. CR 175E, No. 63, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $550.
n 2:20 a.m. Sunday – Michael Valenziano Binstock, 52, Columbia City, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $550.
n 8:01 a.m. Sunday – Daniel Leonard Palombizio, 25, Michigan City, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana. Bond: $550.
n 1:50 p.m. Sunday – Jason Michael Knight, 36, of 3762 W. Old 30, Warsaw, arrested for false reporting. Bond: $750.
n 2:34 p.m. Sunday – Scott Allen Freeman, 43, of 202 14th St., Winona Lake, arrested for battery. Bond: $500.
n 8:14 p.m. Sunday – Patrick Joseph Kirk, 20, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.
n 9:02 p.m. Sunday – Joseph Carta, 18, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Bond: $450.
n 9:31 p.m. Sunday – Jeffery Lee Owsley, 21, Larwill, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and driving while suspended. Bond: $550.
n 9:59 p.m. Sunday – Christofer Trae Colt, 22, of 509 Alward St., Warsaw, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $1,000.
n 1:47 a.m. today – Michele R. Layman, 48, of 11492 N. Enchanted Forest Lane, Cromwell, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

Personal Injury
Accidents
n 10:19 a.m. Saturday – Intersection of South Packerton Road and East CR 700S, Claypool. Driver lost control of vehicle and slid into ditch. Driver: Len E. Prater, 45, South Market Street, North Manchester. Injuries: Prater complained of chest pain. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
n 1:56 p.m. Saturday – East Market Street, 1 foot west of South Hickory Street, Warsaw. Train-vehicle collision. Driver: Kelsie E. Music, 20, East CR 400N, Warsaw. Injuries: Music complained of pain to entire body; passenger Alexis Music, 12, East CR 100S, Pierceton, complained of chest pain; passenger Alissa Music, 10, East CR 100S, Pierceton, suffered a lower leg fracture; and passenger Ruby Music, 2, East CR 100S, Pierceton, suffered minor bleeding. Damages: $10,000 to $25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
n 4:57 a.m. Saturday – West U.S. 30, 500 feet west of North CR 800W, Etna Green. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck guard rail. Driver: Aaron C. Long, 24, North Walnut Street, Etna Green. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD.
n 10:43 a.m. Saturday – South CR 700E, 1,500 feet south of East CR 650S, Warsaw. Driver lost control of vehicle and rolled vehicle over. Driver: Devin J. Sims, 18, South CR 700E, Pierceton. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD.
n 4:47 p.m. Saturday – 8147 E. Backwater Road, North Webster. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Elaine J. Burkett, 59, North Ind. 5, Cromwell; John M. Miretti, 30, East Backwater Road, North Webster. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. North Webster Police Department investigated.
n 9:37 p.m. Saturday – North CR 150E, 750 feet north of East CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck a newspaper box and post. Driver: Gilberto Nava, 43, West Old 30, Warsaw. Damages: $750 to $1,000. KCSD.
n 12 a.m. Sunday – North Ind. 13, 300 feet south of East CR 1000N, Syracuse. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Rachel M. Krinn, 27, EMS B60B Lane, Warsaw. Damages: $750 to $1,000. KCSD.
n 1:14 p.m. Sunday – East Koher Road South, 1,000 feet west of North Koher Road East, Warsaw. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck brush. Driver: Tresia K. Rockenbaugh, 38, Millersburg. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. KCSD.
n 3:17 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of East Fort Wayne Street and North Park Avenue, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Sandra F. Huff, 60, South CR 500E, Pierceton; Jeffrey J. Logsdon, 18, North Tamarack Street, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 4:07 a.m. today – Intersection of Lake City Highway and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Driver struck tree branch in roadway. Driver: Bryan E. Wolfe, 38, Columbia City. Damages: $750 to $1,000. WPD.

Incidents
n 8:13 a.m. Saturday – A Milford man reported criminal mischief in the 500 block of East Camp Mack Road. KCSD.
n 10:28 a.m. Saturday – A Syracuse woman reported battery in the 11400 block of North East Wawasee Drive. KCSD.
n 10:42 a.m. Saturday – An Etna Green man reported he was attacked by a cat in the 100 block of West State Street. KCSD.
n 2:57 p.m. Saturday – A Warsaw woman reported battery in the 3100 block of Frontage Road. WPD.
n 3:25 p.m. Saturday – A Warsaw man reported battery in the 1500 block of Provident Drive. WPD.
n 9:32 a.m. Sunday – A Warsaw man reported theft from his vehicle in the 900 block of Taylor Street. WPD.