County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: • 10:13 a.m. Wednesday – Joseph Louis Rhoads, 45, of 4172 West CR 900S, Silver Lake, arrested for false informing. Bond: $550. • 12:18 p.m. Wednesday – Jessika Marie Grady, 26, of 2831 E. Rader Road, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct – fighting. Bond: $1,000. • 3:40 p.m. Wednesday – Jaron Wesley Wiggs, 26, of 406 Lehman Drive, Milford, arrested for criminal mischief and being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,000. • 6:44 p.m. Wednesday – Joshua Allen Bammel, 33, of 2992 E. Armstrong Road, Leesburg, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $2,000. • 8:17 p.m. Wednesday – Walter David Hawthorne II, 40, of 9783 Chickadee Drive, Cromwell, wanted on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $1,000. • 9:12 p.m. Wednesday – Eric Michaellee Blanton, 20, of 5205 E. Pierceton Road, Pierceton, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16 and criminal confinement. Bond: $2,000. • 9:54 p.m. Wednesday – Israya Carolyn Arnold, 37, of 7675 South CR 350W, South Whitley, arrested for check deception. Bond: $300. • 4:10 a.m. today – Troy Allen Brown, 40, of 245 N. Jefferson St., Cromwell, arrested on a warrant. Bond: $700.
Personal Injury Accidents • 12:38 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Buffalo and Prairie streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle rear-end collision. Drivers: Melissa S. Milos, 26, Wildwood Trail, Warsaw; Joshua M. McMann, 26, Monroe, Mich. Injuries: Milos started having contractions and was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital, and McMann complained of minor back pain. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
Property Damage Accidents • 12:28 a.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Ind. 19 and West CR 250N, Etna Green. Vehicle hit deer. Driver: Tim R. Smith, 61, Main Street, Mentone. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated. • 11:30 a.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Beer Road and Shaffer Street, Milford. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Jordan M. Routson, 24, North CR 950E, North Webster; Linda A. Musselman, 73, Catherine Street, Milford. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD. • 11:52 a.m. Wednesday – County Farm Road, Warsaw. Vehicle hit light pole. Driver: Ronald J. Kiphart, 62, East CR 1300S, North Manchester. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD. • 3:59 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Buffalo Street and Fisher Avenue, Warsaw. Three-vehicle rear-end collision. Drivers: Paul D. Grossnickle, 90, Springhill Road, Warsaw; Donald E. Lance, 81, West CR 300S, Warsaw; James A. Price, 40, North CR 200E, Rochester. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD. • 4:46 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Winona Avenue and High Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Dewayne E. Busz, 65, Lake Street, Warsaw; Jane A. Nolin, 64, Wildwood Trail, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD. • 7:28 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of County Farm Road and West CR 200S, Warsaw. Vehicle hit deer. Driver: Kim E. Bussard, 59, Parker Street, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
Incidents • 7:57 a.m. Wednesday – A death investigation occurred in the 10700 block of Neer Drive, Silver Lake. KCSD. • 3 p.m. Wednesday – Theft from a vehicle was reported in the 2900 block of US 30, Warsaw. WPD. • 8:30 p.m. Wednesday – Theft was reported in the 500 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.
