County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: n 12 p.m. Tuesday – Derek James Barnes, 26, New Haven, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set. n 12:03 p.m. Tuesday – John M. Hale, 57, of 511 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for child molesting – victim under 14 years old. Bond: $50,000. n 7:31 p.m. Tuesday – Abraham Garcia, 33, of 1692 E. CR 200N, No. 95, Warsaw, arrested for parole violation. No bond set. n 11:45 p.m. Tuesday – Alpha Adrianna Mejia, 18, of 928 S. Oak Brook Place, No. 21, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Bond: $450. n 3:40 a.m. Wednesday – Eric Ray Smoroske, 46, of 914 Carrington Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Bond: $450.
Property Damage Accidents n 5:28 a.m. Tuesday – Intersection of North Ind. 15 and West CR 1000N, Milford. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Guillermina Pina, 41, Henderson Drive, Warsaw. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated. n 8 a.m. Tuesday – Intersection of West Winona Avenue and South Morton Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Richard K. Chow, 51, West Columbia Street, A, Pierceton; Thomas Joyner, 77, Fairlane Drive, Warsaw. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated. n 11:36 a.m. Tuesday – 3356 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Julia L. Schultz, 52, Valparaiso; Courtney M. King, 37, West Hoffman Lake Road, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD. n 12:34 p.m. Tuesday – 3350 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Beverly A. Jewson, 64, EMS T18 Lane, Leesburg; Maria O. Mangun, 63, East Camp Mack Road, Milford. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD. n 5:43 p.m. Tuesday – North Parker Street, 500 feet north of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck a mailbox. Driver: Raychel M. Piper, 20, North Parker Street, No. 15, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD. n 6:41 p.m. Tuesday – 2804 E. Center St., Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Joshua P. Lawson, 28, East Wellington Drive, Warsaw; Agnes A. Arthur, 38, East Old 30, Pierceton. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD.
Incidents n 11:46 a.m. Tuesday – A Warsaw man requested medical assistance in the 1000 block of East Fort Wayne Street. WPD. n 2:33 p.m. Tuesday – Police responded to a report of gasoline theft in the 300 block of Argonne Road, Warsaw. WPD. n 3:12 p.m. Tuesday – A Warsaw woman reported a shoe stolen off her foot by an unknown male in the 500 block of Clinic Court. WPD. n 7:32 p.m. Tuesday – Police responded to a report of a semi damaging the front yard of a business in the 100 block of Arnolt Drive, Pierceton. KCSD. n 9:03 p.m. Tuesday – A Leesburg woman reported battery in the 4000 block of North CR 700E. KCSD. n 12:49 a.m. Wednesday – A Warsaw man reported his social security number was used to file a tax return in his name without his consent in the 3700 block of West Old 30. KCSD. n 1:15 a.m. Wednesday – A Silver Lake woman reported burglary in the 10900 block of South CR 200W. KCSD.
