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Public Occurrences 8.30.2011

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

- 10 p.m. Friday – Joshua Tyler Carlin, 21, of 1776 E. CR 225S, Winona Lake, arrested for failure to appear and driving while intoxicated. Bond: $1,050.
- 10:21 p.m. Friday – Brittney Jean Nicole Stump, 23, of 518 N. Franklin St., Mentone, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $25.
- 12:57 a.m. Saturday – Cody Joseph Thomas Slone, 19, of 1212 Timon Drive, Warsaw, arrested for minor possession. Bond: $300.
- 12:58 a.m. Saturday – Derek Ferrell, 18, of 7358 W. CR 100S, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.
- 3:34 a.m. Saturday – Casey Lynn Robertson, 23, of 2639 S. Packerton Road, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated and driving while suspended. Bond: $550.
- 4:02 a.m. Saturday – Douglas Lee Miller, 46, of 433 W. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $15,000.
- 4:03 a.m. Saturday – Kenyon Dwight Harris, 25, of 1202 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300.
- 12:15 p.m. Saturday – Jacob August Swank, 24, of South Bend, arrested for dangerous operation of a boat. Bond: $350.
- 8:40 p.m. Saturday – Todd William Raney, 39, of 1202 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested for harassment. Bond: $1,000.
- 1:24 a.m. Sunday – Timothy Ray Stidham, 27, of 1106 N. Hiawatha, Syracuse, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300.
- 3:12 a.m. Sunday – Shane Lee Senter, 36, of 9508 E. King Arthur’s Trail, Cromwell, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $10,000.
- 7:07 a.m. Sunday – Earl Ray Slabaugh, 18, of 4630 Cedar Road, Bremen, arrested for minor consumption. Bond: $300.
- 7:09 a.m. Sunday – Ryan Eli Mast, 19, of Shipshewana, arrested for minor consumption. Bond: $300.
- 7:30 a.m. Sunday – Matthew Hochstetler, 18, of Ligonier, arrested for resisting law enforcement and minor consumption. Bond: $500.
- 7:32 a.m. Sunday – Bryan Allen Helmuth, 21, of Millersberg, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.
- 2:31 p.m. Sunday – Jared Thomas Frantz, 24, of 1 EMS B61 Lane, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $500.
- 5:56 p.m. Sunday – Cory Alan Conley, 19, of 653 Walter Way, Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $300.
- 11:48 p.m. Sunday – Thaddeus Tharp, 30, of 608 Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.
- 1:19 a.m. Monday – Katja Maria Wykes, 29, of 3212 Kuder Lane, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.
- 8:58 a.m. Monday – Jeffery Prater, 41, of 5086 W. Corleys Lane, Silver Lake, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $10,000.
- 1:57 p.m. Monday – Michael Joseph Gibson, 38, of 8486 E. CR 350N, Pierceton, arrested for theft. Bond: $2,000.
- 2:05 p.m. Monday – Keith Allen Robbins, 38, of 733 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for public indecency. Bond: $2,000.
- 2: 59 p.m. Monday – Andru Boyd Hicks, 38, of 1734 E. CR 225S, Winona Lake, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $1,000.
- 3:10 p.m. Monday – Brandon Stuart Alfano, 22, of 357 EMS T28 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,000.
- 3:28 p.m. Monday – Brenton Eli Hensley, 38, of 3349 E. Ridge Drive, Warsaw, arrested for an outstanding warrant and failure to appear. Bond: $47,043.35.
- 3:28 p.m. Monday – Erika Jean Nichols, 26, of 2507 Oriole Lane, Warsaw, arrested for two counts of misdemeanor conversion. Bond: $1,500.
- 3:47 p.m. Monday – Amber Lee Tomblin, 23, of 10 EMS D18B Lane, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $750.
- 4:32 p.m. Monday – Natalie Kaye Eisaman, 31, of Fort Wayne, arrested for dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $10,000.
- 5:03 p.m. Monday – Zachary Alan Kinch, 21, of 116 E. Haiden Drive, Syracuse, arrested for harassment. Bond: $350.
- 6:35 p.m. Monday – Martin Bustamante, 27, of 3762 W. Old Road 30, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $750.
- 8:39 p.m. Monday – Gerald Ray Miller, 20, of 1410 W. Union St., Ligonier, arrested for minor possession. Bond: $350.
- 8:47 p.m. Monday – Normal Eugene Yutzy, 23, of Topeka, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.
- 9:56 p.m. Monday – Lisa Michelle Hendrickson, 40, of 4661 E. Wooster Road, Pierceton, arrested for inhaling toxic vapors. Bond: $350.
- 10:35 p.m. Monday – Marvin Ray Huffman, 64, of 5229 Wooster Road, Pierceton, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

Personal Injury Accidents
- 10:19 a.m. Thursday – Intersection of U.S. 30 East and CR 900 East, Pierceton. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Robert L. Davis, Fort Wayne; Robert L. Osborn, 3310 S. CR 725E, Pierceton. Injury: Davis suffered fracture/dislocation to knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
- 1:07 p.m. Friday – Intersection of East Jefferson Street and Argonne Road, Warsaw. One mo-ped lost control. Driver: Jerald J. Womack, 49, of 601 W. Prairie St., Warsaw. Injury: Womack suffered hip/upper leg injuries. Damage: less than $1,000. Warsaw Police Department.
- 3:53 p.m. Friday – Intersection of Center Street and Park Avenue, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Trenten M. Elder, 19, of Columbia City; Jake P. Rucoi, 32, of 1706 Walnut Creek Blvd., Warsaw. Injury: Rucoi complained of neck pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
- 10:57 p.m. Friday – Intersection of Pierceton Road and CR 500 East, Pierceton. One vehicle ran off road. Driver: David J. Morales, 29, of 2078 E. CR 550S, Warsaw. Injury: Morales complained of back pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 1:34 a.m. Sunday – Intersection of CR 750 East and Ryerson Road, Pierceton. One vehicle struck a tree. Driver: Kelsey L. Hakeos, 19, of 7485 E. Old 30, Pierceton. Injuries: Hakeos complained of head pain; Hunter A. Imhoff, 0, of 7485 E. Old 30, Pierceton, suffered entire body injuries. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

Property Damage Accidents
- 7:02 a.m. Thursday – Intersection of CRs 800 South and 700 West, Claypool. One vehicle struck a deer. Driver: Kenneth D. Johnson, 44, of 7868 W. CR 800S, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 8:55 a.m. Thursday – Intersection of Ind. 15 and CR 400 South, Warsaw. One vehicle ran off road. Driver: Rachael L. Hoffert, Wabash. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 10:30 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of CRs 1150 North and 150 East, Milford. One vehicle ran off road. Driver: Renaldo A. Pena, 37, of 1444 E. Camp Mack Road, Milford. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
- 5:32 a.m. Friday – Intersection of CRs 1350 North and 500 West, Nappanee. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Sharon Slaubaugh, 37, of 402 W. Market St., Nappanee; Adria A. Mast, 34, of 7105 W. CR 1300N, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 11:10 a.m. Friday – Intersection of Morgan and Main streets, Mentone. One vehicle struck a stop sign. Driver: Rosemary Baker, 84, of 20171 Ind. 331, Tippecanoe. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
- 11:30 a.m. Saturday – Intersection of CR 950 East and Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Kellen D. Lemler, 18, of 737 W. Market St., Warsaw; James Lovell, 71, of Magnolia, Texas. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 4:04 p.m. Saturday – 2924 Frontage Road, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Garland Daugherty, 44, of 6759 W. Ind. 25, Mentone; Heather L. Starr, 30, of 2441 W. CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
- 5:50 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of West Lake Street and Phillips Drive, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Alexis R. Rubio, 29, Goshen; Erna M. Meloy, 66, of 7337 Snyder Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 6:28 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of CR 200 South and Ind. 15 West, Warsaw. One vehicle ran off road. Driver: Shane A. Beliles, 22, of 520 N. Franklin St., Mentone. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
- 9:25 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of CRs 600 West and 1200 South, Silver Lake. One vehicle struck a deer. Driver: Chelsea L. Beyers, 20, of 1765 Petty Drive, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 4:50 a.m. Monday – Intersection of Columbia and Market streets, Warsaw. One box truck struck a viaduct. Driver: Michael S. Spence, of 2267 S. Old Ditch Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
- 12:26 p.m. Monday – Alley north of Main and east of Grant streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Abigail E. Lee, 20, of 1613 E. Main St., Warsaw; Jeremy S. Pifer, 27, of 902 Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
- 5:03 p.m. Monday – 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Kristina D. Elliot, 42, of 820 Crescent Drive, Warsaw; Mary K. Hirschey, 34, of 10666 W. CR 275S, Larwill. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

Incidents
- 2:15 p.m. Thursday - A Warsaw woman reported a VCR, a TV, two radios, jewelry and dolls stolen from a home in the 400 block of North Cook Street. WPD.
- 11:27 a.m. Thursday – A Plymouth woman reported her cell phone stolen while in the 2100 block of East DuBois Drive, Warsaw. WPD.