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Public Occurrences 9.13.2018

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County Jail Bookings

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

• 9:19 a.m. Wednesday - Carlo Hamrahi, 46, Castic, Calif., arrested for corrupt business influence. Bond: $10,250.

• 9:59 a.m. Wednesday - David Byron Franklin Jr., 38, of 1520 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. No bond set.

• 11:20 a.m. Wednesday - Dylan Thomas Tharp, 19, Peru, Ind., arrested for theft with a prior. Bond: $10,250.

• 2:01 p.m. Wednesday - Douglas Wayne Ritchie II, 22, of 2195 S. CR 925E, Akron, arrested for probation violation - misdemeanor. No bond set.

• 4:52 p.m. Wednesday - Dejhine Synethea Shelton, 23, Mishawaka, arrested for failure to appear - original charge felony. Bond: $5,250.

• 5:47 p.m. Wednesday - Olivia Nicole Stacy, 21, of 890 Walkers Ridge, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. No bond set.

• 5:57 p.m. Wednesday - Elizibeth Ileane Likens, 31, of 1202 Wooster Road, #13, Winona Lake, arrested for possession of meth, possession of a syringe for a legend drug and on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $5,750.





• 10:42 p.m. Wednesday - Tanner Scott Blum, 23, of 1776 E. CR 225S, #8, Winona Lake, arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. No bond set.

• 12:12 a.m. today - Geoffrey Kellen Haase, 30, of 1902 Sand Dollar Drive, A, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence with a blood alcohol concentration of at least .15. Bond: $700.

• 2:19 a.m. today - Nyoka Joann Sexton, 25, of 3529 W. CR 100S, #22, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear - original charge felony and two counts of driving while suspended with a prior. Bond: $5,700.

• 3:06 a.m. today - Angel Christina Carpenter, 37, of 123 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. No bond set.



Property Damage Accidents

• 9:28 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jacob E. Shepherd, 26, East CR 1150S, North Manchester; William L. Burchett, 64, Michaels Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 10:10 a.m. Tuesday - 1013 N. Long Drive, Syracuse. SUV hit parked car; registration information not listed. Driver: Sharron L. Lantz, 74, East Cherokee Road, Syracuse. Damage: $750-$1,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 1:10 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East CR 250N and North CR 100E, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Madison K. Green, 18, North Fifth Trail, North Webster; Randy S. Hesser, 56, North CR 200W, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 1:35 p.m. Tuesday - 896 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw. Unknown truck hit parked car registered to Lucky 7 Car Store LLC, South Bronson Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 4:17 p.m. Tuesday - South Packerton Road, 500 feet south of East CR 300S, Warsaw. Car swerved to miss an animal, went off the road and into a ditch.  Driver: Kimberly D. Asbury, 36, Westchester Drive, North Manchester. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

• 4:35 p.m. Tuesday - North Zimmer Road, 500 feet south of Zimmer Lane, Warsaw. Van-pickup collision. Drivers: Kaylynn R. Hamstra, 36, South Paxton Drive, Warsaw; Kayla M. Stutzman, 29, North Elm Street, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 5:13 p.m. Tuesday - U.S. 30, 400 feet west of East Old 30, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Alissa L. Lovejoy, 21, Fort Wayne; Joshua D. Leverett, 31, William Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 9:12 p.m. Tuesday - South CR 700E, 1,500 feet north of East CR 650S, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Katie L. Riddle, 16, East CR 750S, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 5:09 p.m. Wednesday - 1305 Mariners Drive, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit parked SUV registered to Terry L. Powers, East Legacy Lane, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



Incidents

• 1:33 p.m. Tuesday - A man reported a hit-skip to a vehicle in the 800 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:05 p.m. Tuesday - A battery was reported in the 400 block of West Porter Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:01 p.m. Tuesday - A battery was reported in the 200 block of East Main Street, Syracuse. SPD.

• 8 p.m. Tuesday - A man was reported laying in the ditch in the 6400 block of East CR 800N, Syracuse, on the north side of the road. It was later determined the man, identified as Ronald Lee Strieby, 70, Syracuse, was in the ditch deceased and had been hit by a motor vehicle that had left the scene. KCSD.

• 9:16 a.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested on a warrant in the 500 block of North Lincoln Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:43 p.m. Wednesday - A person threatening or attempting suicide was reported in the 1500 block of Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:13 p.m. Wednesday - A family fight was reported in the 2300 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 5:09 p.m. Wednesday - A hit-skip to a vehicle was reported in the 1300 block of Mariners Drive, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6:12 p.m. Wednesday - An employee of Meijer gas station in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw, reported property was damaged in an accident. WPD.

• 6:46 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested on a warrant for drug charges in the 300 block of South Columbia Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:49 p.m. Wednesday - A battery resulting in bodily injury was reported in the 200 block of East Pittsburgh Street, Syracuse. SPD.