County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: • 12:01 p.m. Wednesday – Matthew John Milton, 29, Elkhart, arrested for possession of precursor with a firearm, thef and possession of marijuana. Bond: $5,250. • 12:51 p.m. Wednesday – Dillon Michael Ong, 20, of 611 N. Park Ave., Warsaw, arrested for court. No bond set. • 1:09 p.m. Wednesday – Travis Wayne Gibson, 26, Plymouth, arrested for court. No bond set. • 1:11 p.m. Wednesday – Bernard Bryan Warrick Jr., 20, Tippecanoe, arrested for theft with prior offense. Bond: $5,250. • 2:45 p.m. Wednesday – Robert Christopher Piasecki, 43, of 205 W. High St., Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700. • 4:22 p.m. Wednesday – Robert Sean Jennings, 37, Columbia City, arrested for failure to appear in court on a felony charge. No bond set. • 5:40 p.m. Wednesday – Austin Carl Bakian, 24, of 304 W. High St., Etna Green, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content above .15. Bond: $700. • 6:22 p.m. Wednesday – Jessica Maria Castro, 24, Lake Station, arrested on a warrant for another Indiana agency. No bond set. • 7: 54 p.m. Wednesday – Christopher Brian McGowan, 19, of 106 Front St., North Manchester, arrested for failure to appear in court. No bond set. • 10:55 p.m. Wednesday – Brandon Lee Kistler, 32, of 4463 W. CR 200S, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, intimidation and domestic battery. No bond set. • 9:39 p.m. Wednesday – Kim William Kennedy, 51, Columbia City, arrested for interfering with custody – taking a child out of state; and invasion of privacy. Bond: $100,250. • 10:56 p.m. Wednesday – Derek Charles Krichbaum, 30, of 201 Lakeview Drive, Winona Lake, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and failure to appear in court. Bond: $35,250. • 11:38 p.m. Wednesday – Jacob Wayne Stromatt, 23, of 2507 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700. • 11:59 p.m. Wednesday – Stephen Charles Reed, 57, of 511 Turtle Bay Drive, Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child, false information and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250. • 12:18 a.m. today – Daniel Lee Knecht, 27, South Whitley, arrested for failure to appear in court. Bond: $168.50. • 1:03 a.m. today – Kathy Joe Foreman, 35, of 502 W. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for battery – law enforcement and disorderly conduct – noise. Bond: $5,250.
Personal Injury Accident • 8:05 a.m. Wednesday – Intersection of East Center Street and Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Two-vehicle rear-end collision. Drivers: Tammy J. Prater, 45, Liberty Mills; Kathleen M. Harper, 47, Shawnee Drive, Warsaw. Injuries: Harper complained of back pain. Damages: Under $750. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
Property Damage Accidents • 7:01 a.m. Wednesday – West CR 200S, Warsaw. Vehicle hit deer. Driver: Zachary T. Taylor, 26, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated. • 11:57 a.m. Wednesday – Intersection of North Pointe Drive and Husky Trail, Warsaw. Two-vehicle rear-end collision. Drivers: Richard D. Houser, 43, Columbia City; Christopher A. Payne, 51, South Whitley. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD. • 3:24 p.m. Wednesday – West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Two-vehicle rear-end collision. Drivers: Jarion T. Bayne, 42, East Center Street, Warsaw; Erin R. Ransbottom, 22, East CR 200N, Pierceton. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD.
