County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: n 8:44 a.m. Tuesday – Derek C. Krichbaum, 28, of 201 Lakeview Drive, Winona Lake, arrested for failure to appear – original charge felony. Bond: $479. n 10:30 a.m. Tuesday – Ernest U. Heiman, 32, of 5519 E. CR 950N, Syracuse, arrested on two counts of failure to appear – original charge misdemeanor. Bond: $1,750. n 12:56 p.m. Tuesday – Wayne David Chalstrom, 30, South Bend, arrested for theft – less than $100,000 in value. Bond: $5,000. n 12:58 p.m. Tuesday – Codie Lee Jordan Pierce, 21, Westville, arrested for failure to appear – original charge misdemeanor. Bond: $500. n 1:55 p.m. Tuesday – Christopher Lee Hershberger, 25, of 3699 N. CR 175E, 106, Warsaw, arrested on a warrant for another Indiana agency. No bond set. n 2:01 p.m. Tuesday – Brian Peconga, 38, of 725 W. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for deception – deposit received by fraudulent credit institution. Bond: $750. n 2:21 p.m. Tuesday – Matthew Scott Simons, 42, Rochester, arrested for court. No bond set. n 2:42 p.m. Tuesday – Virgil Roy Dordon, 48, of 701 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $1,000.
Property Damage Accidents n 6:30 a.m. Tuesday – South CR 650E, 2,500 feet south of East CR 500S, Pierceton. Vehicle struck a deer. Driver: Melissa Rodgers, 42, East CR 650S, Pierceton. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated. n 7:30 a.m. Tuesday – Intersection of West Crystal Lake Road and North CR 650W, Warsaw. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Wendy N. Lower, 28, Bourbon. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD. n 7:55 a.m. Tuesday – Intersection of South Zimmer Road and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Vehicle turned too sharp and struck a utility pole, blowing a tire. Driver: Robert R. Johnson, 31, Blue Springs, Mo. Damages: $750 to $1,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated. n 1:21 p.m. Tuesday – 502 N. Detroit Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Richard J. Lewis, 31, South Ind. 25, Warsaw; Richard L. Surface, 67, West Hill Lake Road, Claypool. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD. n 4:30 a.m. Wednesday – 2101 Dubois Drive, Warsaw. Driver struck parked vehicle registered to Katrina M. Calhoun, North Brook Boulevard, Warsaw. Driver: Roy McGown, 26, Fort Wayne. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD. Incidents n 5:48 a.m. Tuesday – A Cromwell man reported his vehicle tampered with in the 12000 block of North Beau Peep Lane. KCSD. n 7:08 a.m. Tuesday – Police responded to a request for citizens assist of an elderly female in the 9900 block of Marine Key Drive, Syracuse. KCSD. n 8:35 a.m. Tuesday – A Pierceton man reported an attempted break-in at his home in the 700 block of West Market Street. WPD.
