Public Occurences 08.22.2026

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:19 a.m. Thursday - Kayleigh Gemini Steward, 25, South Bend, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $500.
• 3:10 p.m. Thursday - Devin Stuart Gerding, 30, of 802 E. Market St., #322, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation, possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $13,500.
• 3:54 p.m. Thursday - Amarae Machell Dilley, 44, of 1605 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 11:22 p.m. Thursday - Raymond A. Fee, 37, Geneva, Neb., arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $500.
• 12:56 a.m. Friday - Luis Malagon Jr., 21, of 222 N. Fort Wayne Ave., Warsaw, arrested on two charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 8:41 a.m. Friday - Mark A. Marley, 56, of 602 N. Main St., Bourbon, arrested for residential entry. Bond: $15,000.
• 12:22 p.m. Friday - Tylan Dean Lichtenstiger-Jones, 19, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 1:34 p.m. Aug. 12 - North Eastshore Drive, 500 feet south of East Cornelius Road, Syracuse. Pickup hit several trees. Driver: Tyler L. Ort, 41, East Black Point Road, Syracuse. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:31 a.m. Aug. 13 - Intersection of EMS T18 Lane and North CR 450E, Leesburg. Car hit fireplace/boulder. Driver: Adam Guy, 50, EMS T18 Lane, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 2:32 p.m. Aug. 13 - 5793 E. Pickwick Drive, Syracuse. Unknown vehicle hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:44 p.m. Aug. 14 - Intersection of South CR 900E and East CR 150S, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Laurie A. Kerr, 62, West CR 325N, Larwill. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:08 p.m. Wednesday - South County Farm Road, 100 feet south of Hoppus Road, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Shelby E. Whitmaker, 30, East CR 600S, Claypool. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.