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Public Occurrences 01.08.2026

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County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:30 a.m. Tuesday - Amanda Suzanne Nesbitt, 46, of 140 EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $10,000.
• 8:48 p.m. Tuesday - Emily Morgan Rodes, 28, of 3148 E. CR 1000N, Syracuse, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. No bond set.
• 11:49 p.m. Tuesday - James Metzger, 61, Columbia City, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 12:15 a.m. Wednesday - Dustin Eugene Gordon, 35, of 210 S. Main St., #9, Etna Green, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $25,000.
• 5:44 a.m. Wednesday - Breck Kenneth Wayne Carper, 18, of 8272 N. CR 400E, North Manchester, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 9:15 a.m. Wednesday - Charles Douglas Zollinger, 36, of 13484 N. Main St., Milford, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation and felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 9:15 a.m. Wednesday - Jacob Lewis Larkin, 33, Elkhart, arrested for felony theft. Bond: $10,000.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:30 a.m. Dec. 29 - Leiter Drive, 150 feet south of West Lake Street, Warsaw. Car hit mailboxes. Driver: Jose R. Lopez, 21, West Old U.S. 30, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 9:50 p.m. Sunday - West Crystal Lake Road, 944 feet east of South CR 500W, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Pamela A. Hiers, 73, South CR 900W, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:49 a.m. Monday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Carolyn S. McNicholas, 79, Church Hill Downs, Warsaw; Connie L. Ward, 81, North CR 700W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 9:36 p.m. Monday - West CR 600N, 500 feet east of North CR 150W, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Ami J. Steg, 42, West Country Drive, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.