Public Occurrences 01.22.2026

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:28 p.m. Monday - Deborah Sue Fields, 57, of 816 N. Edgewater St., Silver Lake, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 7:38 p.m. Monday - Mysha Crump, 25, Dallas, Texas, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 2 p.m. Tuesday - Nichole Marie Bickel, 41, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony probation violation and possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:44 p.m. Tuesday - Brent A. McNees, 55, of 504 Hitzler St., Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.
• 3:36 p.m. Tuesday - Michael Andrew Beer, 26, of 5360 E. Creekside Trail, Syracuse, arrested for criminal recklessness and landowner consent to use violation. Bond: $10,000.
• 3:41 p.m. Tuesday - Phillip Lee Owens, 45, Huntington, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 4:45 p.m. Tuesday - David Michael Vela, 40, of 201 E. Pittsburgh St., Syracuse, arrested on four charges of manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine and three charges of possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $80,000.
• 7:13 a.m. Wednesday - Jwain Antonio Sullivan, 31, Rochester, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 10 a.m. Wednesday - Amy Elaine Poe, 51, of 4299 S. CR 600W, Mentone, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 10 a.m. Wednesday - Brandon Lee Palmer, 27, of 2519 E. Center St., #324, Warsaw, arrested for possession of child pornography. Bond; $20,000.
• 11:15 a.m. Wednesday - Austin Lee Waller, 31, Albion, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 10 a.m. Jan. 15 - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Two-truck collision. Drivers: Daniel L. Burkholder, 55, Goshen; Timothy L. Pickett, 50, Whiteland. Injury: Pickett complained of neck pain. Damage: Over $100,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:17 p.m. Jan. 15 - Ind. 15, 600 feet north of West CR 350N, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Denise Y. Rabe, 65, Sandpiper Drive, Warsaw; Katelyn R. Harvey, 30, Collins Drive, Warsaw; Kevin L. Damron, 53, Cedar Road, Bourbon. Injuries: Rabe complained of chest pain; Harvey complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 11:57 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East Smith and McClellan streets, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Ennis K. Miller, 45, Jean Street, Warsaw; Brittany E. Wise, 37, Columbia City. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 11:33 a.m. Jan. 15 - CR 250N, 250 feet west of North Rainbow Drive, Warsaw. Dump truck-SUV collision. Drivers: Cameron T. Ingle, 27, South Ind. 15, Warsaw; Megan A. Knepper, 32, Whitestown. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 11:42 a.m. Jan. 15 - East CR 1300N, 1,800 feet west of North CR 250E, Milford. Pickup hit fence. Driver: Donald R. Slater, 49, EMS T48 Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office.
• 3:15 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Main Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Alice M. Keirn, 86, South Buffalo Street, Warsaw; Jaylyn A. Beckner, 17, Pine Cone Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:19 p.m. Jan. 15 - Intersection of East CR 100N and North CR 450E, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Brent Fifer, 44, North CR 450E, Warsaw; Natalie D. Coley, 28, East CR 75N, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 9:09 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of West Old U.S. 30 and North CR 600W, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Montana M. Wharton, 46, EMS D24 Lane, Syracuse; Amy A. Heckaman, 58, North CR 600W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:28 a.m. Monday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Truck-SUV collision. Drivers: Omar Marquina, 36, Chicago; Zachary Clouse, 32, Fort Wayne. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:39 a.m. Monday - Intersection of Sound Indiana and East Center streets, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Thadeus Lewis, 18, East Walnut Street, Claypool; Morgan L. Soria, 33, West Lovetts Court, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 12:46 p.m. Tuesday - A wallet was reported found in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 1:43 p.m. Tuesday - Criminal trespass was reported in the 1000 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:01 p.m. Tuesday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 800 block of Carrington Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:59 p.m. Tuesday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:30 a.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 1900 block of East Old U.S. 30, Warsaw. WPD.