Public Occurrences 01.23.2026

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:20 a.m. Wednesday - Johnnie Ray Salisbury, 71, of 9116 N. Koher Road East, Syracuse, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 11:30 a.m. Wednesday - Paul Jay Comer Jr., 35, of 227 S. East St., North Webster, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 5:30 p.m. Wednesday - Rito Ortega, 24, of 46 M Dee Acres, Nappanee, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 and strangulation. Bond: $10,000.
• 8:20 p.m. Wednesday - Chad Arthur Goble, 46, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #139, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 4:16 p.m. Jan. 14 - Ind. 15, 75 feet north of Poor Drive, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers; Deanna R. Dakin, 67, West Lake Street, Warsaw; Carolyn Miller, 53, Rosemont Avenue, Warsaw. Injury: Miller complained of chest pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 6:55 a.m. Jan. 15 - Intersection of North CR 150W and Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Alexandria N. Biddle, 28, Higbee Street, Milford; Ramon D. Ortiz Hernandez, 32, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Injury: Biddle complained of chest pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. WPD.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:04 a.m. Jan. 14 - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Enterprise Drive, Warsaw. Car-tow truck wrecker collision. Drivers: Tara P. Howard, 21, Plymouth; Allan C. Jarosik, 27, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 12:38 p.m. Jan. 14 - Commerce Drive, 300 feet south of U.S. 30, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Gael Reyes, 20, Elkhart; Leigh A. Ross, 44, East U.S. 30, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:56 p.m. Jan. 14 - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East Center Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Amanda M. Graf, 38, East Ind. 14, Akron; Marissa N. Custer, 38, East Old U.S. 30, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 1:50 p.m. Jan. 14 - Intersection of East Center and North Tamarack streets, Warsaw. SUV hit fire hydrant and street sign. Driver: Cohen C. Silveus, 17, North Tamarack Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:03 p.m. Jan. 14 - Intersection of U.S. 30 and East Springhill Road, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Patrick T. Rose, 46, West Catholic Street, Pierceton; Debra L. Hafner, 64, South Syracuse-Webster Road, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:20 p.m. Jan. 14 - Ind. 15, 1,025 feet north of Lyon Street, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Deanna R. Dakin, 67, West Lake Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 11:55 a.m. Sunday - Intersection of East CR 300N and North CR 175E, Warsaw. Car hit telephone junction box. Driver: Hillary N. Long, 33, North Main Street, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.