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Public Occurrences 02.10.2026

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County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:43 a.m. Sunday - James Allen Funderburg, 35, Goshen, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or more. Bond: $700.
• 9:30 a.m. Monday - Charles Earl Stidams, 50, of 6907 E. South Barbee Drive, Pierceton, arrested on a civil matter. Bond: $10,000.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 8:13 a.m. Feb. 2 - North Ind. 13, 600 feet south of East CR 800N, North Webster. Four-vehicle collision. Drivers: Darcie K. Stump, 35, Eat Haiden Drive, Syracuse; Cara M. Warren, 30, EMS B7 Lane, Leesburg; Ean N. Redington, 38, North CR 300E, Warsaw; Mikayla M. Arnold, 30, North Dolan Drive, Syracuse. Injuries: Stump complained of chest pain; Arnold complained of head pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:34 a.m. Friday - South Ind. 19, 1,000 feet south of West CR 800S, Akron. Car hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Eric D. Murillo, 16, West CR 500S, Mentone. Injury: Murillo complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:09 a.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and West CR 200S, Warsaw. Pickup-van collision. Drivers: Kevin A. Moore, 39, Denver, Ind.; Christopher T. Checketts, 35, South Peppergrass Court, Warsaw. Injury: Checketts complained of chest pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 7:32 p.m. Friday - South Ind. 25, 500 feet west of South CR 450W, Warsaw. Car hit tree. Driver: Keanu S. Letioa, 30, Fort Wayne. Injury: Passenger Cheyenne Burns, 28, West Jackson Street, Mentone, had a fracture/dislocation to the knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 9:30 a.m. Saturday - South Packerton Road, 1,700 feet north of East CR 900S, Claypool. Pickup left roadway. Driver: Erica J. Diaz De Le Alvarez, 21, West 3rd Street, North Manchester. Injury: Diaz De Le Alvarez had an abrasion to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:30 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of West Old U.S. 30 and River Ranch, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Kirissa M. Ousley, 44, 12th Road, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:37 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 800W and North CR 200W, Leesburg. Truck hit telephone pole. Driver: Austin P. Dugan, 31, Geneva, Ind. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 12:09 p.m. Friday - South Ind. 15, 70 feet south of West CR 300S, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Tyler Zuniga, 28, South Maple Street, Akron; Matthew Boggs, 34, South Country Club Road, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 5:53 p.m. Friday - East CR 1300N, 800 feet of North CR 175E, Milford. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Alex Tienda, 18, North Main Street, Milford. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:14 p.m. Friday - North Ind. 19, Nappanee. Car-minivan collision. Drivers: Page Kaelon, 27, West Hoffman Lake Road, Warsaw; William Mitschelen, 45, West CR 900N, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:25 p.m. Friday - West CR 100S, 500 feet west of South CR 950W, Etna Green. Car went into ditch and hit fence. Driver: Michael C. Workman, 34, South Ind. 19, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 11:37 p.m. Friday - East CR 400N, 35 feet east of EMS B2 Lane, Leesburg. Pickup hit tree. Driver: Dustan Gesaman, 53, EMS B4 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 2:45 p.m. Saturday - East CR 900S, 2,600 feet west of South CR 400E, Claypool. Car hit group of trees. Driver: Myah E. Burbank, 25, West CR 950S, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 2:29 a.m. Sunday - West CR 100N, 1,500 feet west of West Old U.S. 30, Warsaw. Car hit street sign and utility pole. Driver: Edwin Olivas-Cuahizo, 19, CR 27W, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 5:48 a.m. Sunday - U.S. 30, 75 feet east of North CR 200W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Christine K. Perrin, 60, North Main Street, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 2:53 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, consumption of alcohol by a minor and refusal to submit to a chemical test in the 3700 block of West CR 100N, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 2:55 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 200 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:47 a.m. Sunday - Intimidation and criminal mischief were reported in the 2400 block of West CR 250S, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 12:03 p.m. Sunday - Fraud was reported in the 2600 block of Liberty Drive, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.