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Public Occurrences 05.07.2026

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County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:55 a.m. Tuesday - Matthew Steven Shorter, 28, of 9642 N. Ind. 19, #20, Etna Green, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.
• 3:47 p.m. Tuesday - Kevin Armand Frentner, 47, of 120 S. Main St., Milford, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $10,000.
• 9:31 p.m. Tuesday - Jennifer E. Martinez, 26, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 5:59 a.m. Wednesday - Jesus Trinidad Jr., 42, South Bend, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and operating a vehicle without financial responsibility with a prior. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 3:11 p.m. Monday - East CR 500N, 500 feet east of North CR 750E, North Webster. Pickup-bus collision. Drivers: Steven W. Kingsley, 64, Huntertown; Sheryl A. Bartma, 63, Warrior Path, Syracuse. Injuries: Kingsley complained of chest pain; passengers in Bartma’s vehicle, Luna Merchant, 11, East CR 450N, Leesburg, complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain; and Lily Reddington, 10, North CR 300E, Warsaw, complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated. 

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:33 a.m. April 30 - East CR 450N, 200 feet east of Chapman Lake Road, Warsaw. Car hit horse. Driver: Juan Patino Aguirre, 39, East CR 450N, Leesburg. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 10:29 p.m. Monday - Intersection of South Country Club and East CR 450S, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Dean Boggs, 20, South Country Club Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

Incidents
• 7:47 a.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 8900 block of North Ind. 15, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.
• 3:22 p.m. Tuesday - Fraud was reported in the 6200 block of North Ind. 15, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 5:30 p.m. Tuesday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 700 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:57 p.m. Tuesday - Fraud was reported in the 900 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.