Public Occurrences 05.30.2026

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:57 a.m. Thursday - Matthew Steven Shorter, 29, of 9642 N. Ind. 19, lot 20, Etna Green, arrested for violation of a court order and criminal trespass with an unrelated prior. Bond: $10,000.
• 10:38 a.m. Thursday - Tyler Duane Owens, 40, of 1010 E. Center St., #1, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, maintaining a common nuisance and possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $10,000.
• 1:30 p.m. Thursday - Diana Karen George, 29, of 504 E. Fort Wayne St., #3, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $12,500.
• 1:30 p.m. Thursday - Sophia Elizabeth McMillan, 31, of 1307 Oriole Drive, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 7:36 p.m. Thursday - Trace Michael Bradley, 27, Liberty Mills, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 8 p.m. Thursday - Jennifer Lynn Mullin, 41, Hagerstown, arrested for felony failure to appear, confinement and interference with custody. No bond set.
• 11:13 a.m. Friday - Jacob Allen Lively, 30, of 8331 E. CR 250S, #82, Pierceton, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:58 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North CR 825E and East CR 1250N, Syracuse. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Ricky S. Searls, 66, North Pine Drive, Syracuse; Ryan V. Smythe, 36, North CR 825E, Syracuse. Injury: Smythe complained of elbow/lower arm pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 7 p.m. May 21 - South CR 275E, 500 feet north of East Steven Drive, Winona Lake. Car hit two street signs and a utility pole. Driver: Drayvin Strycker, 19, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:04 a.m. May 22 - Intersection of West Old U.S. 30 and North CR 800W, Etna Green. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Seth Orcutt, 39, West Forrest Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 11:13 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North Ind. 19 and Ind. 10, Etna Green. SUV went into ditch and hit mailbox, pile of rocks and memorial post. Driver: Avigail Cohagan-Richard, 31, Rochester. Damage: Over $100,000. KCSO.
• 7:45 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of East CR 1300N and North CR 150E, Milford. Car-truck collision. Drivers: Aaliyah Hire, 21, East King Arthur Trail, Cromwell; Dylan Brugh, 27, Bremen. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 9:58 a.m. Thursday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1500 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 2:45 p.m. Thursday - Child Solicitation was reported in the 500 block of Clinic Court, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:14 p.m. Thursday - Misdemeanor battery was reported in the 600 block of Ross Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:18 p.m. Thursday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 100 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. WPD.