Public Occurrences 06.27.25

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 10:46 a.m. Wednesday - Rebecca Sue Batalis, 49, Liberty Mills, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 2 p.m. Wednesday - Larry Nantkes, 75, Goshen, arrested on two charges of misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.
• 6:03 p.m. Wednesday - Jaclyn Dee Tait, 42, Wabash, arrested for battery against a public safety official engaged in official duty, resisting law enforcement, disorderly public intoxication by alcohol/drugs and disorderly conduct. Bond: $7,500.
• 1 a.m. Thursday - Autumn Rae Cotterman, 31, of 212 S. First St., #B, Pierceton, arrested for disorderly public intoxication by alcohol/drug, disorderly conduct, resisting a law enforcement officer by fighting and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $750.
• 10:30 a.m. Thursday - Nicholas Jeremiah Michael Shroyer, 36, Albion, arrested for distribution of an intimate image and theft. No bond listed.
• 11:30 a.m. Thursday - Darian Jamal Easley, 30, Fort Wayne, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 10:46 a.m. Monday - 2495 Jalynn St., Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Susan E. Ford, 71, North Lake Street, Warsaw; Gina L. Campbell, 59, Buck Trail, Warsaw. Injury: Ford had an abrasion to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 8:33 p.m. June 20 - Intersection of East Center Street and Argonne Road, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Andrew B. Hoober, 28, Warsaw; Alissa D. Roberts, 60, Columbia City. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 9:31 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and West Plum Street, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Elinor R. Gerig, 70, Goshen. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 11:30 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of Ross Avenue and Park Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Mary E. Rohr, 66, West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw; Carolyn O. Flores, 66, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 1:11 p.m. Monday - 920 Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Hazel M. Burke, 43, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Bret J. McCabe, 25, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 1:34 p.m. Monday - 700 Orthopedic Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle registered to Chad May, West Randolph Street, Nappanee. Driver: Eugenie Webster, 50, West CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:46 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North CR 150W and U.S. 30, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Joshua J. Niccum, 47, East Pierceton Road, Pierceton; Logan D. Berger, 27, Ironwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:38 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North Tamarack and East Fort Wayne streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Tony A. Wallace Jr., 25, Columbia City; Barry W. Staley, 51, East Fort Wayne Street. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:23 p.m. Tuesday - Ind. 15, 350 feet south of Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Malinda L. Feeny, 41, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Rush G. Nichols, 23, West Monoquet Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 2:48 p.m. Wednesday - A cell phone was reported stolen in the 3300 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:29 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for battery against a public safety official engaged in official business, disorderly public intoxication by alcohol/drugs and disorderly conduct in the 3600 block of North Barbee Road, Warsaw. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 12:21 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, disorderly public intoxication by alcohol/drugs and disorderly conduct in the 200 block of East Catholic Street, Pierceton. KCSO.