Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:56 a.m. Tuesday - Dustin McCarty Jr., 20, of 102 Miller Drive, lot 10, Mentone, arrested for domestic battery with a prior unrelated conviction. Bond: $6,000.
• 12:43 p.m. Tuesday - Kevin Gonzalez, 17, Milford, arrested for rape. Bond: $20,250.
• 1:30 p.m. Tuesday - Saharah Mary-Elizabeth Smith, 23, New Haven, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 2:41 p.m. Tuesday - Austin Allen Melching, 37, Fort Wayne, arrested for unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property and public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $5,250.
• 6:15 p.m. Tuesday - Maliek Jordan Raymer, 23, South Bend, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $600.
• 11:38 p.m. Tuesday - Russell Edward Kerlin, 42, of 312 W. Crystal Flash Road, lot 21, North Webster, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. No bond listed.
• 12:33 p.m. Wednesday - Rodney James Crittendon, 56, of 7235 N. Ind. 13, North Webster, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia with a prior and on a foreign warrant. Bond: $600.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 11:03 p.m. July 3 - South Beaver Dam Road, 1,000 feet south of West CR 700S, Claypool. Car hit deer. Driver: Natalya L. Knisely, 23, North Aspen Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 5:33 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West Ind. 14 and South CR 200W, Silver Lake. SUV hit deer. Driver: Gene A. Shepherd, 69, South Country Club Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1:45 p.m. Saturday - 105 S. Morgan St., Mentone. Pickup hit parked vehicle registered to Thomas E. Dunham, Wabash. Driver: Chad A. Rassi, 40, North Orn Road, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1:55 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of EMS B5 Lane and EMS B6 Lane, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Brandon Musser, 36, Hamlet; David J. Quinn, 64, Muncie. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:04 p.m. Saturday - 398 E. Wildwood Drive, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle registered to the town of Wakarusa. Driver: Kayla M. Bailey, 26, East Wildwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:01 a.m. Sunday - South CR 700E, 2,500 feet south of East CR 500S, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: James C. Kueser, 24, Albion. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:36 p.m. Sunday - 1200 E. Smith St., Warsaw. Parked vehicle registered to
Alexis Craft, South Lake Street, Warsaw, was damaged by unknown source. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 12:47 p.m. Wednesday - South CR 200W, 1,000 feet south of West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Bryce M. Crum, 27, South CR 200W, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 2:37 a.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 3300 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:12 a.m. Tuesday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1000 block of South Union Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:17 a.m. Tuesday - An iPhone was reported found in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:43 a.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for domestic battery with a prior unrelated conviction of battery in the 100 block of Miller’s Drive, Mentone. Mentone Police Department investigated.
• 11:24 a.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for theft, public intoxication by alcohol and unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:36 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 2200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:53 p.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 100 block of East Prairie Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:36 p.m. Tuesday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1500 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:09 p.m. Tuesday - An attempted burglary was reported in the 100 block of West Fourth Street, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.
