Public Occurrences 07.29.2026

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 6:20 p.m. Sunday - Jerry Dewayne Newton, 56, of 3487 E. CR 750N, Leesburg, arrested for domestic battery causing moderate bodily injury, invasion of privacy, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior and criminal mischief. Bond: $10,000.
• 2:58 p.m. Monday - Franklin Delanor Douglas, 64, of 1304 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for strangulation and domestic battery with a prior unrelated conviction. Bond: $10,000
• 9 a.m. Tuesday - Sonya Marie Lara, 36, East Chicago, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 9 a.m. Tuesday - Yull O. Morris, 43, Bluffton, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 1:36 p.m. July 20 - 3507 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Casey J. Trombley, 29, South Kelly Lane, Warsaw; Zhang Chunquan, 44, Nankaj District, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:42 p.m. July 21 - Intersection of South Scott and East Center streets, Warsaw. Truck hit pedestrian crosswalk sign. Driver: Alfred Laskoske, 60, La Porte. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 2:27 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Winona Avenue and South Bronson Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Jennifer Winkle, 56, West Old U.S. 30, Warsaw; Breah Liles, 22, South Packerton Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 4:31 p.m. Thursday - 2515 E. Center St., Warsaw. SUV-minivan collision. Drivers: Makayla Mallow, 18, Plymouth; Susan Weaver, 71, Plymouth. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 11:04 a.m. Monday - Distribution of an intimate image was reported in the 200 block of Chamberlin Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:57 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for strangulation in the 5200 block of Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
•2:22 p.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 400 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:28 p.m. Monday - A death investigation was opened in the 2100 block of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:08 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 100 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:29 p.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1900 block of West Maple Lane, Claypool. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.