Public Occurrences 08.19.2026

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:57 p.m. Sunday - Mitch Dee Jones, 55, of 402 W. Valley View Drive, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 8 a.m. Monday - Aron Emiliano Aleman-Moreno, 25, Indianapolis, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 11:57 a.m. Monday - Valery Fernandez, 35, of 1094 N. Penny Drive, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $500.
• 9:43 p.m. Monday - James Christopher Modrak, 60, Lake Orion, Mich., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $700.
• 11:58 p.m. Monday - Dustin James McCarty Jr., 21, of 102 Miller Drive, #10, Mentone, arrested for strangulation, operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license, domestic battery - adult knowing presence of a child less than 1 and unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle. Bond: $10,000.
• 9:30 a.m. Tuesday - Bryston Myles Young, 31, of 5067 N. Sawgrass Lane, Leesburg, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $500.
• 9:58 a.m. Tuesday - Zavier Godsey, 20, of 9579 S. CR 450W, Silver Lake, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $500.
• 9:58 a.m. Tuesday - Cody James Castillo, 18, of 402 N. Lindberg St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $500.
• 10:05 a.m. Tuesday - Jorge Geronimo Rangel Gonzalez, 34, Goshen, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:38 a.m. Aug. 9 - Ind. 13, 500 feet south of EMS B8 Lane, Pierceton. Car went into ditch and hit utility pole. Driver: Mercendez J. Hurley, 18, South West Channel Road, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 4:53 p.m. Aug. 12 - Intersection of East Center and North Harrison streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Kayla J. Werner, 25, Lynn Lane, Warsaw; Christopher Sharrock, 32, North CR 650E, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 8:49 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of North Parker Street and Husky Trail, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Aleck J. Lantz, 17, EMS W30 Lane, North Webster; Constance S. Simons, 48, West Wildwood Trail, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 3:12 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 984 feet north of Lyon Street, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Kevinn Y. Cardona Rios, 26, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Troy W. Reith, 59, East Smith Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 3:13 p.m. Thursday - East Center Street, 185 feet west of Taft Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Victor M. Gomez Rodriguez, 24, North Cook Street, Warsaw; Duran L. Griffith, 34, Haden Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 4:07 p.m. Thursday - 945 N. Parker St., Warsaw. Van-SUV collision. Drivers: Jesus C. Hernandez, 57, East Smith Street, Warsaw; Varun Rajagopal, 35, North Sandpiper Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:31 a.m. Tuesday - Ind. 15, 600 feet south of West CR 600N, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Desa Simpson, 59, North Edgewater Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 6:51 p.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 8:02 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and public intoxication by alcohol in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.