Public Occurrences 08.26.2025

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:47 p.m. Sunday - Joshua David Wentzel, 31, of 830 Wexford Place, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 7:57 p.m. Sunday - Tecoreyae M. Groves, 22, South Bend, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. No bond listed.
• 7:57 p.m. Sunday - Jenica Jewel Mowery, 23, South Bend, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 7:57 p.m. Sunday - Shania Janae Groves, 26, South Bend, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 9:58 p.m. Sunday - Tim James Lee, 57, of 2379 S. CR 600W, Mentone, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the body - first offense, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 11 p.m. Sunday - Gavin Scott McPeak, 18, of 2234 E. Jefferson St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 11:29 p.m. Sunday - Sara Mae Strahan-Lenfestey, 53, of 2508 Glad St., Warsaw, arrested for refusal by nonfirefighter to leave a scene and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $750.
• 11:52 p.m. Sunday - Michael James McNeal, 44, of 2508 Glad St., Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 12:13 a.m. Monday - Levi Alexander Woodruff, 18, of 172 EMS T26 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for obstruction of justice, theft and false informing/reporting. Bond: $5,250.
• 8 a.m. Monday - Matheus Vaz Guimaraes De Oliveira, 29, of 915 Shady Lane, Warsaw, arrested for child molestation. Bond: $50,250.
• 11:30 a.m. Monday - Jolene Stephanie West, 50, Serbia, arrested for theft. Bond: $7,500.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 6:32 a.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 19 and Ind. 10, Etna Green. Car-motorcycle collision. Drivers: Michelle M. Pickens, 54, East CR 150S, Rochester; Mikhail L. McDonough, 26, South CR 400W, Warsaw. Injury: McDonough had fracture/dislocation to the entire body. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accident
• 7:34 a.m. Aug. 19 - South Packerton Road, 1,500 feet north of East CR 800S, Claypool. SUV went into cornfield. Driver: Chelsie V. Creekmore, 32, North CR 450E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.