Public Occurrences 09.30.23

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:37 a.m. Thursday - Jerome Lee Vaughn White, 33, South Bend, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 12:43 p.m. Thursday - Gary Ray Miller Jr., 44, of 133 W. CR 700S, Claypool, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia with a prior and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:30 p.m. Thursday - Donald Craig Nelson, 42, of 906 S. CR 900E, Akron, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $15,250.
• 5:08 p.m. Thursday - Brandi N. Hunter, 38, of 7526 E. South Barbee Drive, Pierceton, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $5,250.
• 7:34 p.m. Thursday - William C. Harr IV, 52, of 207 E. Huntington St., North Webster, arrested for theft of a firearm and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior. Bond: $10,250.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:35 a.m. Thursday - North Sullivan Road, 100 feet south of East CR 500N, Leesburg. Car left road. Driver: Russell M. Sproat, 19, EMS B42 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 8:10 a.m. Thursday - West Prairie Street, 20 feet east of North Main Street, Leesburg. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Jonathan D. Kuta, 46, West Main Street, Syracuse; Joseph A. Cleland, 49, EMS B24 Lane, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 11:44 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Armstrong Road and North CR 300E, Leesburg. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Douglas D. Smith, 68, West Himes Street, North Webster; Rodney L. Piersall, 62, EMS T15 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 4:33 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 150W and Executive Drive, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Soren P. Houin, 22, Plymouth; Luis Palacios-Sanchez, 17, Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:33 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Parker Street, Warsaw. Truck-car collision. Drivers: Tobias J. White, 45, Yoder; Adam C. Brown, 23, Bluebird Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:01 p.m. Thursday - West CR 700S, 400 feet east of South CR 400W, Claypool. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Kenneth W. Wolf Jr., 54, South Franklin Street, Mentone. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 8:10 p.m. Thursday - East Center Street, 100 feet east of North Hickory Street, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Lauren M. Davis, 37, West CR 800S, Claypool; Antonio Martinez, 44, West Old 30, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 8:18 p.m. Thursday - East Koher Road South, 50 feet east of East Nordman Drive, Syracuse. SUV hit landscape rock, bushes and pile of lumber. Driver: Julie A. Walters, 81, East Koher Road, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:29 p.m. Thursday - South Ind. 15, 300 feet south of West CR 950S, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Ashley J. Geiselman, 34, Peru, Ind. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:44 a.m. Friday - South CR 400E, 1,000 feet south of East CR 450S, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Kyle R. Showley, 18, South CR 400E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:25 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 1350N and North CR 1025W, Nappanee. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Ryan L. Kaufman, 22, West CR 700N, Etna Green; Karen R. Meister, 79, Beech Road, Bourbon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 11:17 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia in the 100 block of North Sherman Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:21 p.m. Thursday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 800 block of East Smith Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:08 p.m. Thursday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of paraphernalia and resisting law enforcement in the 3500 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:03 p.m. Thursday - A person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension was reported in the 2400 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:27 p.m. Thursday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 800 block of East Main Street, Silver Lake. KCSO.