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Public Occurrences 10.07.2026

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County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:09 p.m. Sunday - Eliseo Perez Bernardo, 24, of 2441 E. CR 250S, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $500.
• 9:40 a.m. Monday - Haley Renae Kochenderfer, 30, of 501 E. Sycamore St., Silver Lake, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle. Bond: $10,000.
• 10:45 a.m. Monday - Johnson Maxime, 33, of 121 Canterbury Lane, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $10,000.
• 2:28 p.m. Monday - Holly Ann Johnson, 34, of 2625 E. Durbin St., #206, Warsaw, arrested for neglect of a dependent/child violations. Bond: $10,000.
• 4:40 p.m. Monday - Candy Renee Bennett, 55, of 1813 Robin Drive, Warsaw, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 5:30 p.m. Monday - Luis Angel Velazquez, 23, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #127, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 6:20 p.m. Monday - Jamie L. Meek, 46, of 4630 E. Fox Run Drive, Syracuse, arrested for fraud, forgery, offense against intellectual property and two charges of theft. Bond: $55,000.
• 6:33 p.m. Monday - Justin Thermon Carrier, 38, Los Angeles, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the body - first offense and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $10,500.
• 11:22 p.m. Monday - Thalya Mercedez Del Real, 28, of 502 W. Brooklyn St., #103, Syracuse, arrested for domestic battery - adult knowing presence of a child less than 1. Bond: $1,000.
• 12:17 a.m. Tuesday - Jorge Lorenzo Cruz, 27, of 511 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 11:14 a.m. Wednesday - Bethany Patricia Dixon, 39, Indianapolis, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:35 a.m. Wednesday - Ricky Lee Ruch, 53, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Incidents
• 2:02 p.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3 p.m. Monday - An unresponsive person was reported in the 100 block of EMS B70 Lane, Warsaw. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 3:15 p.m. Monday - A phone was reported in the 3500 block of East Forest Glen Avenue, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 5:20 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 1200 block of U.S. 30, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:35 p.m. Monday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 3400 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:10 a.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was initiated for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 500 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:22 a.m. Tuesday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 500 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:49 a.m. Tuesday - A natural death investigation was opened in the 100 block of North Main Street, Claypool. KCSO.