Public Occurrences 10.21.2025

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:32 p.m. Saturday - Michael Lee Smith Jr., 40, of 8469 N. CR 620E, Syracuse, arrested for public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $400.
• 12:11 a.m. Sunday - Russell B. Blackford, 74, of 5443 E. Brown Road, Leesburg, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $700.
• 2:53 p.m. Sunday - Fabian Mar Sosa, 26, of 5613 W. CR 100S, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 9:25 a.m. Monday - Preston Michael Gibson, 37, of 8118 W. CR 200N, Etna Green, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 9:40 a.m. Monday - Tirean Michael Blair, 44, of 1905 Sand Piper Drive, #A, Warsaw, arrested for strangulation. Bond: $12,500.
• 10:07 a.m. Monday - Kenneth D. Birdon, 33, Panama City Beach, Fla., arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 8:23 p.m. Friday - Intersection of West U.S. 30 and North CR 650W, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Luis Manual Duarte, 24, Indianapolis; Carolyn Lambert, 75, Washington Street, North Manchester. Injuries: Manual Duarte complained of back pain; Lambert complained of chest pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 6:53 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ind. 19 and West CR 200S, Mentone. Car-motor home collision. Drivers: Aaliyah Naya, 19, Elkhart; Dana T. Miller, 31, West CR 1350N, Milford. Injury: Naya complained of pain to the entire body. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:11 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 19 and Ind. 10, Bourbon. SUV hit Kosciusko REMC guide wire. Driver: Brandon A. Treesh, 42, Argos. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:41 p.m. Friday - North CR 700W, 200 feet north of West CR 400N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Kara Meinert, 34, North Ind. 13, Etna Green. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:19 a.m. Saturday - Intersection of East CR 450N and North 3rd Place, Leesburg. Car hit deer. Driver: Landon Cox, 24, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:49 a.m. Sunday - North CR 100E, 200 feet south of East CR 350N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Linda J. Harrold, 74, North CR 100E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 2:02 p.m. Sunday - South CR 100W, 200 feet south of West CR 1000S, Silver Lake. SUV hit deer. Driver: Kale Hepler, 18, West Dustys Road, Claypool. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:30 p.m. Monday - Ind. 13, 700 feet south of East Old U.S. 30, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Ariana M. Simmons, 30, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 2:32 p.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 8900 block of East U.S. 30, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 4:55 p.m. Sunday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1000 block of Pike Shore Drive, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 9:56 a.m. Monday - A warrant was served in the 2800 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.