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Public Occurrences 10.22.2025

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County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 10:50 a.m. Monday - Timothy A. Jackson, 40, of 210 S. Main St., #11, Etna Green, arrested for domestic battery causing moderate bodily injury. Bond: $6,000.
• 7:09 p.m. Monday - Icy Mae Nine, 21, of 14 EMS B6A Lane, Leesburg, arrested for maintaining a common nuisance, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. Bond: $750.
• 7:09 p.m. Monday - Jacob Lee Watkins, 20, of 44 EMS B4 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for maintaining a common nuisance, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle. Bond: $750.
• 7:37 p.m. Monday - Darrell Eugene Frey, 24, of 740 12B Road, Bourbon, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250.
• 10 a.m. Tuesday - Jordan Christopher Pettit, 21, Fremont, arrested on bond revocation. No bond set.
• 11:30 a.m. Tuesday - David Lynn Shoemaker, 54, of 525 N. Ind. 19, Etna Green, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 1:08 p.m. Tuesday - Derik Jon Runyon, 26, of 221 E. Main St., Warsaw, arrested on a warrant. No bond listed.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 6:44 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Meijer Drive, Warsaw. Motorcycle lost control and came to rest on its side. Driver: Paul E. Davis, 62, Fort Wayne. Injury: Davis had minor bleeding to the face. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:20 a.m. Friday - Ind. 25, 555 feet south of West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Carlos J. Moron Fernandez, 49, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Cameron W. Sellers, 25, South Verna Street, Claypool; Miranda L. Babbitt, 41, South CR 1000W, Claypool. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 11:40 p.m. Friday - West CR 250S, 2,000 feet west of South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jacob E. Anderson, 33, West Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 2:39 p.m. Saturday - Ind. 15, 1,377 feet south of Lyon Street, Warsaw. Four-vehicle collision. Drivers: Claira R. Tom, 21, East CR 800N, Syracuse; Lexis A. Craft, 23, South Lake Street, Warsaw; Kameron K. Hanthorn, 17, West CR 250S, Warsaw; Randall E. Cook, 85, Groff Avenue, North Manchester. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 4:46 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Ind. 25 and South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Ronald Hurley, 59, South Ind. 25, Mentone. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Incidents
• 5:09 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension and operating a vehicle without financial responsibility with a prior in the 800 block of South Higbee Street, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.
• 5:45 a.m. Monday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 600 block of South Main Street, Milford. MPD.
• 4:30 p.m. Monday - Two keys were reported found in the 100 block of North Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:34 p.m. Monday - A miscellaneous accident was reported in the 100 block of Columbia Drive, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 7:42 p.m. Monday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 4500 block of West CR 900N, Milford. KCSO.