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Public Occurrences 10.24.20

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County Jail

Bookings

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

• 12:21 p.m. Thursday - Stacy Jo Levan, 46, Jones, Mich., arrested for obstruction of justice and felony probation violation. Bond: $10,500.

• 1:54 p.m. Thursday - Michael Ray Kauffman, 49, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #200, Warsaw, arrested for bond revocation. No bond set.

• 3:43 p.m. Thursday - Justin Scott Slee, 33, Orland Park, Ill., arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 4:29 p.m. Thursday - Justin Scott Netherland, 25, of 311 N. Lake St., #B, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 5:56 p.m. Thursday - Lila Johanna Dethlefsen, 25, of 426 S. High St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 6:03 p.m. Thursday - Mylon Shae Betts, 42, Marion, arrested for violating a court order. Bond: $500.

• 6:47 p.m. Thursday - Scot Edward Puckett, 33, of 602 S. Morton St., Warsaw, arrested for dealing controlled substance. Bond: $15,250.

• 8:47 p.m. Thursday - Braxton Dean Prater, 22, of 12600 S. Ind. 13, #7, North Manchester, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

• 9:11 p.m. Thursday - Jacob Dakota Henson, 24, of 211 E. Prairie St., Leesburg, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.

• 10:04 p.m. Thursday - Duane Levere Taylor II, 31, of 207 E. Pittsburgh St., Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement. No bond set.

• 1:56 a.m. Friday - Pamela Lynn Cretcher, 41, of 1575 N. CR 175E, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and refusal to submit to a chemical test. No bond set.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 12:18 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of East Winona Avenue and Argonne Road, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Joseph D. Bumbaugh, 59, Park Avenue, Winona Lake; Denise C. Tlahuetl, 16, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 12:21 p.m. Wednesday - 1900 Plaza Drive, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle registered to Forest River, Elkhart. Driver: Steven J. Keene, 55, West CR 400S, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 8:17 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Shelden Street and East CR 300N, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Vishal Jayasankaran, 26, Aqueduct Lane, Warsaw; Victoria B. Miller, 21, East Walnut Street, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 6:02 a.m. Thursday - East County Line Road, 34 feet north of North Indiana Avenue, Syracuse. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Andrew Spears, 30, West Huntington Street, North Webster; Jaimi A. Padilla, 29, East CR 650N, North Webster. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 9:30 a.m. Thursday - U.S. 30, 1,500 feet west of CR 325E, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Josh Harmon, 32, Ohio City, Ohio. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.

• 11:07 a.m. Thursday - South Ind. 25, 1,000 feet west of West CR 250S, Warsaw. Car struck guardrail owned by the state of Indiana. Driver: Jake E. Betzner, 17, West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 12:21 p.m. Thursday - 2401 E. Center Street, Warsaw. Pickup hit overhead awning. Driver: Branson M. Byrer, 19, North Johnson Street, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 1:35 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Husky Trail and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Mary K. Hanes, 76, North CR 100E, Warsaw; Matthew R. Myers, 48, East CR 500S, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



 Incidents

• 8:33 a.m. - A warrant was served in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:47 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 200 block of South Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Silver Lake Police Department investigated.

• 2:20 p.m. Thursday - Misdemeanor battery was reported in the 100 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 3:17 p.m. Thursday - Criminal trespass was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6:30 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6:49 p.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 100 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:17 p.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 9900 block of North Turkey Creek Road, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 7:30 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested on two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 600 block of West CR 200S, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:21 p.m. Thursday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 8900 block of West Hepton Road, Nappanee. KCSO.

• 12:21 a.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 200 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.