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Public Occurrences 10.28.23

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County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:41 a.m. Thursday - Aaron Walter Burchett, 35, of 3762 E. Old 30, #702, Warsaw, arrested on two charges of possession of child pornography, manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle, possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a firearm by a serious felon. Bond: $15,250.
• 1:10 p.m. Thursday - James Henry Delacruz, 39, homeless, arrested for felony probation violation. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:51 p.m. Thursday - Chequita M. Spencer, 37, Chicago, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 6:18 p.m. Thursday - Joshua Michael Emmons, 38, of 405 E. Sycamore St., Silver Lake, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and possession of a device to interfere with a drug/alcohol test. Bond: $700.
• 7 p.m. Thursday - Dawn Knowles, 48, of 775 S. Waxwing Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior, possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond; $5,250.
• 7:22 p.m. Thursday - Shayla Enyeart, 26, Argos, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250.
• 10:41 a.m. Friday - Anthony Shantung Rucker, 51, South Bend, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:05 a.m. Friday - Marty Lee Slabaugh, 59, of 1953 E. CR 1100N, Milford, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator and felony probation violation. Bond: $20,500.
• 11:14 a.m. Friday - Angela Frances Fry, 34, South Bend, arrested for theft and theft with a prior conviction. Bond: $5,250.
• 12:12 p.m. Friday - Kmani Dashaun Wheeler, 19, of 1607 Maye St., Warsaw, arrested for burglary, residential entry, theft and criminal mischief. Bond: $10,250.
• 2:57 p.m. Friday - Travis Len Vanover, 48, of 10909 N. Syracuse-Webster Road, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:03 a.m. Thursday - North Ind. 13, 10 feet east of East CR 500N, Leesburg. Truck hit stop light heads and pulled them down. Driver: Zachary T. Rush, 34, East CR 500N, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:17 a.m. Thursday - West Ind. 25, 100 feet east of South CR 1150W, Mentone. SUV hit deer. Driver: Jamaica S. Bravard, 26, East CR 500N, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.