Public Occurrences 10.31.2025

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4 p.m. Wednesday - Mary E. Daniels, 60, of 303 W. Section St., Claypool, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 4:26 p.m. Wednesday - Michael Todd Music, 43, of 940 S. Jackson St., #38, Nappanee, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 7 p.m. Wednesday - Sherman Jay Clark, 67, of 103 Holiday Lane, #105, Cromwell, arrested for visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $500.
• 7:31 p.m. Wednesday - Sarah Louise Ginter, 31, of 1623 Fisher Ave., Warsaw, arrested on bond revocation. No bond set.
• 11:44 p.m. Wednesday - Kimberly Lynn France, 46, of 432 S. Washington St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.
• 12:36 a.m. Thursday - Jeffery Lee Brewer, 42, of 3932 W. Old U.S. 30, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 12:42 a.m. Thursday - Kevin Colmenares, 25, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 1:17 a.m. Thursday - Jacob Wayne Stromatt, 33, of 792 E. Raintree Road, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 2:11 a.m. Thursday - Zenal Abdeen Ibrahim Al Soudani, 28, of 3020 E. Wooster Road, Pierceton, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.
• 2:39 a.m. Thursday - Ty Rell Anthony Cook, 22, of 3762 W. Old U.S. 30, #614, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 4:02 a.m. Thursday - Jose Luis Perez-Hernandez, 26, Campbellsburg, Ky., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $15,000.
• 1:19 p.m. Thursday - Jeff Gordon Bartman, 28, of 201 W. Allen St., Syracuse, arrested for felony probation violation and two charges of misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 3:23 p.m. Oct. 23 - West CR 600S, 1,000 feet east of South CR 800W, Burket. Garbage truck lost control and flipped. Driver: Baris Akman, 42, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Injury: Akman complained of neck pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:53 p.m. Oct. 23 - North CR 300W, 1,000 feet north of West CR 700N, Leesburg. Car overcorrected and rolled into field coming to rest on top. Driver: Alexander D. Moreno, 20, Elkhart. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:30 p.m. Monday - Ind. 25, 1,000 feet away from West CR 250S, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Heath Jones, 47, South Harvard Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:47 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 500E, 150 feet north of East CR 650N, Syracuse. Car hit deer. Driver: Robert McKinney, 26, EMS D18 Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:01 a.m. Tuesday - Ind. 14, 300 feet east of South CR 700W, Silver Lake. Dump truck flipped and landed on its side. Driver: David T. Rayner, 52, South CR 950W, South Whitley. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 7:13 p.m. Tuesday - East Bowser Road, 100 feet west of North CR 375W, Syracuse. SUV hit deer. Driver: Sarah Lauck, 45, North CR 450E, Leesburg. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 8:10 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of West Ind. 14 and South CR 500W, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Blake W. Tipton, 27, West CR 1400N, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:17 a.m. Thursday - South Ind. 25, 1,000 feet south of West CR 100S, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Louis A. Schwaller, 53, Monroe. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 1:33 p.m. Wednesday - Brake pads and brake rotors were reported stolen in the 3500 block of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 6:55 p.m. Wednesday - A warrant was served in the 1600 block of Fisher Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:15 a.m. Thursday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 2200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:29 a.m. Thursday - Harassment was reported in the 400 block of East Greenwalt Extension, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.