Public Occurrences 11.04.2025

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 10:01 a.m. Monday - Luis Manuel Calzada, 37, of 3762 W. Old U.S. 30, #56, Warsaw, arrested on a bench warrant. Bond: $1,000.
• 11:39 a.m. Monday - Kyle Christopher Hunter, 24, Fort Wayne, arrested for domestic battery - simple assault. Bond: $1,000.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 1:18 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ind. 13 and East CR 800N, Syracuse. Two-car collision. Drivers: Spencer R. Seip, 36, Fort Wayne; Elias Martinez Banda, 58, Goshen. Injury: Seip complained of head pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:13 p.m. Sunday - East Armstrong Road, 500 feet east of North CR 75E, Leesburg. Car-fire truck collision. Drivers: Bruce J. Stookey, 70, Copeland Street, Warsaw; Steven E. Wood, 57, Smith Street, Leesburg. Injury: Stookey complained of chest pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 3:34 p.m. Oct. 28 - 912 S. CR 250E, Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle registered to Michael A. Pagan, Armada, Mich. Driver: Cammy J. Whitaker, 63, East Pierceton Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:57 p.m. Oct. 28 - 6591 W. Shilling Road, Mentone. Car hit barn. Driver: Ruben J. Rico-Nunez, 19, North Franklin Street, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:13 a.m. Wednesday - West Crystal Lake Road, 20 feet east of South CR 400W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Gerard R. Rigby Pineer, 45, Vandeveer Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:56 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of West CR 400N and Ind. 15, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Amanda L. Kates, 43, West Ind. 14, Akron; Wilson Yoder, 26, Millersburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:24 p.m. Wednesday - East Pierceton Road, 50 feet west of East Washington Road, Pierceton. Pickup hit deer. Driver: William A. Becker, 61, Culver. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:17 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East CR 1200N and North CR 450E, Syracuse. Car hit boulder and flipped on its side. Driver: Josslyn A. Ducheteau, 16, North Lincoln Road, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:38 p.m. Thursday - East Old U.S. 30, 400 feet east of Ind. 13, Pierceton. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Josh A. Cripe, 44, North Line Street, South Whitley; Caleb L. Mikesell, 27, Plymouth. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 2:51 p.m. Friday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Mill Street, Pierceton. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Austin J. Moreno, 26, Fort Wayne; Elexa N. Hickey, 20, East Walnut Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:42 p.m. Friday - East Hatchery Road, 300 feet east of Denzel Drive, Syracuse. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Michael MacDonald, 56, North Turkey Creek Road, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 9:30 p.m. Friday - North CR 800W, 2,000 feet south of West CR 640N, Etna Green. Car hit deer. Driver: Corbett Frazier, 62, Briar Ridge Circle, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 7:11 p.m. Saturday - U.S. 30, 300 feet east of North CR 700W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Amber Kreft, 37, South Washington Street, Bourbon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 10:11 p.m. Saturday - 1692 E. CR 200N, lot 56, Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle registered to Ashley P. Majia Juarez, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Driver: Paul M. Thompson, 49, Jenna Street, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 2:14 a.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in the 600 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 10:19 a.m. Sunday - A welfare check was performed in the 7000 block of East Heritage Drive, Pierceton. KCSO.
• 12:02 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish in the 200 block of South Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:18 p.m. Sunday - A warrant was served in the 100 block of North High Street, Silver Lake. KCSO.
• 4:51 p.m. Sunday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 100 block of North Higbee Street, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.