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Public Occurrences 11.06.2025

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County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:22 a.m. Tuesday - Yazmin Limon Lopez, 32, of 4330 N. Old Ind. 15, #20, Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $500.
• 2:33 p.m. Tuesday - Aaron John Hoffman, 41, of 53 EMS B34 Lane, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 4:26 p.m. Tuesday - Billy Dewayne Gibson, 54, of 201 S. Detroit St., #284, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 4:41 p.m. Tuesday - Silvia Regina Carranza, 49, of 1307 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, arrested for resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle and driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $5,250.
• 5:22 p.m. Tuesday - Laura Sue Decosta, 49, of 6685 N. 5th Trail, North Webster, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond listed.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 1:42 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and CR 350N, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Matthew L. Guiff, 54, West Ind. 114, North Manchester; Ronald L. Carmichael, 82, EMS B40A Lane, Leesburg. Injury: Guff had a fracture/dislocation to the elbow/lower arm; Carmichael complained of head pain. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:35 a.m. Oct. 27 - Intersection of Ind. 13 and East CR 100N, Syracuse. SUV hit deer. Driver: Barbara Daugherty, 61, East Steele Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 3:35 p.m. Oct. 28 - North CR 150W, 1,148 feet north of West CR 300N, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Alexis R. Heeter, 27, South Ind. 25, Warsaw; Susan A. Disher, 65, Meadow Lark Boulevard, Warsaw; Joseph D. Mort, 36, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 3:16 a.m. Oct. 30 - North East Wawasee Drive, 40 feet south of East Rainbow Lane, Cromwell. Car left roadway. Driver: Jose L. Perez-Hernandez, 26, Campbellsburg, Kan. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 11:13 a.m. Friday - 1130 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Michael S. Buck, 51, Elkhart; Shelly R. Metzger, 54, South Country Club Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:20 p.m. Friday - 318 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. Truck hit parked vehicle registered to Rick Ousley, East CR 100S, Pierceton. Driver: Anastacio Perez, 64, Indianapolis. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 3:14 p.m. Friday - 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Nicholas M. Womack, 18, West Prairie Street, Warsaw; Owen Nisen, 15, North CR 100W, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:48 p.m. Friday - 2000 W. Winona Ave., Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Lisa M. Burchett, 37, Lincoln Highway, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:50 a.m. Saturday - 665 Walter Way, Warsaw. SUV hit parked vehicle registered to Inocenco Beltran Castro, Walter Way. Driver: Luis Gomez, 23, East Garfield Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 8:58 a.m. Saturday - U.S. 30, 1660 feet west of Springhill Road, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Sibanda Methuseli, 58, Niles, Mich. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 12:24 p.m. Saturday - Ind. 15, 460 feet north of West CR 350N, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Lilly M. Coy, 19, North Line Street, South Whitley; Jessica M. Watson, 34, North Main Street, Syracuse; Tammy L. Landis, 60, Goshen. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:55 p.m. Saturday - Country Club Road, 100 feet north of Country Club Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Sandra J. Courson, 71, South Country Club Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 6:41 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Center Street and Maple Avenue, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit car, which left the scene. Remaining driver: Heather N. Hale, 42, Shady Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 5:22 a.m. Monday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Truck hit deer. Driver: Shannon Kaser, 46, Plymouth. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:54 a.m. Monday - Intersection of North CR 800W and U.S. 30, Warsaw Drivers: Mindy Gradeless, 45, Mishawaka; Darla L. Foreman, 65, North Hoffman Lake Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:59 p.m. Monday - East Old U.S. 30, 35 feet west of North CR 450E, Pierceton. Van hit deer. Driver: Theresa A. Montgomery, 76, EMS B33A Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:12 p.m. Monday - Intersection of North CR 700W and West CR 600N, Warsaw. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Michael Whitaker, 42, West CR 550N, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 2:20 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 100E, 1,000 feet north of East Barrington Place, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Landon Cox, 25, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:35 a.m. Tuesday - Ind. 25, 100 feet east of South CR 1200W, Mentone. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Adam L. Beliles, 40, Sheridan Street, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 6:22 p.m. Tuesday - North 700W, 50 feet north of Snyder Road, Warsaw. Van hit deer. Driver: Carli R. Sumwalt, 30, West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

Incident
• 3:58 p.m. Tuesday - A warrant was served in the 600 block of North Colfax Street, Warsaw. WPD.