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Public Occurrences 12.12.2025

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County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 7:19 p.m. Tuesday - Samy Ormandy, 21, Fort Wayne, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 9 p.m. Tuesday - Cecelia Rose Baist, 21, of 151 EMS C29A Lane, Warsaw, arrested for felony failure to appear and misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.
• 7:46 p.m. Wednesday - Genaro Luquin Martinez, 41, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, lot 71, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 12:26 a.m. Thursday - Ernest Dale Wireman, 51, North Judson, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $500.
• 7:46 a.m. Thursday - Jervis Jesuss Manzanillo Rincon, 23, of 1553 Husky Trail, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $500.
• 9:46 a.m. Thursday - Jonathan Michael Baker, 35, of 1508 Tippecanoe Drive, #D2, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 11:28 a.m. Sunday - East CR 100N, 300 feet east of North CR 300E, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Ashley N. Poe, 28, North Franklin Street, Mentone; Daniel E. Lyons, 49, North CR 400E, Warsaw. Injury: Poe complained of knee/lower leg/foot pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 5:03 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of East Eli Lilly Road and North Warner Road, Syracuse. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Garrett A. Stuckman, 23, North Hoss Hill Road, North Webster; Richard A. Adams, 71, East Nokomis Drive, Syracuse. Injury: A passenger in Adams’ vehicle, Brenda K. Adams, 71, East Nokomis Drive, Syracuse, had a contusion to the abdomen/pelvis. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:31 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and EMS B15 Lane, Pierceton. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Cesar E. Hernandez, 31, North Grant Street, Warsaw; Grif M. Lippencott, 28, Naperville, Ill. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 8:40 a.m. Wednesday - East Pierceton Road, 200 feet east of South Cherry Creek Lane, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Shaphan P. Kagin, 45, East Pierceton Road, Winona Lake; Dale E. McMullen, 63, Faun Street, Winona Lake. Damage: Under $1,000. KCSO.
• 12:09 a.m. Thursday - East CR 1150N, 250 feet east of North Old Ind. 15, Milford. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Dallas J. Rice, 35, Jeremy Drive, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incidents
• 4:20 p.m. Wednesday - A theft was reported in the 500 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:34 p.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 1800 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.