Public Occurrences 12.17.2025

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:35 a.m. Monday - Michael Shawn Stewart, 48, of 5193 E. Washington Road, Pierceton, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 3 p.m. Monday - Suette Hochstetler, 47, of 201 E. Grenhaus Drive, #32, Syracuse, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $400.
• 4:03 p.m. Monday - Rosa Elba Moyotl, 26, of 1692 E. CR 200N, #131, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accidents
• 3:05 p.m. Saturday - West CR 1350N, 686 feet west of North CR 950W, Nappanee. Two-car collision. Drivers: Joshua Slabaugh, 21, Hepton Road, Nappanee; Kurt D. Shively, 59, North County Line Road, Etna Green. Injury: A passenger in Slabaugh’s vehicle, Seth Burkholder, 26, U.S. 6, Nappanee, had minor bleeding to the head. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 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. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:41 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 13 and East CR 150N, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Colette Sylvester, 60, East Lakeview Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:40 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Chapman Lake Drive and EMS B23 Lane, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Maxwell Hultquist, 31, Greystone Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 4:24 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Section Street and Graceland Avenue, Claypool. Bus-car collision. Drivers: Bruce Reinhart, 62, East Jefferson Street, Warsaw; Casandra King, 28, North Main Street, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:44 p.m. Thursday - 8722 E. Koher Road South, Syracuse. Car hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Samuel A. Taylor II, 23, South Bend. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. KCSO.
• 12:10 a.m. Friday - Intersection of South County Farm Road and East CR 900S, Claypool. Car went off roadway. Driver: Chesnie Blankenship, 27, Laketon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:48 a.m. Friday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and South CR 450E, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Adam J. Bennett, 40, East U.S. 30, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:21 a.m. Friday - West Main Street, 100 feet east of South Peru Road, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Dale Hileman, 67, East CR 300S, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:24 a.m. Friday - North CR 800W, 200 feet north of West U.S. 30, Etna Green. Two pickup-collision. Drivers: Nicholas J. Ritchie, 27, Elkhart; Brian K. Long, 42, Tippecanoe. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 2:10 p.m. Friday - U.S. 30, 1,000 feet east of North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Pickup went into ditch. Driver: Matthew L. Willis, 55, South Bend. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 9:35 p.m. Friday - East Pierceton Road, 100 feet east of South Packerton Road, Winona Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Jessica L. Hauck, 41, Rutland Court, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO. • 8:17 a.m. Saturday - North Turkey Creek Road, 500 feet south of East Wawasee Lane, Syracuse. Car hit tree. Driver: Elizabeth M. Johnson, 33, South Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:42 a.m. Saturday - South CR 250E, 293 feet south of U.S. 30, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Shane A. Edwards, 34, East CR 375S, Warsaw; Marlin R. Bontrager, 51, West Catholic Street, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 10:25 a.m. Saturday - South CR 600W, Silver Lake. SUV hit deer. Driver: Kale E. Hepler, 18, West Dustys Road, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1:51 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East CR 400S and South Packerton Road, Warsaw. SUV went into ditch and hit tree. Driver: Lanee C. Butzin, 28, Noblesville. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:50 a.m. Sunday - Ind. 19, 100 feet south of West CR 1000N, Nappanee. Pickup went into ditch and rolled onto top. Driver: Fred Valle-Anacleto, 19, CR 52, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:11 a.m. Monday - Intersection of Ind. 25 and South Wausau Street, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Nestor Sanchez, 27, East Joshua Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.