GOSHEN — The driver of a cement mixer complained of pain to the back, after that vehicle rolled onto its side attempting to avoid hitting a farm tractor.

Justin J. DeSomer, 43, Syracuse, was taken to IU Health Goshen, following the accident at 12:41 p.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 10. The accident was on CR 38 east of CR 35, east of Goshen.

Jason N. Hoover, 57, Goshen, was driving a 1998 Case 8930 farm tractor eastbound on CR 38, east of CR 35, when DeSomer began passing the tractor in a no passing zone. DeSomer was driving a 2005 Advance FD5000 Cement Mixer, also eastbound.

While DeSomer was passing the tractor, Hoover allegedly began to turn left into a private drive without signaling but hesitated mid-turn. DeSomer attempted to veer right in a failed attempt to avoid colliding with the back of the tractor. The cement mixer went off the south side of the road and rolled onto its side. Hoover was not injured.

Neither driver was cited at the scene.

Syracuse

Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:

12:41 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 726 N. Huntington St., Syracuse. Driver: Zoa C. Zentz, 53, North Camelot Lane, Cromwell. Hit large post attached to Lance’s New Market building. Damage up to $5,000.

The following individual was arrested and booked in the Koscuisko County Jail.

Sept. 10

Kylee Jo Fenstermaker, 29, 527 Main St., Rochester, arrested for operating while intoxicated and possession of marijuana. Bond: $1,600 cash.

Kylee Jo Fenstermaker

(Photos by Deb Patterson)

MILFORD — The driver of a 2006 Ford F150, which went off the road early this morning, Friday, Sept. 11, has been arrested. A passenger in his vehicle was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.

Ashton R. Wharton, 25, Lura Circle, Milford, was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a BAC equal to or greater than .15, following the 12:21 a.m. accident. The accident was on North Old 15, south of East CR 900N, south of Milford.

Jason D. Huston, 34, Brookside Manor, Goshen, suffered minor bleeding to the face and was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Officer Jon Tyler reported Wharton was northbound on Old SR 15 when a deer entered the roadway. Wharton told police he went off the right side of the road to avoid the deer, but over corrected the vehicle in the grass shoulder. Wharton lost control of his truck that skidded back across the road, then slid off the left side of the road and began to roll numerous times. The truck hit a CenturyLink telephone utility box and came to rest in a corn field.

Police report the truck came apart as it rolled and stopped upright 30-40 yards off the road.

Damage was estimated up to $50,000, to the truck, telephone utility box and corn, owned by Dennis R. Polk, West CR 700N, Leesburg.

Milford Police, Milford Fire Department, Lutheran EMS Kosciusko and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded.

Kosciusko

Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:

12:21 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, North Old 15, south of East 900N, Milford. Driver: Ashton R. Wharton, 25, Lura Circle, Milford. Passenger Jason D. Huston, 34, Brookside Manor, Goshen, suffered minor bleeding to the face and was transported to KCH. Wharton was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Wharton swerved to miss a deer, lost control of his vehicle causing it to go off the road, roll numerous times and coming to rest 30-40 yards off the road in a corn field. Damage up to $50,000.

8:41 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, East CR 450N, east of North CR 300E, Warsaw. Driver: Kim S. Finkenbiner, 61, EMS W30 Lane, North Webster Hit deer. Damage up to $2,500.

North Webster

Officers with the North Webster Police department investigated the following accident:

2:23 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, West Washington Street, North Webster. Driver: Andrea D. Overmyer, 69, South Walnut Drive, North Webster. Overmyer was backing her vehicle and failed to see a parked vehicle registered to Jon E. Mark, North Edgewood Court, Leesburg. Damage up to $2,500.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:

5:16 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, North Parker Street, south of East Main Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Lesley K. Quinn, 60, Walnut Street, Winona Lake, and Margaret M. Bean, 32, Rattington Circle, Warsaw. Quinn’s vehicle struck the back of the Bean vehicle. Damage up to $1,000.

8:37 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, Ranch Road and Fisher Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Heather N. Hale, 31, North Lindberg Street, Warsaw, and Keisha C. Holladay, 20, East Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Hale’s vehicle struck the back of the Holladay vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.

Elkhart

The following individual was arrested and booked in the Elkhart County Detention Center:

Sept. 10

• Ethan Paul Mansell, 22, 68281 Main St., New Paris, arrested for burglary: forced entry. No bond listed.

Kosciusko

Sept. 11

• Ashton Ray Wharton, 25, 512 Lura Circle, Milford, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a BAC equal to or greater than .15. Bond: $700 cash.

Sept. 10

• Carlos Rosario Ortiz, 27, 1404 Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with prior. Bond $450 cash.
• Toni Rae Little, 29, 534 Dream St., Anderson, arrested for failure to appear. No bond.
• Pamela Sue Larrison, 43, 9462 N SR 19, Etna Green, arrested for check deception. Bond: $325 cash.
• Justin Michael Sterzik, 33, 816 Laurel St., Mishawaka, arrested for OWI with a BAC equal to or greater than .15 and failure to stop after accident. Bond: $700 cash.
• Jeanelle Llindsay Poe, 33, 401 N. Morgan St., Mentone, arrested on a body attachment. Bond: $500 cash.
• Drake Evan Schue, 21, 712 W. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600 cash.
• Cara Grace Vuittonet, 27, 4330 N. Old R 15, Warsaw, arrested for battery in the presence of a child and disorderly conduct-fight. No bond listed.

Marcus Deunte Brooks

WARSAW — Marcus Deunte Brooks, 31, 2441 West CR 250S, Warsaw, was arrested Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 9, and charged with strangulation, intimidation and domestic battery. He was held on $5,000 surety and $250 cash bond.

Documents were filed in Kosciusko Superior Court Thursday, Sept 10, detailing the events leading to his arrest.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department was called Sept. 9 to meet with a woman who wanted an individual removed from her home. Stacy King met police at Walnut Creek Church.

King told police Brooks has been living with her as boyfriend/girlfriend since December 2014. The couple had an argument at which time he threw her on the bed and put his hands around her throat, choking her. She stated her breathing was restricted and it caused pain in her neck. She reported an uncle was present when Brooks grabbed her by the throat and Brooks told her if she called police she was signing her death warrant.

Police did observe marks on King’s neck and right arm.

Brooks allegedly admitted to police the altercation turned physical and he put his hands on King.

The charges of strangulation and intimidation are level 6 felonies. The charge of domestic battery is a class A misdemeanor.

Syracuse

Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following incident:

• 1:32 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, 200 block West Allen Street, Syracuse, Bambi J. Stuckman contacted police regarding a non-criminal matter.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident:

• 9:12 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, 100 block of East Canal Street, Warsaw. A male subject reported being battered by an unknown group of males in the area of Central Park.

Kosciusko

Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident:

6:35 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, Fox Farm Road and CR 200N, Warsaw. Driver: Justin M. Sterzik, 33, Laurel Street, Mishawaka. Sterzik ran a stop sign, ran his vehicle into a ditch and fled on foot. Damage up to $2,500.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:

9:29 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Orthopedic Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Christel M. Wagner, 38, Nutmeg Trail, Plymouth. Hit parked car. Damage up to $2,500.

Kosciusko

The following people were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Sept. 12

• Anthony Leonard Garro, 45, 314 N. Stanley St., North Webster, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700 cash.
• Zachary Austin Blackburn, 5381 W. Turner Road, Claypool, arrested for possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600 cash.

Sept. 11

• Tom Allan Burley, 54, 2473 S. Paxton Drive, Warsaw, arrested for OWI. Bond: $700 cash.
• John Wesley Anglin, 63, 3929 E. Oldfield Drive, Leesburg, arrested for OWI. Bond: $700 cash.
• Jessica Lee Villa, 33, 1816 Rosemont Ave., Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct – noise. Bond: $500 cash.
• Robert Dean Emerick, 45, 136 S. Main St., Milford, arrested for failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $500 cash.
• Maria Romero, 32, 3699 N. 175 E. Warsaw, arrested for operator never licensed. Bond: $400 cash.
• Ronald A. Eash, 47, 2701 E. Bucher Drive, Syracuse, arrested for parole violation. No bond.
• Thuha Tien Truong, 47, 1189 S. Summer Breeze Court, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600 cash
• Philip F. Fozo Jr., 30, 120 S. Scott St., Warsaw, arrested for false informing. Bond: $600 cash.
• Amanda Bianca Corral, 22, 519 Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child. Bond: $5,000 surety and $250 cash.

Photos by Deb Patterson

SILVER LAKE — A female driver has been flown to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wane, following a two-vehicle accident on SR 14, near CR 100E, east of Silver Lake. The two occupants in the second vehicle have been transported to Rochester Hospital.

Silver Lake Fire Department, Lutheran EMS Kosciusko, Life-Med, Sidney Firefighters and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene.

The accident occurred at approximately 4:20 p.m. today, Sunday, Sept. 13.

Kosciusko

The following people were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Sept. 13

• Brian Phillip Shepherd, 28, 7919 S. 250S, Pierceton, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700 cash.
• Tiara Nicole Weeks, 24, 7613 Linden Ave., Hammond, arrested for OWI – schedule I, II controlled substance. Bond: $700 cash.
• Sean Robert Carver, 42, 773 S. Bunting Lane, Warsaw, arrested for OWI with a BAC equal to or greater than .15 and OWI. Bond: $700 cash.

Sept. 12

• Daniel Jacob Miller, 21, 203 N. Fourth St., Pierceton, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $600 cash.
• Denielle N. Nicholson, 25, 8266 E 250S, Pierceton, arrested for battery causing moderate bodily injury. Bond: $750 cash.
• Eberaia DeMone Fields, 41, 212 Oxford Way, Logansport, arrested for OWI with prior. Bond: $5,000 surety and $250 cash.
• John Mitchell Uzubell, 34, 530 N. Park Avenue, Warsaw, arrested for battery and criminal mischief. Bond: $600 cash.

Kosciusko

Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:

7:36 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, South CR 600E and South SR 13, Pierceton. Driver: Louis D. Reimer, 58, South CR 600E, Pierceton. Hit deer. Damage up to $1,000.

2:09 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, SR 15, north of Plum Street, Leesburg, Driver: Zachary A. Blackburn, 22, West Turner Road, Claypool. Blackburn’s vehicle went off the road, down an embankment and into a water filled ditch. He was booked for possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs. Damage up to $5,000.

3:34 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Syracuse-Webster Road and North SR 13, North Webster. Driver: Addison M. Ayres, 17, East 600N, North Webster. Ayres swerved to miss a dog, going off the roadway and sideswiping a telephone pole. Damage up to $10,000.

North Webster

Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident:

2:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, South Main Street, North Webster. Drivers: Edwina G. Sroufe, 71, South Blaine Street, North Webster, and Toni M. Flowers, 55, West Himes Street, North Webster. Sroufe was backing from a parking space and struck the Flowers vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:

5:55 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, West Market Street, Warsaw. Driver: Brian P. Shepherd, 28, South East Channel Road, Warsaw. Injured: Itzel Santa Maria, 14, Ironwood Road, Warsaw, a passenger in a parked vehicle, complained of pain to the neck and was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Shepherd backed his vehicle from two parking spaces away and backed into the passenger side of a parked vehicle registered to Gilberto Santa Maria, Ironwood Road, Warsaw. Shepherd was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Damage up to $2,500.

8:51 a.m. Sunday Sept. 13, North Parker Street and Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Drivers: Tyler D. Ramsey, 30, Goldstein Drive, Goshen, and Maria A. Hutchinson, 45, Park Avenue, Warsaw. Ramsy’s vehicle slid as he was turning onto Parker Street, hitting the Hutchinson vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.

4:13 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, CR 300N and Sheldon Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Carla M. Carlton, 53, East Winona Avenue, Warsaw, and Michelle L. Laughhunn, 22, Arlington Lane, Warsaw. Carlton thought the intersection was a four-way stop and proceeded into the intersection at the same time as the Laughhuun vehicle. Damage up to $50,000.

SILVER LAKE — Joni L. Bowers, 25, East Clark Street, Warsaw, has been upgraded from serious condition to stable condition at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, following a two-vehicle accident at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The accident was at SR 14 and East CR 100E, east of Silver Lake.

Bowers was transported to the Silver Lake Fire Department where she was airlifted to Parkview Hospital. The extent of her injuries are unknown at this time.

Ryan J. Kolish, 26, North CR 700W, Winamac, and a passenger in his vehicle, Lindsey M. Winter, 25, North Monticello Street, Winamac, were transported to Rochester Hospital for minor injuries. Winter complained of leg pain and Kolish was taken for examination as a precautionary measure.

The preliminary report from investigating officers state Bowers was eastbound in a 2008 Pontiac when for an unknown reason, locked up the brakes on her vehicle. The vehicle skidded eastbound, across the center line and hit the westbound Kolish vehicle. Kolish was driving a 2007 Chevrolet hauling a livestock trailer. The trailer was empty.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Silver Lake Fire Department, Life-Med EMS, Lutheran EMS Kosciusko, and Sidney Firefighters responded to the scene.

Kosciusko

Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents:

8:54 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, SR 13 south of SR 14, Sidney. Driver: Richard E. Holmes, 35, South SR 524, Lagro. Deer hit car. Damage up to $10,000.

11:35 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, North SR 15 north of West Plum Street, Leesburg. Drivers: Daryl Anthony A. Marshall, 48, South Packerton Road, Warsaw, Christopher D. Bean, 45, East Lincoln Street, Nappanee and Todd D. Haines, 50, North CR 200E, Milford. A rear wheel came off of the trailer Marshall was pulling and struck Bean’s vehicle. Debris also hit Haines’ vehicle. No injuries were reported. Damage up to $10,000.

Syracuse

Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:

9:18 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, South Syracuse-Webster Road and Railroad Avenue, Syracuse. Drivers: Philip F. Fozo, 30, South Scott Street, Warsaw, and Kimberly R. Conrad, 60, North Southshore Drive, Syracuse. Conrad proceeded through the intersection and Fozo’s vehicle struck hers. Damage up to $10,000.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:

2:58 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Argonne Road and East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Driver: Michael Allison, 48, Highway 14, Ault, Colo. Attempted to go under railroad bridge in semi trailer and became stuck. Damage up to $50,000.

Winona Lake

Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accidents:

7:21 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, Southtown Estates Drive west of South Packerton Road, Winona Lake. Driver: Darin W. Parish, 29, Krista Lane, Winona Lake. Struck dumpster on the right side of the road. Parish and a passenger, Briteny N. Masterson, 21, Krista Lane, Winona Lake, both complained of arm pain. Damage up to $10,000.

10:19 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, East Street and Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Driver: Scott A. McCune, 53, South Barbee Drive, Pierceton. The top of McCune’s garbage truck caught some telephone lines. Damage up to $1,000.

NAPPANEE — An Etna Green couple was among nine individuals injured in a two-vehicle accident in Elkhart County Sunday evening, Sept. 13. The accident was on SR 19, south of CR 28, just north of Nappanee.

Omar Kauffman, 61, and Ruth Kauffman, 60, both of Etna Green, were transported to an area hospital. Omar Kauffman complained of pain to the abdomen, left shoulder and neck. Ruth Kauffman complained of pain to both knees. They were among six passengers in a van driven by Jason Kaufman, 31, Mishawaka.

Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department reports Alyssa Stager, 16, Mishawaka, was eastbound on CR 28, at SR 19, when she failed to yield the right of way to the passenger van driven by Kaufman. The vehicles collided in the middle of the intersection.

Stager complained of pain to the neck and head. A passenger in her vehicle, Kennedy Mammolenti, 18, Mishawaka, complained of pain to the left hip and forehead. They were transported to Elkhart General Hospital.

Jason Kaufman complained of pain to the chest, back and knees. Additional injured passengers in his vehicle were: Jeremiah Kaufman, 19, Bremen, complaining of pain to the neck and jaw; Mary Kramer, 85, Bremen, complaining of pain to the hips, knees and right arm; Samuel Kaufman, 68, Bremen, complaining of pain to the right elbow and forearm; and Emery Kaufman, 62, Bremen, complaining of pain to the left side of the ribs. These individuals were transported to Elkhart General and IU Goshen Health.

Police report the passengers in Jason Kaufman’s vehicle were all cited for seat belt violations. Stager was cited for failure to yield the right of way at an intersection.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:

8:36 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, East Center Street, west of South Harrison Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Mark E. Kelly, 47, Fisher Avenue, Warsaw, and Ryan C. Hand-Minsch, 29, East CR 150N, Pierceton. Kelly’s vehicle struck the back of the Hand-Minsch vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.

7:43 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, North Lake Street and North West Street, Warsaw. Driver: Allen E. Wagner, 72, East Gault Street, Atwood. Wagner was distracted by his cell phone, crossing the center line, driving over a curb and hitting a utility pole. Damage up to $25,000.

7:10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, East Center Street, east of North McKinley Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Bennett T. Putman, 25, East Fry Road, Columbia City, and Kandi J. Erwin, 43, North CR 225E, Warsaw. Putman made a lane change, failing to see the Erwin vehicle beside him, hitting the Erwin vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents:

• 8:16 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, 1600 block East Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Larry E. Howard reported finding a bicycle in front of his residence.
• 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, 300 block North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Zhenya O. Ogden reported the theft of an iPhone 4 in the area of Glover Pavilion. Value: $500.
• 12:36 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, 700 block North Colfax Street, Warsaw. Barbara E. Shanes reported the theft of medication.
• 9:10 p.m. Saturday, 100 block South Scott Street, Warsaw. Shasta N. Clay reported possible violation of a protective order.
• 2:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 1500 block Provident Drive, Warsaw. Melodie A. Gavin reported a battery.
• 9:51 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 700 block West Market Street, Warsaw. Terry Lee Watts reported his vehicle was spray painted during the night.
• 2:18 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 500 block South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Police investigated a battery report.
• 10:16 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 2200 block East Center Street, Warsaw. Officials at Owens Supermarket reported a suspected shoplifting had occurred.
• 5:35 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 2500 block West Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. Officials at Wal-Mart Supercenter reported the theft of consumable goods, dog toy, chef’s knife, knife sharpener, and bathroom cleaner. Value: $86.79.
• 5:25 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 1700 block East Center Street, Warsaw. Mary Alice Crane reported a suspicious person.
• 2:43 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 300 block East Main Street, Warsaw. Tyson A. Barnett reported a battery.
• 11:15 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 500 block West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Valente Ceballos reported a battery.