Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:

12:33 p.m. Monday, June 19, South Park Avenue and East Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Javier M. Mata, 52, Tecumseh Street, Warsaw, and Austra M. Bridgewater, 35, Third Street, Fort Wayne. Mata was traveling in front of Bridgewater as they were southbound on South Park Avenue. Mata was attempting to turn right into the alley between East Center Street and East Market Street. Mata moved his vehicle into the oncoming traffic lane to make a wide right turn into the alley. Bridgewater believed Mata was turning left and continued driving straight. Mata instead turned right and collided with Bridgewater. Damage up to $5,000.

1:31 pm. Monday, June 19, Lake City Highway and North CR 150W, Warsaw. Drivers: Elizabeth A. Hicks, 19, Seventh Street, La Salle, Ill., and Joel C. Goon, 34, West CR 500N, Warsaw. Hicks rear-ended Goon. Damage up to $10,000.

4:30 p.m. Monday, June 19, 820 E. Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drier: Travis L. Reed, 29, East Singer Road, North Manchester. Reed was attempting to back out of his parking space in front of the Thai House Resturant and struck an unoccupied, parked vehicle that was parked next to him. Damage up to $2,500.

Milford

Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:

1:32 p.m. Monday, June 19, North CR 100E and East CR 1250N, Milford. Driver: Blake A. Lemish, 56, South SR 9, Albion. Lemish was southbound when he tried to give another vehicle room on the road. Lemish rolled off the road onto his right side. Damage up to $25,000.

Kosciusko

The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

North Webster

Officers with North Webster Police Department investigated the following incidents:

• 1:34 p.m. Monday, June 19, 200 block of South Harrison Street, North Webster. Robert Secrest reported theft of a moped.
• 1:02 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, 500 block of South Main Street, North Webster. A vehicle was reported stolen from Lucky’s Tavern in North Webster. The vehicle was later recovered at Mid Lakes Mobile Home Park and returned to the owner.

Warsaw

Officers with Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents:

• 7:22 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, 100 block of Robmar Drive, Warsaw. Evelyn Gaile Silver reported theft of a GPS from her vehicle while parked at Hampton Inn parking lot.
• 3:47 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, 3400 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Nicole E. Gadow reported criminal mischief and theft.
• 11:42 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, 300 block of Argonne Road, Warsaw. A female reported losing her cell phone and also reported theft of medication.

Milford

Officers with Milford Police Department investigated the following incident:

• 12:17 p.m. Monday, June 19, 300 block of North Henry Street, Milford. Report of a dog bite was received.

The vehicle involved in the rollover accident on County Farm Road.

CLAYPOOL — At approximately 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, Claypool Fire Department and Lutheran EMS were called regarding report of a vehicle rollover in the 7200 block of County Farm Road, just north of the railroad tracks.

An SUV left the road and rolled over, ending up in a ditch. Information received on scene is that the driver and passenger were both teenage females and that no one was transported.

Kosciusko Sheriff’s Department was also on scene.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:

7:57 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, North Detroit Street and Enterprise Drive. Drivers: Tyson Baker, 38, Birchwood Court, Warsaw, and Kenneth Noll, 50, Wayne Street, Pierceton.. Baker’s vehicle rear ended Noll’s vehicle. Damages up to $10,000. 

3:39 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, North Lake and Fort Wayne streets, Warsaw. Drivers: Alice Turner, 19, South CR 1200E, Hudson, and Kevin Harris, 27, South CR 600W, Warsaw. The two vehicles collided in the intersection. Damages up to $10,000. 

5:24 p.m. North Detroit Street and West CR 300N, Warsaw. Drivers: Lindell Krebs, 43, Coventry Court, Warsaw; Stephanie Velazquez, 21, East CR 200N, Warsaw; David Oliver, 44, Sheridan Street, Warsaw; and Seven Perek, 45, Cardinal Drive, Syracuse. Krebs was traveling northbound and rear ended Velazquez’s vehicle. The force of the collision caused Velazquez’s vehicle to rear end Oliver’s vehicle which caused Oliver’s vehicle to rear end Perek’s vehicle. Damages up to $100,000. 

Kosciusko

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

3:31 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, Husky Trail and East CR 200N, Warsaw. Drivers: Michelle Finnegan, 23, Bender Street, Knox, and Dorian Henley, 27, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Finnegan pulled her vehicle into the intersection and collided with Henley’s vehicle. Damages up to $10,000. 

3:43 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, Vawter Park Drive and Southshore Drive, Syracuse. Drivers: Julie Niles, 64, North CR 800E, Syracuse, and Grant Hearn, 18, Oakwood Avenue, Dayton, Ohio. Both drivers assumed the right of way and collided in the intersection. Damages up to $10,000. 

Kosciusko

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

12:43 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, 11700 block of Pied Piper Parkway, Cromwell. A missing pontoon was recovered. 

6:08 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, 100 block of Mariners Drive, Warsaw. Two vehicles were broken into while parked. A cell phone was taken from one of the vehicles. 

6:09 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2900 block of Lake Tahoe Trail, Warsaw. A female reported that her home had received damage from a bullet. 

Kosciusko

The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Lynn Umber

NORTH WEBSTER — A North Webster man convicted of dealing oxycontin in 2012 has been released from the Indiana Department of Corrections based on a sentence modification.

Lynn Umber, previously of 41 EMS W14B Lane, North Webster, was granted a motion for sentence modification on Tuesday, June 20. Umber was originally sentenced to serve 10 years at the IDOC, but was released yesterday due to the modification. He will serve the rest of the 10 year sentence on home detention through the Kosciusko County Community Corrections program.

The conviction stems from an investigation with the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force in December 2012. DTF officers purchased oxycontin from Umber on two different occasions in both North Webster and Syracuse. The investigation had been on-going for a “substantial time” and officers had been working commutatively with the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office to apprehend Umber.

Umber has been incarcerated in the Miami Correctional Facility since Feb. 5, 2013. While there, he received one major and two minor conducts. It was noted that his release was not based on medical reasons, but that he is wheelchair bound.

Based on court documents, Umber will be serving his home detention at his father’s residence. He must remain in a designated living area at all times except for work and approved trips, such as doctor appointments. Umber will also be subject to random drug tests.

Kosciusko

The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Kosciusko

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

6:04 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, East CR 350N, Warsaw. Driver: Holly A. Sautter, 46, East CR 450N, Leesburg. Sautter struck a deer. Damage up to $2,500.

7:43 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, North CR 400E, Warsaw. Driver: Aiyana M. Tolsma, 25, EMS T6 Lane, Leesburg, and Cathy M. Weiler, 38, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Tolsma was traveling north on CR 400E and drove left of the center line and collided with Weiler. Damage up to $5,000.

North Webster

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

11:53 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, East Washington Street, North Webster. Driver: Hanna E. Potulney, 18, EMS W23 Lane, North Webster. Potulney was backing out of a parking space and backed into a parked motorcycle. Damage up to $2,500.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents:

7:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, 100 block of East Canal Street, Warsaw. Christopher Holsclaw turned in a found bicycle.

11:44 a.m. Wednesday, June 21,1100 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Stephen Osbeck reported his Ford Ranger pickup truck had been stolen.

Elkhart

Officers with the Elkhart County Correctional facility investigated the following incident:

Kosciusko

The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:

1:48 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, South Detroit Street, south of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Brenden M. Damron, 19, East High Street, Etna Green, and Steven D. Kelly, 33, Stonebridge Road, Warsaw. Damron struck Kelly’s vehicle as Damron was pulling out of a parking lot. Damage up to $5,000.

4:31 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Driver: Lewis A. Williams, 19, North Arbutus Trail, Warsaw. Williams advised he was turning in to a parking spot at Gamestop parking lot but turned too wide and struck the driver’s side of a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.

Kosciusko County Judgments
Kosciusko County Filings

Small Claims

The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding:

• Credit Bureau Collection Services v.
  Mitchell A. Eckert, Warsaw, $867.59
  Lary Lipply, Claypool, $2,784.97
  Crystal Lybarger, Warsaw, $2,746.17
• Total Recovery Services v.
  Candon Ford, Warsaw, $1,542.81
  Joshua Hemingway, Silver Lake, $1,159.29
• FR Syracuse LLC v.
  Rachel and Steven Freeman, Winter Garden, Fla., 4,920.74
  Heidi Haines, Milford, $1,172.22
  Grant Mast, Milford, $1,172.22
• The Car Company v. Marie I Harter, Columbia City, $381
• Lakeland Community Services Inc. v. Jacque Hirshey, Syracuse, $1,965
• N.E.W. Plumbing and Heating Inc. v. Jose Malagon, Warsaw, $436.78
• Stucky, Lauer & Young LLP v. Joanna Surface, Claypool, $539.30
• Snow and Sauerteig LLP v. Rhonda S. Williamson, Atwood, $1,282.83

Civil Collections

The following civil collections have been awarded in Kosciusko County Courts:

• TD Bank v. Amii Bischof, Warsaw, $2,725.48
• Cach LLC v. Shaun A. Brunder, Mentone, $5,067.48
• Lake City Bank v. Stacy Huffman, Elkhart, $1,467
• Communitywide Federal Credit Union v. Beverly R. Hunsberger, Milford, $7,172.34
• LVNV Funding LLC v. Nicholas Leavitt, Warsaw, $970.72
• Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC v. Lidia N Perez, Warsaw, $3,649.59
• Pacesetter Financial Services Inc. v. Scott Prater, Pierceton, $19,312.86

Superior Court II

The following traffic infraction has been filed in Kosciusko Superior Court II, Judge Torrey Bauer presiding:

Failure of Occupant or Driver to Use Safety Belt: Logan M. Pitts, Claypool, $25; Hanna E. Potulney, North Webster, $25; and Brandon K. Garrett, Warsaw, $25.

Speeding – Exceeding Speed Limit Set by Local Authority: Brandon A. Ortiz, Pierceton, $158.50.

Disregarding an Official Traffic Control Device: Kiran K. Vasa, Kiran Kumar, Warsaw, $158.50.

Marriage Licenses

The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk of the Court Ann Torpy:

Hanes-Dossat
Jason Wade Hanes, 42, Etna Green, and Cynthia L. Dossat, 45, Etna Green

Rinker-Dinse
Casey L. Rinker, 33, Winona Lake, and Megan R. Dinse, 38, Winona Lake

King-Maggart
Curtis Alexander King, 23, Sidney, and Madison Lynsey Maggart, 20, Sidney

Yoder-Bender
Richard E. Yoder, 21, Bremen, and Amy Diane Bender, 20, Nappanee

Stutzman-Dellinger
Ross MacLain Stutzman, 33, Las Vegas, Nev., and Virginia Helen Dellinger, 28, Las Vegas, Nev.

Rodewald-Cunningham
Scott Rodewald, 39, Warsaw, and Hilary Cunningham, 33, Warsaw

Lindley-Allen
David Keith Lindley, 45, Claypool, and Charlotte L. Allen, 51, Claypool

Stanley-Cannon
Harley Ray Stanley, 28, Cromwell, and Misty Dawn Cannon, 28, Cromwell

Amick-Gilbert
Jordan Devon Amick, 20, Warsaw, and Kimberly Maralee Gilbert, 19, Warsaw

Williamson-Ybarra
Joseph Wendell Williamson, 34, Silver Lake, and Tara Ann Ybarra, 37, Silver Lake

Kuiper-Fisher
Josiah Steven Kuiper, 25, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Samantha Brooke Fisher, 24, Warsaw

Goff-Coy
Travis Scott Goff, 19, Syracuse, and Tiffany Marie Coy, 19, Syracuse

Garver-Holmes
Brett Alan Garver, 57, Warsaw, and Laura Suzette Holmes, 53, Warsaw

Marriage Dissolutions

The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in the Kosciusko Superior and Circuit courts:

Likens — Angela Likens, Pierceton, and Brian Likens, Pierceton. Married: July 1, 2003. Separated: June 5. There is one minor child.

Wilson — Lauren Wilson, Warsaw, and Michael Wilson, Warsaw. Married: April 24, 2015. Separated May 30. There are two minor children.

Barnes — Wendi Barnes, Winona Lake, and Devlin Barnes, Winona Lake. Married: May 10, 1996. Separated: June 14. There are no minor children.

Goldner — Johnny Goldner, Pierceton, and Elissa Goldner, Winona Lake. Married: July 14, 1998. Separated: June 15. There is one minor child.

Smoker — Lori Smoker, Leesburg, and David Smoker, Leesburg. Married: Feb. 5, 1998. Separated: June 7. There is one minor child.

Kaufman — Jamie Kaufman, Pierceton, and Joshua Kaufman, Milford. Married: June 8, 2013. Separated: June 7. There is one minor child.

McClurg — Autumn McClurg, Pierceton, and Timothy McClurg, Pierceton. Married: May 3, 2009. Separated: February 20. There are two minor children.

Prater — Corissa Prater, Warsaw, and Gary Prater, Warsaw. Married: Feb. 11, 2001. Separated: June 10. there is one minor child.

Salgado/Ramirez – Jeanette Salgado, Warsaw, and Juan Ramirez, Warsaw. Married: Feb. 17, 2014. Separated: February 1. There is one minor child.

Dawson — Mitchell Dawson, Warsaw, and Jennifer Dawson, Warsaw. Married: June 29, 2012. Separated: April 21. There are no minor children.

Cooper — Drew Cooper, Warsaw, and Rachel Cooper, Warsaw. Married: Feb. 20, 2001. Separated April 15. There are two minor children.

Wallen — Mary P. Wallen, Warsaw, and Larry Wallen, Warsaw. Married: Nov. 30, 1985. Separated: May 17. There are no minor children.

Stevens — Heather Stevens, Claypool, and Trey Stevens, Claypool. Married: April 19, 2012. Separated: June 10. There are no minor children.

WARSAW — A North Manchester man was arrested after threatening an officer while high on heroin.

Kyle Colby Thompson

Kyle Colby Thompson, 30, 4801 East CR 1500N, North Manchester, is being charged with intimidation, a level 6 felony and resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor.

On June 16, an officer with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a subject slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle at a Marathon Gas Station. Upon arrival, the officer opened the car door and was able to wake up the subject and identify him as Thompson. When asked why he was sleeping at the gas station, Thompson stated he had just had “half a brown.” Thompson further advised that “half a brown” meant heroin.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Thompson stated he just wanted to sleep and reclined the driver’s seat of his vehicle. He then told the officer, “I will knock you the f**K out,” and that he just wanted to be left alone. The officer instructed him to remain in the vehicle but Thompson refused to listen and exited the vehicle.

Medics then arrived on scene to treat Thompson. He was aggressive towards the medics and refused to answer any of their questions. Due to the resistance, medical treatment was not given on scene.

Thompson was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail and later released on his own recognizance.

Kosciusko

The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Kosciusko

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

• 4:16 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, 2900 block of SR 13, Pierceton. Edd Allen reported theft of batteries and wires.
• 9:34 a.m. Thursday, June 22, 900 block of West CR 1350N, Milford. George Anderson reported an auto theft.
• 1:09 a.m. Thursday, June 22, 9100 block of North CR 200E, Milford. Maria Benita Torres reported theft of items from a vehicle.

Warsaw

Officers with Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident:

• 11:44 a.m. Wednesday, June 21 1100 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Stephen L. Osbeck reported that his vehicle was stolen while parked at Smith Appliance.

North Webster

Officers with North Webster Police Department investigated the following incident:

4:10 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, 700 block of Laura Mae Street, North Webster. Toby Joe Yoh reported theft of firearms from a storage unit.

Goshen

Goshen Police investigated the following incident:

• Wednesday, June 21, 1000 block North Main St., Goshen. Ann Swartz-Peshel, 50, Cromwell, reported her Coach wallet was stolen while at a business in the 1000 block of North Main Street in Goshen at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 14.

Warsaw

Officers with Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:

7:52 a.m. Thursday, June 22, North Lake Street, south of Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Heena G. Thakkar, 23, Chamberlin Drive, Warsaw, and Curtis T. Click, 29, East CR 225S, Winona Lake. The vehicles collided in a roundabout. Damage up to $2,500.

Kosciusko

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

12:08 a.m. Thursday, June 22, North CR 300E, south of East CR 700N, Warsaw. Driver: Evan L. Kitt, 16, River Road, Bluffton. Kitt struck a deer. Damage up to $2,500.

Todd Valentine

WARSAW — A Syracuse man was sentenced Thursday, June 22, for a string of violent offenses that occurred over the course of the end of 2016 and the beginning of this year.

Todd Valentine’s charges stem from several incidents in August and September of last year when Valentine assaulted his girlfriend and repeatedly threatened to kill his girlfriend’s daughter and her boyfriend.

He was arrested again last November on charges of strangulation and battery after choking a female and in January he was charged with stalking and invasion of privacy.

During his sentencing, Valentine, pleaded guilty to battery, a level 6 felony; resisting law enforcement, and operating while intoxicated, both class A misdemeanors; intimidation, a level 6 felony; domestic battery, a level 6 felony and invasion of privacy, a class A misdemeanor. All other charges were dismissed.

Judge David Cates sentenced Valentine to one year in the custody of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, to be followed by one year of probation for the charges of battery, resisting law enforcement and operating a vehicle with with a BAC of .15 or more. Valentine will pay restitution of $380 for chemical testing fees and state alcohol countermeasure fees.

His driver’s license will be suspended for one year.

For the intimidation charge, Valentine will serve six months at Serenity House. A no-contact order will be implemented to prohibit Valentine from contacting the victims by any other means other than through an attorney.

For the domestic battery charge and invasion of privacy, Valentine will receive two years on formal probation.

Additional conditions in the sentencing are Valentine is to consume no alcohol, complete anger management counseling and substance abuse counseling and pay restitution in the criminal mischief charge.

During the sentencing, Valentine’s lawyer John Barrett referenced that many of Valentine’s issues stem from alcohol abuse. He noted the time Valentine has spent both in jail and Serenity House have helped him deal with that issue.

“We all want Todd to succeed…The program is get sober, stay sober,” said Cates.

Frankie Winiavski

WARSAW — Frankie Vernon Winiavski Jr., 5205 E. Pierceton Road, Pierceton, was sentenced Thursday, June 22, for charges stemming from a gang fight that occurred at Mcdonald’s last December.

Winiavski was sentenced on charges of criminal gang activity, a level 6 felony, and battery resulting in bodily injury, a class A misdemeanor.

During the sentencing, Winiavski’s attorney Dana Leon requested Winiavski not have to serve time incarcerated due to his girlfriend’s inability to work because of medical issues. Leon noted incarceration would cause the couple “undue hardship.”

Winiavski stated, “I know the choices I made were not right….I apologize.”

Judge David Cates sentenced Winiavski to half a year in the work release program, pending his acceptance into the program and one and one half years of probation.

Winiavski charges stem from a gang fight with two others that occurred at Mcdonald’s last December.

According to court documents, when officers with the Warsaw Police Department arrived to the scene of a reported battery, they located Johnathan Pappas standing at the front of the counter with a red bandanna tied around his neck and a red shirt on. Winiavski, was standing beside Pappas with no shirt on and a red bandanna tied around his neck in a similar fashion. Winiavski was bleeding from his left eye and forehead.

When officers requested Pappas to place his hands behind his back, Pappas positioned himself in a confrontational manner and resisted law enforcement. Officers were able to safely handcuff him.

A McDonald’s employee pointed out a boxcutter that was lying on the ground and advised it had been used in a physical altercation. The employee also identified the other man involved in the fight, Coulter Slone.

Slone told officers that he had been jumped by Winiavski and Pappas. According to the affidavit, the men were yelling they were “blood” gang members. Winiavski then “swung” at him and Slone pulled a knife out, punched him and went to slice Winiavski.

Slone was unsure if he actually cut Winiavski. He then got on top of Winiavski and started to hit him. At that point, Pappas kicked him in the face.

Officers then spoke with Winiavski and observed a bleeding cut to his forehead and another near his left eye. Winiavski told officers that Slone initiated contact with a box cutter and he had fought back.

Winiavski told officers that he has been involved in the bloods gang for the last two to three years and was allowed to recruit other members for the blood gang. He admitted that he and other area residents are part of a “rolling 20s blood set” and are responsible for the rolling 20s graffiti in Warsaw.

Also per the plea agreement, Winiavski is not to set foot on McDonald’s property and he is to have no contact with Slone or Pappas.