Kosciusko

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

• 6:25 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 100 block East High Street, Atwood. Police responded to the report of a domestic disturbance.
• 4:26 p.m. Friday, March 30, 7300 block East South Barbee Drive, Pierceton. Police responded to the report of harassment and threat.
• 11 a.m. Friday, March 30, 100 block West Bowser Road, Syracuse. A male requested to file a report against his mother for fraud.
• 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, 3100 block East Wooster Road, Pierceton. Police responded to the report of a possible violation of a protective order.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents:

• 7:08 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 3700 block Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Service Liquors East reported fraud.
• 5:52 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 900 block Carrington Boulevard, Warsaw. Police responded to the report of possession of paraphernalia.
• 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 3000 block Frontage Road, Warsaw. Police responded to a call for service at the Warsaw Lodge in reference to a possible drug overdose.
• 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2100 block Bluewater Drive, Warsaw. Charles P. Wahlgren reported a failure to stop after an accident.
• 7:05 a.m. Friday, March 30, 2200 block East Market Street, Warsaw. Milhlwood Roofing and Construction reported theft from a vehicle. Numerous tools were stolen. Value: $2,000.

Brian D. Eakright

KOSCIUSKO — A North Manchester man was arrested for domestic battery after injuring and threatening a female.

Brian D. Eakright, 33, 12 W. Skyline Drive, North Manchester, is being charged with domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, a level 6 felony; and domestic battery, a class A misdemeanor.

On Feb. 28, Eakright and a female were in a vehicle heading to Pierceton from North Manchester.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Eakright and the female were arguing. Eakright was driving in excess of 100 mph, saying he was going to run the vehicle into a tree and kill them both.

They arrived at a Speedway gas station and the female exited the vehicle. When she returned, the arguing continued.

The female opened the door to leave the vehicle, but Eakright grabbed her arm and pulled her back, throwing her across the vehicle’s seats. She attempted to exit again, but Eakright pulled the door shut on her ankle.

The female left the vehicle and ran to the gas station. She sustained bruises on both of her arms, scrapes on her stomach and upper chest and a laceration on her ankle.

Eakright was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on March 29, with a $5,750 surety and cash bond.

Alonzo Villarreal

WARSAW — A Warsaw man was sentenced on charges of dealing methamphetamine Monday, April 2, in the Kosciusko Circuit Court. 

Alonzo Esteban Villarreal, 37, 821 E. Smith Street, Warsaw, was found guilty of dealing methamphetamine, a level 4 felony.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, an officer with the Warsaw Police Department was northbound on Detroit Street, Warsaw, on April 25 when he recognized a passenger in a vehicle as a male who had a felony warrant for his arrest.

The officer followed the vehicle to a bait shop and approached the men. At that time, the officer recognized Villarreal who also had a warrant for his arrest.

The officer observed the two men moving around. Upon removing the male passenger from the vehicle, officers found a plastic bag containing a white powder that field tested positive for methamphetamine. Under the seat, officers found a five dollar bill and a ten dollar bill with a white powdery substance that also tested positive for methamphetamine.

Officers then searched Villarreal and discovered a hypodermic syringe. According to the affidavit, Villarreal admitted to using the syringe to inject methamphetamine.

Judge Michael Reed sentenced Villarreal to seven years at the Indiana Department of Corrections. Reed ordered the first four years of the sentenced to be served and for the last three years to be suspended and served on formal probation. 

Villarreal was ordered to make restitution to the Warsaw Police Department. He was given jail time credit of 150 days. 

Milford

Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following incidents:

• 11:12 a.m. Monday, April 2, 300 block of Elm Street, Milford. It was reported that an unknown semi-truck drove down back roads and destroyed two yards and a mailbox.
• 5 p.m. Friday, March 30, 200 block of East Smith Street, Milford. Dustin Troyer reported a blue Schwinn mountain bike was taken from the area.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents:

• 1:39 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2100 block of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. Maria Allard reported the theft of a purse from her vehicle. Inside the purse was a social security card, cash and medication. 

Syracuse

Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:

5:02 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 726 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Driver: Steven Rookstool, 48, Candy Cane Lane, Cromwell.. Rookstool struck a cement pillar while attempting to park, causing damage to the driver’s side of his vehicle. The pillar was undamaged. Damages up to $10,000. 

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:

10:14 a.m. Saturday, March 31, US 30 and Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Junior Green, 87, Old Road 30, Warsaw, and Valencia Rodriguez, 30, Old Road 30, Warsaw. Both drivers thought they had the green light and Green’s vehicle turned into the path of Rodriguez’s vehicle. Damages up to $10,000. 

10:48 p.m. Friday, March 30, US 30 and CR 250W, Warsaw. Drivers: Jamal Luna, 23, Hanna Street, Fort Wayne, and Kaitlyn Prater, 19, CR 200N, Wabash. Luna crossed the center line and struck Prater’s vehicle. Damages up to $10,000. 

1:12 p.m. Friday, March 30, US 30 and Parker Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Gerral Hammond, 71, Old Road 30, Etna Green, and Samuel Delvescovo, Norwich Avenue, St. Francis, Wisconsin. Hammond attempted to merge lanes on US 30 and sideswiped Delvescovo’s vehicle. Damages up to $2,500. 

10:09 a.m. Friday, March 30, Pheasant Ridge Drive and Salman Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Kari Walmer, 33, Peasant Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Walmer was backing her vehicle out of a driveway and struck a parked car. Damages up to $2,500. 

5:52 p.m. Thursday, March 29, SR 15 and Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Supvrith Somashekar, 27, Chickadee Lane, Warsaw, and Jerome Wade, 59, Hill Street, Wabash. Somashekar didn’t see Wade’s vehicle stopped in the roadway and a rear-end collision occurred. Damages up to $2,500. 

5:16 p.m. Thursday, March 29, Argonne Road and Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Sidney Overmeyer, 17, Division Road, Pierceton, and Kirk Johnson, 41, Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Overmeyer’s vehicle rear-ended Johnson’s vehicle when traffic stopped. Damages up to $5,000. 

Akashia Garber

WARSAW — A Warsaw woman was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court Monday, April 2, after she was found in possession of methamphetamine during a traffic stop. 

Akashia Garber, 25, 2886 S. Woodland Trail, Warsaw, was found guilty of possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor; and failure to appear, a level 6 felony. 

According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Saturday, March 11, 2017, an officer with the Warsaw Police Department witnessed a vehicle traveling on North Detroit Street with only one working headlight. The officer conducted a traffic stop and identified the front seat passenger as Garber.

The officer was notified that the male driver had an active arrest warrant out of Virginia. As the officer talked to the occupants of the vehicle, an officer with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department had his K9 partner do an outer air search on the vehicle. The K9 responded positive for the presence of illegal narcotics inside the vehicle.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, a small box was located inside the vehicle. The box contained a glass smoking pipe, a plastic bag of methamphetamine, three cut straws, a hollowed out pen and three hydrocodone pills. On the front passenger floorboard was a grey bag. Inside the bag, officers discovered Garber’s birth certificate and four cut straws with methamphetamine residue.

Officers searched the male driver and also discovered a small plastic bag containing memory cards and methamphetamine. The male admitted that the box and everything in it belonged to him. Garber admitted that the bag and everything in it belonged to her. Garber further admitted to using methamphetamine earlier in the day.

For the possession of methamphetamine charge, Judge Michael Reed sentenced Garber to two and a half years in the Kosciusko County Jail. Garber was sentenced to sixty days in the Kosciusko County Jail for the possession of paraphernalia charge. For the charge of failure to appear, Reed sentenced Garber to two and a half years in the Kosciusko County Jail. Reed ordered the sentences to be served concurrently. Garber was given jail time credit of 53 days and ordered to pay a $100 fine. Reed ordered the balance of the sentence to be served on formal probation.

Sammual Miller

WARSAW — A Winona Lake man received a suspended sentence Monday, April 2, in the Kosciusko Circuit Court after reportedly describing to co-workers how he would shoot fellow employees if he were ever fired from his job. 

Sammual Miller, 29, 1206 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, was found guilty of possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

Miller, a former KGP Logistics employee, was arrested for intimidation in December after he told two co-workers how he would shoot all employees if he ever got fired. 

According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Nov. 30, an officer with the Warsaw Police Department responded to an intimidation call at KGP Logistics. A human resources employee advised that while working on third shift, Miller went for a break and was found asleep in his vehicle. Employees tried to wake him by banging on the vehicle, but it took five minutes to wake him up. Because Miller was so deeply asleep, drug use was suspected, with the company planning to do a drug test and possibly terminate him.

At this time, two employees notified the human resources employee that sometime between October and November they had a frightening conversation with Miller. According to the employees, Miller told them if he was ever fired by phone, he would come to the back of the business, go over a fence and move through the building, shooting all the employees. He noted he would have to do it quickly to make it to the other side of the building before people escaped.

Both employees told the officer the same details. One of the employees further advised he was afraid because he had sold Miller a rifle approximately seven months prior.

The officer spoke with Miller, who admitted he had talked about “shooting the place up.” He told the officer he would force everyone to the side of the building with only one exit. He further admitted to having a rifle at his residence. The officer went to Miller’s residence and found the firearm, which was taken as evidence. The officer also found a glass smoking device that contained burnt marijuana.

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Brad Voelz made it a point to clarify that nothing about this plea agreement or conviction has any effect on a civil protective order that is still in place in Superior Court 3, stating that the order remains in full force and effect until December 2019. 

“Sometimes work places can remind one of high school, with people not liking other people and talking about other people and exaggerating,” said Miller’s attorney, Jay Rigdon. “It appears that’s what you ended up with here.”

“The intimidation charges had no merit,” Rigdon added.

Judge Michael Reed sentenced Miller to sixty days in the Kosciusko County Jail, with the sentence suspended, providing Miller commits no further offenses. Miller was ordered to pay a $100 fine, a $200 drug interdiction fee and $300 in public defender reimbursement fees. Reed ordered that Miller’s firearm be forfeited to the Warsaw Police Department.

Two counts of intimidation were dismissed, pursuant to the plea agreement. 

Kosciusko

The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Troy Demetrius Walker

Deshario Antwain Purnell

WARSAW — Two Chicago men were arrested after stealing $4,000 worth of alcohol and cigarettes from Service Liquor, Warsaw.

Troy Demetrius Walker, 28, 11326 S. Union Ave., Chicago, Ill., and Deshario Antwain Purnell, 25, 8337 S. Oglesby Ave., Chicago, Ill., are each being charged with two counts of fraud and two counts of theft, all level 6 felonies.

On March 31, police responded to a report of theft at Service Liquor.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Purnell entered the store and attempted to purchase alcohol. He told an employee that his credit card probably wouldn’t work since he had exceeded his spending limit for the day.

The employee attempted to run the credit card two times but it was declined. Purnell told the employee to use the force option and the employee told Purnell that he needed to contact his bank. The employee stated that it appeared like Purnell had contacted his bank, but he suspected that he wasn’t talking to anyone because he didn’t hear a voice on the other end.

Purnell gave the employee a code to use and the force option worked. $3,182.95 worth of alcoholic beverages were stolen.

After loading the alcohol into his vehicle, Purnell entered the store again, using the force sale option to purchase $975.41 worth of cigarettes.

While in route to Service Liquor after receiving the report, officers located the suspect vehicle. Purnell was operating the vehicle, and Walker was a passenger. As Walker exited the vehicle, several unopened cartons of cigarettes fell out of the passenger side door.

Purnell told officers that the card he used was not declined and that he didn’t tell the clerk to use the force sale option. Walker told officers that he didn’t get out of the vehicle and didn’t know anything about what was going on.

Video from the store shows that while appearing to call his bank, Purnell’s phone was on the homepage and wasn’t actually being used.

Both men were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on March 31, each with a $5,250 surety and cash bond.

Kosciusko

The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Claypool

Officers with the Claypool Police Department investigated the following accident:

6:17 p.m. Saturday, March 31, Section Street, east of Rebecca Street. Driver: Amanda L. Lincoln, 35, North Main Street, Claypool. Lincoln was driving on Section Street at about 15 miles per hour over the posted speed limit when she left the roadway and struck a NIPSCO utility pole. A two-year-old minor, Colten Lincoln, was in the vehicle, but wasn’t injured. Lincoln was transported to Parkview Hospital in Warsaw for abdominal and pelvic pain. Lincoln stated that she was crying hysterically due to a domestic dispute and wasn’t able to see, causing her to crash. Damage up to $25,000.

Kosciusko

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

5:28 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, West CR 400N, near North CR 500W, Warsaw. Driver: William A. Moore, 19, West Monoquet Road, Warsaw. Moore’s vehicle struck a deer. Damage up to $5,000.

2:35 a.m. Saturday, March 31, West Harrison Street, west of South Main Street, Claypool. Driver: Robert A. Haines, 54, Bartol Drive, Warsaw. Haines’ vehicle slid in the mud while arriving to a medic assist call and struck a steel post. Damage up to $5,000.

4:19 p.m. Thursday, March 29, North CR 300W, north of West CR 500N, Warsaw. Driver: Jared J. Haughee, 32, North CR 300W, Warsaw. Haughee was traveling north on CR 300W when a turkey entered the roadway. Haughee’s vehicle struck the turkey. Damage up to $2,500.

11:18 a.m. Thursday, March 29, SR 15N, south of West CR 1150N, Milford. Driver: Andrew J. Eldridge, 27, West Harrison Street, Mentone. Eldridge was traveling south on SR 15 when he blacked out, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway and collide into a State of Indiana sign. Damage up to $10,000.

4:31 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, North CR 700W, north of North CR 400N, Warsaw. Driver: Kyle T. Heckaman, 22, North CR 500W, Warsaw. Beckman was driving north on CR 700W when he fell asleep while driving and ran off the roadway, striking an REMC pole. Damage up to $10,000

12:29 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, North SR 13, south of EMS B20 Lane, North Webster. Drivers: Kent T. Mishler, 75, West CR 350 S-57, Pierceton, and Thomas S. Mollet, 70, Fullerton, Galesburg, Mich. Mishler was traveling south on SR 13 when he saw an accident ahead. He pulled off the roadway and started to back up his vehicle, striking Mollet’s vehicle in the process. Damage up to $2,500.

11:44 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, North SR 13, south of EMS B21 Lane, North Webster. Drivers: Casey N. Elliott, 24, East Hanna Street, Columbia City, Martin A. Landeros, 22, East Excalibur Plaza, Cromwell, and Donald T. Carey, 58, Leo Road, Fort Wayne. Carey’s vehicle was stopped for a flagman at a lane closure for construction. Elliott dropped a cigarette and reached down to pick it up. When she looked up, traffic was stopped. Elliott’s vehicle rear-ended Landeros’ vehicle. That collision pushed Landeros’ vehicle into the rear of Carey’s vehicle. Damage up to $25,000.

Milford

Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:

7:18 p.m. Saturday, March 31, South Higbee Street, north of Turkey Creek Drive. Driver: Marisa V. Marquez, 21, Ravine Road, Goshen. Marquez was traveling north on South Higbee Street when her vehicle started to lose control. Her vehicle hit a guardrail. Damage up to $1,000.

Syracuse

Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident:

11:24 a.m. Sunday, April 1, South Huntington Street, south of West Pickwick. Drivers: Anna A. Engel, 78, Nagel Road, Defiance, OH, and Lori L. Coy, 60, North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Engel was traveling south on Huntington Street when Coy’s vehicle slowed down to turn. Engel’s vehicle rear-ended Coy’s. Damage up to $10,000.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:

4:41 p.m. Monday, April 2, US 30, east of East Old Road 30. Drivers: Blayne G. Himes, 19, South High Street, Warsaw, and Donald A. Phegley, 61, Waimano Home Road, Pearl City, HI. Himes was traveling west on US 30 when Phegley began to slow for traffic. Himes’ vehicle rear-ended Phegley’s. Damage up to $2,500.

Kosciusko

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

• 8:26 p.m. Sunday, April 1, 9600 block North Sandpoint Drive, Cromwell. Rachel L. Brickey reported theft.
• 5:10 p.m. Sunday, April 1, 6200 block North SR 15, Leesburg. Police responded to the report of a domestic complaint that resulted in an adult male suffering two gunshot wounds.
• 7:10 a.m. Sunday, April 1, 6900 block North Hoss Hill Road, North Webster. Police responded to the report of two vehicles that were stolen, along with a trailer and an off road vehicle. Value: $14,000.
• 3:59 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 9700 block South CR 100E, Claypool. Paul J. Smith reported fraud on his credit card.
• 9:26 a.m. Friday, March 30, 3600 block South Bruner Road, Warsaw. Police responded to the report of a drug overdose.
• 12:36 p.m. Thursday, March 29, 1100 block Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. S & M Marine Products reported criminal mischief. Windows were shot at the business with a BB gun and a vehicle in the parking lot was damaged.
• 5:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 9100 block North SR13, Syracuse. Darrell A. Sopher reported recovered property that he believed to be stolen from Wal-Mart.
• 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, 100 block EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw. David M. Amado reported a hit and run accident. Someone struck his parked vehicle during the evening.

Milford

Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following incidents:

• 3:24 p.m. Monday, April 2, 200 block South Higbee Street, Milford. Maria L. Cousins reported criminal mischief. Two windows were broken, possibly shot out with a BB gun.
• 9:40 a.m. Friday, March 30, 200 block North Perry Drive, Milford. Police responded to the report of intimidation and harassment via telephone.

North Webster

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

• 5:23 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 600 block North Main Street, North Webster. Police responded to the report of a vehicle stolen at Circle K gas station. Value: $2,700.

Silver Lake

Officers with the Silver Lake Police Department investigated the following incident:

• 9:02 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 200 block East Main Street, Silver Lake. Thomas J. Williams III reported property damage.

Syracuse

Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following incident:

• 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 300 block South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Police found a subject driving while suspended prior.

Winona Lake

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

• 7:45 a.m. Sunday, April 1, 1300 block Park Avenue, Winona Lake. Police responded to a report of criminal mischief. Thirteen vehicles were damaged in the area.

WARSAW — A Pierceton man is charged with several counts after police say he robbed the home of a deceased woman in September 2017. He was picked up this week on a warrant.

Christopher Wayne Burnworth, 36, 8280 E. US 30, No. 29E, Pierceton, is charged with burglary, a level 4 felony and theft, a class A misdemeanor.

Christopher Burnworth

A woman reported inheriting her late mother’s home in Pierceton and told police that someone had forced their way into the home and took items between Sept. 11, 2017 and Sept. 20, 2017. Police found the screen had been cut on the rear door to the residence and that a pry bar had also been used to gain entry to the house.

After talking to a neighbor, police learned that dogs had been barking on Sept. 19. The neighbor’s husband checked the next door residence the following day and found the damage. He then reported the damage to the deceased woman’s daughter.

Police interviewed a witness who said Burnworth had approached him about buying some jewelry, which Burnworth said he had stolen from the residence of a deceased elderly woman. The witness told police he refused to buy the jewelry and a second witness said Burnworth gave him the items to hold. That witness, according to police, turned over the items, which were identified by the daughter as having belonged to her late mother.

Burnworth was booked on a warrant into the Kosciusko County Jail on April 3, with a $30,250 surety and cash bond.

Kosciusko

The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Elkhart

The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility:

Warsaw

Officers from the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:

4:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Tessa M. Heaton, 19, Baugher Drive, Tippecanoe, Fawn R. Burlage, 35, Crestview Drive, North Manchester. Heaton told police she was backing her vehicle out of a parking spot in the KGP Logistics parking lot. She said she did not see any other vehicle and that she employed her passenger to also check for other vehicles. Burlage said she backed her vehicle out of its parking spot and began east through the lot when Heaton’s vehicle backed out and collided with her vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.

4:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, South Columbia Street, south of West Market Street, Warsaw. Driver: Kent A. Raypholtz, 50, South Hill Drive, Silver Lake. Raypholtz told police he was driving his vehicle south on Columbia Street when the box of his vehicle struck the railroad bridge. Raypholtz told police his vehicle was new and that he was not sure of the height. The railroad bridge owner was contacted and reported someone would be sent to inspect the bridge for damage. Damage up to $10,000.

4:27 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, West Center Street and North Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Michael A. Wahlig, 44, West Old Road 30, Warsaw, Hector A. Carbajal, 21, Sharon Street, Warsaw. Wahlig told police he was driving his vehicle eastbound on Center Street and that his cell phone rang. He attempted to answer the phone and when he looked up, Carbajal’s vehicle had stopped at the stop light. Wahlig was unable to stop his vehicle in time to avoid rear-ending Carbajal’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.

3:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, SR 15, north of Arthur Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Katherine L. Scott, 32, South Scott Road, Claypool, Marcus A. Garcia, 20, Wabash Avenue, Fort Wayne. Garcia told police he was driving his vehicle in the right hand lane, southbound on SR 15 when he saw signs directing drivers to merge into the left lane. He began slowing his vehicle. Scott said when Garcia’s vehicle slowed, she was unable to slow her vehicle in time to avoid it colliding with Garcia’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.

12:50 p.m. Monday, April 2, Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Driver: Eric M. Rhodes, 32, North Parker Street, Warsaw. Rhodes told police he was backing his vehicle in his parking space in order to pull forward and backed his vehicle into a parked vehicle. Damage up to $1,000.

Frances Trolinger

WARSAW — A Warsaw woman was arrested after officers discovered methamphetamine and marijuana in her residence.

Frances Helen Trolinger, 34, 1220 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, is being charged with possession of methamphetamine enhancing circumstances, a level 5 felony; possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

On March 23, a Department of Child Services caseworker requested an officer’s presence while she conducted a home visit.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, police and CPS went to the residence and obtained permission from Trolinger to inspect the living conditions. Two children were present.

Officers discovered a cut straw, a white crystal substance, smoking device, partially smoked cigarette and a plant material in Trolinger’s bedroom. The marijuana and methamphetamine were accessible to the children.

Trolinger was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on March 23 with a $5,250 surety and cash bond but was released on her own recognizance. A hearing is scheduled for April 19.

Kosciusko

The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Kosciusko

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

3:33 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, North East Wawasee Drive, near East CR 1250N, Syracuse. Drivers: Linda K. Canaday, 70, North State Road 5, Cromwell, and Bill O. Comer, 51, East CR 1050N 20, Cromwell. Canaday stopped at a stop sign and proceeded into the intersection, not seeing Comer’s approaching vehicle. Damage up to $10,000.

1:23 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, South Packerton Road, near East CR 400S, Warsaw. Drivers: Guy F. Miller, 63, West CR 900S, Akron, and Ashley K. Blackburn, 20, West Dogwood Street, Warsaw. Miller was traveling south on Packerton Road when he turned into the path of Blackburn’s vehicle. Blackburn and a 3-year-old passenger were transported to the Kosciusko Community Hospital to be treated for their injuries. Damage up to $25,000.

Milford

Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accident:

7:46 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, North SR 15, south of West CR 1350N. Driver: Douglas L. Ruch, 57, East Catherine Street, Milford. Ruch was traveling north on SR 15 when wind and ice on the roadway caused his vehicle to go off the roadway, striking a utility pole. Damage up to $2,500.

Warsaw

Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident:

1:21 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, East Fort Wayne Street, north of North Detroit Street. Drivers: Scot A. Pettit, 29, North CR 450E, Syracuse, and Tommy Johnson, 34, Maye Street, Warsaw. Pettit was stopped in traffic, waiting for it to clear so he could turn. Johnson’s vehicle collided with the passenger side of Pettit’s vehicle. Pettit and his 3-year-old daughter were transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital for medical evaluation. Damage up to $25,000.

Marshall

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

6:17 a.m. Saturday, March 31, US 6, east of Queen Road, Walkerton. Driver: Beth Wetherill, Fort Wayne. Deer hit the driver’s side of the vehicle.

12:51 a.m. Friday, March 30, 100 block US 30 and SR 331, Bourbon. Driver: Alaen Christopher Medrano, 20, Plymouth. Police were advised of a wrong way driver on US 30, eastbound in the westbound lane, and that the driver had caused an accident on US 30, east of SR 331, leaving the scene. Occupants of the wrecked vehicle were evaluated by medics and no one was transported. The vehicle was located on Lincoln Highway, west of Beech Road. Medrano was booked for operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing bodily injury, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage by a minor.

Alexzandrea Tefft and Jeffery Rhoades

SYRACUSE — Police responded to complaints at a Syracuse hotel late last month that resulted in the arrests of a man and woman on drug charges.

Alexzandrea Y. Tefft, 24, 2207 Mather Ave., Elkhart, and Jeffery W. Rhodes, 29, 5310 North CR 850E, North Webster, are both charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony, possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

According to the probable cause affidavit, police responded to a complaint of illegal drugs at the Brooke Pointe Inn in Syracuse. An employee told police that staff had observed a diaper bag that contained what they believed to be marijuana. The witness also said there was a smell of burnt marijuana from one of the hotel’s rooms.

Police said when they knocked on the door of the room, Rhoades answered and invited them in. Police reported smelling burnt marijuana inside the room and said Rhoades admitted to smoking the drug inside the room. The report said Rhoades also told police there was marijuana inside a back pack sitting on the bed. He then gave police permission to search the bag, which police say had not only marijuana in it, but also marijuana-related paraphernalia and a bag of white powder, which field tested positive for methamphetamine.

Rhoades told police that Tefft was outside in the parking lot. Police reported that Tefft was standing next to Rhoades’ car. According to the report, a diaper bag was seen inside the car, which Tefft gave police permission to search. More items connected to the two drugs, as well as paraphernalia were found in diaper bag.

Kosciusko

The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Elkhart

The following person was booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility:

Marshall

The following people were booked in the Marshall County Jail: