INCIDENTS
City:
Monday, 11:27 p.m., Peyton’s Northern, 1111 S. Adams St. Warrant for arrest served on Chase Michael McDonnell, 18, Butler, on one count of reckless driving, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond set at $500.
County:
Monday, 12:59 p.m., residence on 500E south of 500S. Caller’s son was defrauded out of $500 when the son tried to buy a Sony Playstation online through Mecari.com.
Monday, 4:33 p.m., 1700 block of Fairway Lane. Loud verbal altercation between a man and a woman. Deputies responded. Situation calmed.
Tuesday, 4:35 a.m., residence on 600N west of 300W. Sheriff’s deputies, Markle Fire Department first responders and Wells County EMS were dispatched to a report of an unresponsive 63-year-old man. Wells County Coroner contacted.
Ossian:
Monday, 2:40 p.m., Berne Apparel, 2501E-850N, Ossian. Deputy arrested employee Marquita Muff, Fort Wayne, on one count of neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony.
ACCIDENTS
City:
Monday, 3:19 p.m., Johnson Street at Wiley Avenue. Jedidiah Logan, 15, Bluffton, was riding a bicycle east on Wiley Avenue when he made a northbound turn onto southbound only one-way Johnson Street and slammed into a southbound 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Elisabeth A. Cutshall, 35, Bluffton, denting the hood of the vehicle and leaving Logan bruised, but not incapacitated. Wells County EMS medics checked Logan out, but he was not transported by EMS to the hospital. Damage exceeded $1,000. Bluffton Fire Rescue was also dispatched to the scene.
Tuesday, 7:44 a.m., Main Street at 4-H Park Road. Hilbert Ross, 73, Bluffton, was northbound on Main Street in a 1998 Oldsmobile 88 when he saw what appeared to be a truck about to hit his 88 from behind. Ross veered into the center turn lane to avoid getting rearended, but then saw an oncoming car in the center turn lane so he swerved to make a left turn onto 4-H Park Road — into the path of a southbound 2007 Ford Fusion driven by Gavin Quackenbush, 25, Bluffton. The ensuing collision caused more than $2,500 damage to the two vehicles. Neither driver was injured, however a 13-year-old female passenger in Quackenbush’s Fusion hit her head on the windshield of the vehicle, so Wells County EMS and Bluffton Fire Rescue were dispatched to the scene. The girl was reported to be out of the vehicle and walking around, so the fire department was advised to disregard.
County:
Saturday, 1:08 p.m., 450E at 100N. Evan A. Walda, 20, Fort Wayne, thought the intersection was a four-way stop when he drove a 2005 Pontiac south into the path of a 2008 Honda driven by Connie J. Kaehr, 57, rural Bluffton. The ensuing collision caused more than $10,000 damage to the two vehicles. Wells County EMS was summoned to the scene to check out under age passengers in Walda’s car. Bluffton Fire Rescue was also dispatched to the scene for a large amount of vehicle fluids on the pavement.
Tuesday, 12:11 a.m., 200E at Ind. 218. Jessica Ann Mendieta, 43, Mooreland, was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck north on 200E and apparently was unaware that 200E jogs slightly west at the intersection. She drove through the intersection and split the difference between a utility pole and the pole’s guy wire. The impact with the ditch on the opposite side of the intersection caused Mendieta to strike the steering wheel of the vehicle and suffer facial injuries. Bluffton Fire Rescue and Wells County EMS were dispatched to the scene. She was transported by EMS to Bluffton Regional Medical Center for treatment. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash as deputies located an empty bottle of vodka and unopened cans of Busch Lite beer. A portable Breathalyzer test allegedly showed her alcohol concentration equivalency at the time of the crash to be .218 percent, or more than twice Indiana’s legal limit for intoxication of .08 percent. Mendieta was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction for the same offense, a Level 6 felony, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond continued at $5,000.
ARRESTS
Lamar T. Williams, 38, Fort Wayne; stalking, a Level 5 felony; stalking, a Level 6 felony; invasion of privacy, a Level 6 felony; and making a complaint against a law enforcement officer to the state or a municipality knowing that the complaint was false, a Class B misdemeanor. Bond set at $46,000.
TICKETS
Carol A. Hanni, 51, Bluffton; expired license plate, Main Street at Washington Street.
Byrl J. Frauhiger, 50, rural Bluffton; 40 mph-30 zone, Jackson Street in the Lancaster Elementary School zone.
