INCIDENTS
City:
Wednesday, 2:09 p.m., east Wiley Avenue and south Main Street. Property damage accident. Report to follow.
Wednesday, 2:28 p.m., Walmart. Woman stole a dirt bike.
Wednesday, 3:13 p.m., Wells County Lock-up. Drugs.
Wednesday, 3:32 p.m. Coco China Buffet. Man threatened a woman.
Wednesday, 6:55 p.m., Roush Park. Juvenile was being defiant and disorderly.
Wednesday, 7:02 p.m., Stogdill Road and Old Creek Avenue. Traffic stop. Courtesy transport provided.
Wednesday, 8:08 p.m., residence on Ellingham Pike. Caller reported someone has been driving recklessly and in the Nazarene Church parking lot. Advised subject of complaint. The driver stated he was having issues with the truck and did turn around quickly in the lot.
Wednesday, 9:33 p.m., residence on Capri Court. Complaint of loud music. Apartment advised they would turn down the music.
Thursday, 3:47 a.m., residence on south Williams Street. Report of loud sanding noise. Unable to locate.
Thursday, 8:20 a.m., Bluffton High School. Report of vandalism to a vehicle.
County:
Wednesday, 3:48 p.m., residence on 1000S, Warren. Caller reported a man was coming to pick up a truck that the caller had done work on, but didn’t want to pay for the full work. The caller said the man had made threats. The deputy advised they would have to get attorneys for the civil issue.
Wednesday, 2:27 a.m., west Madison Avenue and north Main Street, Bluffton. Woman reported her husband, Ryan Robert Maxwell, 45, Bluffton, had stolen her vehicle. The vehicle located and it began to accelerate, reaching speeds over 80 mph. The vehicle eventually pulled into the entrance of IMI. Driver was identified as the same man from the report. Field sobriety tests and chemical test conducted. Maxwell was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond set at $6,500. Bonded.
Wednesday, 4:35 a.m., residence on 100S, Liberty Center. Caller reported their home’s door knob had been rattled, but nothing had followed.
Wednesday, 6:26 a.m., west Cherry and South Walmart streets. A man was observed riding a bicycle on the wrong side of the road, and sergeant had to swerve to avoid collision. The rider refused to identify himself. The sergeant told the man he would only receive a warning for riding on the wrong side of the road if he identified himself. The man refused. The sergeant then told the man he would be arrested for failing to identify. The man began backing away, and said he needed to make a phone call before identifying himself. The man continued resisting being taken into custody, and marijuana products were found on his person. The man, later identified as Kyle Alan Whan, 33, Bluffton, was arrested for refusal to self identify while stopped for an infraction, a Class C misdemeanor, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, a Class A misdemeanor, possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond set at $3,500. Whan was also found to have an active warrant out of Noble County.
Wednesday, 9:44 a.m., residence on south Meridian Road, Bluffton. Assisted the Wells County Probation Department in a home check. The home smelled of marijuana, and two caps to hypodermic needles and marijuana shake were located in the probationer’s room.
Ossian:
Thursday, 12.34 a.m., north Jefferson Street and Davis Road. Traffic stop conducted on a vehicle with its passenger side headlight out. Driver Jadon Kelly Kent, 26, Angola, showed documentation for ownership of the vehicle, but the title had not been switched to his name and the registration expired. Dispatch advised Kent’s license also expired. Kent was placed in handcuffs and the vehicle was searched due to the strong smell of marijuana. A vape pen with marijuana and three blunts were found in the vehicle. Kent was arrested for driving while suspended, a Class A misdemeanor, possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor. He was also cited for expired registration and improper headlights. Booked and released.
Thursday, 2:09 a.m., 506 S Jefferson St. Traffic stop conducted on a vehicle driving without working license plate lights. Driver Ar Bee, 27, Fort Wayne, advised she didn’t know it had stopped working. Bee said she had left her driver’s license at home, but provided a different name to the deputy. The vehicle’s registration returned to a different vehicle, but the deputy was able to connect the driver and vehicle to a previous incident, and found that Bee’s license had been suspended. Bee eventually admitted to using a different name. She was arrested for identity deception, a Level 6 felony, driving while suspended with a prior conviction, a Class A misdemeanor, no or improper headlights, a Class C infraction, no license plate lights, a Class C infraction, and false or fictitious registration plate, a Class C infraction. Bond set at $7,000. Bonded.
Wednesday, 5:05 a.m., north Jefferson Street and Davis Road. Vehicle’s license plate returned to a driver with a suspended license. Traffic stop conducted. Lanetra C. Britt, 44, Fort Wayne, was arrested for driving while suspended, a Class A misdemeanor. Booked and released.
FIRES
Wednesday, 8:23 p.m., Praxis. Fire alarm. Evacuation in progress at 8:29 p.m. Bluffton Fire Department responded. No fire found.
ARRESTS
Dalton Douglas Ridge, 26, Huntington; possession of a legend drug, a Level 6 felony. Bond set at $5,500.
Quayzeion Traqvawn Wilson, 27, Bluffton; operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license, a Class A misdemeanor, and operating without financial responsibility, a Class C misdemeanor. No bond set.
Justin Roger Slone, 35, Huntington; resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, a Class A misdemeanor, intimidation communication, a Level 6 felony, possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, and public intoxication, a Class B misdemeanor. Bond set at $8,500.
Joshua Alan Greaf, 40, Markle; probation violation, a Level 4 felony. No bond set.
