INCIDENTS
City:
Friday, 4:35 p.m., All American Airplane. Caller reported a check was found while cleaning.
Friday, 4:44 p.m., 900 block of South Mulberry Street. Report of issue with custody exchange.
Friday, 5:53 p.m., 300 block of West Wiley Avenue. Caller requested officer to stand by for custody exchange.
Saturday, 1:09 a.m., South Main and East Washington streets. Driver cited for distracted driving.
Saturday, 2:35 p.m., PNC. Caller reported ATM ate their card.
Saturday, 2:46 p.m., Beth Avenue and Central Avenue. Report of dog dragging leash.
Saturday, 4:48 p.m., 100 block of East Arnold Street. Report of domestic issue. Hansen Mechling arrested for battery and strangulation.
Saturday, 8:56 p.m., 100 block of Willowbrook Trail. Officer attempted to serve warrant and noted new owners live at this location.
Saturday, 11:03 p.m., West Spring Street and Clark Avenue. Report of kids running across the road.
Sunday, 12:28 a.m., East 100 South and South Adams Street. Report of a white pickup truck sitting in construction area with lights on, found it suspicious. Just a guy doing his job.
Sunday, 4:22 p.m., 100 block of East Arnold Street. Caller requested to get her sons items.
Sunday, 5:53 p.m., 500 block of Eastmoor Drive. Report of a man being aggressive.
Monday, 12:37 p.m., 100 block of Capri Court. Caller stated he called 911 when he realized his phone wasn’t working properly due to issue with phone towers and got disconnected.
County:
Friday, 3:30 p.m., Wells County Jail. Subject requested a citizen complaint form for his attorney to fill out regarding a traffic stop.
Friday, 3:56 p.m., Wells County Jail. Two warrants served to Tristen Root.
Friday, 4:38 p.m., 2500 West 800 North, Markle. Caller reported man in gray car asking about cable TV and for credit card info. Man left and no one matching description located in the area.
Saturday, 9:49 a.m., S.R. 124 and North 500 West, Markle. Report of two dogs in the road. One dog transported to shelter, unable to locate his accomplice.
Saturday, 1:40 p.m., 300 East 200 North, Bluffton. Subject warned for soliciting without permit.
Saturday, 4:11 p.m., South 400 West and S.R. 124, Liberty Center. Driver pulled over to clean up a Diet Mountain Dew gone wrong.
Saturday, 5:05 p.m., S.R. 218 and South 100 East, Poneto. Driver cited for speeding 93 in a 55 mph zone.
Sunday, 4:35 a.m., All American Airplane Express. Employee requested subject be removed.
Sunday, 12:40 p.m., 1135 West Wiley Avenue, Bluffton. Search warrant for DNA on Michael Barnes conducted.
Sunday, 5:27 p.m., Wells County Jail. Warrant served to Keenan Maxwell at the jail.
Monday, 11:33 a.m., Wells County Jail. Warrant served to Cloyd C. Wayne Crow Sr.
Ossian:
Saturday, 12:11 p.m., 1000 North Meridian Road, Ossian. Report of subjects on property without permission.
Saturday, 6:27 p.m., 3700 East 1200 North, Ossian. Report of subject making threats against neighbor, threats were recorded. Michael Mock issued warrant for intimidation, a Class A misdemeanor.
Sunday, 10:30 p.m., All American Ossian Deli. Report of scam calls regarding gift cards.
ARRESTS
Tristen Thomas Root, 39, Fort Wayne; two counts of confinement, a Level 3 felony, strangulation, two counts of domestic battery — serious bodily injury, both Level 6 felonies, and strangulation — aggravated, a Level 6 felony, and two counts of invasion of privacy, a Class A misdemeanor. No bond set.
Hansen Jacob Mechling, 30, Bluffton; strangulation, a Level 6 felony, and domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond set at $50,000.
Jon David Baumgartner, 48, Bluffton; criminal mischief and gives a false report of the commission of a crime, both Class A misdemeanors, and deception — identity, a Level 6 felony. Bond set at $8,000.
Alyssa Renae Reisgies, 24, Fort Wayne; operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more, a Class A misdemeanor and operating while intoxicated — endangerment, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond set at $1,500.
Keenan Dakota Maxwell, 25, Ossian; possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond set at $2,000.
Rony Aroldo Hernandez-Cortez, 23, Fort Wayne; false identity statement, a Class A misdemeanor, and operating without ever obtaining a license, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond set at $2,000.
Cloyd CW Crow, 53, Fort Wayne; driving while suspended — prior suspension within 10 years, a Class A misdemeanor.
