Following several months of covert surveillance and undercover operations conducted by NET43, multiple suspects were incarcerated in an overnight campaign.
Under the direction of the Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, law enforcement agencies partnered to serve high-priority arrest warrants. Operation Groundhog resulted in the incarceration of 21 suspects; in addition to the seizure of narcotics and firearms.
Participating agencies include the Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, NET43, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana State Police, Indiana State Parole; Claypool, Mentone, Milford, North Webster, Pierceton,Silver Lake, Syracuse, Warsaw and Winona Lake Police Departments.
Arrests included:
Michael Andres Catalan, 22, of Warsaw
Charge: Dealing Marijuana $5,250 surety and cash bond
William Paul Clutter, 41, of North Webster
Charges: Two Counts Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia $10,500 surety and cash bond
Lowell Kenneth Collins, 54, of Warsaw
Charge: Visiting a Common Nuisance $400 cash bond
Joshua Brant Hawthorne, 40, of Winona Lake
Charge: Visiting a Common Nuisance $400 cash bond
Joshua Lee Herr, 40, of Nappanee
Charge: Visiting a Common Nuisance $400 cash bond
Nicholas Andrew Irvine, 28, of Warsaw
Charge: Possession of Methamphetamine $10,250 surety and cash bond
Ashly Danielle Johnson, 30, of Warsaw
Charge: Visiting a Common Nuisance $400 cash bond
Haleigh Renae Johnson, 28, of Pierceton
Charges: Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia $5,250 surety and cash bond
Amanda Joy Justice, 37, of Claypool
Charge: Visiting a Common Nuisance $400 cash bond
Larry Ellis Konkle, 53, of Warsaw
Charge: Possession of Methamphetamine $5,250 surety and cash bond
Derek Charles Krichbaum, 36, of Warsaw
Charge: Probation Violation $5,250 surety and cash bond
Nicole Rae Pearson, 31, of Warsaw
Charge: Visiting a Common Nuisance $400 cash bond
Robert Keith Powell, 30, of Warsaw
Charge: Possession of Methamphetamine $5,250 surety and cash
Cassandra Kay Secor, 31, of Warsaw
Charges: Dealing Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine and Obstruction of Justice $30,500 surety and cash bond
Daniel Byron Slone, Junior, 34, of Warsaw
Charge: Possession of Methamphetamine $5,250 surety and cash bond
Christopher Dwight Spangle, 35, of Warsaw
Charge: Visiting a Common Nuisance $400 cash bond
Nicholas Scott Stahl, 30, of Etna Green
Charge: Visiting a Common Nuisance $400 cash bond
Andrew Taylor, 31, of Syracuse
Charge: Visiting a Common Nuisance $400 cash bond
Bryan David Trager, 57, of Warsaw
Charge: Maintaining a Common Nuisance $5,250 surety and cash bond
Kira Margaret Tuttle, 38, of Columbia, IN
Charges: Two counts Possession of Methamphetamine, Manufacturing Paraphernalia $15,500 surety and cash bond
Brandon Lee Warren, 42, of Warsaw
Charges: Two Counts Dealing Methamphetamine, Failure to Appear $41,200 surety and cash bond