Small Claims
The following small claims have been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Chad Miner presiding:
Aegis Dental Group Warsaw PC v.
Cheryl Alcalan, $715
Brandon Delp, $960.35
Lindsay Frazier, $2,351.49
Kapri Gardner, $1,019.20
Jordan Gavin, $811
Neil Harris, $1,077.50
Jeffrey Konkle, $5,235.89
Peyton Lackey, $915
Crystal Lewallen, $1,049.36
Joshua Moody, $1,277.86
Mary Rico, $2,348.30
Angelica Vaca, $1,100
Lisa Zartman, $2,088.02
Glenbrook Credit Acceptance Corp. v.
Walter A. Barnes, $8,782.89
Antonio D. Dunlap Sr., $4,529.11
Warsaw Health System LLC d/b/a Kosciusko Community Hospital v.
Felecia Bedwell, $6,913.73
William Miller, $6,025.32
Luis Pacheco Perez, $5,437.09
John Sommers, $1,601.41
Professional Roofing Solutions & Construction LLC v. Maria Castillo de Hernandez, $9,479.74
Snow & Sauerteig LLP v.
Cheyenne Culpepper, $4,305.69
Amy Meade, $6,788.09
Melanie Moody, $9,104.43
One Advantage LLC v. Heather Owens Dausman, $1,716.14
The 2525 LP v. Karagen E. Simpson, $2,216.71
Civil Collections
The following civil collections have been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court IV, Judge Christopher D. Kehler presiding:
Midland Credit Management Inc. v.
Richard Alexander, $3,620.25
Luis Duenas, $3,032.17
Scott Framer, $1,210.24
Cindi Robison, $7,852.88
Capital One NA, successor by merger to Discover Bank v. Sharon E. Berner, $4,033.33
Credit Acceptance Corp. v.
Kyle Campbell, $18,836.59
Kimberly McCord, $8,737.21
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC v.
Beth Cox, $1,180.41
Daniel Jorgensen, $982.79
LVNV Funding LLC v.
Travis Davidson, $3,491.18
Brian Neher, $1,018.12
Chad M. Ouimet, $1,485.08
Citibank NA v. Brittni Elrod, $2,074.38
Capital One NA v.
Crystal L. Guthrie, $854.79
Jaime Herrera Rodriguez, $5,136.69
John P. Schmidt, $7,918.61
Ashley Starkweather, $1,654.50
Interra Credit Union v. Brent Judy, Santana A. Judy, $9,835.66
Jefferson Capital Systems LLC v. Ashley Locke, $623.54
Cavalry SPV I LLC v. Rachael A. Luu, $5,919.46
Velocity Investments LLC v. Chad Rothgeb, $3,229.41
Finwise Bank v. Roderick Sizemore, $2,958.91
Credit Corp. Solutions Inc. v. Jeffrey Smith, $2,060.30
Bank of America NA v. Mark Stackhouse, $7,601.60
Crown Asset Management LLC v. Collin A. Studer, $27,801.61
CommunityWide Federal Credit Union v. Cinda S. Varney, $9,059.39
Mortgage Foreclosures
The following mortgage foreclosures have been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Chad Miner presiding:
Freedom Mortgage Corp. v.
Bradley E. Barnes, $87,055.71
Jason William Thomas, $368,377.59
Evictions
The following evictions have been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Chad Miner presiding:
Shafer Rentals LLC v.
Macy E. Click, Josh Hairell, Crystal Klaer, $5,253.10
Melinda Crisp, Larry Smith, $8,112
Jacob Garcia v. Jennifer Ibarra, $8,180
Ron Cernauskas v. Autumn Mitchell, $6,110
Plenaries
The following plenary has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court I, Judge Karin McGrath presiding:
Wawasee Spink Storage Condominium Owners’ Association v. Larry B. Cruse, $5,200
Superior Court III
The following fines and costs for infractions have been assessed in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Chad Miner presiding:
Speeding – Deidre J. Gresham, Columbus, Ohio, $164.50; Tyrell J. Davis, Fort Wayne, $164.50; Nicole S. Navarro, Fort Wayne, $164.50; Amelia V. Gonzalez, Lockport, Ill., $164.50; Brady B. Fizer, Schererville, $164.50; Ryne M. Brooks, Park Forest, Ill., $164.50; Manuel A. Rodriguez, Winona Lake, $164.50; Waqas M. Siddiqui, Richland Hills, Texas, $164.50; Melaku Gebru, Elkhart, $164.50; Adam M. Hyde, Silver Lake, $164.50; Felicia S. Kimber, Chicago, $164.50; Francisco J. Ramirez, Warsaw, $164.50; Miguel A. Cardoso, Warsaw, $164.50; Joshua A. Guillemette, Warsaw, $164.50; Samantha N. Sumpter, Chicago, $164.50; Pamela S. Mast, Syracuse, $164.50; Joseph A. Olivares, Mentone, $164.50; Dominick D. Travis, Kalamazoo, Mich., $164.50
Disregarding an official traffic control device – Tedros W. Gebreyohannes, Indianapolis, $164.50
Truck in restricted lane – Kevin L. Bowman, Iron River, Mich., $164.50; Bobby L. Tarver, Houston, $164.50; Scott D. Koetzle, Panama City, Fla., $164.50; Artem A. Vovk, Tucson, Ariz., $164.50; Andrea M. Nealy Clayton, Tampa, Fla., $164.50; Eustoquio Agustin, Chicago, $164.50
Failure to register – Amy C. Keith, Martinsburg, Pa., $164.50; Christopher L. Carpenter, Hobart, $164.50; Teyber J. Martinez, Columbus, Ohio, $164.50; Samuel D. Silor, Gaines, Mich., $164.50
Driving while suspended – Zachary J. Wiesehan, Mentone, $140.50; Cecelia R. Baist, Elkhart, $189.50; Derek A. Timmons, Syracuse, $189.50; Rey E. Perez, Indianapolis, $189.50; Carl B. Fairfax, Syracuse, $189.50
Speeding, no valid driver’s license – Antwaine L. Gray, Omaha, Neb., $189.50
Operating a motor vehicle with a false plate – plate belongs to another vehicle – Byron L. Harper, Maple Heights, Ohio, $164; Davey Prater, Claypool, $164; April L. Slone, South Milford, $164
Operating with expired plates – Joel E. Armendariz, Elkhart, $164; Erin L. Neff, Mishawaka, $164; Cole F. Roybal, Warsaw, $164
Operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility – Isabel E. Barajas, Warsaw, $189.50; Alejandro C. Cruz, Warsaw, $189.50; Anjelica S. Wolfe, Warsaw, $189.50
Authorization for Indiana Administrative Code conservation violations – Tina A. Mikel, Etna Green, $164
Speeding, failure to register – Christopher T. Jeffers, Youngstown, Ohio, $189.50; Austin J. Newsome, Mentone, $189.50
Driving while suspended, operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility – Luis A. Perez, Warsaw, $239.50
Learner’s permit violation, driving while suspended – John L. Kern, Goshen, $214.50
Holding or using a telecommunications device while operating a moving motor vehicle – Joshua M. Vance, Akron, $164.50
Operating a commercial vehicle without a commercial driver’s license – Devyn L. Branscomb, Chicago, $164.50
Speeding, truck in restricted lane – Most High S Professor, Scranton, Pa., $189.50
Unlawful possession of tobacco product – Brennon W. Smith, Warsaw, $164; Thadeus M. Lewis, Claypool, $164; Bryson L. Baldridge, Syracuse, $164
Failure of occupant to use a safety belt – Kiersten L. Ridenour, Mishawaka, $25; Garrett M. Titus, Warsaw, $25; Gene H. Denz, Warsaw, $25; Jonathan D. Parahams, Elkhart, $25; Talan R. Stouder, Silver Lake, $25; Cameron R. Coulter, South Bend, $25
No valid driver’s license – Martha J. Hernandez, Warsaw, $164.50; Mycaela A. Colpetzer, Bremen, $164.50; Erica C. Hernandez, Winona Lake, $164.50
Disregarding stop sign – Makayla L. Ruiz, Indianapolis, $164.50
Failure to register, operating a motor vehicle with a false plate – plate belongs to another vehicle – Levi J. Hayward, Warsaw, $189.50
Disregarding lighted signal – Ahmed A. Hassan, Minneapolis, Minn., $164.50; Abdinasir H. Mohamed, St. Paul, Minn., $164.50; Janak B. Siruwal, Blacklick, Ohio, $164.50; Jaylyn J. Starks, Fort Wayne, $164.50; Blayne D. Amich, Servia, $164.50
Speeding, driving while suspended – William H. Harding, Fort Wayne, $165.50
Hunting wild animals, fishing or trapping without license – Kaden R. Templeton, Warsaw, $164
Refusal to submit to breath or chemical test, speeding – Derk A. Sargent, Shipshewana, $189.50
Operating a commercial motor vehicle without periodic inspection violations – Abdirahid A. Abshir, Minneapolis, Minn., $339.50
Operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility, speeding – Osbaldo S. Sanchez Patino, Warsaw, $214.50
Improper or no tail or plate light – Aron B. Howe, Warsaw, $164
Child restraint system violations – Valeria E. Torres, Goshen, $50
No medical certificate in driver’s possession – Frederick B. Williams, South Bend, $239
Driving while suspended, improper or no tail or plate light – Alexiz P. Vanhoozer, Middlebury, $214.50
Failure to register, failure of occupant to use a safety belt – Shelby G. O’Keefe, Warsaw, $189.50
Speeding, open alcoholic beverage container during operation of a motor vehicle – David J. Knapp, Warsaw, $189.50
Marriage Licenses
The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk of the Court Melissa Boggs:
Graff-Vazquez
Ashley Graff, 26, North Webster, and Eleazar Vazquez, 22, North Webster
Johnson-Hicks
Jessica Christine Johnson, 30, Warsaw, and Shawn Allen Hicks, 29, Warsaw
Losee-Stuckman
Izabelle Losee, 20, Syracuse, and Garrett Stuckman, 23, North Webster
Severs-Straka
Kenneth Charles Severs, 44, Syracuse, and Wanda Bernadette Straka, 50, Syracuse
Fletcher-Sparks
Polly Lorell Fletcher, 40, Warsaw, and Toby Darriel Sparks, 46, Warsaw
Cardoso-Ibarra
Miguel Angel Cardoso Jr., 31, Warsaw, and Latasha Sue Ibarra, 33, Warsaw
Ellender-Ellender
Marcia Carter Ellender, 76, Warsaw, and Robert Anthony Ellender, 73, Warsaw
Marriage Dissolutions
The following couples have filed for a marriage dissolution in Kosciusko Superior Courts I or IV:
Hix – Margaret Hix, Warsaw, and Elijah Hix, Warsaw. No minor child(ren). No other information was available.
Schutzman – Kandy Schutzman, Warsaw, and Edward Schutzman, Warsaw. They were married Jan. 31, 2022, and separated Feb. 28, 2025. No minor child(ren).
Fugate – Carissa Fugate, Etna Green, and Dalton Fugate, Etna Green. They were married Dec. 25, 2025, and separated Jan. 16, 2026. No minor child(ren).
Stacy – Teresa R. Stacy, Syracuse, and James D. Stacy, Syracuse. They were married June 6, 2022, and separated Feb. 4, 2026. No minor child(ren).