By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
WARSAW — Several months of covert surveillance and undercover operations led to the arrest of 14 people and the issuance of warrants on ten more individuals on drug-related charges.
Arrests were made over a five-day period beginning March 15 by the Kosciusko County Narcotics Enforcement Team known as NET43, according to a news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office.
The warrant blitz was the culmination of efforts by officers from multiple law enforcement agencies throughout the county.
A large majority of all 24 suspects are facing charges involving methamphetamine, fentanyl or cocaine.
The following people were arrested:
Matthew Manges, 39, of Syracuse
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 4 felony
Count II: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 2 felony
Count III: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony
Count IV: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony
Bond: $30,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or $32,500.00, 10% cash
Matthew B Manges Age 39, Syracuse, IN
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 2 felony
Count II: Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 4 felony
Bond: $25,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or N/A 10% cash
Cary Duane Walls, 51, Etna Green
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 3 Felony
Count II: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony
Count III: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony
Count IV: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony
Count V: Dealing Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 2 felony;
Count VI: Dealing Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 3 felony
Count IV: Possession Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 4 Felony
Count IV: Possession Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 5 Felony
Bond: $25,000.00 surety + $1,000.00 cash or $35,000.00 10% cash
Cory Eugene Iden, 41, of Syracuse
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 2 felony
Count II: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony
Bond: $25,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or $27,500.00 10% cash
Christian Michael McQuade, 31, of Warsaw
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 2 felony
Count II: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony
Bond: $25,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or $27,500.00 10% cash
Tyler James Hanish, 32, of Claypool
Count I: Dealing in a Fentanyl Containing Substance More Than One
(1) gram Enhancing Circumstances, Level 3 felony
Count II: Possession of A Narcotic Drug Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 5 felony
Count III: Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Level 6 felony
Count IV: Possession Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
Bond: $25,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or N/A 10% cash
Jaimee Nichole Marshall, 29, of Burket
Count I: Possession of Syringe, Level 6 Felony
Bond: N/A surety + N/A cash or $7,500.00 10% cash
Robin Michelle Smith, 40 of Warsaw
Count I: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony
Count II: Possession Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
Bond: N/A surety + N/A cash or $7,500.00 10% cash
Timothy Alan Elliott, 40, of North Webster
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 3 felony
Count II: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony
Count III: Dealing Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 2 felony
Count IV: Possession Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 4 Felony
Bond: $20,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or $22,500.00 10% cash
Aaron Charles McDaniel, 53 of North Webster
Count I: Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Level 6 felony
Count II: Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor
Count III: Possession Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
Count IV: Possession Marijuana, Sentence Enhancement, Level 6
Felony
Kristi Kay Loftis , 46, of North Webster
Count I: Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Level 6 felony
Count II: Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor
Count III: Possession Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
Bond: N/A surety + N/A cash or $7,500.00 10% cash
Amanda Joy Justice, 42, of Kewanna
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 3 felony
Count II: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony
Bond: $20,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or $22,500.00 10% cash
Tabitha Marie Cartwright, 32, of North Webster
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 4 felony
Count II: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 5 felony
Count III: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony
Count IV: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony
Bond: $20,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or N/A 10% cash
Hayle Doty, 36, of Syracuse
Count I: Possession of A Narcotic Drug, Level 6 felony
Count II: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony
Count III: Possession Syringe, Level 6 felony
Count IV: Counterfeiting, Level 6 Felony
Count V: Resisting Law Enforcement, Class A Misdemeanor
Count VI: Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
Count VII: Possession of methamphetamine Enhancing
Circumstances, Level 5 Felony
Bond: N/A surety N/A cash or $17,500.00 10% cash
Katrina Sue Obrien, 24 of Warsaw
Count I: Dealing in a Fentanyl Containing Substance More Than One
(1) gram, Level 4 felony
Count II: Possession of A Narcotic Drug, Level 6 felony
Bond: $15,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or N/A 10% cash
Warrants were issued for the following people
If you know the location of any of the individuals, please notify your local law enforcement agency or contact the NET 43 tip line at NET43@kcgov.com or by telephone at 574-372-2494.
Brandon Lewis Jones, 35, of Columbia City
Count I: Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor
Count II: Possession Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
Count III: Visiting a Common Nuisance, Class B Misdemeanor
Bond: $500.00 Cash Bond
Matthew John Milton, 28, of Nappanee
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 3 felony
Count II: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony
Count III: Dealing Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 2 felony
Count IV: Possession Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 4 Felony
Bond: $20,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or $22,500.00 10% cash
Abigail Lee Pifer, 48, of Warsaw
Count I: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony
Count II: Possession Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
Bond: $10,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or $12,500.00 10% cash
Lydon John Smith, 39, of Warsaw
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 3 felony
Count II: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony
Bond: N/A surety N/A cash or $17,500.00 10% cash
Cory Andrew Walton, 31, of Columbia City
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 4 felony
Count II: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony
Count III: Dealing Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 3 felony
Count IV: Possession Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 5 Felony
Bond: $15,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or $17,500.00 10% cash
Jason A. Waikel, 46, of Warsaw
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 2 felony
Count II: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony
Count III: Possession of Cocaine, Level 6 Felony
Count IV: Possession of Syringe, Level 6 Felony
Count V: Possession Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
Bond: $25,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or N/A 10% cash
Marcus Brent Lemaster, 53, of Warsaw
Count I: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 4 felony
Count II: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony
Count III: Dealing Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 3 felony
Count IV: Possession Methamphetamine Enhancing Circumstances,
Level 5 Felony
Bond: $20,000.00 surety + $250.00 cash or N/A 10% cash
Morgan A. Noe, 34, of North Webster
Count I: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony
Count II: Possession Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
Bond: N/A surety + N/A cash or $ 7,500.00 10% cash
Douglas Patrick Watkins, Age 45, North Webster
Count I: Dealing a Narcotic Drug, Level 5 Felony
Count II: Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 5 felony
Count III: Possession of A Narcotic Drug, Level 6 felony
Count IV: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony
Bond: N/A surety N/A cash or $17,500.00 10% cash
Hailey K Templeton: 41, of Winona Lake
Count I: Possession Methamphetamine, Level 6 felony
Bond: N/A surety + N/A cash or $7,500.00 10% cash
