After several months of investigation by the drug task force NET43 in Kosciusko County, nearly two dozen people were arrested in what was called “Operation Groundhog…”
During the overnight hours from Wednesday into Thursday, officers from multiple law enforcement agencies throughout the county arrested 21 people.
During the operation, police seized a large amount of narcotics and firearms.
No information was immediately released on the value of the narcotics or what types of firearms were taken.
All 21 were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on various drug-related charges.
The following were arrested, along with their charges:
- 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
