WARSAW — Zakkary R. Pifer was sentenced this morning, Dec. 19, for the Sept. 2015 involuntary manslaughter of Tyler S. Boocher, Leesburg. Pifer, 26, Winona Lake, was sentenced on charges of possession of a narcotic drug, a level 4, and involuntary manslaughter, a level 5 felony, stemming from his Feb. 18 arrest and possession of a …read more.

WINONA LAKE — A 25-year-old Winona Lake man has been initially charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Sept. 29, 2015, death of Tyler S. Boocher, 20, Leesburg. Zakkary Ryan Pifer, 25, 701 Robson Road, Winona Lake, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail Thursday morning, on a charge of dealing a narcotic over 10 grams. …read more.

Tanner Leonard, 23, 322 South Washington St., Warsaw, was arrested Friday evening after a warrant was issued on Jan. 20 for his involvement in the Jan. 1 break-in at Dollar General, and theft of liquor from CVS on the same day. Leonard has been charged with aiding, inducing or causing burglary, a level 5 felony; …read more.

(UPDATE: Madison Maggart has been located. She was located in the vicinity of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department at about 4 p.m. Monday and is safe. Police say it is possible that the 19-year-old she was believed to have been with could be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.) A 16-year-old Sidney …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Nov. 12, 2013 Nicholas David Scott Mauck, 26, 801 Bonham Ave., Elkhart, arrested for failure to appear on three misdemeanors. Bond: $21,500 cash Nov. 11, 2013 Tyler Scott Boocher, 18, 240 EMS T26 Ln., Leesburg, arrested for theft under $100,000 and false …read more.