A Kendallville man was arrested Saturday after he was caught speeding through the parking lot of the Kendallville YMCA and nearly hitting two young children, the Indiana State Police said.
Andrew A. Kissinger, 36, was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating while intoxicated/endangerment, criminal recklessness, reckless driving and criminal trespassing, according to a news release from the Indiana State Police.
According to the release, an off-duty Indiana State Police trooper spotted Kissinger about 4:45 p.m. speeding through the parking lot of the Cole YMCA in a white 2000 Dodge Durango at approximately 4:45 p.m.
Kissinger drove up and over an embankment, through a pile of snow and onto the sidewalk, narrowly missing two children as he drove toward East Noble High School, the release said. Trooper John Silver followed Kissinger’s vehicle toward the school and watched as the Durango drove through the front lawn of the high school and continued south on Henry Street, the release said. Kissinger then drove into a vacant grassy area and began going in circles until he appeared to get stuck, according to the release.
Kissinger later tested positive for amphetamines and opiates at a local hospital. He was arrested and taken to the Noble County Jail. He was being held in lieu of $3,500 bail, the release said.
Man shoots brother in the leg with pistol
An Albion man is being charged with criminal recklessness with a firearm after he shot his brother in the leg, police said.
Weston R. Perry, 29, shot his brother with a loaded .22-caliber semiautomatic pistol during a family function on Sunday, according to a release from the Noble County Sheriff’s Department.
Perry’s brother was transported to Parkview Noble Hospital with a wound in his right thigh and was later transferred to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne for additional treatment, the release said.
Perry had not been booked into the Noble County Jail Sunday night. The case remains under investigation.
