Brandon Michael Conley

Officer’s apprehended three individuals this past weekend, shortly after they had burglarized a barn in western Kosciusko County.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 911 call of a possible breaking and entering At 5:27 a.m. Saturday, near the location of 4500 West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Upon arrival, officers met with an employee of Creighton Brothers, who had witnessed a suspicious vehicle fleeing the area upon his arrival. Officers were advised of various items that were missing, along with damage to the building locks and a small of amount of blood that was located near a broken window.

Deputies obtained additional information regarding a possible location of the suspected vehicle at the location of 4172 W. Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Upon arrival, officers immediately noticed a large fire at the rear of the residence, along with a vehicle matching the initial description. 

Jared Wayne Visel

Deputies were able to locate two individuals hiding behind an outbuilding (shed), along with a third subject inside the residence. During the course of the investigation, officers were given permission to search the vehicle and located items that matched those that had been reported stolen from Creighton Brothers. 

Brandon Michael Conley, 19, Claypool; Jared Wayne Visel, 18, Warsaw; and a 17-year-old juvenile male were taken into custody and transported to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. KCSD evidence technicians were summoned to process the scene, along with identification of the recovered stolen items.

Conley and Visel were both arrested and preliminarily charged with burglary, along with theft and were being held on individual $2,000 bonds in the Kosciusko County Jail. 

Information regarding the incident has been forwarded to the Kosciusko County Probation Department for further review as well as potential juvenile charges.