Joshua Auer

WARSAW — A Warsaw man is facing charges of stalking after violating a no-contact order.

Joshua Auer, 23, 622 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, is being charged with stalking, a level 5 felony; residential entry, a level 6 felony; and invasion of privacy, a Class A misdemeanor.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Auer received a no-contact order with a victim last year after he had been arrested for domestic battery and residential entry.

On July 19, an officer received a phone call from a male who stated Auer was attempting to gain entrance into a home. The owner of the residence had issued the no-contact order against Auer last year.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Auer had been beating on the back door and knocking on the windows of the victims’ home. Auer then stuck his head through the window.

The victim and a small child had been reportedly screaming inside the residence.

Auer left the residence after he was approached by a witness.

Auer was booked the Kosciusko County Jail on Wednesday, July 19, with $5,250 surety and cash bond.