Ryan Rautenberg

Ryan Paul Nicholas Rautenberg, 27, Warsaw, has been booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on felony charges of fleeing/resisting law enforcement and operating a vehicle while intoxicated following a report of a residential entry.

At 1:12 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, Warsaw Police responded to a Market Street address for a subject breaking into the occupied residence. The victim advised her ex-husband kicked in the front door and battered her in front of their two young children.

Upon police arrival, the suspect had left in a vehicle. The victim told police it appeared her ex-husband was extremely intoxicated.

Warsaw Police issued an attempt to locate on the suspect and his vehicle.

At approximately, 1:24 a.m. a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s deputy located Rautenberg’s vehicle near US 30 and CR 250E. The deputy attempted a traffic stop but Rautenberg fled westbound on US 30, in his vehicle, at high speeds. A pursuit ensued on US 30 reaching speeds up to 100 miles per hour. Additional police units safely deployed tire deflation devices near US 30 and SR 15.

The vehicle continued westbound until a tire began to shred near Fox Farm Road. Rautenberg stopped his vehicle for a brief moment and then took off again northbound on Fox Farm Road again at high speeds. At the T-intersection of Fox Farm Road and CR 300N, the vehicle lost control, struck a tree and collided with the first pursuing Winona Lake Police vehicle.

Neither Rautenberg nor the Winona Lake officer were injured, but Rautenberg was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital by MTEMS to be medically cleared and for alcohol testing. Once cleared, he was transported to the Kosciusko County
Jail.

Additional charges of felony residential entry by force and felony domestic battery in the presence of minor children are pending. He is being held on a $2,000 surety bond.

Police agencies assisting were; Warsaw Police, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Winona Lake Police Department and Indiana State Police.