WARSAW — A Warsaw man was recently arrested for a June incident in which he threatened and punched an individual.

Michael Paul Eldridge

Michael Paul Eldridge, 26, 4330 N. Old Road 15, Warsaw, is being charged with intimidation, a level 6 felony; battery, a class A misdemeanor; and disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor.

On June 19, an officer with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a battery complaint. Upon arrival, the victim advised he was sleeping inside his residence when he was woken up to people fighting outside. The victim and his brother went outside to see what was happening.

Eldridge was outside the residence yelling at an unknown subject. According to the victim, he had cuts all over his upper body and was bleeding. The victim asked Eldridge what was wrong and he immediately became angry and started cussing at him. Eldridge punched the victim on the left side of his face, used a racial slur and stated he was coming back with a knife and a gun to stab and shoot the victim in his sleep. At this time the victim and his brother went back inside their residence.

The officer also spoke to a female friend of Eldridge. She advised that Eldridge had been drinking that night and punched the window out from her vehicle.

A warrant was issued and Eldridge was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on Nov. 29 with a $5,250 surety and cash bond.