Francisco J. Gonzalez

The Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office today announced that Francisco Gonzalez, 25, of Warsaw, has violated the terms of his plea agreement and no longer qualifies for work release.

Gonzalez was the man behind the wheel of a car that slammed head-on into a horse-drawn wagon last October near Walmart, killing the horse and throwing five Amish teens from the wagon. Fortunately, none of the teens were seriously injured. He was sentenced Thursday for the crimes of D felony OWI endangerment, D felony criminal recklessness and Class A misdemeanor failing to stop after an accident. (See related)

Kosciusko Superior Court III Judge Joe Sutton gave Gonzalez until 6 p.m. Sunday to report to jail to begin serving what would have been an 18-month sentence in work release. But on Friday night Gonzalez caused another accident and, according to the prosecutor’s office, additional criminal charges are being filed based on “evidence collected at the scene.” (See related)

That evidence is enough to warrant the additional charges, which have not yet been identified. However, information provided by the prosecutor’s office is that Gonzalez violated the terms of his plea agreement and, because of that, his suspended sentence will likely be revoked. Gonzalez would then have the full 3-year sentence imposed and be sent to the Indiana Department of Corrections.

The additional charges will be filed this week and a warrant will likely be issued for his arrest. When he is taken into custody, he will be held without bond and an additional hearing on the new charges will be set.

Gonzalez was airlifted from Friday night’s crash that happened at CR 100 East and CR 300 North. The prosecutor is unaware of the type or severity of the injuries he sustained, but noted a legal blood draw was obtained. Those results could take from 2 to 5 weeks.