Staff Report

Zwangendaba Stephen Nkosi

WARSAW — A Warsaw man was arrested after allegedly battering a woman and child.

Zwangendaba Stephen Nkosi, 23, 216 St. Augustines Drive, Warsaw, is charged with domestic battery committed in the presence of a child and domestic battery on a person less than 14 years old, both level 6 felonies; and possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor.

On Aug. 12, Warsaw Police officers responded to a report of an unwanted person at a residence. Upon arrival, officers spoke with a woman, who said she and Nkosi were arguing when he pushed her arm, knocking her phone out of her hand.

According to court documents, the woman said she walked into a bedroom with a child when Nkosi entered the room and allegedly pushed the child’s head. This caused the child to fall backward.

Upon speaking with Nkosi, officers detected the smell of marijuana. The woman said Nkosi kept marijuana in a box inside a closet.

Nkosi initially said the incident was only verbal, then admitted to hitting a phone out of the woman’s hand. He provided a box containing marijuana cigarettes and THC cartridges to police. Nkosi also had a vape with a THC cartridge on his person.

Nkosi has already been arrested and released on bond. He has an initial hearing at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, in Kosciusko Superior Court Three.