3 arrested after bar fight in Warsaw

WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) - Warsaw police arrested three people following a bar fight at Susie's Sand Bar in Warsaw on Saturday morning at around 1:30 a.m.

Police said they found bar owner Susan Helms, 51, of Warsaw, with head, neck, and upper chest injuries which included cuts, an indentation to her forehead, and visible bruising.

According to the police report, Helms was grabbed by the throat and thrown down after she went to break up a small fight near the pool tables.

Police said Jamie Hizer, 41, of Warsaw, was grabbed by her hair and shoved into a wall by another female after she also attempted to calm down the fight.

Police determined Shane Dawson, 30, of Warsaw, grabbed Helms and threw her down, causing her to hit her head on the pool table.

Police said Latasha Roush, 22, of Warsaw, threw Hizer into the wall.

Dawson was charged with battery resulting in serious bodily injury, a class C felony and Roush was charged with a class B misdemeanor battery.

While at the scene, Warsaw Police also located Michael Eldridge, 21, of Warsaw, who had two active warrants from Kosciusko County for battery resulting in bodily injury.