Putnam Scanner for Jan. 14, 2008

Monday, January 14, 2008

Putnam County Jail

Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

* Joe Louis Person, 32, Greencastle, was booked in at 10:03 p.m. Thursday for dealing in marijuana, violation of probation and a petition to revoke probation. He was arrested by Deputy Nally.

* Terry Maynard, 18, Greencastle, was booked in at 3:19 p.m. Friday for theft. He was arrested at PCJ.

* Scott Lane Franklin, 23, Greencastle, was booked in at 4:48 p.m. Friday for domestic battery. He was arrested by Greencastle Officer Chris Helmer.

* Melissa Diane Frank-lin, 21, Greencastle, was booked in at 5:20 p.m. Friday for domestic battery. He was arrested by Helmer.

* Robbie Dale Leatherman, 32, Cartersburg, was booked in at 6:47 p.m. Friday for disorderly conduct and public intoxication. He was arrested at PCJ.

* Tamesha N. Haw-thorne, 29, Indianapolis, was booked in at 10:56 p.m. Friday for public intoxication and driving while intoxicated. She was arrested at PCJ. She was released on $800 bond at 6:45 a.m. Saturday.

* Donald Leslie MaClain, 62, Cloverdale, was booked in at 11:33 p.m. Friday for driving while intoxicated. He was arrested by Greencastle Officer Eric Vaughan. He was released on $500 bond at 11:45 a.m. Saturday.

* Lisa M. McKinney, 26, Brazil, was booked in at 2:26 a.m. Saturday for domestic battery. She was arrested by Reserve Deputy Dena DeLaCruz.

Dustin L. Spicer, 29, Reelsville, was booked in at 2:37 a.m. Saturday for domestic battery. She was arrested by Reserve Deputy Barry Barger.

* Clint D. Hughes, 33, Huntley, Ill., was booked in at 4:32 a.m. Saturday for driving while intoxicated. He was arrested by Officer Vaughan. He was released on $800 bond at 3:52 p.m. Saturday.

* Nicholas Scott Wil-liams, 29, Avon, was booked in at 11:44 a.m. Saturday on a petition to revoke probation. He was arrested at PCJ.

* Michael Allan Owens, 24, Greencastle, was booked in at 8:51 p.m. Saturday for driving while intoxicated and public intoxication. He was arrested by Deputy Doug Nally.

* Mark Ray Thompson, 51, Cloverdale, was booked in at 10:15 p.m. Saturday for driving while intoxicated. He was arrested by Deputy Nally.

* Delbert R. Yockey, 53, Brazil, was booked in at 10:15 a.m. Sunday on a petition to revoke probation. He was arrested at PCJ.

* Josh Randall Stewart, 33, Coatesville, was booked in at 3:44 p.m. Sunday for possession of precursors, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance. He was arrested by Greencastle Officer Ed Wilson.

Greencastle Fire Dept.

The Greencastle Fire Department went on several runs recently.

* At 11:35 a.m., Wednesday, fire officials were dispatched to Putnam County Hospital on a medical assist. It was reported that a child had swallowed an unknown substance and fire department equipment was necessary to analyze the content. The object was safely retrieved and test results indicated the substance was chalk. Crews arrived back at the station at 12:24 p.m.

* At 10:49 p.m. crews responded to investigate a gas odor at 800 S. Locust St. Nothing was found and they returned to the station 11:13 p.m.

* At 10:16 p.m., Friday, fire officials responded to a structure fire at 300 Greenwood Ave. Crews determined that the fire began near the chimney and were able to contain it to the basement. Crews were back on station at 11:53 p.m.

* At 9:06 p.m., Friday, crews were dispatched to 208 E. Olive St. to respond to an activated alarm but were disregarded at 9:11 p.m.

* At 5:27 p.m., Saturday, crews responded to a smoke detector activation at 1 East Hanna St. Officials determined the alarm had malfunctioned and returned to station at 6:06 p.m.

* At 5:28 p.m. Saturday, crews were dispatched to a sprinkler alarm at 500 North Fillmore Rd. Upon arrival they discovered a frozen pipe had ruptured. Crews contained the problem and returned to the station at 6:14 p.m.