Scanner for Dec.10

County Jail

A number of people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

* At 12:29 a.m. on Friday, Alfred John Ensign, 55, Elyria, Ohio, was arrested for operating while intoxicated.

At 12:15 a.m. Amanda Kae Witt, 29, Indianapolis, was charged with failure to appear.

At 12:40 p.m. Cletis Anthony Warren, 42, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for failure to appear.

At 12:42 p.m. Angela Marie Reese, 38, Covington, was booked in for probation violation.

At 1:15 p.m. Shawn Eric Buskirk, 30, Indianapolis, was arrested for failure to appear.

* At 3:10 p.m. Saturday, Jason Todd Byrns, 35, Greencastle, was charged with domestic battery and criminal mischief.

At 9:05 p.m. Curt Farmer, 53, Abilene, Texas, was held at the jail for operating while intoxicated.

* At 1:40 a.m. on Sunday, Gregory Richard Brown, 18, Greencastle, was booked in for being a minor in consumption of alcohol and for resisting law enforcement.

At 2:13 a.m. Dustin Wayne Barber, 24, Oklahoma City, was arrested for operating while intoxicated.

At 2:20 a.m. James Douglas Benge Jr., 35, Reelsville, was charged with invasion of privacy, stalking and bond revocation.

At 5:45 p.m. Chad Everett Redding, 37, Sullivan, was housed at the jail for failure to appear.

* At 10:30 p.m. on Monday, James Robert Casteel Jr., 45, Spencer, was booked in for operating while intoxicated and public intoxication.

At 11:26 p.m. Taiwan Duprice Richards, 38, Terre Haute, was arrested for theft, fraud and possession of marijuana.

Sheriff's Department

Four people were injured in a Tuesday, Dec. 3 accident involving two semis and an SUV.

Shortly after 5 p.m., Narinder Singh, 44, Marysville, Wash., was westbound on Interstate 70 just west of the 33-mile marker in a 2007 Freightliner CST 120. For unknown reasons, traffic slowed very rapidly and Singh was forced to hit the brakes hard.

This caused the truck to jackknife and put the cab into the left lane.

Approaching the truck in a 1999 GMC Suburban, Otto Yerke Sr., 52, Montrose, Colo., was unable to avoid hitting the front driver's side of semi cab.

Deputy Ronnie Campbell said Yerke's vehicle then continued 150 feet and hit the rear of the trailer pulled by the 2004 Volvo VNL driven by Namik Ibi, 46, Livonia, Mich.

All four people in Yerke's vehicle were taken for immediate care.

Damage was estimated at $10,001-$25,000.

The sheriff's department has worked 10 recent accidents relating to icy road conditions:

* At 7:08 a.m. on Friday, Misty B. Jones, 32, Fillmore, was southbound on County Road 550 East just north of County Road 50 South in a 2002 Dodge Durango.

Jones told Deputy Campbell she was trying to stop at the intersection but slid through, hitting a stopsign and a tree.

Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000.

* At 5:20 p.m. Jason M. Cox, 18, Coatesville, was northbound on County Road 725 East just north of County Road 525 North in a 1999 Chevrolet pickup.

Cox told Deputy Campbell she lost control on the slick road, going into a ditch before hitting a tree.

Damage was estimated at $1,001-$2,500.

* At 8:58 p.m. Kenneth W. Benge, 22, Russellville, was eastbound on County Road 50 South in a 1998 Ford Explorer when he left the road and hit a tree.

Benge told Deputy Josh Boller he was going up a hill when he lost control.

Damage was estimated at $5,001-$10,000.

* At 8:10 a.m. on Saturday, James R. Marcum, 17, Greencastle, was eastbound on County Road 125 South just west of County Road 450 West in a 2001 Audi A6.

Marcum was entering a slight left turn when he slid off the road and into a ditch, where he hit a power pole.

Deputy Campbell estimated damage at $2,501-$5,000.

* At 10:36 a.m. Jame M. Schoemaker, 19, Terre Haute, was eastbound on County Road 150 North just east of County Road 550 East in a 2004 Cadillac DeVille.

Schoemaker told Campbell she lost control on the slick road and went into a ditch, hitting a concrete bridge support.

Damage was estimated at $1,001-$2,500.

* At 8:19 p.m. on Sunday, Laura L. Terry, 52, Indianapolis, was westbound on Interstate 70 crossing a bridge when she lost control of her 2002 Ford Econoline on the ice-covered roadway.

The van slid off the north side of the highway and across a ditch, where it rolled on its passenger side and came to rest.

Terry told Lt. Dwight Simmons she had pain, but refused medical treatment.

Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000.

* At 8:37 p.m. Abdulelah T. Matboli, 21, Terre Haute, was westbound on I-70 near the 38-mile marker in a 2006 Chevrolet Impala.

Deputy Mike Downing said that as the road crests a hill in this location it makes a sweeping curve to the left.

Due to his speed and the icy conditions, Abdulelah lost control of his vehicle, leaving the north side of the road, where it entered a ditch and flipped at least once.

No injuries were reported.

Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000.

* At 9:10 p.m., Ronda L. Crist, 47, Indianapolis, was eastbound on I-70 near the 41-mile marker in a 2004 Kia Spectra.

Crist told Deputy Downing she lost control after crossing an icy bridge.

The car hit the inner face of the guardrail with the driver's side rear quarter panel, coming to rest on the shoulder of the median.

Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000.

* At 9:38 p.m., Laura N. Kenton, 23, Noblesville, was eastbound on I-70 near the 41-mile marker in a 1997 Chevrolet van when she lost control on an icy bridge.

Her vehicle struck the outer guardrail face with the passenger side front quarter panel and the vehicle stopped perpendicular to the guardrail.

The back of the vehicle was in the road, but Deputy Downing was able to help Kenton free the car, which she drove away.

Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000.

* At 10:36 p.m. Lauren E. Dunford, 24, Shelburn, was eastbound on I-70 near 43.5-mile marker in a 2002 Pontiac Firebird. Dunford was driving up a hill when she lost control on the ice.

The car came to rest facing westbound in the median. Deputy Downing said the car appeared to have damage to the front bumper and undercarriage.

Damage was $1,001-$2,500.

Information included in the Putnam Scanner is taken from reports provided to the Banner Graphic by the Greencastle Police, the Greencastle Fire and the Putnam County Sheriff's departments.

Individuals listed in the blotter have been arrested on probable cause and have not been formally charged. Charging information may change after an initial arrest.

Questions about listed charging information should be directed to the arresting agency.