Scanner for May 2

County Jail

Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

* At 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Lisa Ann Davidson, 33, Indianapolis, was arrested for possession of marijuana and failure to appear.

At 3:36 p.m., Christopher Ryan Skojac, 25, Martinsville, was arrested for failure to appear.

At 10:15 p.m., Antonio Lamont Porter, 32, Terre Haute, was charged with reckless driving and being a habitual traffic violator.

* At 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Justin Bradley Holmer, 40, Greencastle, was arrested on a probation violation.

At 8:45 p.m., Karen Lorraine Halcomb, 56, Brazil, was arrested for battery and disorderly conduct.

Sheriff's Dept.

* At 12:54 p.m. on Friday, April 25, Paula A. Lantzy, 41, Rockville, was southbound on Manhattan Road, just north of County Road 550 South.

Deputy Ronnie Campbell noted that Lantzy left the roadway for unknown reasons and traveled into a ditch hitting several trees with her 1999 Dodge Ram.

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

* At 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jessica B. Rentchler, 18, Lafayette, was traveling eastbound on State Road 236 just east of U.S. 231.

Rentchler advised Cpl. Josh Boller that she was accelerating and closing the distance to the eastbound vehicle that was in front of her when she felt a bee in her shoe.

At that time, she attempted to push the brake pedal, but accidentally pushed the accelerator in her 1996 Toyota Camry.

Therefore, Rentchler swerved to the left into the westbound lane of travel to keep from rear-ending the vehicle in front of her. Rentchler at that time lost control of her vehicle causing it to slide sideways back into the eastbound lane of travel and into a ditch.

She advised Boller that she traveled into the ditch at a high rate of speed, causing the vehicle to flip on its top.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department has responded to a number of calls this week, and has had zero medical assists.

* At 1:09 p.m. on Monday, April 28, GFD was called to perform a carbon monoxide investigation at Greencastle Middle School located at 400 S. Percy Julian Drive. Upon monitoring the air in the kitchen and searching for a gas leak, no carbon monoxide was detected.

* At 3:59 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, GFD performed its second carbon monoxide test of the week at 603 Main Street. Upon performing an air monitoring investigation and checking for gas leaks, no carbon monoxide was detected.

* At 4:54 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, GFD was dispatched to perform an elevator rescue at 11 Spring St. A passenger had become trapped after a power outage, upon arrival GFD opened the elevator doors and removed the trapped individual.

* At 2:33 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, GFD responded to a fire alarm at 602 S. College Ave. The alarm was determined to have a false alarm.

* At 3:49 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, GFD were called to Vleis Hall at 413 S. Locust St to investigate a fire alarm. The alarm was determined to have been due to cooking.

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.