Putnam Scanner for Aug. 12, 2015

County Jail

Several people were placed in the custody of Putnam County Jail recently.

* At 3:06 a.m. Friday, Peter Jess Inman, 27, Cloverdale, was arrested for driving while suspended and operating while intoxicated.

At 4:27 a.m. Richard Dean Rasnake, 71, Fillmore, was arrested for operating while intoxicated.

At 11:20 a.m. Peggy Drury, 46, Brazil, was arrested on a warrant.

At 3:26 p.m. Jonathan Britton, 59, Reelsville, was arrested for operating while intoxicated.

At 6:30 p.m. Laura Christine Waldron, 54, Greencastle, was arrested for probation violation.

At 9:20 p.m. Tammy Jean Riggen, 34, Bainbridge, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

* At 9:34 p.m. Sunday, Rolland Corey Alexander Jacobson, 23, Cloverdale, was arrested on a warrant for possession of methamphetamine.

* At 9:57 a.m. Monday, Mikala Renee Jacobson, 21, Cloverdale, was booked in for probation violation.

At 9:57 a.m. Michael Ryan Runnells, 30, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail on an out-of-county warrant.

At 4 p.m. Katherine Ann Winn, 30, Cloverdale, was arrested as a habitual traffic violator.

At 9:35 p.m. Derick Michael Williams, 21, Greencastle, was booked in on a Vigo County warrant for resisting law enforcement and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

At 10:15 p.m. Tiffany Marie Rominger, 24, Cloverdale, was charged with possession of marijuana and for being a habitual traffic violator.

City Police

A 19-year-old Cloverdale man landed in Putnam County Jail after allegedly stealing a car in Cloverdale, driving to Greencastle and attempting to take $462 worth of merchandise from Walmart without paying Saturday, Greencastle City Police reported.

Officer Darrel Bunten arrested Skyler Forrest Mann at Walmart for theft and motor vehicle theft at 2:45 p.m.

The incident began when Mann allegedly took a 2007 Dodge Caliber, owned by Michael Clark, Cloverdale, who happens to be the Cloverdale police chief.

Mann told Officer Bunten he took Clark's private vehicle and then attempted to take the items at Walmart because he was "tired of being homeless."

He reportedly tried to make off with such items as a blow-up mattress, dog food, deodorant, food, drinks and alcohol, including a bottle of Crown Royal.

In another Walmart-related incident, GPD officers arrested a 71-year-old Fillmore man after a call from the store informed police of a possible drunk driver leaving the premises.

Officer Matt Huffman was able to locate the suspect vehicle and stopped Richard Rasnake at 1:41 a.m. on State Road 240 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Rasnake, who was lodged in the Putnam County Jail, registered a .111 percent blood-alcohol level under preliminary breathalyzer testing.

In another alcohol-related case, David Hall, 29, Danville, was arrested at 1:17 a.m. Friday by Sgt. Charles Inman.

Hall, who was stopped at Bloomington Street and Primrose Lane, was lodged in the jail on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with endangerment.

Sgt. Inman reported the presence of two young children in the Hall pickup truck at the time of his arrest.

Meanwhile, a pair of Putnam County teenagers face charges of being minors in consumption of alcohol after Officer Eric Vaughan was called to an East Washington Street residence at 12:24 a.m. Sunday.

Austin Mitchell, 18, Greencastle, and Sabrina Surber, 18, Roachdale, will be summoned into court to answer the alcohol-related charges, police said.

Three recent traffic citations were issued by city officers.

* At 11:17 a.m. Sunday, Nathaniel Christy, 21, Greencastle, was ticketed for speeding by Officer Nick Eastham.

Stopped on Fillmore Road, Christy was cited for 53 mph in a 30-mph zone.

* At 8:49 a.m. Sunday, Thomas Craig, 44, Martinsville, was cited for speeding by Officer Eastham.

Stopped on Bloomington Street, Craig was ticketed for 55 mph in a 30-mph zone.

* At 6:06 p.m. Friday, Kimberly Grande, 39, Greencastle, was ticketed by Officer Eastham.

Stopped on South Jackson Street, Grande was cited for having expired license plates (May 2015).

Sheriff's Department

Putnam County Sheriff's Department deputies responded to one recent property-damage accident.

At 7:20 a.m. on Monday, Roxanne M. Kennedy, 58, Columbus, Ohio, was northbound on State Road 243, approaching a 90-degree turn in a 2000 Ford sedan. Phillip G. Lesley, 59, Terre Haute, was westbound approaching the curve from the other direction in a 1995 International tractor-trailer owned by CDS Trucking Inc., Terre Haute.

Kennedy told Capt. Tom Helmer she was trying to negotiate the right turn but her front tires began to slide on the pavement. Her car crossed the center line and hit the left front of Lesley's semi.

The impact spun Kennedy's vehicle 180 degrees and it came to rest in the northbound lane about 20 feet from the point of impact.

After impact, the cab of the semi slid onto the grass shoulder of the road.

Kennedy and her 17-year-old passenger were taken to Putnam County Hospital by Operation Life. Lesley was taken to a medical facility by his employer.

PCSD Sgt. Gregg Slover and the Reelsville Volunteer Fire Department assisted at the scene.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department assisted with four medical runs and responded to several other dispatches recently.

* At 3:51 p.m. Thursday, GFD assisted with fluid clean-up following a motor vehicle accident at 3583 S. County Road 200 West.

* At 4:46 p.m. Friday, GFD cleaned a hazardous material spill in front of Putnam County Hospital. A five-gallon fuel can was leaking. GFD cleaned up the liquid and contained the area.

* At 2:49 p.m. Saturday, GFD investigated a fire alarm at 212 W. Franklin St. The alarm was caused by an overheated belt in the air system on the roof.

* At 12:08 a.m. Sunday, GFD responded to an unauthorized burn at 925 E. Washington St. The residents were burning items and said they were unaware of the city ordinance. The fire was extinguished.

* At 12:58 p.m. Sunday, GFD investigated a fire alarm at 107 W. Hanna St. The alarm was caused by a dirty smoke detector.

* At 5:48 a.m. Monday, GFD assisted with a motor vehicle accident on Indianapolis Road in front of the Speedway. The department cleared debris from the scene.

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.