Putnam County Scanner for 7-20-16

County Jail

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Monday

* At 11:34 p.m. Raymond Douglas Gray, 24, Reelsville, was lodged at the jail for criminal recklessness, reckless driving, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and intimidation.

Sunday

* At 9:12 p.m. Michael Allan Morson, 36, Terre Haute, was charged with invasion of privacy.

* At 12:39 p.m. Chadwick John Mullins, 38, Brownsburg, was housed at the jail on a warrant.

* At 2:11 a.m. April Nicole Sult, 31, West Terre Haute, was arrested on a warrant.

Saturday

* At 11:10 p.m. Benjamin Caleb Conrad, 23, Beech Grove, was booked in for operating while intoxicated.

* At 2:28 a.m. Karla Ann Taylor, 37, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement.

Friday

* At 1:18 p.m. George Ronald Cross, 32, Indianapolis was taken into custody on a warrant for failure to appear.

City Police

A 36-year-old Putnam County woman was arrested for theft Monday in the latest reported shoplifting incident at the Greencastle Walmart store.

Lacie Zeller, Roachdale, was arrested by Officer Nick Eastham on charges of theft, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance as a result of a 3:39 p.m. incident Monday at the store.

Zeller allegedly took $268.02 in miscellaneous merchandise, including 15 DVDs, children's clothing and a bra.

She concealed some of the items under her skirt, Officer Eastham reported, while some other items were found in her purse.

It was when police looked in that purse that they also discovered the alleged illegal substances, authorities said.

Zeller was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

Sheriff's Department

Putnam County sheriff's deputies responded to 13 recent property-damage crashes.

* At 4:40 p.m. Monday, Jerod W. Tincher, 32, Greencastle, was eastbound on County Road 50 North, east of County Road 500 West in a 2015 Toyota Scion.

Tincher told Deputy Matt Biggs that as he approached the crest of a hill he met a red SUV traveling left of center. Tincher then swerved right, overcorrected and ended up in a field.

The vehicle was pulled out of the field by a family friend. Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000.

* At 2:05 p.m. on Monday, Kenneth B. Carrington, 63, Bainbridge, was northbound on U.S. 231 in a 2014 Ford Explorer. Lillian B. Rambis, 16, Bainbridge, was also northbound in a 2002 Jeep Liberty.

Just after the vehicles passed U.S. 36 another northbound vehicle in front of them abruptly made a left turn into a business. Carrington was able to stop in traffic but Rambis could not, rear-ending Carrington's vehicle.

Deputy Biggs estimated damage at $1,001-$2,500.

* At 6 a.m. on Monday, Drew A. Harris, 24, Kokomo, was southbound on County Road 475 East in a 2010 Mini Cooper.

Harris told Deputy Biggs that as he negotiated a curve he did not see a fallen tree in the road in time. He tried to swerve but hit the tree.

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

* At 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, Lauren J. Lopez, 30, Greencastle, was stopped southbound on State Road 75 at the U.S. 40 intersection, waiting to turn eastbound in a 2002 Honda Odyssey. Joseph V. Shively, 23, Homler, Ohio, was eastbound on U.S. 40 approaching the intersection in a 2011 Ford F150.

Lopez told Deputy Scott Ducker she did not see Shively's vehicle and pulled onto 40. Shively tried to avoid the collision but was struck in the driver's side rear panel by the right front of Lopez's vehicle.

* At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Anthony K. Boswell, 22, Greencastle, was northbound on U.S. 231 in a 2002 Honda Accord.

Boswell told officers he fell asleep at the wheel. At that time, his car crossed the southbound lanes and left the road, hitting a curb. This turned the vehicle sideways before it hit a utility pole with the passenger side door.

Boswell was transported to Putnam County Hospital by his father.

The accident was investigated by Deputy Anthony Brown and Greencastle Police Capt. Charles Inman.

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

* At 4:22 p.m. on Saturday, Karen A. Thompson, 71, Cloverdale, was westbound on County Road 100 South in a 2012 Nissan Versa.

Thompson told Deputy Virgil Lanning she didn't realize she had left the road until it was too late. She could not correct the vehicle and hit a tree.

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

* At 6:26 a.m. on Saturday, Even R. Ward, 23, Cloverdale, was northbound on U.S. 231 from Waters Street in Cloverdale in a 2004 Saturn.

Ward told Deputy Lanning he closed his eyes for a second and must have fallen asleep. The car left the right side of the road, went over a curb and hit a flower planter and a light pole before continuing into a tree.

The vehicle was removed from the scene by the owner. Damage was estimated at $5,001-$10,000.

* At 5:31 p.m. on Friday, Myrtle Cook, 72, Greencastle, was southbound on County Road 450 East from State Road 240 in a 2004 Dodge Durango when a deer entered the road.

Cook told Deputy Lanning she swerved to miss the deer and hit a tree.

She was transported from the scene with a possible neck injury.

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

* At 3 p.m. on Friday, Kerrie A. Elam, 24, Greencastle, was stopped northbound on County Road 300 East at intersection with County Road 50 North. Richard E. Andis, 83, Greencastle, was northbound on County Road 50 East in a 2000 GMC Sonoma.

Elam told Deputy Scott Ducker she tried to cross the intersection but could not see due to cornstalks blocking her view.

She pulled into the intersection and hit Andis's pickup.

Damage was estimated at $1,001-$2,5000.

* At 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, vehicles were leaving Lincoln Park Speedway following an evening of races. Garry G. James, 59, Greencastle, was leaving one drive in a 1995 GMC truck. Thomas H. Sandy Jr., 70, Brownsburg, was exiting another drive in a 2002 Mercury Sable.

James told Capt. Tom Helmer that as people were leaving the lot, "everyone was being courteous," allowing one car to exit from the right, then one from the left. He told Helmer that Sandy simply followed the car behind him, failing to yield right-of-way.

Jones said he got behind Sandy's vehicle but when space allowed, he passed Sandy and cut him off.

Sandy told Helmer that as Jones was passing him, he turned left into his vehicle, causing the collision.

A witness said it appeared as if the cars turned into one another.

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

* At 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, Jeremie R. Burdge, 35, Greencastle, was westbound on U.S. 231 in a 2012 Dodge Ram pulling a trailer. Madonna L. Boswell, 46, Greencastle, was southbound in a 2013 Kia Sorrento. Jearlds Whitaker, 54, Clayton, was also southbound in a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado.

As Burdge was rounding a curve, two tandem wheels came off the rear axle of the trailer. A lugnut from the wheel hit the left front headlight assembly of Boswell's vehicle.

One of the tires hit the right front of Whitaker's truck, causing extensive damage and airbag deployment. Whitaker's truck had to be towed.

At the time of the investigation, the second wheel that came off the trailer could not be found.

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

* At 4:52 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, Crystal B. Lockaby, 35, Roachdale, was driving northeast on County Road 600 East in a 1996 Ford Explorer.

Lockaby told Deputy Brown she was trying to make a curve when the SUV left the road and hit a tree.

She was taken from the scene by Operation Life for minor scrapes and cuts.

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

* At 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, Mark D. Greenlund, 64, Minneapolis, was eastbound on U.S. 36 on a 1957 Harley Davidson.

Greenlund told Deputy Brown he had fallen asleep, causing the cycle to leave the road and hit a mailbox.

Operation Life transported Greenlund to Eskanazi Hospital in Indianapolis for a possible head injury.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department recently responded to 21 dispatches and four lift assists.

* At 3:13 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to reports of a fire at Buzzi Unicem, 3301 S. County Road 150 West. A man was reported to have sustained burns and was airlifted from the building. GFD monitored air conditions in the area for more than an hour before returning to station at 4:25 p.m.

* At 6:51 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to a fire alarm due to cooking at 413 S. Locust St.

* At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at the DePauw Nature Park. GFD found nothing and returned to station at 7:19 p.m.

* At 7:03 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to downed power lines at 1019 S. Indiana St.

* At 8:29 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to downed power lines at 508 Ohio St.

* At 9:37 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD removed a tree in the roadway at 3701 S. County Road 150 West.

* At 10 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD escorted a driver to dry ground after the individual drove into a flooded area at 4200 S. County Road 150 West.

* At 10:23 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD removed a tree in the roadway just west of the Putnam County Airport on Airport Road.

* At 12:02 p.m. on Thursday, GFD responded to downed power lines at 940 Indianapolis Rd.

* At 1:34 p.m. on Thursday, GFD responded to downed power lines at 1145 Indianapolis Rd.

* At 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, GFD performed further tests of air conditions, finding nothing, at Buzzi Unicem, 3301 S. County Road 150 West.

* At 9:35 p.m. on Saturday, GFD responded to but was disregarded before leaving station to a fire alarm at 333 S. 10th St. (Autumn Glen Assisted Living Facility).

* At 10:18 a.m. on Sunday, GFD performed further tests of air conditions, finding nothing, at Buzzi Unicem, 3301 S. County Road 150 West.

* At 10:36 a.m. on Sunday, GFD responded to a fire alarm due to cooking at 106 S. Spring St.

* At 11:09 a.m. on Sunday, GFD responded to a motor-vehicle accident at the intersection of Washington Street and College Avenue. GFD assisted in cleaning up fluid and debris from the roadway.

* At 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, GFD responded to a gas spill at 821 Indianapolis Rd.

* At 7:28 a.m. on Monday, GFD responded to a fire alarm due to cooking at 102 W. Poplar St.

* At 10:07 a.m. on Monday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at Tzouanakis Intermediate, 500 Linwood Dr., finding nothing.

* At 1:44 p.m. on Monday, GFD removed a tree from the roadway on U.S. 231 South near Putnam County Hospital.

* At 5:06 p.m. on Monday, GFD responded to a fire alarm with nothing found at 1216 Bloomington St.

* At 5:53 p.m. on Monday, GFD responded to a fire alarm due to cooking at 413 S. Locust St.

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.