Putnam Scanner 11-5-16

County Jail

Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Thursday

• At 4:06 p.m. Courtland Terrell Harris, 21, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and on a warrant for public intoxication.

• At 8:21 a.m. Skyler Daniel Vandevender, 24, Montezuma, was taken into custody on a local warrant.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies responded to six recent traffic mishaps.

• At 2:29 a.m. on Wednesday, Larado E. Upshaw, 23, East Chicago, was southbound on U.S. 231 in a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu in the Plessinger Hill area.

Upshaw told Deputy Anthony Brown he was passing a camper that was traveling slowly. Upshaw then lost control as he crested a hill just north of JTN Services. The vehicle crossed both northbound lanes and rolled over in the ditch, coming to rest facing northwest.

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

• At 11:49 p.m. on Wednesday, Deputy Brown was dispatched to U.S. 40 and State Road 243 to investigate a report of a male walking southbound covered in blood. Prior to his arrival, Cloverdale Officer David Brown located the man.

Deputy Brown met with Keith A. Hammon, 42, Cloverdale, who said he had broken down on old State Road 243. Deputy Brown found Hammon’s 2001 Chevrolet Silverado sitting at 5591 S. CR 75 West.

Deputy Brown discovered that Hammon’s vehicle had been southbound on 75 West when it crested a hill at 550 South. It then veered left into the ditch, where it hit a tree and rolled end over end before coming to rest.

Hammon was taken to Terre Haute Regional Hospital for severe bleeding to his head.

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

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.

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