Suspect arrested from shooting incident with PCSD
The man who was shot by a Putnam County sheriff’s deputy last Thursday while allegedly pointing a firearm at another officer was arrested by Indiana State Police on Wednesday afternoon.
Troopers served a Putnam County Superior Court warrant on Adam Wagner, 35, of rural Greencastle, upon his release from Methodist Hospital.
The charges are related to a domestic battery investigation and the subsequent alleged pointing of a handgun at a deputy sheriff.
Troopers transported Wagner to the Putnam County Jail, where he was incarcerated on five felony charges: two counts Level 5 felony intimidation, Level 6 felony strangulation, Level 6 felony domestic battery and Level 6 felony criminal confinement.
At 11:18 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, Putnam County sheriff’s deputies Jeffery Freeman and Anthony Brown, along with Special Deputy Ian Zeffel, responded to a 911 call from Wagner’s girlfriend reporting a domestic disturbance at their home at 6400 N. CR 490 West, Greencastle.
According to the ISP investigation, deputies arrived at the home attempting to follow up on the domestic violence allegations when Wagner reportedly exited a southern lower level door suddenly and pointed a handgun at special deputy Zeffel.
Freeman immediately drew his weapon and ordered Wagner to drop his, at which time Wagner pointed the weapon at Freeman, causing the deputy to fire two rounds from his service weapon, striking Wagner in the torso.
Wagner had been undergoing treatment at Methodist Hospital since the shooting.
Upon examination by the ISP Laboratory Division, Wagner's weapon was determined to be a BB gun.
The female victim had signs consistent with a physical struggle and domestic battery. There were two toddlers belonging to the couple in the home and they were unharmed and released to family.
The lead investigator was ISP Det. Don Curtis. Assisting are ISP detectives 1Sgt. Jason Fajt, Don Anglin and Mike Featherling, along with Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office and Putnam County Sheriff‘s Office.