Putnam Scanner for June 5, 2019

Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday.

• At 6:24 p.m. Gary Lee Nolan Jr., 31, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a Marion County warrant.

• At 10:30 a.m. Devannair Daquince Gee, 31, Beech Grove, was housed at the jail for trafficking with an inmate.

City Police

A recent traffic stop on Washington Street near Indianapolis Road resulted in one arrest as well as a ticket.

At 10:38 p.m. on Sunday, Officer Alec Pettit arrested Gregory Hazlett, 37, Greencastle, on a Putnam County warrant for causing a serious bodily injury while operating a vehicle with a Schedule I or II substance in body.

Additionally, during the stop, Pettit found that Samantha Duncan, 33, Greencastle, was in possession of a legend drug, issuing a citation for the offense.

GPD officers made a pair of other recent arrests.

• At 11:15 a.m. on Monday, Maria VonTagen, 43, Greencastle, was taken into custody by Officer Darrel Bunten.

Arrested at Beyond Homeless for possession of methamphetamine, VonTagen was lodged at the Putnam County Jail.

• At 4:20 .m. on Sunday, Michael Vance, 28, Greencastle, was taken into custody by Officer Elsiana Crosby.

Arrested at a Judson Court residence, Vance was booked in the Putnam County Jail on a local warrant for theft.

City officers also issued three recent citations.

• At 9:59 p.m. on Saturday, Officer Luke Brown stopped Lora Pingleton, 55, Greencastle on College Avenue near Columbia Street.

Pingleton was cited for driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction.

• At 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Officer Brad Hiatt stopped Kenneth Sargent, 24, Greencastle, on East Franklin Street.

Sargent was cited for driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction and driving without financial responsibility.

• At 9:59 p.m. on Saturday, Alec Pettit cited Brittany Garo, 20, Greencastle, for being a minor in consumption of alcohol.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated one recent property-damage crash.

• At 3:53 a.m. on Thursday, Kale A. Walker, 23, Terre Haute, was northbound on County Road 275 East entering a 90-degree turn in a 2002 Buick Century.

Deputy Daniel Birt observed that the car left the road midway through the turn, damaging a fence made of rail timbers.

Walker told Birt the tires were low on tread and he lost traction on the wet road.

A private wrecker was called to remove the car from the yard.

Birt estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to three recent dispatches:

• At 1:11 p.m. on Monday, GFD responded to a call for phone lines down near the Putnam County Playhouse. Units arrived on the scene at 1:19 and found that the pole supporting the lines had been broken. Phone services were called to the scene, and GFD went back into service at 1:22 p.m.

• At 6:06 p.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to the Speedway East gas station to clean up a small gasoline spill. Units arrived at 6:10 and found that the spill came from an old barrel and was less than a gallon. The spill was cleaned with oil dry, and GFD went back into service at 6:34 p.m.

• At 8:55 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at 1016 Shadowlawn Ave. Units arrived on the scene at 9:03 a.m. and cleaned debris from the roadway, as well as assisted with patient care. GFD went back into service at 9:32 a.m.

Additionally, GFD performed one medical assist and had one disregard during this time.

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.