Putnam Scanner for August 9, 2019

Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Wednesday

• At 1:23 p.m. Nathan Tyler Jackson, 22, Terre Haute, was lodged at the jail for driving with a suspended license.

• At 12:58 p.m. Joseph A. Johnson, 54, Indianapolis, was taken into custody for driving with a suspended license.

• At 12:54 p.m. MacAllister Louis Gutzweiler, 22, Brownsburg, was housed a the jail for possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

• At 12:18 p.m. Monnie Joe Carr Jr., 32, Greencastle, was booked in for theft, unlawful possession of a syringe and probation violation.

Tuesday

• At 9:39 a.m. Frederick Ellis Dunson, 46, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant.

Sheriff’s Department

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

• At 7:56 p.m. on Tuesday, Morgan R. Hubble, 28, Greencastle, was westbound on County Road 350 North in a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze when she hit a dog that had run into the roadway.

The dog’s owner transported it to the veterinarian for its injuries.

Reserve Deputy Ken Rozelle estimated damage at $1,000-$2,500.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to two recent dispatches:

• At 4:35 a.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to Greencastle High School for a gas odor investigation. Units arrived at 4:44 and investigated the school property, but found no indication of a gas leak. GFD returned to station at 5:18 a.m.

• At 8:51 a.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to the area of 822 Indianapolis Rd. across from Kroger for a gas leak. Units arrived there at 8:56 to find that construction crews had hit a gas line. GFD secured the area and alerted Vectren of the issue. GFD returned to station at 9:56 a.m.

Additionally, GFD performed four medical assists before these dispatches.

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.