Putnam Scanner for December 20, 2019

Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Wednesday

• At 7:17 p.m. John A. Long, 60, Lafayette, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated.

• At 6:42 p.m. Joshua M. Moreland, 27, Plainfield, was booked in for driving with a suspended license.

• At 6:39 p.m. Coralee R. Arnold, 36, Boswell, was lodged at the jail for possession of marijuana.

• At 1:23 p.m. Charlotte A. Roberson, 38, Indianapolis, was taken into custody for theft.

Tuesday

• At 10:19 p.m. Christopher A. McCallister, 37, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail on a court order.

• At 9:28 p.m. Thomas C. Skaggs, 46, Morristown, was booked in on a court order.

• At 9:16 p.m. Melissa D. Clark, 27, Terre Haute, was lodged at the jail for driving while suspended with a prior conviction, possession of a controlled substance and driving while intoxicated.

• At 7:15 p.m. John D. Finch III, 51, Greencastle, was taken into custody for theft.

• At 12:39 p.m. Joshua J. Wright, 29, Coatesville, was booked in on a writ.

City Police

One alleged shoplifting incident was investigated recently by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Officer Darrel Bunten was called to the Walmart store off Indianapolis Road to investigate a reported theft case.

Charged with theft and criminal mischief in the incident is David Husk, 51, Reelsville.

Husk allegedly attempted to circumvent the U-Scan self-scanning system by tearing the bar codes off packages and using a magnet to try to neutralize the price codes.

Husk allegedly tried to steal $34 worth of merchandise, including a box of hamburger patties (priced at $19.83 but scanned for $1.89), two pizzas and double-sided tape.

Husk was lodged at the Putnam County Jail.

One citation was issued recently by city officers.

• At 9:30 p.m. Monday, Robert Schiltz, 44, Paragon, was cited by Officer Luke Brown.

Stopped on Shadowlawn Avenue near Robinwood Place, Schiltz was ticketed for an infraction of driving with a suspended license.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated two recent property-damage crashes.

• At 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, James Ferrell, 71, Indianapolis, was eastbound on Interstate 70 in a 2019 Toyota 4-Runner.

Ferrell told Deputy Tanner Brown that as he was traveling in the left lane, two vehicles passed him on the right and that’s when his vehicle left the road and entered the ditch, hitting a tree and coming to a stop. The vehicle traveled about 200 yards in the ditch.

Neither Ferrell nor his passenger reported injuries.

The vehicle was towed. Brown estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

• At 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Kenneth L. Rasnake, 79, Coatesville, was approaching a downhill curve on Heritage Drive in the Gettysburg subdivision in a 2018 Buick Envoy.

The road was covered in ice at the time and Rasnake was unable to negotiate the curve, causing him to slide off the road and down an embankment into some trees.

The vehicle had to be retrieved but not towed from the scene.

Reserve Deputy Ken Rozelle, assisted by Deputy Brian Helmer, estimated damage at $1,000-$2,500.

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.