Putnam Scanner for Sept. 18, 2020

County Jail

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Thursday

• At 1:26 a.m. Bradley W. Allen, 37, Greencastle, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated.

• At 12:47 a.m. Levi R. Abney, 26, Brazil, was housed at the jail for resisting law enforcement.

Wednesday

• At 2:03 p.m. Harley A. Salyer, 22, Cloverdale, was booked in on a warrant for battery resulting in bodily injury to a person less than 14 and neglect of a dependent.

• At 10:43 a.m. Mark K. Coghill, 24, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of marijuana, criminal mischief and unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle.

Tuesday

• At 3:07 p.m. Desiree Agee, 32, Poland, was taken into custody for probation violation.

Monday

• At 12:07 p.m. Noah D. Blanco, 27, Kokomo, was housed at the jail on a warrant for failure to appear.

• At 6:55 a.m. Jalen M. Spurling, 19, Cloverdale, was booked in for battery and minor in consumption of alcohol.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 9:13 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, William D. Neighbors, 42, Cloverdale, was northbound on U.S. 231 in a 2003 Dodge Durango.

A witness noticed that the vehicle was driving erratically, and as it passed County Road 200 North, it left the right side of the road and hit a guardrail. The vehicle continued north until it stopped due to disabling damages.

Deputy Josh Deal charged Neighbors with a pair of misdemeanors in the incident, driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction and false informing, as well as three citations, leaving the scene of a crash, driving without proof of financial responsibility and driving a vehicle with a plate belonging to another vehicle.

Neighbors declined medical attention.

The vehicle was towed and the guardrail was determined not to be a road hazard.

Deal, who was assisted by deputies Brian Helmer and Scott Ducker, estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000

• At 7:56 a.m. on Friday, Robert W. Parker II, 50, Monrovia, was westbound on U.S. 36 east of Bainbridge in a 2019 Freightliner M2 106 V registered to Noel Towing when a deer jumped into his path and he could not avoid it.

After being hit by the first truck, the deer continued into the eastbound lane, where it was hit by a 2019 Ford F-450 registered to Utility Management and Construction. The driver, David T. Shrout, 25, Bainbridge, said he tried to avoid the animal but hit it with the front-right corner of the truck.

Neither driver was injured. Parker’s truck was towed from the scene, while Shrout’s was available.

Deputy Deal estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to eight recent dispatches:

• At 5:17 p.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to Rescare for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 5:21 and were advised the alarm was only in trouble mode. GFD went back into service at 5:30 p.m.

• At 1:55 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 410 S. Indiana St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 1:57 and determined the alarm was due to smoking. The alarm was reset, and a candle was also confiscated. GFD went back into service at 2:03 p.m.

• At 7:32 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 705 Crown St. for an unauthorized outside fire. Firefighters arrived 7:36 and extinguished the fire. GFD went back into service at 7:49 p.m.

• At 8:12 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 11 N. Indiana St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 8:14 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD went back into service at 8:35 p.m.

• At 9:49 a.m. on Wednesday, GFD was dispatched to 25 E. Washington St. for a gas leak. Units arrived at 9:53 and monitored the area after a gas line was struck during construction. GFD went back into service at 11:06 a.m.

• At 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD was dispatched to 118 W. Berry St. for an unauthorized burn. Firefighters arrived to find a trash fire with no one attending it. The fire was extinguished, and GFD went back into service at 6:54 p.m.

• At 9:18 a.m. on Thursday, GFD responded to a motor vehicle accident without injuries located at the intersection of South Jackson Street and Veterans Memorial Highway. Units arrived at 9:22 and cleaned fluid and debris from the roadway. GFD went back into service at 9:32 a.m.

• At 12:27 p.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to Alpha Tau Omega for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:30 and determined the alarm was due to smoking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 12:38 p.m.

GFD also recently performed two medical assists and had one disregard.

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.

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