Putnam Scanner for Oct. 22, 2021

County Jail

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Thursday

• At 1:24 a.m., Samantha M. Mayhew, 29, Poland, was lodged at the jail for battery, disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

Wednesday

• At 10:56 p.m. Randall L. McMullin, 55, Cloverdale, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

• At 1:05 a.m. Mark A. Inglert, 56, Greencastle, was booked in for driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and possession of paraphernalia with a prior conviction.

• At 12:15 a.m. Charles T. Bentley, 30, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for reckless driving and possession of paraphernalia.

Tuesday

• At 10:52 p.m. Kelvin A. Fadairo, 51, Indianapolis, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated and possession of marijuana.

City Police

Two recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 9:10 a.m. Wednesday, Bryan F. Akers, 39, Greencastle, was arrested for theft at the Walmart store on the city’s East Side.

Capt. Chris Jones took Akers into custody after the suspect allegedly skip-scanned a baby monitor, valued at $109, at the U-scan station.

Akers reportedly wrapped the monitor in two towels he was purchasing and did not scan the monitor at the pay station.

He reportedly used his credit card to pay $4.13 for two small towels and a bottle of glass cleaner.

Akers was lodged in the Putnam County Jail for theft and carrying a handgun without a permit.

• At 2:31 p.m. Tuesday, Alexandria J. Eversole, 36, Bedford, was arrested on a pair of out-of-county warrants.

Arrested at a Greenwood Avenue residence by Officer Darrel Bunten, Eversole was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on a Monroe County warrant for theft and a Lawrence County warrant for petition to revoke a suspended sentence.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 10:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Laura M. Swearingen, 47, Carbon, was northbound on County Road 275 East in a 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander when she hit a deer.

Deputy Robert Soilleux estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 7:48 p.m. on Wednesday, Andrea E. Sununu, 74, Greencastle, was exiting the parking lot of Dollar General and onto Indianapolis Road in a 2017 Toyota Corolla. Kayla R. Popplewell, 27, Franklin, was eastbound on Indianapolis Road in a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Popplewell told Deputy Derek Line she saw Sununu’s car leaving the parking lot and that she did not appear to be slowing down or yielding to traffic. Popplewell said she tried to swerve, but could not avoid the collision, with Sununu’s front bumper hitting her right rear wheel area.

Sununu told the deputy she was leaving the parking lot when all of a sudden her car hit the other vehicle. She was unable to recall how the accident happened.

A witness said it appeared that Sununu did not see Popplewell’s vehicle, but then attempted to stop but pressed the accelerator by accident. Popplewell agreed with this statement.

Police called Putnam County EMS to the scene to check out an infant who was restrained in a car seat in the back seat of Popplewell’s vehicle. A male passenger also complained of an injury and was scene by medic. Both the baby and the man were released at the scene.

Sununu’s vehicle was towed. Line estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 9:21 a.m. on Monday, Abdi M. Naasir, 37, Schuyler, Neb., was westbound on State Road 240 in a 2019 Volvo VNL registered to Magic Moves, Cincinnati.

Naasir told Deputy Tanner Brown another vehicle was passing and he got over as close to the side of the road as possible, but the passenger side tires went into the ditch, pulling the entire truck into the ditch.

The truck was towed. Brown estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 5 a.m. on Monday, Mary Crisp, 32, Fillmore, was northbound on County Road 725 East in a 2020 Dodge Charger when she hit a deer.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to two recent incidents:

• At 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was off station when firefighters received a call for an illegal burn at 1033 Avenue E. They arrived soon after to find the homeowner burning pieces of a table in a barrel. The homeowner was advised of the city burn ordinance and the fire was extinguished. GFD went back into service at 3:32 p.m.

• At 6:11 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 673 S. CR 625 East for a heater fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 6:21 and assisted the Fillmore Volunteer Fire Department with ventilating the home, as the fire was already out. GFD went back into service at 7:03 p.m.

Additionally, GFD recently performed five 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.