Putnam Scanner for Nov. 26, 2020

County Jail

Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Tuesday

• At 8:52 p.m. Sarah E. Lange, 41, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated.

• At 10:18 a.m. Robert L. Jones, 43, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a writ.

• At 8:54 a.m. Charles P. Cooper, 33, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a local warrant.

Monday

• At 5:20 p.m. James R. Jones, 35, Greencastle, was booked in for invasion of privacy.

• At 3:58 p.m. William S. Pierce, 45, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for nonsupport of a dependent child.

• At 2:11 p.m. Erik M. Rhoden, 30, Cloverdale, was taken into custody for probation violation.

• At 2:02 p.m. Charles D. Kallner, 55, Reelsville, was housed at the jail for driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction.

• At 11:21 a.m. Kyle A. McCammon, 33, Cloverdale, was booked in for domestic battery, strangulation and criminal mischief.

• At 11:02 a.m. Shawn T. Phillips, 27, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 8:40 p.m. on Monday, Kris A. Kittlaus, 56, Cloverdale, was northbound on State Road 243 when deer ran in front of his 200 Ford F-150.

Kittlaus told Deputy Robert Soilleux he swerved and hit the brakes, which caused the truck to drive off the west side of the road and glance off a tree before careening approximately 80 feet down a ravine, where it came to a stop.

Kittlaus complained of pain all over his body and had a visible goose egg forming on the right side of his head. However, he refused medical aid at the scene.

Curtis Wrecker was contacted, but opted to wait until daylight to more safely retrieve the truck from the ravine.

Soilleux estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

• At 6:33 p.m. on Monday, Blake A. Dudley, 24, Carbon, was eastbound on U.S. 40 in a 2018 Ford Focus when he hit a deer, resulting in heavy front-end damage.

The car was towed. Deputy Soilleux estimated damage at $10,00-$25,000.

• At 2:48 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, Michaela D. Windham, 26, Greencastle, was westbound on County Road 100 South near County Road 175 West in a 2017 Dodge Ram when she swerved to miss a deer.

The car left the road and hit a guardrail and then went down a deep embankment on the north side of the road.

Windham was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by Greencastle Fire Department personnel.

Deputy Randy Patrick noted that Windham appeared to be intoxicated and was taken to Putnam County Hospital by Putnam County EMS with unknown head and internal injuries as well as a possible ankle injury.

The hospital gave a preliminary blood draw of .202 alcohol concentration equivalent, though an official blood draw with the State of Indiana was pending as of the filing of Patrick’s report.

Patrick preliminarily charged Windham with driving with an ACE of .15 or greater. On Tuesday, the Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office formally charged Windham with Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person and Class A misdemeanor driving with an ACE of .15 or more.

The truck was towed. Patrick, who was assisted at the scene by Deputy Derek Line, estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to two recent incidents:

• At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 109 Woods Edge Blvd. for a carbon monoxide alarm. Firefighters arrived at 10:07 and determined that the homeowner left the garage door open after pulling out a vehicle, and that fumes had flowed back into the garage. GFD went back into service at 10:11 a.m.

• At 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 1015 S. College Ave. for an illegal burn. Firefighters arrived at 3:32 and found that leaves were being burned. The homeowner was advised of the city burn ordinance and the fire was extinguished. GFD went back into service at 3:44 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.