Putnam Scanner for July 15, 2022

County Jail

Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Wednesday

• At 8:43 p.m. David L. Mitchell, 24, Poland, was lodged at the jail on a warrant.

Tuesday

• At 4:38 a.m. Theres M. Parson, 46, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a warrant.

Monday

• At 11:06 p.m. Brayden C. Porter, 28, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a warrant.

• At 10:34 a.m. Tanner N. Tuberosa, 27, Terre Haute, was booked in on a warrant for probation violation.

Sheriff’s Office

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated a pair of recent property-damage crashes.

• At 10:54 p.m. on Wednesday, Sonora K. Erwin, 18, Greencastle, was traveling south on County Road 325 East in a 2000 Jeep Cherokee.

Erwin told Deputy Todd Hopkins she swerved to miss a skunk in the road. She then looked back to see if she avoided the animal. When she looked back at the road, she was running off the edge into the ditch.

Erwin’s vehicle got into loose gravel and she began overcorrecting, finally entering the ditch and rolling the vehicle onto its roof.

Erwin had only a small scrape on her arm. She was evaluated by medics and then released.

The SUV was towed. Hopkins estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 10:10 a.m. on Friday, July 8, Richard A. Martin, 76, Coatesville, was westbound on State Road 240 in a 2013 Hyundai Elantra.

Martin told officers he hydroplaned and lost control in a curve, leaving the road and hitting a tree.

The vehicle was towed. Deputy David Bennett estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

Bennett was assisted by Sheriff Scott Stockton and Sgt. Riley Houghton.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to three incidents since Sunday:

• GFD was dispatched on two consecutive runs to Wilson House on the DePauw University campus between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning:

At 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 4:34 and could not determine a cause for the alarm. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 4:44 p.m.

At 9:32 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched for another fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 9:33 and could not determine a cause for the alarm. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 9:41 a.m.

• At 4:43 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD was dispatched to Kappa Alpha Theta at DePauw for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 4:44 and determined the alarm was due to construction dust. The activated detector was blown out and the alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 4:54 p.m.

Additionally, GFD performed eight medical assists and had two disregards during this timeframe.

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.