Putnam Scanner for March 21, 2023

County Jail

Fourteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Monday

• At 1:28 a.m. Angel Calderon, 29, Greencastle, was booked in for battery and criminal mischief.

Sunday

• At 11:03 p.m. Jennifer M. Sevier, 46, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated.

• At 9:41 p.m. Joshua S. McCormack, 39, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a writ of body attachment.

• At 9:21 p.m. Kelly J. Short, 45, Roachdale, was housed at the jail for possession of methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance.

• At 3:54 p.m. Jonathan C. Muse, 31, Greencastle, was booked in on a Madison County warrant.

• At 2:09 p.m. Paulet E. Moore, 39, Brazil, was lodged at the jail on a warrant.

• At 4:03 a.m. Eric D. Rubio, 38 Avon, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction.

Saturday

• At 10:14 p.m. Jonathan S. Parker, 34, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for domestic battery and criminal confinement.

• At 9:34 p.m. Ashton R. Lipscomb, 18, Greencastle, was booked in on a local warrant.

• At 7:48 p.m. Justus R. Barger, 23, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a Hendricks County warrant.

• At 3:16 p.m. JD Shirar, 41, Lafayette, was taken into custody on an out-of-county warrant.

Friday

• At 9:24 p.m. Johnny L. Johnson, 46, Anderson, was housed at the jail for invasion of privacy.

• At 6:12 p.m. Ashli N. Johnston, 36, Bainbridge, was booked in for theft.

• At 10:23 a.m. David E. Shaw, 32, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a pair of Johnson County warrants.

Sheriff’s Office

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated four recent crashes.

• At 8:16 a.m. on Saturday, Martorell Fuentes, 28, Louisville, Ky., was southbound on U.S. 231 on Waterworks Hill in a 2017 Freightliner M2 box truck registered to CH&M Transport.

There was snow and ice on the road. That, in combination with Fuentes’ speed, caused him to lose control and leave the east side of the road, overturning and coming to rest back in the roadway on its drivers’ side across both lanes of traffic.

Fuentes was removed from the vehicle by passersby. He suffered a minor head injury and was treated at the scene by Putnam County EMS, later being released from Putnam County Hospital.

The vehicle was towed, but the road was closed for about 90 minutes.

Deputy Randy Patrick estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

• At 9:51 p.m. Jacob A. Pohl, 19, Avon, was eastbound in the left lane of U.S. 40 in a 2018 Jeep Wrangler. Amanda E. Roberson, 23, Cloverdale, was also eastbound in the left lane in a 2017 Ram 4500 belonging to Putnam County EMS.

Pohl told Deputy Derek Line that as he approached County Road 525 East, he had to slow suddenly to make the turn. He said he was unsure he activated his turn signal, but assumed he did.

Roberson, who was transporting another medic and a patient without lights or sirens activated, said Pohl’s vehicle began to slow suddenly and did not activate his signal. She attempted to go into the westbound lanes to avoid a rear-end collision. However, Pohl then began to turn left and sideswiped the ambulance.

No one was injured in the collision.

Both vehicles were towed.

Line estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 8:40 p.m. on Friday, Justyn Black, 37, Roachdale, was eastbound on County Road 1100 North in a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse when he hit a deer.

Deputy Todd Hopkins estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Tobias Vandergrifft, 65, Greencastle, was attempting to turn left onto State Road 240 from northbound County Road 650 East in a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, James Gram, 36, Greencastle, was eastbound in a 2013 GMC Terrain.

Deputy Patrick noted that Vandergrifft did not yield the right-of-way, turning into the path of Gram and causing the two vehicles to collide.

A passenger in Gram’s vehicle was taken to Hendricks Regional Health in Danville for treatment of a possible injury.

Both vehicles were towed. Patrick estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to nine incidents since Thursday evening:

• At 11:08 p.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to 16 N. 10th St. for an odor investigation. Firefighters arrived at 11:16 and did not find a cause for a sweet smell emanating at the property. GFD went back into service at 11:44 p.m.

• At 7:56 a.m. on Saturday, GFD responded to a motor vehicle incident with injuries at the intersection of Shadowlawn and College avenues. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 8:08 a.m. and cleared tree debris from the roadway. GFD went back into service at 8:14 a.m.

• At 9:47 a.m. on Saturday, GFD responded to a motor vehicle incident with injuries near the entrance to the Putnam County Museum. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 9:53 and removed debris from the roadway. GFD went back into service at 10:05 a.m.

• At 7:55 p.m. on Saturday, GFD was dispatched to the DePauw University-owned duplex at 304 S. Indiana St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 7:59 and determined the alarm was due to incense. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 8:04 p.m.

• At 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to Lucy Rowland Hall at DePauw for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:46 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 12:54 a.m.

• At 11:14 a.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 433 N. Arlington St. for a carbon monoxide alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:19 and detected CO inside the garage. The property was ventilated before GFD went back into service at 11:50 a.m.

• At 12:03 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to Mason Hall at DePauw for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:05 and were advised of there being no fire. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 12:11 a.m.

• At 8:08 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to Family Medicine of Greencastle for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 8:16 and were advised that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 8:32 a.m.

• At 12:48 p.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to Gore House at DePauw for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:51 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 12:54 p.m.

Additionally, GFD responded to 10 medical assists, had two disregards and did not find incidents on two runs during this timeframe.

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.