Scanner for Oct. 23

lCounty Jail

Five people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

* At 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, Shawn Michael Schwartz, 40, Gosport, was arrested for operating while intoxicated with a prior conviction.

At 1:45 a.m. Michael James Baker, 23, Greencastle, was held at the jail for parole violation.

At 11:50 a.m. Toni Phelps, 36, no city listed, was charged with failure to appear.

* At 5:20 a.m. Sunday, Samantha Mae Mayhew, 21, Poland, was booked in for operating while intoxicated.

At 11 a.m. Stephen Carl Snodgrass, 32, Brazil, was arrested for probation violation.

lSheriff's Departmentl

At 6 p.m. on Friday, Deputy Philip Troyer was dispatched to a one-vehicle accident at the westbound 37-mile marker of Interstate 70. On arrival, he found a 2007 Chrysler Sebring facing southbound in the right lane.

Troyer approached the vehicle, noticing that the driver, Kristen P. Newburn, 27, West Terre Haute, looked dazed. The deputy asked Newburn how old she was, and she said she did not know.

The top of the car was crushed and the driver's door was heavily damaged, so Troyer waited for fire personnel to open the door and remove Newburn from the car.

She complained of neck pain and was transported to Union Hospital in Terre Haute by Operation Life.

A witness told Troyer that Newburn was driving behind her in the passing lane prior to the accident. The witness said vehicles began to slow in front of her, and she saw Newburn's vehicle swerve into the right lane, appearing to lose control and leave the road.

From damage to the car and marks on the road, Troyer said the car must have left the roadway and rolled several times before coming to rest upright.

Damage was estimated at $25,001-$50,000.

lCity Policel

One recent property-damage accident was investigated by Greencastle City Police officers.

-- At 3:22 p.m. Oct. 15, a 2008 Chevrolet Impala, driven by Angela Carman, 61, Cloverdale, was northbound on Bloomington Street and was stopped in traffic near East Walnut for the stoplight at Washington Street, Officer Darrel Bunten reported.

Also northbound was a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire, driven by Melinda Downing, 36, Greencastle, who told Officer Bunten that her attention was momentarily diverted from the traffic in front of her and she did not realize there was a back-up for the stoplight.

The Downing vehicle struck the rear of the Carman car, resulting in an estimated $2,500-$5,000 total damage.

Five drivers were ticketed for a variety of offenses recently by GPD officers.

-- At 10:55 p.m. Sunday, Jeffrey Skinner, 55, Greencastle, was cited on North Jackson Street by Capt. Chris Jones for having a false or fictitious registration. He was originally stopped for speeding but was only written a warning for that.

-- At 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Maria Garcia, 38, Fillmore, was ticketed in the 1100 block of East Indianapolis Road by Officer Eric Vaughan. Garcia received three separate citations for child-restraint violations involving three different children in the vehicle.

-- At 9:32 p.m. Saturday, Douglas Piper, 48, Coatesville, was ticketed by Officer Kyle Lee for having no operator's license when required. Piper was originally stopped for speeding and received a warning for that.

-- At 11:49 p.m. Friday, Haley Trueblood, 21, Greencastle, was ticketed by Officer Lee for speeding at Washington and Arlington streets. She was cited for 55 mph in a 30-mph zone.

-- At 11:06 p.m. Friday, David A. Zorman, 47, Greencastle, was cited by Officer Lee at Walnut and Vine streets for an infraction of driving with a suspended license.

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.