Putnam Scanner for April 10, 2008

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Putnam County Jail

Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

* Guy Brewster, 44, Greencastle, was booked at 6:48 p.m. Tuesday for violation of home detention.

* Jeff Miller, 32, was booked at 8:32 p.m. Tuesday on battery charges.

* Larry Walker, 48, Alexandria, was booked at 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday as part of a petition to revoke probation.

* Brian Perdue, 41, Danville, was booked at 3 a.m. Wednesday for a writ of body attachment.

* Mary Stone, 45, Brazil, was booked at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday on charges of check fraud.

Sheriff's Dept.

Three accidents have been reported recently by the Putnam County Sheriff's Department.

* Shannon Ivers, 43, Greencastle, stated that he was traveling eastbound on U.S. 40 on April 3 at 10:56 a.m. when he approached the intersection at U.S. 231. Ivers stated he was following his brother through the intersection when he ran a red light and hit the side of Raymond Fulton, 78, Spencer, driving a truck.

The damage was estimated between $5,000 and $10,000.

* On April 5, Stephanie Chism, 33, Cloverdale, stated she was traveling north on CR 550 East just north of CR 550 South when a deer entered the roadway.

Damage estimates are between $750 and $1,000.

* On April 8, there was a two-car accident on Hospital Drive. Mae Yeley, 56, Roachdale, stated she was backing out of a parking lot at Dr. Quiz's office and did not see Francis Rains, 86, Greencastle, pulling into the parking lot. Yeley then backed into Rains.

The damage estimate is between $750 and $1,000.

Greencastle Fire Dept.

The Greencastle Fire Department made the following runs on Monday:

* At 1:17 a.m., crews responded to an alarm at 109 W. Hannah St. They returned to the station at 1:18 a.m.

* At 9:08 a.m., crews responded to a vehicular accident with injuries at Percy Julian and Veteran's Highway. They were disregarded en route and returned to the station at 9:13 a.m.

* At 5:48 p.m., crews responded to an alarm at the ATO fraternity house at 504 E. Seminary. They returned to the station at 6:05 p.m.

* At 6:37 p.m., crews responded to an illegal burn at 1009 Avenue F. They returned to the station at 6:57 p.m.