Putnam Scanner for March 2, 2012

County Jail

Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

* On Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 4 p.m. William Glenn Young was held at the jail as a habitual traffic violator.

At 6:20 p.m. Teddy Kennedy, 21, Quincy, was arrested for failure to appear.

* On Thursday, March 1 at 12:04 a.m. David Lee McCarty, 47, Bainbridge, was housed at the jail for domestic battery, intimidation, strangulation and interfering with the reporting of a crime.

At 2:45 a.m. Damon John Miller, 35, Greencastle, was arrested for probation violation.

City Police

One alcohol-related arrest was reported Thursday by Greencastle City Police.

Morgan B. Johns, 21, Hinsdale, Ill., was arrested on North Jackson Street by Officer Eric Vaughan at 2:06 a.m. for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

After registering a .184 blood-alcohol reading on the portable breathalyzer test, Johns was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

Two recent citations were issued by city officers.

-- At 3:13 p.m. Wednesday, Bradley Powell Jr., 20, Poland, was cited on Indianapolis Road by Officer Jeff Modlin for driving with a suspended license.

-- At 7:28 p.m. Wednesday, David Herrold, 69, Greencastle, was ticketed on Anderson Street by Officer Vaughan for an expired license plate.

Sheriff's Department

On Thursday, March 1 at 5:45 a.m. Sheila R. Brinkman, 48, Cloverdale, was westbound on U.S. 40 in a 2006 Dodge Charger when she hit a deer with the left front bumper and fender.

Damage was listed at $5,001-$10,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to a pair of runs on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 29.

* At 5:33 p.m. GFD was dispatched to a motorcycle accident at 1095 W. CR 125 South. Cleared 5:49 p.m.

* At 9:08 p.m. personnel responded to a small stove fire at 105 W. Hanna St. Resident had turned on the wrong burner and melted a small, plastic coffee container. The stove was left unattended, causing the fire. Cleared 9:24 p.m.

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.

Questions about listed charging information should be directed to the arresting agency.