Scanner for March 28

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

County Jail

Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

* On Friday, March 23 at 6:23 p.m. Michelle D. Wilson, 41, Cloverdale, was held at the jail for public intoxication.

* On Saturday, March 24 at 10:30 a.m. Christopher Scott Moore, 34, Martinsville, was arrested for probation violation.

* On Sunday, March 25 at 12:26 a.m. Russell Dean Zigler, 64, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail for operating while intoxicated.

At 2:45 a.m. Lynette Mae Glover, 48, Greencastle, was booked in for operating while intoxicated with a prior conviction.

At 3:08 a.m. Brian Allen Gibson, 34, Indianapolis, was held at the jail for operating while intoxicated and public intoxication.

* On Monday, March 26 at 11:05 p.m. Justin Michael Burton, 28, Indianapolis, was arrested for operating while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and public intoxication.

City Police

Six recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers.

-- At 3:41 p.m. Monday, Tyler G. Howard, 18, Cloverdale, was arrested on theft charges stemming from an alleged shoplifting incident at the Walmart store on Indianapolis Road.

Officer Jeff Modlin arrested Howard after the teenager allegedly took a toy car and put on two pairs of shorts over the shorts he was wearing and attempted to leave the store.

Total value of the stolen merchandise was listed at $31.36.

Howard was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

-- At 1:46 a.m. Sunday, Jonathan Hamilton, 34, Florida, was stopped in the 300 block of North Jackson Street by Capt. Charles Inman for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Hamilton, who was lodged in the Putnam County Jail, registered .09 percent blood-alcohol content under field testing.

-- At 12:37 a.m. Sunday, Jackson L. Rust, 29, Fillmore, was lodged in the Putnam County Jail after being stopped at North Jackson and Liberty streets by Capt. Inman.

Rust, who was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, tested .16 percent BAC, GPD reported.

-- At 12:18 p.m. Saturday, Rustin Paul Mundy, 38, Greencastle, was arrested on a pair of charges at a Maple Street residence.

Lodged in the Putnam County Jail by Sgts. Chris Jones and Terry Eastham, Mundy was charged with battery with children under age 16 present and strangulation.

-- At 3:27 a.m. Saturday, Daniel R. Evans, 32, Greencastle, was arrested by Capt. Inman on alcohol-related charges on North Jackson Street.

Evans, who was lodged in the Putnam County Jail, has been charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, public intoxication and disorderly conduct. He refused a breathalyzer test, police said.

-- At 3:15 p.m. Friday, Damon Dale Rubeck, 33, Poland, was arrested by Reserve Officer Jeremiah Jackson on a Putnam County warrant for petition to revoke probation.

Rubeck, who was lodged in the Putnam County Jail, was stopped on Indianapolis Road at State Road 240.

Two recent accidents were investigated by Greencastle City Police officers.

-- At 1:58 p.m. Friday, the Speedway gas station lot on Indianapolis Road was the scene of a minor mishap.

Brittany O'Donnell, 22, Natchitoches, La., was entering the parking lot in a 2011 Dodge Avenger when she apparently did not see a 2008 Chrysler van, driven by Patricia Gott-schalk, 60, Greencastle, being backed from a parking space, and a collision occurred.

Officer Ed Wilson estimated total damage in the accident at $1,000-$2,500.

-- At 3:35 p.m. March 22, a one-vehicle accident resulted in an estimated $2,500-$5,000 damage to a 1996 Chevrolet Beretta driven by Elizabeth Ingram, 46, Greencastle.

Ingram was westbound on Albin Pond Road, 1,000 feet west of Toddson Drive, when the car suddenly veered sharply off the roadway, striking a utility pole and ending up in a ditch.

Officer Wilson noted that the driver's side wheel and/or suspension appeared broken and likely caused the crash.

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.