Scanner for April 4

County Jail

Four people were booked into the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday.

* At 9:20 a.m. Robert Pilar Lopez, 48, Greencastle, was arrested for probation violation.

* At 3:30 p.m. Stephen Jarod Bridges, 31, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for residential entry and violation of home detention.

* At 8:15 p.m. Michael Todd Tewes, 23, Greencastle, was charged with violation of home detention.

* At 8:20 p.m. Kellie Jo Burton, 47, Cloverdale, was held at the jail for disorderly conduct.

City Police

A 31-year-old Greencastle man, stopped on Veterans Memorial Highway for a traffic violation, was cited recently for possession of paraphernalia, City Police reported.

Mark A. Poynter was pulled over by Sgt. Charles Inman at 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

While he received only a warning ticket for the traffic offense, Poynter was cited with an infraction for possessing alleged drug paraphernalia.

In other City Police reports, a two-vehicle mishap was reported Tuesday morning in the 90-degree curve where Gardenside and Hammond drives meet west of the high school.

Michael W. Dobson, 28, Reelsville, was southbound on Hammond Drive, entering the 90-degree curve in a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix as Stephen Seketa, 33, Greencastle, approached the curve eastbound on Gardenside.

Dobson said he saw the two vehicles were going to meet in the turn and tried to stop to avoid a collision. The Seketa vehicle, a 1998 Dodge Ram pickup truck, came around the corner and struck the front of the Dobson car, Officer Darrel Bunten reported.

Total damage in the 10:20 a.m. mishap was estimated at $2,500-$5,000.

Six recent traffic citations were also issued by GPD officers.

-- At 5:55 a.m. Tuesday, Robyn M. Smith, 20, Greencastle, was ticketed at Arlington and Washington streets by Sgt. Chris Jones for an infraction of driving with a suspended license.

-- At 3 a.m. Sunday, Mark Anthony Sadler, 33, Greencastle, was cited by Officer Nick Eastham for having an expired license plate (September 2012). Because the driver is on 10-year habitual traffic offender status, his vehicle was towed from the scene.

-- At 12:43 a.m. Sunday, Brandon D. Fields, 19, Nashville, Ind., was ticketed by Officer Eastham for 50 mph in a 30-mph zone on Bloomington Street.

-- At 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Joshua M. Snellenberger, 31, Greencastle, was cited on Indianapolis Road by Sgt. Inman for having an expired license plate (October 2012).

-- At 9:18 p.m. Friday, Brian D. Richards, 47, Greencastle, was cited by Officer Eastham at Hanna and Locust streets for having an expired license plate (September 2012).

-- At 9 p.m. Friday, Jacob Junkin, 30, Greencastle, was ticketed on Bloomington Street by Sgt. Inman for having an expired license plate (June 2012).

Sheriff's Department

At 4:25 p.m. on Sunday, Beverly K. Swanson, 67, Westfield, was northbound on U.S. 231 just south of County Road 350 North when her car struck a deer.

Swanson was coming around a slight right bend in a 2007 Honda Civic when the animal came out of pine trees on the east side of the road, leaving her no time to react.

Damage was estimated at $1,001-$2,500.

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.