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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

County Jail

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

* At 3:20 p.m. Friday, Craig Ernest Young, 32, Greencastle, was arrested for theft.

At 5:22 p.m. Cedric Austin Craig, 27, Terre Haute, was charged with operating while intoxicated and probation violation.

* At 2:06 a.m. Saturday, Gary Lee Strahl, 50, Greencastle, was held at the jail for operating while intoxicated.

At 4:58 a.m. Ethan Carter Ames, 23, Fillmore, was booked in for possession of a controlled substance and operating while intoxicated.

At 10:08 p.m. Charles Ryan Wood, 31, Greencastle, was arrested for theft, neglect of a dependent, possession of methamphetamine and two counts of possession of paraphernalia.

At 10:49 p.m. Jessica Lynn Wood, 27, Greencastle, was charged with theft and neglect of a dependent.

* At 3:49 a.m. Sunday, Neal Remi Pattyn, 50, Carmel, was held at the jail for operating while intoxicated.

At 9:15 p.m. Andrew Dwayne Giden, 36, Greencastle, was booked in on a warrant for petition to revoke probation for domestic battery, possession of marijuana and operating while intoxicated.

At 11:50 p.m. Lawrence Edward McFarland, 54, Henderson, Ky., was arrested on two counts of possession of cocaine.

* At 12:01 a.m. Monday, Lashyrl Green McGuire, 58, Henderson, Ky., was charged with possession of cocaine and dealing cocaine.

Sheriff's Department

A head-on collision occurred Monday afternoon at Brick Chapel when a driver attempted to make a left turn across oncoming traffic.

At 4:54 p.m., John P. Secrest, 36, Sioux Falls, S.D., was northbound on U.S. 231 in a 2005 Kia Optima, waiting to turn left onto westbound County Road 350 North.

Secrest told Deputy Matt Biggs he saw a tractor-trailer hauling logs coming up behind him and he was afraid of being rear-ended.

While attempting to turn, Secrest collided head-on with a 2006 Jeep Liberty driven southbound by Ronald P. Buchanan, 49, Greencastle. Buchanan said when Secrest turned, the collision was unavoidable.

Buchanan had a female and a small child as his passengers, and all three were transported to Putnam County Hospital with complaints of pain and visible bruises.

Secrest signed a statement of release and was not treated for any injuries.

Biggs also learned that Secrest did not have insurance, as he recently moved and the insurance lapsed. He was cited for operating without proof of financial responsibility.

Damage was estimated at $10,001-$25,000.

City Police

Greencastle City Police investigated a pair of minor accidents recently.

-- At 11:32 a.m. Saturday, a two-car mishap was reported on Indianapolis Road as Susan Lorimer had stopped her westbound 2001 Volkswagen Cabriolet to turn left into the Taco Bell driveway.

Also westbound was Matthew Mulenix, 31, Cloverdale, who told Officer Albert Epple that he did not see Lorimer stopping and his 2007 Toyota Prius struck her car in the rear.

Total damage was estimated at $1,000-$2,500.

-- At 11:04 a.m. Friday, a two-vehicle accident was reported at Frazier and Madison streets.

Jim Fields, 47, Greencastle, was stopped at the stopsign on Frazier in a 2000 Dodge Dakota when Anthony Johnson, 20, Greencastle, reportedly turned left off Madison Street and struck the front of the Fields vehicle.

Officer Jeff Modlin estimated damage at less than $1,000.

Johnson was cited for operating without financial responsibility (no insurance).

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.