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County Jail

Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

* At 8:50 p.m. on Friday, Mark Anthony Sadler, 34, Fillmore, was arrested for violation of home detention.

At 11:28 p.m. Chance Edward Hammond, 24, Spencer, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a handgun without a permit.

At 11:35 p.m. Steven Michael Porter, 25, Spencer, was held at the jail for operating while intoxicated, dealing marijuana and possession of a handgun without a permit.

* At 1:38 a.m. on Saturday Garry Dean Rigney Jr., 32, Greencastle, was booked in for dealing marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, maintaining a common nuisance, neglect of a dependant and probation violation.

At 3 a.m. Nicki Marie Davis, 26, Greencastle, was arrested for dealing marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, maintaining a common nuisance and neglect of a dependant.

At 3 a.m. Joseph Ryan Pilkin, 19, Greencastle, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and visiting a common nuisance.

At 4 a.m. Stephen Jarod Bridges, 31, Greencastle, was held at the jail for probation violation.

At 11:10 p.m. Ninja Nicole Anderson, 27, Indianapolis, was booked in for intimidation and disorderly conduct disturbing the peace.

At 11:36 p.m. Karen Elain Hayes, 35, Plainfield, was arrested for criminal recklessness and disorderly conduct disturbing the peace.

* At 3:45 a.m. on Sunday Robert Aden Brown, 40, Greencastle, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.

At 4:18 a.m. Mark Christopher Elliot, 43, Greencastle, was held at the jail for operating while intoxicated.

At 5:37 a.m. Randall Dean Davidson, 20, Brownsburg, was booked in for possession of marijuana and for being a minor in consumption of alcohol.

At 8:17 p.m. John Ervin Capps Jr., 42, Reelsville, was arrested for failure to register as a sex offender.

* At 4:30 a.m. John Anthony Posey, 23, Evansville, was charged with dealing marijuana and possession of marijuana.

Sheriff's Department

* At 1 p.m. on Thursday, Breeshauna L. Porter, 16, Greencastle, was driving northeast on County Road 450 West in a 1998 GMC pickup.

As she rounded a curve, the truck began to slide on the gravel road, sliding sideways over an embankment and into a tree on the passenger side door.

Neither Porter nor her two passengers were injured.

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

* At 4:54 p.m. Friday, Gary Cofer, 60, Cloverdale, was southbound on County Road 1000 South in a 1996 Dodge Ram van.

He told Deputy Ronnie Campbell that he saw the northbound 2003 Ford F150 driven by Cynthia J. Jones, 64, Cloverdale, and went off the road to avoid a collision.

Jones told Campbell the road is too narrow and she could not react in time to avoid the crash.

Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000.

* Early on Saturday morning, Lt. Dwight Simmons was dispatched to the report of a property-damage accident in the yard at 10995 S. CR 10 East in Cloverdale Township.

Witnesses told Simmons that the driver, Travis Polen, 23, Indianapolis, was heavily intoxicated. He reportedly took the keys from inside the residence while the owner of the car was sleeping.

The owner of the home said she woke up to the sound of a vehicle in her yard and looked outside, seeing Polen driving it.

She then asked Polen what he was doing and he said he did not know.

She then advised the vehicle's owner of the damage to her vehicle, and the owner, in turn, contacted police.

Polen then reportedly passed out at the wheel for a short time. Upon waking up, he learned that police had been notified and fled the scene on foot northbound on County Road 10.

Attempts to locate him were unsuccessful.

Simmons' investigation revealed that the vehicle, a 2003 Hyundai Tiburon, had been driven southbound across the yard, where a tree was sideswiped, causing damage to the entire passenger side of the car. The vehicle was then driven back across the front yard and parked in the driveway.

Polen was also found to have a suspended driver's license.

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.