Scanner for Sept. 6

County Jail

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

* At 11:30 a.m. Ralph Roger Kirton, 44, Poland, was arrested for domestic battery.

* At 11:35 a.m. Amanda Sue Mills, 43, Brazil, was charged with theft.

* At 12:25 p.m. Troy Jason Alm, 35, Danville, was held at the jail for failure to appear and driving while intoxicated.

* At 12:30 p.m. Monte B. Mills, 41, Indianapolis, was booked in for operating while intoxicated with a prior conviction, resisting law enforcement and failure to appear.

* At 4:56 p.m. Ben Matt Bingham, 39, Coatesville, was arrested for disorderly conduct.

* At 8:30 p.m. Clarence Clay Clonch, 38, Greencastle, was held at the jail for violation of home detention.

City Police

A three-car accident on Indianapolis Road resulted in minor injury to one of the drivers Wednesday afternoon, Greencastle City Police reported.

The 2:42 p.m. mishap occurred 300 feet east of 10th Street as Robert Merlin Maltsberger, 69, Rockville, said he was distracted by a vehicle about to exit the First National Bank parking lot at a reported high rate of speed. He told Officer Jeff Modlin that the westbound vehicles in front of him came to a stop as he looked away and he then had no time to avoid a collision.

His 2004 Buick Century struck the rear of a 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix, driven by Jason Duncan, 30, Greencastle, which was pushed into the rear of a 2004 Cadillac, driven by Jason Fuller, 43, Plainfield.

Duncan complained of whiplash and Operation Life ambulance was called to the scene.

Total damage was estimated $2,500-$5,000.

Four recent traffic citations were issued by Greencastle officers.

-- At 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nicole Stewart, 31, Coatesville, was cited at North College Avenue and Liberty Street by Officer Matt Huffman for driving with a suspended license with a prior offense.

-- At 5:13 a.m. Monday, Jacqueline Walker, 42, Indianapolis, received two tickets from Officer Nick Eastham. She was cited on Bloomington Street, south of Martinsville Street, for 57 mph in a 30-mph zone. Walker was also ticketed for a learner's permit violation for having no licensed driver present in the vehicle.

-- At 10:59 p.m. Sunday, James Porter Jr., 49, Greencastle, was ticketed for speeding by Officer Eastham. He was cited on Bloomington Street, south of Martinsville Street, for 50 mph in a 30-mph zone.

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.