Scanner for 10-1-2014

County Jail

Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

* At 12:23 a.m. on Saturday, James Hutcheson, 24, Roachdale, was arrested for driving on a suspended license.

At 2:03 a.m., Gerald Ray McGuire, 37, Cloverdale, was charged with operating while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance.

* At 4:05 pm. on Sunday, Anthony Phillip McDowell, 30, Greencastle, was charged with a probation violation.

At 4:30 p.m., Melvin Dale Jones, 56, Cloverdale, was charged with operating while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement and failure to stop after an accident.

* At 2:43 p.m. on Monday, Nikki Renee Pemberton, 29, Indianapolis, was arrested for failure to appear and operating while intoxicated.

At 2:58 p.m., James Eric Sounders, 41, Cloverdale, was charged with a probation violation and possession of paraphernalia.

* At 12:04 a.m. on Tuesday, Charles Allen Spiker, 29, Farmersburg, was arrested on a probation violation and possession of marijuana.

City Police

Two recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers.

* At 7:35 p.m. Saturday, Cory Newnam, 18, Roachdale, was arrested for theft after a reported shoplifting incident at Walmart.

Police said Newnam, who was lodged in the Putnam County Jail, took two DVDs, valued at a total of $27.92, without paying for them.

He reportedly took the DVDs out of their packaging as he walked through the men's apparel department and concealed them in his sweatshirt.

* At 2:33 a.m. Saturday, Shannon Ray Barger, 36, Greencastle, was stopped on Indianapolis Road by Sgt. Charles Inman and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Lodged in the Putnam County Jail, Barger registered a blood-alcohol content of .16 percent under portable breathalyzer testing.

A passenger in his car, Brittney Brown, 19, was charged with being a minor in consumption of alcohol.

* At 11:27 pm. Saturday, Sgt. Inman made a traffic stop at State Road 240 and Capital Drive that resulted in charges for Jarrod Bridges, 18, Greencastle.

Bridges is facing charges of possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

One traffic accident was reported Saturday morning by city officers on South Indiana Street near Walnut Street.

The 8:52 a.m. mishap occurred as James Coy, 36, Greencastle, was reportedly backing a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado into a parking space and did not see a 2014 Land Rover, driven by Jacob Widner, 18, Lake Forest, Ill.

Sgt. Terry Eastham estimated total damage in the accident at $1,000-$2,500.

One recent citation was issued by GPD officers.

* At 3:24 a.m. Tuesday, Alrica Lambert, 20, Greencastle, was cited by Reserve Officer Jes Seipel on Franklin Street for driving with a suspended license.

Sheriff's Dept.

* At 5:13 p.m. on Sunday, Beth W. Uppfalt, 60, Brownsburg, was eastbound on U.S. 36 near County Road 600 West when Richard P. Spalding, 37, Rockville, suddenly crossed left of center and into her lane of travel.

Uppfalt advised Lt. Dwight Simmons that Spalding sideswiped her 2012 Nissan Juke, causing it to spin and strike a mailbox at 6719 W. U.S. 36, where it came to rest. However, Spalding continued approximately 500 feet before coming to rest in a ditch off the eastbound shoulder of the road.

Simmons noted that the investigation at the scene revealed the driver's side tire of Spalding's 2003 Honda Civic had blown out, causing the vehicle to veer left of center.

Uppfalt was treated at the scene for airbag deployment, but refused medical transport.

Spalding was cited for having no insurance and driving with a suspended license.

Assisting at the scene were Operation Life, Bainbridge Volunteer Fire Department and Clinton Township Volunteer Fire Department.

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

* At 10:07 a.m. Sunday, Crystal L. Watkins, 22, Greencastle, was southbound on County Road 300 West near County Road 100 South, traveling behind Clint A. French, 19, West Terre Haute.

Watkins advised Lt. Dwight Simmons that a combine tractor was turning onto County Road 300 West, which she believed prompted French to put his 1996 Chevrolet Blazer in reverse to avoid a collision. However, in putting his vehicle in reverse, he struck the front end of Watink's 2007 Kia Spectra.

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.