Scanner for Jan. 17

County Jail

Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently.

* At 10:25 a.m. on Thursday, Gary Lee Julian, 47, Terre Haute, was charged with failure to appear and theft.

At 11:18 p.m., Bruce Edward Schwomeyer, 58, Cloverdale, was arrested on a court order and for dealing a scheduled drug.

At 4:24 p.m., Kristy Lynn Smith (Barger), 36, Greencastle, was charged with nonsupport of a dependent and a probation violation.

At 11:45 p.m., Billy Wayne Greer, 52, Poland, was arrested for public intoxication.

* At 3:48 a.m. on Friday, Sean Joseph Dooley, 18, Cloverdale, was arrested for possession of marijuana.

Sheriff's Dept.

Three recent accidents were investigated by Putnam County Sheriff's Department deputies.

* At 6:21 a.m. Wednesday, Thomas A. Boller, 42, Greencastle, was southbound on U.S. 231 near County Road 800 South.

Boller told Deputy Adam Hull that he lost control of his 1999 Toyota Corolla on a patch of ice, causing him to slide off the road into a ditch.

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

* At 10:30 p.m., Todd J. Hawthorne, 34, Petersburg, was traveling on County Road 445 West near U.S. 40.

Hawthorne told Deputy Mike Downing he didn't have anything to say other than he wasn't the one that wrecked.

Downing said it appeared Hawthorne was southbound on County Road 445 West, when for some reason he was distracted and left the roadway at the sharp left turn just north of U.S. 40. His 2009 Chevrolet Silverado struck the Reelsville Water Authority sign, smashing it into several pieces, sideswiped an equipment trailer parked in the lot and returned to the roadway.

Hawthorne reportedly left the property-damage accident scene and fled west on U.S. 40.

Soon thereafter, Indiana State Trooper Ian Portteus made a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle at County Road 200 West and U.S. 40 in Clay County. When Downing arrived on the scene he observed Portteus talking to Hawthorne, advising him why he had been stopped.

Portteus also observed that the driver may have been intoxicated. Portteus asked him to exit his vehicle and take some field sobriety tests, Hawthorne obliged.

Downing stated that Portteus conducted his OWI investigation as he took pictures of the vehicle and gathered information. Hawthorne was charged with leaving the scene of a property-damage accident.

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

* At 11:25 a.m. Thursday, Kurtis W. Belecher, 23, Coatesville, was westbound on County Road 350 North near County Road 775 East.

Belecher advised Deputy Hull that he hit a patch of ice, causing his 2007 Chevrolet Colorado to leave the roadway and slide into a creek.

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

City Police

A car-deer accident was investigated Thursday morning by Greencastle City Police officers.

* At 6:42 a.m., Caleb McNary, 25, Greencastle, was northbound on South Jackson Street, 1,000 feet south of Veterans Memorial Highway, when a deer entered the roadway in front of his 2012 Ford Fusion and a collision could not be avoided.

Officer Ed Wilson estimated damage at $1,000-$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.