Scanner for 5-14-2015

County Jail

Nine people have been lodged in the Putnam County Jail recently.

* At 2:11 p.m. Monday, Alan Dale Devellen, 39, Cloverdale, was arrested for theft.

* At 2:31 p.m. Monday, Tamera Kay Gatlin-Beeson, 54, Cloverdale, was arrested for sale of marijuana, possession of marijuana, possession of controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.

* At 3:15 p.m. Monday, Lucas Joe Collins, 33, Cloverdale, was arrested for a bond revocation.

* At 6:25 p.m. Monday, Susan Marie Burrows, 33, Brazil, was arrested on a court order.

* At 9:50 p.m. Monday, Michael Wayne Baxter, 35, Greencastle, was arrested for battery.

* At 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, Dale Allen Kortesmaki, 47, Greencastle, was arrested for burglary.

* At 1:44 p.m. Tuesday, Jacob Maddox, 32, Bloomington, was arrested on a court order.

* At 4:06 p.m. Tuesday, Jose Francisco Arriaga-Valdes, 43, Indianapolis, was arrested for a probation violation and nonsupport of a dependent.

* At 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jason Lee Jones, 35, Greencastle, was arrested on two counts of driving while suspended and possession of paraphernalia.

City Police

Two recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers.

* At 7:52 p.m. May 7, Eric Billings, 29, Greencastle, was arrested at the Wendy's restaurant on Indianapolis Road by Officer Kyle Lee.

Billings was reportedly observed in possession of a controlled substance with the drugs and cash seen on a restaurant table by an off-duty law enforcement who notified GPD.

When Officer Lee entered the restaurant, the suspect reportedly tried to hide by a southwest corner table, police reported.

Billings was apprehended while reportedly in possession of a controlled substance similar to Xanax.

Lodged in the Putnam County Jail, he faces charges of possession of a controlled substance.

* At 8:50 a.m. May 6, Travis Gray, 25, Greencastle, was arrested at a West Berry Street residence for domestic battery in the presence of a minor child.

Gray, who was lodged in the Putnam County Jail, is also facing charges of criminal recklessness and criminal mischief, according to Officer Ed Wilson's report.

Gray's blood-alcohol content, under portable breathalyzer testing, registered .10 percent, police said. However, he was not charged with public intoxication because he was at a private residence.

One property-damage accident was investigated recently by city officers.

* At 10:45 a.m. May 8, the minor mishap occurred on the Walmart superstore parking lot as Virginia Hodge, 61, Cloverdale, backed her 2014 Chevrolet Malibu from a parking space.

As she backed away from the space, another vehicle reportedly drove around her and pulled into the spot she had just vacated, distracting Hodge, Officer Albert Epple reported.

That caused Hodge to back her car into a parked 2007 Buick Lucerne, owned by Roger Riggen, Bainbridge, who was in the store when the accident occurred.

Total damage was estimated by Officer Epple at $2,500-$5,000.

Sheriff's Department

* At 4:01 a.m. Tuesday, Roslyn Crowell, 69, Brazil, was traveling east on U.S. 40 in a 2006 Chevrolet HHR when a deer came out of the field near County Road 725 West.

She advised Deputy Steve Smith she was unable to avoid collision and struck the deer.

Damage to her vehicle was estimated at between $2,501 and $5,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to one medical run and one other run recently.

* At 5:34 p.m. Wednesday, GFD responded to a motor vehicle accident in front of 615 Bloomington St. The department had to extricate the person from the vehicle.

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.