Putnam County Scanner for 7-2-16

City Police

One arrest was reported Friday morning by Greencastle City Police.

* At 4:37 a.m., Kerry Moore, 55, Indianapolis, was arrested by Officer Brad Hiatt after a traffic stop on Veterans Memorial Highway.

Moore, who was lodged in the Putnam County Jail, was arrested on a Putnam County warrant stemming from an original charge of driving with a suspended license.

Moore was also cited by Officer Hiatt for a new charge of driving with a suspended license for the latest indiscretion.

Sheriff's Department

Putnam County sheriff's deputies responded to five recent property-damage crashes.

* At 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Brandon M. Wunderlich, 19, Bainbridge, was northbound on County Road 875 South in a 2003 Nissan Frontier when a deer ran into his path.

Wunderlich told Deputy Jacob Harrington he swerved to avoid the deer and left the road, hitting a utility pole.

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

* At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Joshua R. Christian, 34, Plainfield, was backing westbound on County Road 200 West in a 2004 Dodge Ram.

Christian told Deputy Harrington he was attempting to turn around in the road when his truck's rear end ran off the road and hit a tree on the west side.

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

* At 10:15 p.m. Monday, Matthew J. Cole, 20, Elwood, was traveling on County Road 225 South in a 1983 Ford F150. Cole told deputies Elizabeth Campbell and Matt Biggs he had four passengers, including two in the truck bed.

Cole said the alignment on his truck was messed up, which caused him to lose control and hit the northwest side of a bridge embankment, which caused the truck to flip upside down into Big Walnut Creek.

Two females, Sasha Stuckey and Amy Pridemore, were in the cab with Cole. Stuckey, 26, Gosport, reported neck and right knee pain and was taken to Putnam County Hospital. Pridemore, no city listed, had severe head pain and cuts to her lower body. She was advised to go to the hospital but refused.

David L. Whalen and Zachary P. Downard were in the bed of the truck. Whalen, 28, Greencastle, had back pain and minor cuts and was taken to Hendricks Regional. Downard, 23, Carmel, had no reported injuries but was also taken to Hendricks for observation.

Cole was not injured.

The driver reported that no one was wearing a safety belt.

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

* At 7:21 p.m. on Monday, Sheanna L. Webber, 27, Sheridan, was northbound on County Road 525 West at County Road 275 South in a 2003 Jeep Liberty.

Webber told Deputy Campbell she took the intersection too quickly and lost control.

She hit a fallen tree on the west side of the road, which caused her vehicle to flip and rotate before coming to rest facing southbound.

Both Webber and her minor passenger, Koda Curry, were taken to Putnam Count Hospital for possible injuries.

The vehicle was towed.

Damage was estimated at $10,001-$25,000.

* At 11:18 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, Levi C. McCloud, 27, Ladoga, was southbound on County Road 250 East about 1,000 feet north of County Road 1400 North in a 2014 Ford Taurus registered to the Town of New Richmond.

McCloud told Deputy Jeffery Freeman a chicken entered the road and he could not avoid the collision.

The fowl caused an estimated $1,001-$2,500 damage to the front end of the police car.

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.