Putnam Scanner 8-2-17

County Jail

Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Monday

• At 3:52 p.m. Scott Timothy Lyons, 22, New Palestine, was lodged at the jail for possessing a lookalike substance.

• At 8:38 a.m. Jared lee Gilbert, 33, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a local warrant.

Sunday

• At 6:04 p.m. Kristopher Dale Tipton, 33, Russellville, was arrested on a local warrant.

Saturday

• At 11:29 a.m. Anthony Burnett, 26, Fillmore, was charged with dealing in methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine.

Friday

• At 9:58 p.m. Frederick Buttery Jr., 43, Linden, was booked in on an out-of-county warrant.

• At 8:44 p.m. Donald James Wyand, 33, Brazil, was housed at the jail on an out-of-county warrant.

• At 7:37 p.m. David Lewis Whalen, 29, Greencastle, was taken into custody on an out-of-county warrant.

• At 2:40 p.m. Amanda Kay Smiley, 28, Brazil, was arrested on a local warrant.

• At 1:49 p.m. Matthew Allen Stevens, 41, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail on an out-of-county warrant.

City Police

Two out-of-county men were arrested on drug-related charges early Tuesday after a Greencastle City Police officer stopped their vehicle for having an expired license plate.

GPD Officer Zach Rhine reportedly noticed the suspects’ truck with camper shell near Putnam County Hospital and was able to pull the vehicle over at Jackson and Earp streets on the city’s North Side at 3:50 a.m.

Arrested and lodged in the Putnam County Jail were:

• Isaac Mathis, 46, Rockville, who was held on charges of possession of paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine and possession of a synthetic or lookalike substance.

• Joshua Mathis, 26, Indianapolis, who was held on charges of possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine.

City officers reported one other recent arrest.

• At 10:58 p.m. Monday, Brent Buttery, 21, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Rhine in the Moose Lodge parking lot at Madison and Franklin streets.

Lodged in the Putnam County Jail, Buttery was taken into custody on a Putnam County warrant for failure to appear.

One recent summons was issued by city officers.

• At 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, Rufus Jewell, 32, Cloverdale, was cited by Officer Luke Brown.

Stopped at Percy Julian Drive and Avenue E, Jewell was issued a summons into court for driving with a suspended license with a prior offense before being released from the scene.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies investigated four recent property-damage accidents.

• An improper passing attempt around a group of motorcycles caused an accident on U.S. 36 in Clinton Township Saturday evening.

At 6:12 p.m. Bruce L. Fisher, 63, Anderson, was eastbound in a 2010 Ford Edge. He told Deputy Robert Soilleux he was following a long line of vehicles and motorcycles that were traveling too slow for his liking.

Fisher said he attempted to pass the group of motorcycles, but was unable to do so all at once. Instead, he pulled in between them and slowed down.

According to Anderson, a motorcycle then “rammed into” the back of his vehicle.

The motorcycle rider, Christopher S. Uehlein, 51, Morristown, told Soilleux “It all happened so fast. I never seen him coming.”

Uehlein said Fisher was passing on a double-yellow line, even forcing oncoming traffic off the roadway before merging into the line of motorcycles and almost hitting the bike in front of him. This caused Fisher to slow suddenly, at which time Uehlein steered his 2012 Harley-Davidson into the oncoming lane to avoid a collision.

Unfortunately, Fisher also swerved left, colliding with Uehlein’s bike.

A pair of witnesses in another vehicle told the deputy they saw the Edge attempt to pass the motorcycles before swerving into the middle of the group, brake and then serve back into the westbound lane.

Soilleux said that upon exiting the vehicle, Fisher had poor balance, used his vehicle for support and slurred his words. However, Fisher passed field sobriety tests and tested at .000 BAC on a portable breath test.

No one was injured. The motorcycle received minimal damage to the right foot peg, and the rear driver side door of Fisher’s vehicle was dented and scratched. Damage was estimated at $1,001-$2,500.

Although improper passing was named as the primary cause, no citation was noted in the accident report.

• At 9:20 a.m. on Sunday, Rebecca D. Brown, 57, Sullivan, was westbound on U.S. 40 around County Road 800 West when a deer ran into the driver’s side of her 2014 Chevrolet Silverado.

Deputy Jacob Harrington estimated damage at $2,501-$5,000.

• At 4:40 p.m. on Friday, Mark L. Trail, 51, Brazil, was eastbound on U.S. 40 in a 1989 Ford Crown Victoria.

Trail told Deputy Jacob Harrington he remembered taking a drink from his beverage but did not remember what happened next, saying he may have fallen asleep.

Harrington said it appeared the car left the road and went down an embankment. It then rolled before coming to rest on its side.

Trail was medically cleared by Operation Life.

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

•At 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Brooke E. Carter, 21, Poland, was eastbound in a curve on County Road 525 South in a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze. Wesley S. Kendall, 39, Greencastle, was backing from his driveway onto County Road 525 South in a 2006 Subaru Forester.

Both drivers said their views were obstructed by the curve. As Carter made her way through the curve, she could not avoid Kendall’s vehicle, making rear passenger side impact.

Carter’s car was towed. Damage was estimated at $5,001-$10,000.

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.