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Sheriff’s Department
A Greencastle woman was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital following a single-vehicle accident east of Chadd Valley late Monday morning.
At 11:40 a.m. 33-year-old Lacy A. Wells was westbound on State Road 240 just west of County Road 500 East in a 2009 Honda CR-V.
Markings on the road indicated that Wells’ vehicle left the north side of the road before traveling down an embankment and continuing into the front yard at 459 E. SR 240, where it struck a tree.
The car came to rest facing northbound.
The impact entrapped Wells in the vehicle. Once she was extricated from the car by Fillmore Fire Department personnel, Operation Life transported her to the area of the Putnam County Humane Society, where a landing zone had been set up for a Stat Flight helicopter. She was flown to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for the severe injury to her leg.
Deputy Jacob Harrington investigated the accident, with assistance from deputies Tanner Brown and Virgil Lanning, as well as Sheriff Scott Stockton.
The vehicle was towed. Damage was estimated at $10,000-$25,000.
Sheriff’s department deputies investigated five other recent property-damage crashes.
• At 6:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Matthew L. Stalcup, 35, Linton, was southbound on U.S. 231 in a 2000 Chevrolet S10, preparing to turn left into the Taco Bell parking lot in Cloverdale. Erin R. Bills, 33, Cloverdale, was also southbound ina 2011 Chevrolet Impala.
As Stalcup attempted to turn, Bills’ car rear-ended his truck.
A bystander told Deputy Harrington that Bills had been swerving “all over the road” prior to the crash. Harrington said she showed no signs of intoxication but admitted to being fatigued, having recently completed an overnight shift at work.
Both vehicles were towed. Damage was estimated at $10,001-$25,000.
• At 9:54 p.m. on Monday, Megan S. Hodge, 17, Pittsboro, was eastbound on U.S. 36 in a 2006 Nissan Altima.
Hodge told Deputy Robert Soilleux she swerved to miss a fox and lost control, hitting a guardrail on the south side of the road.
The driver complained of neck pain and was being treated by EMTs, but her father arrived on the scene and she refused further medical aid.
The car was towed. Damage was estimated at $5,001-$10,000.
• At 7:23 p.m. on Sunday, Alec R. Pettit, 22, Greencastle, was southbound on County Road 25 West near the intersection of County Road 300 South in a 2017 Mazda 6 when he hit a deer.
Sgt. Kyle Gibbons estimated damage at $1,001-$2,500.
• At 1:05 a.m. on Saturday, Jake L. Powell, 17, Roachdale, was northbound on U.S. 231 about 1,000 feet north of County Road 1100 North in a 2007 Pontiac G6.
Deputy Jeffery Freeman reported that Powell apparently fell asleep at the wheel and left the road, entering a ditch.
The vehicle hit a drainage culvert, cuasing significant front-end damage and moderate damage to the rear.
Powell complained of minor elbow pain but declined medical attention.
The vehicle was towed. Damage was estimated at $10,0001-$25,000.
• At 5:25 a.m. Joshua L. Reisinger, 23, Brazil, was traveling northeast on County Road 175 North in a 1996 Ford F250.
Reisinger told Capt. Tom Helmer he met an oncoming vehicle that was traveling left of center in the curve so he swerved right to avoid a collision. In doing so, Reisinger left the road and lost control, sliding into a tree.
The truck was towed. Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000.
County Jail
Fourteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.
Monday
• At 7:25 p.m. William Aton Grogan, 40, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for parole violation.
• At 2:27 p.m. Tammy Lee Jones, 36, Greencastle, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine.
• At 12:59 p.m. Jacob Kenneth Nees, 35, Poland, was housed at the jail on a local warrant.
Saturday
• At 3 p.m. Aaron Walton Coonfield, 19, Mooresville, was lodged at the jail for possession of marijuana.
• At 2:10 p.m. Donald Glen Bishop Jr., 32, Fillmore, was taken into custody for driving as a habitual traffic violator and driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction.
• At 9:43 a.m. Jacob Edward Sharton, 27, Brazil, was housed at the jail for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.
• At 8:50 a.m. Harold Douglas Binnion, 52, North Fort Myers, Fla., was booked in on a warrant for nonsupport of a dependent.
• At 3:09 a.m. Vicki Lynn VonBehrens, 34, Terre Haute, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine and maintaining a common nuisance.
Friday
• At 6:47 p.m. Ivan Deloya-Artezan, 29, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a local warrant.
• At 5:50 p.m. John Alfred Abney, 40, Ladoga, was housed at the jail on a local warrant.
• At 3:53 p.m. Tyler Patrick Kuras, 27, Russellville, was booked in for interfering with a drug or alcohol screen.
• At 2:50 p.m. Brendin Van Niekerk, 24, Portage, was lodged at the jail for dealing in marijuana, possession of marijuana, visiting a common nuisance and possession of a controlled substance.
• At 2:44 p.m. Maurice Jackson, 22, Crown Point, was taken into custody for maintaining a common nuisance and possession of marijuana.
• At 9:44 a.m. Frankie Keith Barker, 38, Wakeman, Ohio, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated.
City Police
Two holiday weekend arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers.
• At 11:18 p.m. Saturday, a 22-year-old Clay County woman was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on four criminal charges following her arrest by Officer Luke Brown.
Staci Willyard-Winn, of Brazil, was arrested at a Castlebury Apartments residence and charged with residential entry, battery, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.
• At 4:04 a.m. Sunday, Dwight Hill, 60, Fillmore, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of more than three times the legal limit of intoxication.
Arrested at McDonald’s off Indianapolis Road by Officer Brad Hiatt, Hill registered a BAC of .263 percent. Hill was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.
Two recent summonses were issued for operators reportedly driving with a suspended license with a prior offense, City Police reported.
• At 10:41 p.m. Saturday, Avery Dotson, 23, Brazil, was stopped for a suspended license citation on Bloomington Street by Officer Hiatt.
• At 4:56 p.m. Friday, Robert Trimble, 38, Coatesville, was stopped for a suspended license citation on Shadowlawn Avenue by Officer Josh Smith.
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.