Putnam Scanner for September 11, 2018

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Monday

• At 1:26 a.m. Kyle Fisher, 24, Fillmore, was lodged at the jail for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

Sunday

• At 5:06 p.m. Samuel Andrew Robertson, was taken into custody on a pair of local warrants.

• At 3:08 a.m. Antonio Lamont Edwards, 33, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated.

Saturday

• At 4:02 a.m. Christopher Howard Neal, 20, Providence, La., was booked in for possession of a controlled substance and driving while intoxicated.

Friday

• At 5:12 p.m. Henry Joseph McDonald, 40, Torrence, was lodged at the jail on an out-of-county warrant.

• At 4:20 p.m. Ryan Jay Lentz, 44, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a court order.

• At 2:03 p.m. John Bradley Inman Jr., 22, Indianapolis, was booked in on an out-of-county warrant.

City Police

A 25-year-old Putnam County man, who reportedly spent nearly 12 hours in the Greencastle Walmart store Saturday, was arrested on a theft charge, Greencastle City Police reported.

• At 1:30 p.m. Zachary Benassi, Fillmore, was arrested by Capt. Chris Jones after he was detained by store officials in an alleged shoplifting incident involving an estimated $38 worth of merchandise after the suspect reportedly spent about half the day in the store on Saturday.

Benassi, who was lodged in the Putnam County Jail, allegedly took an air gun, CO2 bottles and BB ammo, concealing the items on his person, Capt. Jones reported.

Two additional recent arrests were reported by GPD officers.

• At 9:50 p.m. Saturday, Samantha Stinson, 26, Greencastle, was arrested on Bloomington Street by Officer Brad Hiatt.

Stinson, who was lodged in the Putnam County Jail, is facing charges of battery with a child present, disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

Her blood-alcohol content was reported at .231 percent on portable breathalyzer testing, police said.

• At 5:44 p.m. Friday, James Stevens II, 40, Greencastle, was arrested on Bloomington Street by Officer Nick Eastham.

Charged with leaving the scene of an accident and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, Stevens was lodged in the Putnam County Jail. Police said his blood-alcohol content registered .13 percent under portable breathalyzer testing.

Stevens had been involved in a two-vehicle mishap near East Washington and Wood streets when he reportedly left the scene after his 2008 Honda Civic struck the rear of a 2004 Mazda Tribute driven by Stephen Turner, 25, Greencastle.

Turner was stopped at the stoplight when his car was struck by the Stevens vehicle, which then reportedly fled eastbound toward the high school. Stevens was

Total damage in the accident was estimated at $2,500-$5,000.

Greencastle officers also responded to two other accidents Friday.

• At 3:42 p.m., a two-vehicle accident was reported on South Jackson at West Walnut Street when Christopher Monnett, 40, Greencastle, was eastbound on Walnut Street, driving a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria, and pulled into the intersection without initially seeing a southbound 2000 Jeep Cherokee, driven by Mariana Barnett, 27, Greencastle.

Barnett, who is pregnant, was transported by Putnam County Hospital with abdominal pain, Capt. Jones reported.

• At 11:16 p.m., a two-vehicle accident occurred in the rain at South Jackson and Hanna streets when Heidi Taylor, 40, Indianapolis, believing the intersection to be a four-way stop, stopped her 2008 Saturn Outlook on Hanna Street but pulled into the path of a 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer driven by Jennica Martin, 28, Harmony.

Total damage in the mishap was listed at $2,500-$5,000 by Capt. Jones.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated four recent property-damage crashes.

• At 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, Gregory L. Hodge, 43, Cloverdale, was westbound on County Road 800 South in the area of County Road 125 East in a 2013 Ford Fiesta when he hit a deer.

Deputy Randy Patrick estimated damage at $1,000-$2,500.

• At 8:25 p.m. on Friday, Zakary R. Dillard, 20, Reelsville, was eastbound on County Road 975 South in a 2002 Dodge Neon.

Dillard told Deputy Robert Soilleux the window was fogged up and he ran into a ditch.

Dillard was treated by medics at the scene and signed a statement of release.

Damage was estimated at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 7:50 a.m. on Friday, Mary G. Parker, 17, Fillmore, was southbound on County Road 625 East approaching County Road 600 North in a 1990 Ford F250.

Parker told Deputy Matt Biggs a car pulled out as she crested a hill near the intersection. Parker swerved to avoid a collision and left the west side of the road, hitting a tree and coming to rest in a creek.

An Indiana State Trooper on the scene received information from a witness in the other car, who said they did not pull out in front of Parker’s vehicle. They said she was traveling too fast, drifted off the shoulder and appeared to overcorrect, resulting in the pickup turning sideways before hitting the tree on the passenger side front quarter panel. The trooper did not get witness information.

Biggs said marks at the scene indicated that the pickup appeared to leave the road at the crest of the hill as the road slightly veers to the left.

The driver and passenger were both transported from the scene by Operation Life. The passenger, also a minor, complained of head pain.

The vehicle was towed. Damage was estimated at $1,000-$2,500.

• At 12:25 a.m. on Friday, Steven R. Burnett, 33, Rockville, was westbound on U.S. 36 about a half-mile east of County Road 490 West in a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe when a deer ran into the road.

Burnett told Deputy Biggs he swerved to miss the animal and instead struck the end of a guardrail. The vehicle was towed.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to 12 recent dispatches:

•At 7:52 a.m. on Friday, GFD was dispatched to 407 S. Jackson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 7:56 but could not determine a cause. The alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 8:01 a.m.

•At 3:43 p.m. on Friday, GFD responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of Jackson and Walnut Streets. Units arrived at 3:46 and assisted the injured. Debris was also cleaned from the roadway.

GFD cleared the scene at 4:06 p.m.

•At 5:40 p.m. on Friday, GFD received a report of leaked oil on Bloomington Street north of Walnut. Units found no leak and determined that it had been washed away with the rain.

GFD was back in service at 5:47 p.m.

•At 1:26 a.m. on Saturday, GFD was dispatched to 208 E. Olive St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 1:33 and determined that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 1:44 a.m.

•At 1:22 p.m. on Saturday, GFD was dispatched to 110 E. Larabee St. for a gas leak. Units arrived at 1:33 and shut the gas off, but did not find any unsafe levels. Maintenance crews for the building arrived there as well.

GFD cleared the scene at 1:43 p.m.

•At 2:25 p.m. on Saturday, GFD was dispatched to 18 W. Hanna St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 2:27 and determined that the alarm was activated due to cooking. The alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 2:37 p.m.

•At 1:19 a.m. on Sunday, GFD was called to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at 315 N. Jackson St. Units arrived at 1:24 and found that a car had driven into the building. GFD checked that no fluids were leaking at the scene and assisted the injured.

GFD cleared the scene at 1:40 a.m.

•At 6:05 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 905 S. College Ave. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 6:09 and determined that the alarm was activated due to cooking. The alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 6:16 p.m.

•At 8:22 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 413 S. Locust St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 8:27 and determined that the alarm was activated due to cooking. The alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 8:40 p.m.

•At 7:26 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 412 S. Jackson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 7:30 and determined that the alarm was activated due to cooking. The alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 7:34 a.m.

•At 10:14 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 106 S. Spring St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 10:17 and determined that the alarm was activated due to cooking. The alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 10:26 a.m.

•At 12:01 p.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 409 S. Jackson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:05 and determined that the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset.

GFD left at 12:11 p.m.

Additionally, GFD performed four medical assists during this time.

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.