Putnam Scanner for June 15, 2019

Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday.

• At 9:19 p.m. Eric Steven Barcus, 44, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated.

• At 7:45 p.m. Matthew Todd Earle, 21, Greencastle, was taken into custody for battery resulting in bodily injury.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated one recent property-damage crash.

• At 10:46 a.m. Jasmine R. Blankenship, 18, Cloverdale, was southbound on State Road 243 approaching County Road 1260 South in a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu when she hit a deer.

Deputy Brian Helmer estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to one recent dispatch:

• At 4:32 p.m. on Thursday, GFD returned to the site of a structure fire at 2947 E. CR 275 South. Units arrived at the property at 4:41 and put out remaining fires which had flared up in the debris. GFD returned to station at 5:29 p.m.

Additionally, GFD had one disregard before this dispatch.

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.