Putnam Scanner for March 20, 2020

Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Thursday

• At 3:05 a.m. Mark K. Coghill, 23, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for unlawful possession of a syringe, conversion and possession of marijuana.

Tuesday

• At 6:10 p.m. Devin M. Keuthan, 20, Washington, was booked in for driving without ever receiving a license.

• At 6:01 p.m. David A. Byers, 38, Brazil, was housed at the jail for theft and driving with a suspended license.

• At 11:56 a.m. Michelle L. Foreman-Savage, 25, Cloverdale, was taken into custody for conversion.

Sheriff’s Department

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated five recently property-damage crashes.

• At 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Donald N. McRoberts, 24, Brazil, was westbound on U.S. 40 in a 1995 Ford F-250.

McRoberts told Deputy Daniel Birt he was focused on his GPS and unaware he was drifting off the road. The truck traveled through the ditch on the north side of the road and into a tree line, colliding with a tree in the middle of the bumper and grille.

He was transported to St. Vincent Hospital in Brazil by Putnam County EMS.

The truck was towed. Birt estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 9:22 p.m. on Sunday, Ronald D. Higgins, 69, Russellville, was northbound on County Road 550 West near County Road 125 South on the way to a fire scene in a 2002 Freightliner F80 fire truck registered to Russellville Fire Department.

Higgins attempted to yield to the side of the road for another fire truck when a soft shoulder gave way. The vehicle traveled into the ditch and came to rest against a tree.

The vehicle was pulled from the ditch by Curtis Towing.

Deputy Jeffery Freeman estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 8:21 p.m. on Saturday, Angela M. Norman, 23, Russellville, was southbound on County Road 375 West in a 2006 Subaru Outback when she hit a deer.

Deputy Freeman estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nathaniel T. Mayer, 18, Brownsburg, was eastbound on State Road 240 in a 2014 Mazda 3 when he hit a deer.

The impact tore the hood from the vehicle.

The car was towed. Deputy Birt estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 10:20 a.m. on Saturday, Christopher M. Mitchell II, 17, Reelsville, was northbound on County Road 500 West just north of the Big Four Arch Bridge in a 2012 Dodge pickup.

Mitchell told Deputy Kyle Lee he must have taken the corner a little fast and the passenger side front tire went into the ditch and he was unable to correct, ultimately colliding head-on with a tree.

Mitchell said he may have blacked out after the collision. Due to this and fearing possible unknown injuries, the medics strongly advised Mitchell’s mother to allow them to transport him to the hospital. However, the mother refused transport and signed a statement of release, saying she would take him to the hospital.

The vehicle was towed. Lee estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to four recent dispatches:

• At 2:41 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 106 S. Spring St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 2:44 and found a T-shirt had been sucked up into a vacuum, causing the belt to smoke. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 2:49 p.m.

• At 5:22 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded to a motor vehicle accident at Casey’s General Store. Units arrived on the scene at 5:28 and cleaned up fluids. GFD went back into service at 5:46 p.m.

• At 3:38 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD was dispatched to 508 S. Jackson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 3:39 and determined the alarm was due to cleaning. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 3:41 p.m.

• At 3:43 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD was dispatched to 412 South Indiana St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 3:44 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 3:47 p.m.

Additionally, GFD performed two medical assists and had one disregard 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.