Putnam Scanner for May 8, 2020

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Thursday

• At 4:33 a.m. Samantha Q. Davis, 19, Cloverdale, was booked in for dealing in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, trafficking with an inmate and possession of a controlled substance.

Wednesday

• At 11:39 p.m. Crystal L. Finchum, 32, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for dealing in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.

Tuesday

• At 8:55 p.m. Danny W. Hensley, 46, Bainbridge, was taken into custody for resisting law enforcement, disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

• At 3:02 p.m. Bruce A. Sims, 58, Clayton, was lodged at the jail for criminal trespass, theft and carrying a handgun without a license.

• At 4:36 a.m. Shane M. Ronan, 33, Greencastle, was taken into custody for battery resulting in serious bodily injury.

• At 4:36 a.m. Jeslyn S. Ronan, 30, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for battery.

Monday

• At 8:41 p.m. Tawnya J. Stuck, 55, Reelsville, was booked in for battery and disorderly conduct.

City Police

Two arrests were reported recently by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 5 p.m. Tuesday, Andre Giden, 43, Indianapolis, was arrested by Sgt. Ed Wilson at a Fairview Street residence.

Charged with battery with bodily injury, Giden was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

Giden was also arrested on a pair of Putnam County warrants, one for residential entry/breaking and entering and another for maintaining a common nuisance as well as dealing in and possession of a controlled substance.

While at the Fairview Street address, police discovered another person who was wanted on a warrant and arrested Amber Coffman, 31, Quincy.

Arrested on a warrant for nonsupport of dependent children, Coffman was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

Sheriff’s Department

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

• At 7:37 a.m. on Monday, Leesa A. Bryan, 51, Greencastle, was southbound on County Road 600 West in a 2015 Ford F-150 when she hit a dog that had entered the roadway.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to one recent dispatch:

• At 7:53 p.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 1216 S. Bloomington St. to investigate a hot smell. Firefighters arrived at 7:58 and found that a plastic cover was covering part of an HVAC system. GFD turned the power off and went back into service at 8:12 p.m.

Additionally, GFD performed four medical assists and had one disregard prior around 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.