Putnam Scanner for May 19, 2020

Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Sunday

• At 8:40 p.m. Thomas J. Harris, 51, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated.

• At 2:48 a.m. Samantha A. Berry, 45, Indianapolis, was booked in for driving while intoxicated, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.

Saturday

• At 10:49 p.m. Autumn R. Felumero, 25, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on an out-of-county warrant.

• At 1:56 p.m. Travis W. Turner, 31, Franklin, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated.

Friday

• At 3:19 p.m. Gregory D. Swiney, 23, Terre Haute, was booked in for criminal trespass.

• At 2:49 p.m. John R. Thomas, 29, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for driving with a suspended license.

• At 7:13 a.m. David L. Glass, 40, Lebanon, was taken into custody for possession of a cellular telephone or device while incarcerated.

Thursday

• At 11:32 a.m. Timothy B. Hays, 55, Bloomington, was housed at the jail for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.

Wednesday

• At 8:18 p.m. Richard J. Thomas, 43, Roachdale, was booked in for domestic battery, criminal confinement and disorderly conduct.

City Police

Three recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 8:40 a.m. Saturday, Anthony Ezman IV, 18, Coatesville, was arrested by Capt. Chris Jones.

Taken into custody on East Washington Street, Ezman was arrested on a Putnam County warrant for escape/violation of home detention. He was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

• At 1:07 a.m. Saturday, Ashley Elder, 35, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Alec Pettit.

Lodged in the Putnam County Jail, Elder was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. She registered a blood-alcohol content of .182 percent under portable blood testing.

• At 10:57 p.m. Friday, James Wright, 49, Greencastle, was arrested by Capt. Charles Inman on Bloomington Street near East Walnut.

Lodged in the Putnam County Jail, Wright is facing charges of public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement.

He registered a blood-alcohol content of .17 percent under portable blood testing.

Sheriff’s Department

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

• At 11:16 a.m. on Thursday, Sydney G. Moore, 20, Roachdale, was traveling on County Road 175 East attempting to make a curve in a 2015 Mercedes Benz CLA250.

However, the vehicle ran off the road and hit the guy-wire for a utility pole, as well as hitting a phone box. The impact knocked out power to a nearby home.

Moore told Deputy Brian Helmer she was not injured, but was checked out by a medic. She signed a statement of release.

Moore said she was traveling too fast and could not make the curve.

The vehicle was driven from the scene. Helmer estimated damage at $25,000-$50,000.

• At 8:31 a.m. on Thursday, Jacob A. Scott, 20, Roachdale, was northbound on U.S. 231 just south of County Road 1400 North in a 2004 Dodge Ram.

As he rounded a curve, he lost control of the truck and left the road. Scott advised Deputy Helmer that the back end of the truck came around on him, at which point he could not regain control.

The vehicle hit numerous trees, a telephone box and went through a wire fence. It came to rest against a row of trees next to a creek.

The truck was towed. Helmer estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to two recent dispatches:

• At 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, GFD responded to a motor vehicle accident without injuries at the crossroads of Indianapolis Road and Calbert Way. Units arrived on the scene at 12:47 and were advised that there was no debris or fluid to clean up. GFD went back into service at 12:58 p.m.

• At 5:12 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to Druley House for a smoke detector activation. Firefighters arrived at 5:13 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 5:15 p.m.

Additionally, GFD recently performed three medical assists and had two disregards.

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.