Putnam Scanner for Sept. 25, 2020

County Jail

Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Thursday

• At 3:55 a.m. Cory D. Batson, 25, Soddy Daisy, Tenn., was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated.

• At 2:03 a.m. Brandon W. Gable, 29, Martinsville, was taken into custody for resisting law enforcement, interfering with the reporting of a crime and public intoxication.

• At 1:48 a.m. Ian M. Stratton, 31, Martinsville, was housed at the jail for resisting law enforcement, interfering with the reporting of a crime and public intoxication.

Wednesday

• At 11:22 a.m. Pamela A. Scott, 45, Russellville, was booked in on a local warrant.

• At 12:53 a.m. Jalah R. Abraham, 35, Frankfort, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine.

• At 12:41 a.m. Brian A. Player, 31, Frankfort, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine and driving without ever receiving a license.

Tuesday

• At 2:02 p.m. Victoria S. Corder, 30, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for contempt of court.

• At 11:52 a.m. Edgar E. Cancela, 32, Crawfordsville, was booked in for driving a commercial motor vehicle without a valid CDL.

Monday

• At 4:26 p.m. Michael E. Holdridge, 54, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction and driving a vehicle after forfeiture of license for life.

Sheriff’s Office

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies responded to three recent property-damage crashes.

• At 6:47 p.m. on Sunday, Diane L. Williams, 54, Greencastle, was northbound on U.S. 231 just north of U.S. 40 in a 2009 Chevrolet HHR.

Williams told Deputy Robert Soilleux she had a coughing fit, which caused her to lose control of her vehicle. The passenger side tires dropped off the east side of the road and she could not get it back on the road.

Williams was cited for driving without financial responsibility.

Soilleux estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, Chad S. Chew, 22, Greencastle, was westbound on County Road 700 South in a 2006 Ford Ranger pulling a trailer with mowing equipment.

Chew told Deputy Daniel Birt the mower was not sitting in the proper location on the trailer and the occupants of the truck were discussing whether to stop and adjust the trailer or continue to the next location.

As the truck crested a slight hill at the T-intersection with County Road 475 East, the trailer load shifted and caused the trailer to whip the pickup off the road. This caused it to roll approximately three times. The trailer came to rest upside down and the mower was tossed into the woodline.

Both Chew and his passenger declined medical attention. The passenger complained of no pain, while Chew said he was started to experience back pain. The deputy strongly advised him to see medical evaluation at the hospital.

The truck, trailer and mower were towed from the scene.

Birt estimated damage at $25,000-$50,000.

• At 11:23 a.m. on Monday, Cody A. Voorhees, 41, Indianapolis, was southbound on U.S. 231 attempting to turn west onto U.S. 40 in a 2015 International roll-off wrecker registered to JRS Services and Recovery. Candy R. Linson, 53, Indianapolis, was also southbound, preparing to turn west, in a 2001 Toyota Solara.

Voorhees told Deputy Kyle Lee he swung wide, taking up part of the space in the southbound lane due to the length of his vehicle. However, as he was turning, Linson pulled all the way up in the turn lane and he struck the driver’s side front of her vehicle.

Linson’s account was consistent with Voorhees’.

Lee estimated damage at less than $1,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to three recent dispatches:

• At 4:50 p.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 1426 W. CR 125 South for a smoke scare. Firefighters arrived at 4:55 and found that a homeowner was burning a controlled outside fire. The individual stated that he would stay and watch the fire. GFD went back into service at 5:12 p.m.

• At 11:31 p.m. on Monday, GFD responded to a motorcycle fire in front of 10 Pine St. Firefighters arrived at 11:36 to find a motorcycle fully involved and on its side. The fire was under control at 11:44. GFD went back into service at 12:05 a.m. Tuesday morning.

• At 9:03 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 618 Highwood Ave. for a carbon monoxide alarm activation. Firefighters arrived at 9:08 and monitored the property, but did not find a cause for the activation. The CO detector was blown out and its batteries were replaced. GFD went back into service at 10:18 a.m.

GFD also recently performed two medical assists and had three 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.