Putnam Scanner for Sept. 29, 2020

County Jail

Four people have been booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Sunday

• At 6:23 p.m. Jacob M. Joseph, 20, LaPorte, was lodged at the jail for strangulation and domestic battery.

Friday

• At 5:19 p.m. Jason R. Pierce, 23, Greencastle, was taken into custody for driving without ever receiving a license.

• At 8:28 a.m. Zachary A. Nichols, 21, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a writ of body attachment.

Thursday

• At 8:45 p.m. Destiny C. Conover, 24, Greencastle, was booked in for criminal trespass and theft.

City Police

One recent arrest was reported by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 11:21 p.m. Saturday, Lewis E. Collins, 64, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Luke Brown.

Stopped on North Madison Street, Collins was taken into custody and lodged in the Putnam County Jail on charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

One recent citation was issued by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 11:39 p.m. Thursday, Nicole Johnson, 34, Coatesville, was ticketed by Officer Alec Pettit.

Stopped on County Road 200 South, Johnson was cited for an infraction of driving with a suspended license.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, Roger A. Wright, 64, Coatesville, was parked in a parking spot attempting to back out of a space at the Heritage Lake Marina in a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado.

A 2009 Chevrolet Malibu was double parked behind the vehicle to right of Wright’s truck. He did not realize it was there and backed out, turning right, colliding with the parked vehicle.

Deputy Brian Helmer estimated damage at $1,000-$2,500.

• At 6:59 p.m. on Saturday, Sherrill J. Benson, 83, Cloverdale, was westbound on U.S. 40 attempting to turn southbound at U.S. 231 in a 2014 Ford Focus. Grace A. Maguire, 25, Zionsville, was eastbound on U.S. 40 traveling through the U.S. 231 intersection in a 2006 Hyundai Sonata.

Benson told Deputy Jeffery Freeman the sun had been in her eyes and she could not see Maguire’s vehicle. She turned south and collided with Maguire’s car.

Benson’s vehicle sustained moderate front end damage, while Maguire’s was moderately damaged in the driver’s side rear.

Both vehicles were towed.

The drivers both told Freeman they were not injured.

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

• At 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Michael V. Cooper, 64, Center Point, was eastbound on County Road 700 South in a 2008 Nissan Quest when he hit a deer.

Deputy Daniel Birt estimated damage at $1,000-$2,500.

• At 5 p.m. on Friday, Todd D. Wagner, 31, Greenfield, was pulling out of the work zone on U.S. 231 North in Franklin Township in a 2001 Kenworth T800. Wagner told Deputy Birt there was a small gap in the traffic and he believed the last car had passed. He said he saw the next dump truck pulling in and believed the road was clear.

However, a 2017 Dodge driven by David C. Bradshaw, 41, Indianapolis, was in Wagner’s blind spot. As Wagner pulled into the driving lane, Bradshaw said he had nowhere to go.

The damage ran down the entire passenger side of Bradshaw’s vehicle, while only the front bumper was bent on Wagner’s dump truck.

Birt estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 9:58 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, John K. Moss, 61, Center Point, was southbound on County Road 725 East just north of U.S. 40 in a 2003 Dodge Ram approaching a narrow bridge. Nancy A. Shoffner, 62, Fillmore was northbound approaching the bridge in a 2002 Ford Excursion.

Both vehicles entered the bridge, not realizing they would not fit. The driver’s side mirrors of the vehicles struck one another.

Deputy Helmer estimated damage at less than $1,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to one recent dispatch:

• At 5:04 a.m. on Friday, GFD responded to a detached garage on fire located at 700 S. CR 125 West. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 5:12 and had the fire controlled by 6 a.m. The garage collapsed on itself and items inside were damaged. GFD went back into service at 7:24 a.m.

GFD also recently performed five medical assists and had one disregard.

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.