Putnam Scanner for Nov. 6, 2020

County Jail

Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Tuesday

• At 11:13 p.m. Morissa G. Smith, 26, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of paraphernalia and disorderly conduct.

• At 12:48 p.m. Bart D. Cash, 53, Greencastle, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated

Monday

• At 4:01 p.m. Justin M. Wagle, 31, Brazil, was housed at the jail for driving with a suspended license.

City Police

Three recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers.

• At 11:49 p.m. Wednesday, Ryan Wilson, 44, Martinsville, was arrested by Officer Brad Hiatt.

Lodged in the Putnam County Jail after being taken into custody on Anderson Street, Wilson was arrested on a Putnam County warrant for theft and possession of methamphetamine.

• At 3:37 a.m. Tuesday, Jacob Williams, 25, Fillmore, was arrested by Officer Luke Brown.

Taken into custody on Zinc Mill Road and lodged in the Putnam County Jail, Williams is facing a new charge of invasion of privacy, while also being held on a Putnam County warrant for violation of a no-contact order.

• At 7:12 p.m. Monday, Cynthia Smith, 53, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Angela Taylor.

Smith, who was listed as homeless, was taken into custody on Vine Street.

She was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on charges of criminal trespass and possession of marijuana.

One recent theft case was investigated by city officers.

• At 10:11 p.m. Oct. 27, Shane Dentler, 18, Greencastle, was issued a summons into court on a theft charge.

Officer Alec Pettit reported that Dentler allegedly used an incorrect bar code to make a purchase at the Walmart U-scan station.

Dentler reportedly used the bar code removed from a 94-cent shot glass to scan the price for what should have been a $178 tool kit.

In other GPD activity, a report on the Oct. 26 accident at Miller Asbury Apartments was made public.

According to Officer Brown’s report of the 4:22 a.m. incident, he was pursuing a older-model dark SUV which had passed him, reportedly doing at least 15 mph over the speed limit.

In a pursuit that reached 70 mph on Hanna Street and included evasive tactics through nearby parking lots, the driver eventually jumped out of the running vehicle after going through the Roban Apartments lot on the easts side of Bloomington Street. The running vehicle, a 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada, continued to roll forward until eventually crashing into the corner of the old Miller School building, now Miller Asbury Apartments.

The offender, who eluded police on foot, is described only generally as a six-foot-tall male with a stocky build.

No estimate of damage was made available on the report.

After running the plates on the vehicle, it came back as recently sold, police said. However, the description of who it had been sold to did not match that of the offender, making it possible that it was a stolen vehicle.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Janet E. Johnson, 67, Brazil, was eastbound on U.S. 40 in a 2007 Dodge Caravan when she hit a deer.

The van had to be towed. Deputy Josh Deal estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 6:23 p.m. on Monday, Hunter J. Hinton, 20, New Castle, was westbound on U.S. 40 in a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado when he hit a deer.

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

• At 12:10 p.m. on Monday, Luke J. Skelton, 23, Cloverdale, was stopped on the eastbound side of U.S. 40 picking up trash from a home in a 2014 International Workstar garbage truck registered to Jack’s Trash Service.

Skelton told Deputy Deal he noticed a box truck approaching, not slowing down or changing lanes. Before Skelton could move his truck, the box truck had collided with the left rear corner of his truck.

Shaun D. Dupree, 40, Indianapolis, was eastbound in the 2018 Freightliner M2 100 registered to Caruso Inc. He told Deal he tried to swerve to avoid the trash truck, but could not do so.

Following the collision, Dupree’s truck continued eastbound and left the road, where it rolled onto its side.

Neither driver was injured.

The box truck was towed.

Deal estimated damage at $50,000-$100,000.

• At 6:07 a.m. Monday, Jonathan L. Browning, 49, Brazil, was northbound on U.S. 231 in a 2014 Ford Escape when he hit a deer.

Deputy Brian Helmer estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, Shelby D. Neace, 17, Cloverdale, was attempting to turn onto northbound U.S. 231 from Mill Street in Cloverdale, driving a 2005 Chrysler Sebring. Kenneth A. Rock, 62, Spencer, was southbound on U.S. 231 in a 2017 Chevrolet Trax.

Neace told Deputy Freeman she saw a truck turning onto Mill Street but did not notice Rock’s vehicle behind, so she pulled out.

In doing so, Neace struck the front driver’s side of Rock’s vehicle.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to three recent dispatches:

• At 2:43p.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded to cornfield fire located at 4487 S. CR 125 East. Units arrived on the scene at 2:51 and extinguished the fire. GFD did not list a return-to-service time.

• At 2:51 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of 200 North on U.S. 231. Units arrived on the scene at 2:55 and extinguished a small air filter fire, as well as cleaned fluids from the roadway. GFD went back into service at 4:31 p.m.

• At 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to a wild land fire located at 5088 S. CR 375 West. Units arrived on the scene at 1:58 and had the fire under control by 2:49. GFD checked for hot spots and cut down a tree that was burning inside. GFD went back into service at 2:59 p.m.

Additionally, GFD recently performed five 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.