Putnam Scanner for Sept. 17, 2021

County Jail

Ten people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Wednesday

• At 11:08 p.m. Jerry A. Williams, 45, Russellville, was lodged at the jail for auto theft.

• At 9:54 p.m. Brice C. Steinbaker, 30, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a warrant.

• At 8:41 p.m. James J. Campbell, 42, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a warrant for failure to register as a sex or violent offender.

• At 2:35 p.m. John M. Fields, 35, Plainfield, was booked in on a warrant for nonsupport of a dependent.

• At 12:16 p.m. Bradley A. Songer, 46, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on an out-of-county warrant.

Tuesday

• At 5:16 p.m. Katherine D. Ritchison, 28, Columbus, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction.

• At 4:53 p.m. Wilson H. May III, 39, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a warrant.

• At 11:49 a.m. John R. Tracey III, 34, Indianapolis, was booked in on a warrant.

Monday

• At 2:03 p.m. Kimberly A. Wilson, 52, Attica, was lodged at the jail on a warrant.

•At 9:48 a.m. Thomas C. Caldwell, 29, Cloverdale, was taken into custody on a warrant.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 3:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Natoshia R. Lee, 34, Brazil, had pulled through a parking spot in the South Putnam High School Parking lot, attempting to enter a lane of travel in a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. Steven C. Theis, 18, Reelsville, was eastbound in the parking lot in a 2000 GMC Sonoma.

Lee told Deputy Tanner Brown she had pulled through a parking space into another, where there was a truck parked on her passenger side. She explained that as soon as she began pulling out, Theis struck her passenger side.

Theis said he had left his parking spot and was eastbound in the traffic lane. He said Lee then pulled out in front of him and he could not avoid the collision.

Brown reviewed the school’s video surveillance of the area and found that the truck had been parked next to Lee’s vehicle and that after an SUV had passed eastbound, she began to pull out and the two vehicles collided.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to three recent incidents:

• At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 106 S. Spring St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 9:04 and determined the alarm was due to smoking. The alarm was reset. GFD went back into service at 9:09 a.m.

• At 7:38 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at the corner of College Avenue and Franklin Street. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 7:41 and cleaned fluids from the roadway. GFD went back into service at 7:52 p.m.

• At 10:19 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was notified about a tree blocking both lanes at 1385 N. CR 25 East. Firefighters found the tree at 10:28 and removed it from the roadway. GFD went back into service at 10:35 p.m.

Additionally, GFD recently performed six 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.