Putnam Scanner for Feb. 11, 2022

County Jail

Seventeen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Thursday

• At 1:40 a.m. David A. Burroff, 41, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a warrant.

Wednesday

• At 10:29 p.m. Amber N. Dreiman, 38, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail on a warrant.

• At 8:58 p.m. Joshua D. McGlaughlin, 37, Cloverdale, was booked in for driving while intoxicated.

• At 6:04 p.m. Dawnell Stewart, 57, Bainbridge, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated.

• At 4:16 p.m. Jeffrey J. McCullough, 54, Knightsville, was taken into custody on an out-of-county warrant.

• At 11:41 a.m. Pamela A. Scott, 47, Russellville, was housed at the jail on a warrant.

• At 2:53 a.m. Christopher L. Sutton, 45, Gosport, was booked in for resisting law enforcement, disorderly conduct, intimidation and public intoxication.

• At 12:11 a.m. Jennifer N. Kuhn, 33, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for public intoxication.

Tuesday

• At 5:02 p.m. Deidre M. Gegner, 38, Crawfordsville, was taken into custody for invasion of privacy.

• At 3:56 p.m. James A. Workman, 28, Brazil, was housed at the jail for driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction and for reckless driving.

• At 6:25 a.m. Hickory L. Smith, 30, Brazil, was booked in on a Parke County warrant and for driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction.

• At 1:51 a.m. Zachary A. Nichols, 23, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for unlawful possession of a syringe.

Monday

• At 10:01 p.m. Melissa A. Welch, 51, Coatesville, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated.

• At 7:17 p.m. Daniel W. Galloway, 51, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for violation of driving conditions, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.

• At 6:01 p.m. Joseph C. Rossetti Jr., 29, Cloverdale, was booked in for unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia with a prior conviction.

• At 5:05 p.m. Maranda R. Stone, 32, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for maintaining a common nuisance, unlawful possession of a syringe and criminal trespass.

• At 10:04 a.m. Dante T. Hodgkin, 29, Indianapolis, was taken into custody for aggravated battery and battery with bodily injury.

City Police

One recent arrest was reported by Greencastle City Police officers:

• At 10:38 p.m. Monday, Billy J. Cooper Jr., 23, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Angela Taylor.

Taken into custody at a Castlebury Apartments residence, Cooper was housed on a Putnam County warrant for violation of probation with the original charge of domestic battery.

One recent summons was issued by city officers:

• At 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Evan Van Bibber, 36, Bainbridge, was issued a summons by Officer Nick Eastham.

Stopped on Indianapolis Road, Van Bibber was cited for driving with a suspended license with a prior offense.

Two citations were issued recently by GPD officers.

• At 11:24 a.m. Thursday, Jerry Broadstreet, 86, Fillmore, was ticketed for speeding by Officer Eastham.

Stopped on Fillmore Road, Broadstreet was cited for 60 mph in a 30-mph zone.

• At 9:21 p.m. Sunday, Caleb Gardner, 18, Greencastle, was cited by Officer Alec Pettit.

Stopped on Shadowlawn Avenue, Gardner was ticketed for an expired license plate.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Bradly K. Ames, 62, Fillmore, was northbound on County Road 550 East just north of County Road 200 North in a 2007 Freightliner Columbia registered to Ames 4K Farms.

Ames told Deputy Josh Boller that after getting through two corners, he was checking his rear view mirror. By the time he looked forward, his right front tire was in the ditch. He tried to steer out, but hit a Hendricks Power pole, causing extensive damage to the tractor cab.

The tractor and trailer then flipped onto their sides.

Ames was not injured in the crash.

The truck had to be towed. Boller estimated damage at $50,000-$100,000.

• At 6:28 p.m. on Tuesday, Zachary Minnick, 35, Quincy, was attempting to leave the Marathon Station at U.S. 231 and U.S. 40 in a 2013 GMC Sierra.

Minnick told Deputy Tanner Brown that southbound vehicles were stopped and he had enough room to pull across traffic and into the northbound lane. He said that has he was crossing the southbound lane, he did not see any approaching headlights in the lane to turn east.

However, as he attempted to cross the turn lane, his truck collided with a southbound 204 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Melissa Lancaster, 53, Greencastle.

Lancaster told Brown that as she was driving southbound, Minnick’s vehicle suddenly pulled in front of her and she could not avoid a crash.

Both vehicles were towed. Brown estimated damage at $25,000-$50,000.

• At 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Starlit D. Brann, 55, Greencastle, was southbound on County Road 325 West, attempting to turn left, with her turn signal activated, onto County Road 450 South in a 2010 Ford F-150.

Brann told Cpl. Brian Helmer that as she was turning, she was struck in the left rear by a Jack’s Trash truck. The impact pushed Brann’s pickup into the ditch.

Austin M. Gray, 23, Greencastle, told Helmer he was southbound in the 2007 Freightliner M2 registered to Jack’s Trash. He said an unidentified vehicle was between his truck and Brann’s pickup. As Brann was braking to turn left, so did the vehicle in the middle. Gray, however, said he could not get his truck to slow down fast enough to avoid a collision with the middle vehicle. He instead took evasive action and turned left to avoid the collision, driving partially into a yard north of the intersection before colliding with the pickup.

The driver of the middle car left the scene before Helmer’s arrival.

Neither driver needed medical attention. Once Brann’s truck was pulled form the ditch, both were driven from the scene.

Helmer estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

• At 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, Kris D. Nelson, 54, Greencastle, was southbound on County Road 600 South in a 2016 GMC Sierra.

Nelson told Maj. Dwight Simmons that he encountered a northbound vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on the snow-covered road, so he attempted to get over to the left. In doing so, Nelson’s truck was pulled into the ditch, where it made contact with a fence, causing extensive damage to the driver’s side.

Nelson was able to drive his truck from the scene.

The other vehicle, which did not stop, was described as a white Dodge Ram with a camper shell.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to six recent dispatches:

• At 4:24 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 418 Anderson St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 4:29 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was reset. GFD went back into service at 4:42 p.m.

• At 9:55 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to 504 S. Indiana St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 9:59 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was reset. GFD went back into service at 10:03 p.m.

• At 11:18 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to the apartments at 106 S. Spring St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:22 and determined the alarm was due to steam. The alarm was reset. GFD went back into service at 11:27 p.m.

• At 7:27 a.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to the apartments at 330 Greenwood Ave. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 7:32 and determined the alarm was due to smoking. There was an issue with the alarm panel, but it was able to be cleared. GFD went back into service at 7:48 a.m.

• At 9:47 a.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to 412 S. Jackson St. on the DePauw University campus for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 9:50 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was reset by DePauw police. GFD went back into service at 9:53 a.m.

• At 2:25 p.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to Paul Kissinger House on the DePauw University campus for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 2:28 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was reset. GFD went back into service at 2:31 p.m.

Additionally, GFD recently performed four 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.