Putnam Scanner for Feb. 25, 2022

County Jail

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Wednesday

• At 1:35 p.m. Alexander G. Richter, 23, Bainbridge, was taken into custody on an out-of-county warrant.

Tuesday

• At 7:21 p.m. Megan S. Muse, 27, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail for criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.

•At 7:18 p.m. Chasity A. Combs, 38, Greencastle, was booked in for counterfeiting and invasion of privacy.

•At 3:11 p.m. Kathy S. Weddle, 45, Fillmore, was lodged at the jail for false informing.

•At 10:21 a.m. Jeremy M. Crist, 43, Brownsburg, was taken into custody on a court order.

Monday

• At 4:37 p.m. Jackson E. Vaughn, 21, Solsberry, was housed at the jail for driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction.

• At 3:55 p.m. Jennifer N. Kuhn, 33, Greencastle, was booked in for disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

City Police

Three recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers:

• At 9:22 p.m. Wednesday, Kandice G. Shalayev, 37, Greencastle, was arrested by Office Alec Pettit.

Taken into custody at Indianapolis Road and Judson Drive, Shalayev was booked into the Putnam County Jail for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia as well as on a Putnam County warrant for violation of probation/petition to revoke on the original charge of interfering with a drug or alcohol screening.

• At 12:22 a.m. Wednesday, Adam L. McCastle, 47, Greencastle, was arrested at Bloomington and Apple streets by Officer Luke Brown.

McCastle was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on a Putnam County warrant for invasion of privacy.

• At 11:01 p.m. Tuesday, Chad A. Hall, 30, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Brown on Veterans Memorial Highway at Warren Drive.

Taken into custody on a Clay County warrant for failure to appear in court on an original charge of public intoxication, Hall was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

• At 11:03 a.m. Friday, Isach Osborn, 18, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Nick Eastham at State Road 240 and Percy Julian Drive.

Arrested on a Putnam County warrant for failure to appear in court on an original charge of being a minor in consumption of alcohol, Osborn was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

Osborn was also cited for operating a vehicle while never being licensed, having false or fictitious plates and unlawful use of tobacco.

Two persons were issued a summons by Greencastle officers:

• At 1:09 p.m. Wednesday, Avery Dotson, 28, Brazil, was stopped by Officer Luke Brown at Washington and Locust streets.

Dotson was issued a summons into court for driving with a suspended license with a prior offense.

• At 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Austin Smothers, 19, Ladoga, was stopped by Officer Jared McDaniel at Domino’s Pizza on Bloomington Street.

Smothers was issued a summons into court for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

Sheriff’s Office

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

•At 5:59 a.m. on Tuesday, Albert L. Epple, 61, Brazil, was traveling northeast on Manhattan Road in a 2014 Kia Optima when the car left the road and hit a mailbox.

The vehicle then went through a ditch and launched over a driveway, coming to rest a couple hundred feet to the north of where it had left the road.

Cpl. Brian Helmer attributed the accident partly to an accelerator failure.

Epple complained of back pain but declined medical attention, saying he would get himself checked out.

The car was towed. Helmer estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

• At 7:41 p.m. on Monday, Billie M. White, 64, Brazil, was southbound on Manhattan Road in a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado when she hit a deer.

Deputy Robert Soilleux estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 7:31 a.m. on Monday, Katherine Farris, 29, Greencastle, was northbound on U.S. 231 in a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe when she hit a deer.

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

• At 6:30 a.m. on Monday, James D. Clampitt, 46, Greencastle, was eastbound on U.S. 40 in a 2015 GMC Canyon when two deer ran out in front of him and he hit them both.

The truck had to be towed. Deputy Todd Hopkins, assisted by Cpl. Brian Helmer, estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 10:10 p.m. on Saturday, Ethan P. Stiles, 35, Indianapolis, was stopped southbound on U.S. 231 in a 2014 Ford F-150, waiting for a car in front of him to turn left onto County Road 700 South.

Anita E. Cline, 34, Cloverdale, was also southbound in a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze and did not notice Stiles’ truck at a stop, making heavy rear impact to the pickup.

Reserve Deputy Ken Rozelle noted no skid marks prior to impact. Rozelle, who was assisted by Cloverdale officers Wade Warren and Courtney Jaynes, also noted that Stiles’ brake lights were working.

Cline’s vehicle had to be towed. Rozelle estimated damage at $25,000-$50,000.

• At 6:32 p.m. on Saturday, Jade L. Karas, 18, Sullivan, was southbound on County Road 150 West approaching a 90-degree turn in a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder.

Karas told Reserve Deputy Rozelle she was familiar with the curve, but as she entered it, her outside rear tire dropped off the road. The end of the road had a significant drop-off that caused a loss of vehicle control.

Rozelle noted that skid marks indicated Karas overcorrected and skidded 40 feet sideways across the road, making front end contact with the embankment on the opposite side of the road before coming to rest facing north.

Karas was taken to Putnam County Hospital for a scrape and swelling on her forehead.

The car was towed. Rozelle estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 8:10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18, Yiming Chen, 23, Greencastle, was southbound on U.S. 231 near the intersection of County Road 700 South in a 2016 Lexus NX when a loose vehicle tire came into the road from an unknown location.

Chen was unable to avoid the tire, causing front-end damage, including radiator damage that left the vehicle in need of a tow.

Deputy Randy Patrick estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to three incidents recently:

• At 8:50 p.m. on Monday, GFD received a direct call for an odor of gas at 204 N. Locust St. Firefighters arrived at 8:53 were advised by the residents that they had ventilated the property. No gas was detected, and GFD went back into service at 9:11 p.m.

• At 2:23 a.m. on Wednesday, GFD was dispatched to Kissinger House on the DePauw University campus for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 2:25 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was reset. GFD went back into service at 2:33 a.m.

• At 12:34 a.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to Delta Tau Delta on the DePauw University campus for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:40 and found that the alarm was not active. The alarm system was in trouble mode and could not be reset. GFD went back into service at 12:48 a.m.

Additionally, GFD recently performed four 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.