Putnam Scanner for March 29, 2022

County Jail

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Sunday

• At 9 p.m. Anthony M. Lehr, 31, Anderson, was taken into custody for nonsupport of a dependent child.

• At 7:31 p.m. Kylie A. Rice, 23, Rockville, was housed at the jail for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

Friday

• At 10:29 p.m. Jesse M. Hutcheson-Stanley, 33, Coatesville, was taken into custody for domestic battery.

Thursday

• At 9:25 p.m. Matthew W. Jahnke, 33, Coatesville, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property-damage crash.

• At 7:51 p.m. Vance L. VanLandingham, 57, Fillmore, was booked in for driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction and driving while intoxicated endangering a person.

City Police

Six recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers:

• At 4:45 a.m. Monday, Samantha N. Hanners, 31, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Angela Taylor at an Avenue B residence.

Lodged at the Putnam County Jail, Hanners faces charges of domestic battery with bodily injury to victim under 14 years old, domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16 years old and resisting law enforcement.

• At 5:14 p.m. Saturday, Jasmine L. Smith, 22, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Billy DeWitt.

Apprehended at an East Washington Street address, Smith was booked into the county jail for carrying a handgun without a license.

• At 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Ryan W. VanHaften, 24, Greencastle, was arrested at a Martinsville Street address.

Arrested by Sgt. Ed Wilson, VanHaften was lodged at the local jail on a count of battery

• At 5:34 p.m. Thursday, Jason Thomas, 44, Crawfordsville, was arrested by Officer Nick Eastham.

Taken into custody at an Illinois Street residence, Thomas was booked into the county jail on a Montgomery County warrant for failure to appear in court on an original charge of operating a motor vehicle without ever having received a license.

• At 11:25 p.m. Wednesday, David Schmitt, 50, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Luke Brown.

Arrested at a North Madison Street address, Schmitt was lodged in the local jail on a Putnam County warrant for non-support of a dependent child.

• At 5:55 p.m. Wednesday, William Lowe, 22, Indianapolis, was arrested by Officer DeWitt.

Taken into custody at the City Police office, Lowe was lodged in the county jail on a Putnam County warrant for failure to appear in court on a possession of marijuana charge.

One summons was issued recently by city officers:

• At 10:58 p.m. Friday, Larry Hooker, 19, Palatine, Ill., was cited by Sgt. Brad Hiatt.

Stopped at Bloomington and Hanna streets, Hooked was issued a summons into court on a possession of marijuana charge.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 8:40 p.m. on Friday, Stacie L. Neiman, 39, Avon, was westbound on U.S. 40 near County Road 700 West in a 2016 Mazda CX-5.

She told Reserve Deputy Joe Tesmer she did not see a tree that had fallen in the roadway due to weather conditions and could not avoid hitting it due to the wet road. The tree damaged the windshield and top of the car.

The vehicle had to be towed. Tesmer estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 6:52 p.m. on Friday, Joshua A. Liming, 24, Greencastle, was westbound on U.S. 40 attempting to take the slight right onto County Road 200 South, the cut-through road to the east end of State Road 240, in a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser.

The road was wet and the wind was gusting, so the vehicle lost traction and did a 180-degree spin and slid off the road and through a gravel driveway and metal fence belonging to Co-Alliance. A road sign was also damaged.

The car was towed. Deputy Robert Soilleux estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 7:41 a.m. on Friday, Tracy Sparks, 51, Coatesville, was westbound on County Road 250 North in a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox when she hit a deer.

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

• At 9 p.m. on Thursday, Apryl K. Griffin, 58, Coatesville, was southbound on County Road 550 East at the intersection of County Road 200 North in a 2013 Ford Escape.

Griffin told Deputy Todd Hopkins she was going over the speed limit and was unfamiliar with the county roads in the dark. She missed the curve and left the roadway, colliding with a tree hard enough that the driver’s side airbag deployed.

The vehicle was towed. Hopkins estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to four incidents recently:

• At 4:03 p.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to 1426 Willow Bend Dr. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 4:11 and could not determine a cause for the alarm. GFD went back into service at 4:47 p.m.

• At 11:56 a.m. on Saturday, GFD was dispatched to Bishop Roberts Hall on the DePauw University campus for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:02 p.m. and determined that the alarm was caused by a dirty stovetop. The alarm was reset. GFD went back into service at 12:13 p.m.

• At 3:02 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to the apartments at 330 Greenwood Ave. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 3:08 and could not determine a cause for the alarm. A smoke detector was found covered by a plastic bag taped to the ceiling during investigation. GFD went back into service at 3:22 p.m.

• At 3:51 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to the Greencastle Arby’s for a possible fire. Firefighters arrived at 3:56 to find a haze with a burning smell. It was determined that the wiring in a toaster had malfunctioned. Power to the breaker was secured, and GFD went back into service at 4:12 p.m.

Additionally, GFD recently performed eight medical assists, had one disregard and found no incident on one dispatch.

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.