Putnam Scanner for May 13, 2022

County Jail

Twelve people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Thursday

• At 2:35 a.m. Jennifer A. Buell, 45, Dublin, Ohio, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

• At 1:30 a.m. Nicholas L. Bennett, 31, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a court order.

• At 12:24 a.m. Melvin D. Jones, 64, Poland, was booked in for use of private land without consent.

Tuesday

• At 9:55 p.m. Carlos L. Rawlins, 47, Hopkinsville, Ky., was lodged at the jail for dealing in a narcotic drug, dealing in methamphetamine, possession of a narcotic drug and possession of methamphetamine.

• At 10:06 a.m. Billy R. Albright, 59, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a local warrant.

• At 7:32 a.m. Donna A. Kettery, 27, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail on a local warrant.

• At 2:15 a.m. Mark A. Watson, 57, Evansville, was booked in for check fraud.

• At 2:08 a.m. Ronnie R. Bowling, 31, Crawfordsville, was lodged at the jail for possession of a narcotic drug.

Monday

• At 11:23 p.m. Stephen Trierweiler, 51, Poland, was taken into custody as a habitual traffic offender.

• At 9:28 p.m. Belissa R. O’Conner, 38, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for work release revocation.

• At 8:58 p.m. Juan R. Vela III, 46, Terre Haute, was booked in for driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction and intimidation.

•At 1:28 p.m. Dwayne A. Doolin, 34, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a warrant.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 7:14 p.m. on Friday, May 6, Breeshauna L. Porter, 25, Greencastle, was apparently westbound on County Road 500 North at County Road 700 East in a 2014 Subara XV Cross Trek when it left the northwest corner of the intersection and crashed into trees.

Two witnesses to the crash told Cpl. Brian Helmer that Porter approached the intersection eastbound (the one direction that does not have to stop) and then turned around and headed back through the intersection at a high rate of speed westbound, leaving the road, going airborne and hitting a tree.

Both witnesses said Porter seemed to be intoxicated.

When Helmer approached Porter, she was sitting on a stump, holding her bloody nose. At that time, she told Helmer she had also hit her head and it was hurting.

Porter told Helmer she had been T-boned and it put her into the trees. However, the witnesses said she was not T-boned. Porter then said she had steered into the trees to avoid a crash.

Asked by Helmer, Porter said she had been drinking beer, saying she had drank three or four, stopping about an hour before the crash.

Reserve Deputy Joe Tesmer transported Porter to Putnam County Hopsital, where she tested at .173 percent alcohol concentration equivalent. She was then booked in the Putnam County Jail.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to five incidents between Sunday, May 8 and Wednesday:

• At 7:17 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to 3153 S. CR 200 West for a propane tank fire. Firefighters arrived at 7:21 and were advised by the homeowner that a small propane tank in a fire pit had been on fire, but was extinguished upon their arrival. The tank was shut off and removed away from the residence. GFD went back into service at 7:34 p.m.

• At 10:58 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to Sigma Chi on the DePauw University campus for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:02 a.m. and determined that dust from using a concrete saw in the basement activated the alarm. The alarm was reset. GFD went back into service at 11:23 a.m.

• At 1:06 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched for a motor vehicle incident with injuries reported at 684 Westlane Rd. Firefighters arrived at 1:17 and determined that an individual wrecked an off-road bike and had gone to a house near where it was found. Firefighters assisted with patient care. GFD went back into service at 1:37 a.m.

• At 5:32 a.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to Heartland Automotive for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 3:42 and were advised by an employee that it was a false alarm and that it had been reset. GFD went back into service at 5:52 a.m.

• At 3:32 p.m. on Wednesday, GFD was dispatched to Humbert Hall on the DePauw University campus for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 3:34 and determined the alarm was due to cooking popcorn. The alarm was reset. GFD went back into service at 3:36 p.m.

Additionally, GFD performed 10 medical assists, made one public service call and had one disregard during this time.

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.