Putnam Scanner for Aug. 26, 2022

County Jail

Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Wednesday

• At 3:39 a.m. Kevin D. Hicks, 47, Bowling Green, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated.

Tuesday

• At 4:18 p.m. Heather D. McIntosh, 37, Cloverdale, was booked in for driving without ever receiving a license.

• At 3:56 p.m. Joshua K. Moore, 34, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail on an Owen County warrant.

• At 3:29 p.m. Pamela A. Scott, 47, Russellville, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine and driving with a suspended license.

• At 2:26 p.m. Anthony J. Dodson, 38, Coatesville, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated and as a habitual traffic violator.

• At 1:44 a.m. Charles P. Cooper, 34, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.

City Police

Four recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers:

•At 12:25 a.m. Thursday, Jennifer M. Jett, 44, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Billy DeWitt.

Taken into custody at a Berry Street residence, Jett was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on five counts of theft from the Greencastle Walmart store.

• At 12:50 a.m. Thursday, Timmy Wright, 56, Greencastle, was arrested by Capt. Charles Inman.

Taken into custody at an Arlington Street residence, Wright was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on charges of battery and domestic battery.

• At 8:01 p.m. Tuesday, Samuel J. Weekly, 42, Cloverdale, was arrested by Angela Taylor.

Arrested at Robe-Ann Park, Weekly was taken into custody on a Putnam County warrant for violation of probation on the original charge of battery. He was lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

• At 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, Timothy L. Miller, 52, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Darrel Bunten.

Taken into custody at a Gardenside Drive residence, Miller was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on a pair of local warrants. A county warrant for failure to appear in court was on original charges of resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct. A second warrant for violation of probation stems from original charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

Two recent summons were issued by city officers:

• At 9:22 p.m. Sunday, Michelle Bailey, 43, Oklahoma City, was cited by Officer DeWitt.

Stopped on Bloomington Street, Bailey was issued summons into court for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

Bailey was also ticketed for operating without a valid driver’s license.

One additional citation was issued by city officers:

•At 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, Shamsulhaq Ahamdi, 47, Fresno, Calif., was ticketed by Officer Nick Eastham.

Stopped on Bloomington Street near South Street, Ahamdi was cited for illegal passing of a stopped school bus.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 10:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Connor E. Rojas, 20, Greencastle, was backing out of a space on Judson Court, Greencastle, when his 2013 Dodge Charger struck a parked 2018 GMC Sierra registered to BreadWorks by Bridges.

Deputy Robert Soilleux reported that the BreadWorks truck was parked improperly, with about four feet of the rear end of the vehicle sticking into the travel portion of the road.

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

• At 7:21 a.m. on Tuesday, Kylie Arnold, 17, Fillmore, was eastbound on County Road 100 North in a 2012 Jeep Patriot. Kim R. Hyten, 54, Fillmore, was westbound in a 2009 Nissan Murano.

The two vehicles met at the top of a hill and collided head-on. Arnold told Deputy Joshua Clark she was hugging the center of the road. Clark observed upon his arrival that Arnold’s vehicle was closer to the center of the road, while Hyten’s was closer to the north shoulder.

Both drivers initially refused medical treatment. However, when Hyten called Clark later in the day, he said he was going to the hospital to be checked out for injuries.

Both vehicles were towed. Clark, who was assisted at the scene by Cpl. Brian Helmer, estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

• At 8 a.m. on Monday, Deputy Clark was dispatched to a vehicle off the roadway at County Road 550 West and County Road 1225 South.

In the area, southbound 550 West makes a sharp turn to the east at the same point at which 1225 South intersects with the road and heads to the west.

Clark found a 1998 Ford Mustang had apparently been southbound and continued southbound off the road, hitting a yield sign and entering a cornfield, where it came to a stop with heavy front-end damage and the airbags deployed.

The deputy found no driver around and did not include any owner information in his accident report.

However, a passerby told him that an older lady had come to her house asking for a ride earlier that morning.

The vehicle was towed. Clark estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 1 p.m. on Saturday, Johnathon C. Kashman, 27, Russellville, was westbound on State Road 240 at the intersection with County Road 525 East in a 2005 Dodge Dakota.

Deputy Kyle Lee reported that Kashman’s vehicle left the roadway, where it sideswiped a utility pole and broke a yield sign.

The vehicle was towed. Lee estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to two incidents since Tuesday evening:

• At 11:51 p.m. on Tuesday, GFD was dispatched to Lillienthal House at DePauw University for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 11:54 and could not determine for the alarm. The alarm system was reset by DePauw Public Safety. GFD went back into service at 11:58 p.m.

• At 4:15 a.m. on Wednesday, GFD was dispatched to a DePauw dormitory at 109 W. Hanna St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 4:21 and determined the alarm was due to a humidifier. The alarm system was reset. GFD went back into service at 4:35 a.m.

Additionally, GFD performed three medical assists prior to these dispatches.

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.