Putnam Scanner for Sept. 27, 2022

County Jail

Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Sunday

• At 9:25 p.m. Christopher A. Howard, 26, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated.

• At 12:54 p.m. Alisha J. Heffley, 30, Bloomington, was taken into custody for driving with a Schedule I or II controlled substance in the body.

Saturday

• At 7:11 p.m. Fredrick N. Branam, 66, Reelsville, was housed at the jail for driving with a suspended license.

• At 10:16 a.m. Megan S. Muse, 28, Indianapolis, was booked in for criminal recklessness.

Friday

• At 11:49 p.m. Brittany L. Price, 35, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a petition to revoke probation.

• At 6 p.m. Adrian D. Henley Jr., 27, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail for theft.

Thursday

• At 4:40 p.m. Mason R. McKinney, 29, Greenfield, was lodged at the jail on a warrant.

• At 2:52 p.m. Samuel K. Weekly, 42, Cloverdale, was taken into custody on a warrant.

• At 1:20 p.m. Renita L. Lee, 50, Terre Haute, was housed at the jail for driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction.

City Police

A 39-year-old Cloverdale man was arrested early Monday on five charges following a reported attempted robbery at a South End residence.

Nathan Michael Scott Trammell was arrested by Officer Chris Helmer at 2:19 a.m. at the Quick Mart at U.S. 231 and U.S. 40 after an alleged attempted robbery at an Ohio Street residence.

Trammell was booked into the Putnam County Jail for attempted armed robbery, battery, strangulation, pointing a firearm and criminal mischief.

Two other recent arrests were reported by Greencastle officers:

• At 6:51 p.m. Friday, Pamela J. Adkins, 28, Rockville, was arrested by Officer Angela Taylor and lodged in the Putnam County Jail.

Adkins was taken into custody at the Walmart store for criminal trespass.

• At 1:35 p.m. Friday, Logan J. Pizzo, 31, Greencastle, was arrested by Sgt. Ed Wilson.

Pizzo was booked into the local jail on two Putnam County warrants, one for probation violation on the original charge of possession of methamphetamine, and a second for driving with a suspended license with a prior offense.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• On Sunday evening before 7 p.m., Sarah Ratliff, 32, Cloverdale, was apparently westbound on County Road 1100 South when she ran off the road in a 2005 Pontiac Grand Am.

The car was unoccupied on the arrival of Deputy Joshua Clark. However, Clark noted that the car the car crossed the centerline and ran off the road as it approached a cutback corner to the right. He noticed yaw marks on the road 69 feet before entering the ditch, where it struck trees and a guy wire for an electric pole. There were no skid marks to indicate braking.

However, Clark said it appeared the vehicle then drove down the road for a quarter mile and parked on the north side of the road.

When Clark made contact with Ratliff, she said a vehicle was in her lane, causing her to swerve to avoid a collision.

Ratliff told Clark that she was not intoxicated at the time of the crash, but had started drinking when she arrived at her mom’s house. She said her brother came looking for her when she did not show up at his girlfriend’s house, then took her to her mom’s house.

She said she did not report the crash because there is no cell phone service in the area. The crash was reported by a passer by.

Ratliff was cited for leaving the scene of a property-damage accident, driving without financial responsibility and driving with expired plates.

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

• At 5 a.m. on Saturday, Jerry L. Windle, 38, Indianapolis, was eastbound on U.S. 40 in a 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe when he hit a tree limb that was down, covering most of the left lane of traffic.

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

• At 10:18 p.m. on Friday, Daniel Scotten, 64, Coatesville, was northbound on County Road 875 East in a 2022 Chevrolet Colorado when he approached a 90-degree turn at County Road 450 North with which he was unfamiliar.

Reserve Deputy Commander Ken Rozelle reported that Scotten failed to negotiate the curve and continued straight into a six-foot drainage ditch, causing the truck to roll onto its side.

Scotten said he was not injured and declined medical attention.

Rozelle estimated damage at $25,000-$50,000. The truck was towed.

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.