Putnam Scanner for June 23, 2023

County Jail

Twenty-four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Thursday

• At 6:53 a.m. Kallie A. Pruitt, 30, Greencastle, was booked in for possession of methamphetamine.

• At 5:28 a.m. John D. Sanders, 41, Danville, was lodged at the jail on a court order.

• At 2:03 a.m. Evan T. Lyons, 18, Clayton, was taken into jail for driving while intoxicated endangering a person and being a minor in consumption of alcohol.

Wednesday

• At 10:02 p.m. Ronald W. Collier, 42, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a local warrant.

• At 8:56 p.m. Pamela A. Scott, 48, Russellville, was booked in on a local warrant.

• At 3:33 p.m. Mushirah K. Thomas, 32, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant.

• At 1:37 p.m. Katie E. Miller, 30, Beech Grove, was taken into custody on an out-of-county warrant.

• At 10:42 a.m. Joseph N. Bailey, 37, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a local warrant.

Monday

• At 10:53 p.m. Zachary D. Eakle, 39, Reelsville, was taken into custody for domestic battery resulting in bodily injury, theft and interference with the reporting of a crime.

• At 9:34 p.m. Haley J. Stultz, 31, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for false informing.

• At 9:09 p.m. Trey E. Bryan, 26, Brazil, was booked in for driving while intoxicated-refusal, possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana.

• At 7:28 p.m. James E. Dailey, 24, Manhattan, Kan., was lodged at the jail on a hold for Cleveland County, Okla., and for possession of marijuana.

• At 6:49 p.m. Geoffrey W. McClellan, 39, Brazil, was taken into custody on a local warrant.

• At 5:26 p.m. Matthew S. Cliburn, 28, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail for domestic battery.

• At 2:33 a.m. Charles D. Tuttle, 39, Cloverdale, was taken into custody on a local warrant.

Sunday

• At 11:54 p.m. Armon R. Patterson, 26, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail for reckless driving, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

• At 11:51 p.m. Bethany M. Miller, 19, Terre Haute, was booked in on an out-of-county warrant.

Saturday

• At 1:33 a.m. Jason R. Martin, 43, Rockville, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant.

Friday

• At 10:36 p.m. Garry T. Woessner, 51, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a local warrant.

• At 5:14 p.m. Troy A. Martin, 52, Terre Haute, was housed at the jail on a local warrant.

• At 4:33 p.m. Sarah D. Kimbler, 37, Bainbridge, was booked in on a local warrant.

• At 1:20 p.m. Cameron D. King, 29, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant.

• At 11:31 a.m. Elizabeth J. Parrish, 36, Poland, was taken into custody on a local warrant.

• At 10:34 a.m. Dustin J. Havens, 28, Van Buren, was housed at the jail for trafficking with an inmate.

City Police

Four recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers:

• At 8:03 p.m. Tuesday, Floyd J. Allen, 54, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Damon Ludwig.

Stopped at Indiana and Walnut streets, Allen was booked into the Putnam County Jail for driving while intoxicated-refusal, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. His blood-alcohol concentration was .196 percent under portable breathalyzer testing. Allen was also cited for an open container violation.

• At 12:47 p.m. Tuesday, Robert E. Csernelabics, 26, Dana, was arrested by Officer Alec Pettit.

Taken into custody at the Walmart superstore, Csernelabics was lodged in the jail for invasion of privacy and three Parke County warrants for failure to appear on original charges of invasion of privacy, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.

At the same time, Donovan Helton, 25, Clinton, was issued a summons into court by Officer Pettit.

Helton was cited for inhaling toxic vapors.

• At 2:03 p.m. Monday, Billy J. Patton, 43, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Pettit.

Taken into custody at a Bloomington Street residence, Patton was booked into the jail for domestic battery.

• At 10:47 a.m. Monday, Jon R. Kennedy, 57, Cloverdale, was arrested by Officer Luke Brown.

Stopped at Veterans Memorial Highway and Warren Drive, Kennedy was lodged in the jail on an Owen County warrant for failure to remain at the scene of an accident.

Sheriff’s Office

Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated the following recent crashes.

• At 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Patricia M. Suits, 66, Greencastle, was stopped on Hospital Drive, waiting to turn north onto U.S. 231 in a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox. Linda L. Standifer, 58, Terre Haute, was northbound on U.S. 231, preparing to turn left onto Hospital Drive in a 2019 Ford Escape.

As Standifer was making her turn, Suits failed to yield right-of-way and pulled into traffic, hitting the driver’s side door area of Standifer’s car.

Standifer told Deputy Kyle Lee she had some pain in her arm, but was on her way to the doctor anyway, and preferred to speak with her doctor on the matter.

Lee estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 12:02 a.m. on Monday, Greencastle Police Officer Justin L. Herd, 36, Bainbridge, arrived at the College Inn, 315 S. Bloomington St. on a call for service in a 2015 Ford Explorer.

Herd told Deputy Josh Clark he noticed a 2012 Dodge Journey that matched the call for service, exiting his vehicle and walking toward the driver’s side of the vehicle. As he did so, the driver, 60-year-old Sue A. Harris of Greencastle, began to back up and into Herd’s police vehicle.

Harris only told Clark that she has dementia and would provide no further information. She also told Deputy Robert Soilleux that she did not have her hearing aids and did not know anyone was trying to get her attention.

Clark estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 1:59 a.m. on Sunday, Ronald E. Powers, 56, Vincennes, was westbound on U.S. 40 in a 2009 Chevrolet Suburban when he hit a deer.

Deputy Clark estimated damage at $5,000-$10,000.

• At 3:37 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, Katlyn Van Dam, 28, Indianapolis, was westbound out of a driveway at 2441 N. CR 550 East in a 2014 Chevrolet Sonic. Van Dam told Cpl. Brian Helmer she did not see any traffic approaching and pulled onto the road, colliding with the left rear tire of a southbound 2023 Freightliner MT 45G UPS truck driven by Christopher T. Turner, 53, Fortville.

The impact heavily damaged the front end of Van Dam’s vehicle but only flattened a tire of the UPS truck.

A witness told Helmer that she saw Van Dam’s vehicle traveling at a “pretty high clip” and that she did not clear the intersection before pulling out and hitting the UPS truck.

Helmer estimated damage at $50,000-$100,000. Van Dam’s vehicle was towed.

City Fire

Greencastle firefighters have responded to five calls for service since Monday.

• At 9:21 a.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to Leis Hall, 413 S. Locust St., for a fire alarm. Upon arrival, crews determined it was due to cooking on the third floor. They ventilated the room, reset the alarm and returned to service at 9:32 a.m.

• At 10:19 a.m. on Monday, firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at 1542 Bloomington St. When they arrived, Putnam County EMS was taking care of the patients, so firefighters checked for leaking fluids but found none. They returned to service at 10:28 a.m.

• At 7:22 a.m. on Tuesday, crews were called to a fire alarm at Heartland Automotive, 300 S. Warren Dr. The alarm was activated due to water flow in the sprinkler system. Upon investigation, no issues were found. They reset the alarm and advised maintenance to have the system checked. They were back in service at 7:40 a.m.

• At 10:11 a.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to a fire alarm at Beyond Homeless, 309 E. Franklin St. Crews arrived to find the alarm was set off due to construction. They reset the alarm and returned to service at 10:24 a.m.

• At 11:46 p.m. on Wednesday, firefighters were called to the Lilly Center, 1 E. Olive St., for a trash can on fire outside the building. They arrived to find a small trash can on fire, but DePauw Police had used a fire extinguisher to put out most of the fire. Crews finished the job and returned to service at 11:54 p.m.

GFD also responded to eight medical calls since Monday.

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.