Putnam Scanner for July 25, 2023

County Jail

Thirteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Monday

• At 7:57 a.m. Rolland C. Jacobson, 30, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine.

• At 12:11 a.m. Pa Song, 38, Indianapolis, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction.

Sunday

• At 3:30 p.m. Alexi R. Padilla, 21, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail for driving with a suspended license.

• At 1:18 p.m. Christopher A. Snow, 32, Zionsville, was booked in on a local warrant.

• At 10:36 a.m. Marcus A. Renner, 27, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for domestic battery.

• At 12:40 a.m. Renda S. Trammell, 41, Cloverdale, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine.

Saturday

• At 4:212 a.m. Nathan A.K. Trumbo, 28, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for domestic battery and strangulation.

• At 1:28 a.m. Ronald J. Bland, 38, Greenwood, was booked in on a local warrant.

• At 12:20 a.m. Nathen D. Denton, 24, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on operating while intoxicated-refusal.

Friday

• At 11:48 p.m. Mark A. Boehm, 46, Greencastle, was taken into custody for theft, resisting law enforcement, harassment, invasion of privacy and public intoxication.

• At 10:59 p.m. Jesse M. Barker, 42, Roachdale, was housed at the jail on a pair of local warrants.

• At 4:09 p.m. Serena M. Cheesman, 36, Pimento, was booked in for probation violation.

• At 12:45 p.m. Ray N. Akers, 61, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a Clay County warrant.

Sheriff’s Office

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

• At 11:59 a.m. on Sunday, Parish A. Alford, 56, Fortville, was westbound on U.S. 36 in a 2004 Acura TSX when he hit a deer.

Sgt. Brian Helmer estimated damage at $2,500-$5,000.

• At 8:25 p.m. on Friday, Allen Wright, 61, New Ross, was eastbound on U.S. 36 in a 2017 Ford Escape. Wright told Deputy David Bennett he did not realize the vehicle in front of him was turning, so he attempted to pass it.

Nicole Heath, 37, Veedersburg, was eastbound in a 2012 Ford Escape, attempting to turn left into the driveway at 8505 W. U.S. 36. As she did so, Wright was attempting to pass and the two vehicles made contact.

The contact caused Wright to lose control, and he went down an embankment, with the vehicle rolling more than once, coming to a stop on its top.

Wright was able to get out of the vehicle and was seen by medics for a minor cut on his right arm. He refused further medical attention.

The area where Wright attempted to pass is a no-passing zone.

Both vehicles were towed due to disabling damage. Bennett estimated damage at $10,000-$25,000.

• At around 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18, James Cherco, 51, Lizton, was leaving the driveway at 55 Jefferson Valley in a 2004 Ford E-350 box truck. As he did so, he backed into a 2023 Kia Telluride registered to the home’s occupant, James R. Johnson, Coatesville.

The parked Kia sustained damage to the left front fender and a blown tire.

The following morning, Johnson called police to investigate, and Sgt. Helmer arrived. Cherco, a contractor who was working on the house, was at the scene and said that as he was leaving the evening before, he did not see the other car and backed into it.

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

City Fire

The Greencastle Fire Department responded to two incidents since last Wednesday:

• At 9:55 p.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to Putnam County Hospital for a smell of gas. Firefighters arrived at 10 p.m. and found no source for the smell after monitoring the building. GFD went back into service at 10:25 p.m.

• At 1:11 p.m. on Sunday, GFD was dispatched to assist the Madison Township Volunteer Fire Department with a tree in the roadway at 3298 W. CR 300 South. Firefighters arrived at 1:18 and cut and cleared the tree. GFD went back into service at 2:09 p.m.

Additionally, GFD responded for seven medical assists and had two disregards in this timeframe.

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.