Putnam Scanner for July 23, 2024

County Jail

Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently.

Monday

• At 1:15 a.m. Mark A. Hayden, 64, Roachdale, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated endangering a person.

Sunday

• At 4:04 p.m. Nicole M. Wall, 33, Freedom, was taken into custody on a purge bond.

• At 1:37 a.m. Taylor S. Helton, 30, Carbon, was housed at the jail on three local warrants.

Friday

• At 3 p.m. Loren T. Howe, 30, Greencastle, was booked in on a local warrant.

• At 8:54 a.m. Chris A. Barker, 56, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for probation violation.

• At 3:57 a.m. Ethan M. Cox, 20, Brazil, was taken into custody on a local warrant.

Thursday

• At 5:41 p.m. Daniel E. Smyser, 41, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for probation violation.

• At 10:59 a.m. Dustin A. Weddle, 40, Poland, was booked in on a local warrant.

• At 9:30 a.m. Robert E. Stinson, 30, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on an out-of-county warrant.

City Fire

Greencastle firefighters responded to five dispatches between Thursday and Monday.

• At 2:12 p.m. on Saturday, GFD was dispatched to a fire alarm at the DePauw Indoor Tennis and Track Center on West Hanna Street. Arriving at 2:17 p.m., crews determined a tennis ball had hit a pull station. The alarm was reset, and they were back in service by 2:23 p.m.

• At 6:06 a.m. on Friday, crews responded to an alarm at Vernon Jordan Hall, 220 E. Olive St. Arriving at 6:12 a.m., they were unable to determine a cause, but reset the system and returned to service at 6:22 a.m.

• At 8:42 p.m. on Thursday, firefighters were called to remove a tree in the road at the intersection of Ravenwood Drive and Albin Pond Road. They removed the obstruction and returned to service at 8:56 p.m.

• At 7:55 p.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to a two-vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of County Road 300 South and County Road 150 West. Arriving at 8:08, firefighters assisted with removing patients from the vehicles and then with medical care. They returned to service at 8:33 p.m.

• At 9:12 a.m. on Thursday, crews were dispatched for cleanup following an accident at South Street and Woodhaven Drive. After cleaning up debris and fluids, the firefighters returned to service at 10:06 a.m.

GFD also assisted on six medical calls.

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.