Court Report

INCIDENT LOG

Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column.

Monday, Oct. 20: A caller reported the theft of a stabilizer hitch from property in the 35000 block of Miles Creston Road.

The owner of farmland adjacent to Bull Run Road north of Reardan reported someone drove a vehicle into his field and caused extensive damage to irrigation lines.

A caller reported suspicious and possible drug-related activity in the 800 block of Park Street in Davenport.

A woman told dispatchers that three llama halters, a horse halter and a 17-foot homemade lead rope were missing from property in the 35500 block of SR 231N in the Reardan area. About a month ago, someone had cut through fences to gain access to the property, but the caller hadn’t noticed anything missing at that time.

Davenport firefighters responded to a report of a broken natural gas line in the 1400 block of Sinclair Street.

Deputies became involved in a dispute over a baler between family members in the vicinity of Hume Road north of Davenport.

Deputies placed a man into custody after he was found lying with a bicycle nearby in a ditch adjacent to U.S. 2 east of Davenport.

Unable to locate any teachers after school hours, a Reardan High School student told local police that someone to whom he had loaned a pair of headphones had refused to return them. An officer referred the matter to school personnel and the headphones were back in the boy’s possession shortly thereafter.

Tuesday, Oct. 21: A 22-year-old man was placed into custody as a suspect in the theft of pain pills from a residence in the 30600 block of Mielke Road East south of Davenport.

A Davenport woman reported someone in a vehicle knocked over a garbage can in the 800 block of Washington Street.

Davenport emergency personnel responded to a report of a man having an asthma attack in the 1100 block of Morgan Street.

A Davenport woman described several “strange” phone calls she received. Someone was just breathing on one call; subsequent calls included a voice saying “Barbara” and “I am going to come see you next month.”

Someone was observed using a vehicle to spray gravel over another man standing at the intersection of 3rd and G streets in Sprague.

A Sprague woman reported the theft of clothing items from a residence on Stromberger Road North.

Wednesday, Oct. 22: A Davenport man reported that someone had entered a garage without permission in the 1400 block of Jefferson Street.

Odessa Police responded to a report that a pickup truck had driven through a wall at the La Collage Inn at 609 East 1st Avenue. The vehicle’s horn continued to blare as the driver attempted to shut it off. A man was placed into custody for driving while under the influence.

Thursday, Oct. 23: The driver of a vehicle traveling on U.S. 2 east of Davenport at a high rate of speed (about 92 mph) was responsible for running another vehicle off the road and into a ditch. A deputy reported he was passed by the vehicle near Oehlwein Road and was successful in pulling it over before it had entered Davenport.

A Harrington woman claimed she was denied access to an apartment and to her vehicle in the 300 block of West Main Street.

A Davenport man related his concerns that a burglar may have been inside his garage in the 300 block of Merriam Street.

Deputies responded to a report of a domestic dispute in the 100 block of South 1st Street in Creston.

A collision involving a deer and vehicle took place on U.S. 2 near the AgLink, Inc., facility on the west side of Reardan.

Lincoln Hospital personnel treated an 8-year-old boy after he was bitten by a dog at a residence on Bald Ridge Road.

Friday, Oct. 24: Deputies took a man into custody after a pursuit of a reportedly stolen vehicle on Batum Road near Davis in the west portion of the county. During that pursuit, occupants of the vehicle were observed throwing things from a window.

A deputy advised a man spotted placing bags of personal garbage into a receptacle near the Davenport City Park to stop that practice.

Three deer carcasses that had been skinned out and boned were found along Janett Road north of U.S. 2 east of Davenport.

A caller reported a possible domestic dispute in the 300 block of South 1st Street in Harrington.

Three chainsaws were reported missing from a shop building in the 300 block of North 3rd Street in Harrington.

Alcohol is believed involved in a one-vehicle rollover collision reported on the I-90 frontage road near Sprague.

Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a 20-year-old man who had lost consciousness in a bathroom in the 800 block of Park Street.

A Harrington caller advised of hearing four gunshots near the grain elevators in the vicinity of 4th Street. A responding deputy determined fireworks had been launched to celebrate a wedding scheduled on the following day.

Odessa Police investigated a reported theft of shopping carts from a residence at 12 East 5th Avenue.

Saturday, Oct. 25: Three county jail inmates were caught tampering with the mechanism on their cell doors to allow them to come and go freely while the door appeared to be closed.

Deputies investigated a narcotics-related incident in the Creston area.

Dispatchers took a report of possible “rage driving” involving a vehicle on SR 25 about 11 miles north of Davenport.

Deputies assisted in the removal of a man appearing to be camping on land between SRs 174 and 21 and U.S. 2 just west of Wilbur.

Wilbur ambulance personnel were called in after a couch fell on the 49-year-old woman who was moving it inside a residence on Sherman Road.

A man was taken to jail for driving while under the influence after a pickup truck was observed “all over the roadway” on U.S. 2 near its intersection with SR 25 east of Davenport.

Wilbur Police responded when a tenant at the 8 Bar B Motel reported being awakened by banging on his door from an apparently intoxicated woman who “seems really out of it.”

Responding to Chiefs Bar and Grill, Odessa Police intervened in a dispute between a man and woman over a cell phone.

Sunday, Oct. 26: After a possible burglary was reported at a mobile home in the 300 block of West Main Street in Harrington, the suspect, a former tenant, explained he had been there trying to locate some of his cats. The explanation satisfied the property owner and a responding deputy determined no crime had occurred.

Wilbur firefighters extinguished a wood pile fire at the River Rue RV Park adjacent to SR 21.

A tree blocked the eastbound lane of Hume Road near its intersection with Miles Creston Road.

Dispatchers took a report that two vehicles racing on U.S. 2 near Davenport had forced another vehicle from the roadway.

An “extremely rude” customer reportedly harassed a barista at an espresso stand on the east side of Davenport.

A group of juveniles is suspected of causing extensive damage to a residence in the 37500 block of Larene Road East. Broken windows and damage to upholstery inside were reported.

A loose pit bull dog was reported in the 500 block of SE Pope in Wilbur.

JAIL BOOKINGS

Oct. 21: Jeffrey C. Mielke, 22, Davenport, arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) for residential burglary and possession of a controlled substance.

Matthew N. Perry, 25, Davenport, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for negligent driving.

Travis A. McMorran, 37, Spokane, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for driving while under the influence.

Oct. 22: Reggie M. Boyd, 30, Fruitland, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear on two counts of driving while license suspended, and a Spokane felony.

Lester Vincent Priest, 26, Spokane, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for driving while license suspended.

Oct. 23: Richard D. Merz, 56, Sandpoint, Idaho, arrested by Odessa Police for driving while under the influence.

Bret J. Bartlett, 32, Creston, arrested by LCSO on an Arizona warrant.

Oct. 24: Nathaniel D. Parker, 21, Moses Lake, arrested by LCSO for attempting to elude and possession of stolen property.

Richard E. Hughes, 66, Cheney, arrested by Washington State Patrol (WSP) for driving while under the influence.

Oct. 25: Robert J. Chesser, 34, Lamont, arrested by LCSO for driving while under the influence.

Erik E. Foreman, 47, Davenport, arrested by LCSO for driving while under the influence.

Oct. 27: Jessica E. Roller, 21, Bonney Lake, Wash., arrested by WSP for driving while under the influence.

Held under contract with Washington State Department of Corrections – Oct. 21: Shiloh K. Kelley, 35, Spokane. Oct. 27: Roy B. Marchand, 36, Cheney; Jerry L. McIntosh, 36, Spokane. Oct. 28: Leslie M. Campbell, 51, Spokane.

SUPERIOR COURT

John F. Strohmaier, Judge

Criminal Sentencing

Julie Ann Hickam, 53, Reardan, pleaded guilty Oct. 14 to first-degree criminal trespass and third-degree theft (amended through plea negotiations from residential burglary, second-degree burglary and third-degree theft). The charges involved incidents between July 7 and 13 of last year at a residence in the 300 block of North Birch in Reardan, from which several items were taken, including a sewing machine, stroller and BB gun. Her sentence includes eight days jail (credited as served), $15 restitution, $700 court costs and a no-contact order.

Civil Judgments

Justin W. and Karina L. Tikka, doing business as Justin Tikka Construction in Davenport, must pay $1,510.14 in unmet tax obligations to the Washington State Department of Revenue.

Jonathon Luke Gullard, doing business as LG Painting & Sons in Davenport, must pay $1,334.07 in unmet worker’s compensation obligations to the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

In two separate filings, Michael W. and Sherri Lynn Frederick, doing business as Chiefs Bar and Grill in Odessa, must pay $551.72 and $535.38 in unmet worker’s compensation obligations to the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

Transmessis Columbia Plateau LLC, of Odessa, must pay $6,544.47 in unmet tax obligations to the Washington State Department of Revenue.

Jason L. Johnson, of Davenport, must return $1,200.81 in overpaid unemployment benefits to the Washington State Department of Employment Security.

New Criminal Case

Jeffrey Carl Mielke, 22, Davenport, is charged with two counts of residential burglary, third-degree theft and possession of a controlled substance in connection with incidents on Oct. 17 and 21 at property in the 30600 block of Mielke Road East, from which hydrocodone pills were taken without permission.

DISTRICT COURT

Joshua F. Grant, Judge

Landon Martin, East Wenatchee, speeding (35 mph over limit), contested, found committed, fined $231.

Alfred Henry Joseph Wynne, Spokane, no proof of liability insurance, $190.

Ariel Winona Tidwell, Davenport, no seatbelt in use, $83; no insurance, $190.

Melody Ruth Pettit, Clarkston, no motorcycle endorsement, $72.

Darren Michael Nelson, Spokane, no insurance, contested, found committed, $190.

Camden Michael McLeod, Pullman, speeding (32 over), $150.

Benjamin Michael Keenan, Spokane, speeding (5 over), contested, found committed, $81.

Mandy Jetton, Spokane, speeding (30 over), $247; no insurance, $250; no valid operator’s license, $140.

Luke Anthony Ives, Wilbur, no insurance, $250; fail to carry vehicle registration, $73; no driver’s license on person, $73.

Michael Lawrence Miller, Wilbur, expired vehicle registration, $83.

Tyler G. Zakordonski, Wilbur, recreational fishing license not with person, $95.

Justin Blue Gust, Spokane, speeding (12 over), contested, found not committed.

Todd Martain Cripe, Spokane Valley, speeding (10 over), $75.

Peter Chapman Cowger, Spokane, expired vehicle registration, $83.

Peter Todd Cogswell, Spokane, speeding (15 over), $95.

Allison Clarissa Burke, Spokane, expired vehicle registration, $95.

Tami Jean Brennan, Spokane, school crosswalk violation (Reardan), contested, found not committed.

Robert Wayne Christiansen, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, speeding (23 over), amended to expired license tabs, found committed, fined $206.

Crystal Rose Drapeau, Davenport, fail to stop at sign, $83.

Anita Frances Thomas, Fruitland, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 5 days jail, $150 court assessments.

Joshua James Nicholas, Spokane, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 2 days jail, $200 court assessments.

Dustin Thomas Hayes, Omak, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 3 days jail, $350 court assessments.

Lester Vincent Priest, Usk, Wash., probation violation (driving while license suspended), 3 days jail (1 credited), $342 court assessments.

Matthew Neal Perry, Davenport, probation violation (first-degree negligent driving), 45 days jail (2 credited as served), $313 court assessments.

Ryan William Adolph Louie, Omak, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 5 days jail (credited as served), $542 court assessments.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Lincoln County Auditor’s Office

Drew Tyson Fink, 29, and Larissa Michelle Zeiler, 28, both of Odessa.

Jerry Dean Jasman, 55, and Kira Michelle Jones, 40, both of Marlin.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Lincoln County Clerk’s Office

Decrees issued (reported quarterly) – July 10: Lisa and Brandon West. July 11: Laureen R. and Richard J. Halverson. July 14: Robert and Cynthia Geissler. July 21: Jason C. and Kristi D. Hendrix. July 22: Christina Ulrich and Jerry L. Morris. July 23: Melody Y. and Evert K. Costello. Aug. 29: Scarlett J. and Dexter A. Maddock. Sept. 2: Christy M. and Randy G. Warwick.

New filings: 58 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

Petitions for legal separation: 3 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office

Terrance L. Goetz, Odessa, to Terrance L. Goetz and Shari A. Goetz, Odessa, Lot 5, Blk. 15, Original Town of Odessa, $0.

Archie R. Shirley and Carla J. Shirley, Wilbur, to Jenni L. Child and Joe J. Child, Ellensburg, portion of Sec. 8, T26N, R33E, $112,500.

Event Advertising, Inc., Riverside, Calif., to Daniel W. Jennings and Jennifer L. Jennings, Moses Lake, Lot 50, Amended Replat of Ridgeview Estates, $59,000.

Jarod J. Wollweber and Denise M. Wollweber, Edwall, to Wollweber Land LLC, Edwall, portion of Sec. 28, T24N, R38E, subject to easements, $120,000.

Wollweber Land LLC, Edwall, to Jarod J. Wollweber and Denise M. Wollweber, Edwall, portion of Sec. 32, T24N, R39E, subject to easements, $120,000.

Estate of Samual C. Todd (Samantha R. Todd, personal representative), Seattle, to Samantha R. Todd, Seattle, all of Blk. 1 and Blk. 6, Trantum and Schoonover’s Addition, and all of Blk. 5, Swingler’s Addition, all to Town of Odessa, subject to easements, $0.

Linda D. Foster and Tim A. Foster, Davenport, to Jarod S. Savage and Linda F. Savage, Fairchild Air Force Base, Lot 1, west half of Lot 2 and east half of Lot 2 and Lot 3, all in Blk. 73, Essig’s Addition to Town (now City) of Davenport, $220,000.

Richard Dreger LLC, Creston, to Craig D. Henke and Kellie Henke, Wilkerson, Wash., Lot 9, Blk. 3, Roosevelt Views Subdivision, subject to easements, $35,000.

Justin Kerstetter and Brandy Kerstetter, Redding, Calif., to Mandy J. Peoples, Wilbur, portion of Blk. 12, Yount’s Addition to Town of Wilbur, $167,500.