Court Report

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, April 27: A Harrington woman reported a “suspicious white man” watching children while standing out in front of a residence in the 100 block of Sherlock Street over the past two days.

Deputies investigated an incident of illegal dumping of garbage into a dumpster behind Harrington Foods.

Tuesday, April 28: An Almira man’s request for assistance was referred to local mental health professionals.

A Davenport woman reported the theft of a comforter blanket from the local Laundromat.

A Creston man reported threats had been made against him.

A Creston woman told dispatchers that her dog required veterinary care after being shot in the vicinity of the 100 block of SW 1st Street the previous night.

A deputy assisted a male resident of the Davenport Retirement Village who had fallen.

A Davenport man told deputies he had been chased into his house in the vicinity of Ninth and Washington streets by two loose dogs.

More than $1,000 damage was sustained by a vehicle involved in a collision with a deer on U.S. 2 about a half-mile west of SR 231South near Reardan.

A strong ammonia odor was reported at Crop Production Services in Davenport.

Reardan Police investigated a report of possible child abuse.

Wednesday, April 29: A caller reported receiving phone notification that he won $5 million from a clearing house, but would have to send $5,000 to two locations in order to actually receive it.

A Reardan woman told dispatchers that she received three phone calls informing her of computer problems that they planned to fix – even though there was nothing wrong with the device.

A BNSF crew dealt with a faulty railroad crossing at Knapp Road near Harrington.

A Davenport man reported a possible scam involving a boat he placed on Craigslist.

Responding to the 900 block of Washington Street in Davenport, a deputy issued a citation to the owner of a loose dog that had chased a cat, and then its owner when she tried to intervene.

Deputies investigated a possible child abuse incident in the Creston area.

Vandalism was reported to a phone data trunk on Rebel Ridge Lane in the Ford area.

A man walking around the Harrington golf course over a two-day period prompted concern by personnel there, who thought he was “looking at things as if he was casing the area.”

Deputies responded to a possible illegal burning incident in the 700 block of Merriam Street in Davenport.

A caller requested assistance with an unwanted person at a residence on Sunset Highway east of Reardan.

Odessa Police investigated a report that a man had walked through a backyard and knocked on the back door of a residence in the 300 block of East 1st Avenue.

Thursday, April 30: A black bear and two cubs were seen in the Sterling Valley area near Lincoln over a three-day period. Residents reported dumpsters had been disturbed and that the bear had lunged at a man.

Davenport ambulance personnel and Reardan EMTs responded to a one-vehicle rollover collision on U.S. 2 just east of Reardan, blocking the highway for a brief period, shifting traffic to the Old Sunset Highway. Neck and arm injuries were reported.

Deputies dealt with a Davenport man recovering from a traumatic brain injury suffered in a collision, who expressed anger at them and District Court personnel about his conviction for having no valid driver’s license.

Wilbur Mini-Mart personnel reported someone drove away without paying for $24.74 in fuel.

Odessa Police investigated the reported theft of medication from a resident at Quail Court.

Friday, May 1: An apparently intoxicated man was observed stumbling and running into walls in the 700 block of College Avenue in Wilbur.

An Almira man reported being hit by a Craigslist scam after he accepted a cashier’s check for a guitar, cashed it, took the amount he wanted for the instrument and sent the remainder to two other individuals. A few days later, his bank in Wilbur informed him his account was overdrawn by $1,500.

Using Craigslist, a Davenport man traded his truck for a trailer he subsequently believed to be stolen.

About $1,500 worth of oil and hydraulic fluids were drained from a tractor on property adjacent to Hume Road north of Davenport.

A loose horse was observed on SR 25 about 19 miles north of Davenport.

A Wilbur man reported that two individuals wearing hoods stole cigarettes from his porch in the 300 block of SE Railroad.

Odessa Police investigated a local man’s report that the back window of a vehicle parked in the 300 block of North 1st Street had been broken out.

Saturday, May 2: Deputies investigated a possible malicious mischief incident in the 100 block of NW West in Wilbur.

A Davenport man reported the theft of tools from a shop building on Sunset Highway East.

Deputies responded to a verbal incident involving two women at a residence in the 100 block of East Broadway in Reardan.

A reportedly intoxicated – and loud – man was believed responsible for waking up other people staying at the La Collage Inn in Odessa.

Sunday, May 3: A caller reported a man and woman were fighting at a residence in the vicinity of 7th and Locust streets in Almira.

A deputy stopped a group of motorcycles at Twelfth and Merriam streets in Davenport after learning from a caller that riders made bad passes (on the shoulder and in no-passing zones) and traveled at high speeds on U.S. 2 east of Davenport.

Assistance from mental health professionals was requested after deputies responded to a report of a 28-year-old man making suicidal threats at a residence on Teel Hill Road north of Davenport.

A collision involving a vehicle and a deer on SR 174 near Coulee City disabled the vehicle.

A Wilbur woman advised she had been yelled at and shoved by a man at a residence in the 400 block of SE Trinity.

An electrical problem is believed the cause of lights turning on and off at the Bureau of Land Management ranch house near Sprague.

JAIL BOOKINGS

April 29: Angel B. Pakootas, 45, Nespelem, arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) for driving while license suspended.

April 30: James E. Tubbs, 19, Edwall, arrested by LCSO for third-degree theft and second-degree criminal trespass.

May 1: Lisa A. Louie, 40, Nespelem, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for driving while license suspended.

Timothy B. Gavin, 65, Wilbur, confined by the court for driving under the influence.

Russell L. Grey, 47, Creston, confined by the court for failing to appear for criminal trespass.

May 4: Reanna C. Whitehead, 30, Spokane, held under contract with U.S. Marshal’s Office.

Kasey R. Hatcher, 26, Spokane, held under contract with Washington State Department of Corrections.

SUPERIOR COURT

John F. Strohmaier, Judge

Civil Judgments

M&C Sales and Service, Inc., of Davenport, must pay $1,478 in taxes owed for August and September of last year to the Washington State Department of Revenue.

Adam Bronson Cain and his wife, doing business as Cain’s Custom Painting and Handyman Service, must pay $1,751.01 in construction compliance penalties owed to the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

Possession of rental property in Lakeview Terrace Mobile Home Park in Grand Coulee was ordered returned to Grand Vista LLC and respondent Willis Howard Waggoner, of Grand Coulee or Electric City, must pay $2,990 in rent owed since December 2014 plus $2,894 in attorney fees.

New Criminal Case

Joseph Robert Mascarenas, 26, in custody at Spokane County Jail, is charged with obtaining a motel room by fraud and two counts of forgery involving bank checks for more than $180 presented to the Willows Motel in Wilbur for lodging from April 7 to 9.

Probate

Estate of Tracy L. Walston, of Reardan, who died Jan. 28.

Court Report

DISTRICT COURT

Editor’s note: These reports are based on forms filled out by the presiding judge during the court session and subsequently reviewed by the newspaper.

Joshua F. Grant, Judge

Jeremy Robert Engelhart, Wilbur, probation violation (driving under the influence), 5 days jail or 40 hours community service, $150 court costs.

Patricia Kaye Janke, Davenport, probation violation (first-degree negligent driving), 2 days jail or 20 hours community service, $150 court costs.

Rany Nikolaevich Laptev, Spokane Valley, probation violation (first-degree negligent driving), 3 days jail, $150 court costs.

Andrew Marshal Nelson, Moses Lake, probation violation (possession of drug paraphernalia), 6 days jail converted to 60 hours community service, $150 court costs.

Byson Standsalone Pagaling, Airway Heights, speeding (10 mph over limit), $75; no proof of liability insurance, $150; probation violation (driving while license suspended), 3 days jail or 30 hours community service, $150 court costs.

Fawn Marie Palmer, Coulee Dam, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 5 days jail converted to 50 hours community service, $150 court costs.

Antony Polione, Jr., Spokane, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 5 days jail converted to 50 hours community service, $150 court costs.

Bobbie Douglas Roche, Valleyford, Wash., probation violation (reckless endangerment), 8 days jail, $150 court costs.

Jesus Amador Montes, Pasco, probation violation (reckless driving), 5 days jail converted to 50 hours community service, $150 court costs.

David Benny Anderson, Davenport, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 20 days jail, $150 court costs.

Makhsud R. Shakirov, Spokane, speeding (14 over), $95; no insurance, $190; fail to sign/carry vehicle registration, $75.

Jeremiah Thomas Gregg, Quincy, Wash., speeding (14 over), contested, found committed, $144; no insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Rhonda Lee Wynecoop, Harrington, no valid operator’s license, $140.

Jimmy Lee Brewer, Otis Orchards, speeding (25 over), contested, found committed, $247; no insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Jeannie Joan Wright, Fruitland, headlamps violation, contested, found not committed.

Kimberly Marie Willyard, Ford, speeding (10 over), $75.

Trey Edwin Tanninen, West Richland, Wash., fail to dim headlights, $83.

Mandy Jane Smith, Odessa, speeding (20 over), contested, found committed, $115.

Geoffrey Aaron Scott, Spokane Valley, speeding (15 over), $118; no insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Steven Lee Russ, Republic, school crosswalk violation, contested, found not committed (backhoe blocked flashing light).

David Arvid Ristrom, Grand Coulee, speeding (10 over), contested, found not committed.

Alexandra Marie Ricketts, Cashmere, Wash., no valid operator’s license, contested, found committed, $140; defective tail lamps, contested, found committed, $124; no insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Daniel Jeremiah Pangborn, Chewelah, speeding (30 over), $175.

Katheryne Rose Ordway, Spokane, cell phone violation, $75.

Joseph Patrick Niemiec, Jr., Spokane, signals required, $75.

Michael Bradford Nelson, Jr., Ford, no insurance, $190.

Dennis Garland Miller, Cheney, trailer license plate/registration violation, $75.

Tristan Dillon Meek, Onalaska, Wash., defective exhaust, $75; no insurance, $190.

Nickole Marie McCoy, Cheney, speeding (21 over), contested, found committed, $206; no insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Cheryl Lynn Johnson, Omak, speeding (16 over), contested, found committed, $125; no insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Judith Ann Jerald, Spokane, speeding (20 over), contested, found committed, $140.

Donald G. Jensen, Spokane Valley, speeding (9 over), $113; no insurance, $190.

Melissa Rose Hurt-Moran, Cheney, speeding (16 over), $85.

Jordan Elliott Hopkins, Tacoma, wheels off roadway, contested, found not committed.

Steven Philip Holzapple, Davenport, no valid operator’s license, $275; stop/turn signals, $75.

Elizabeth Anne Harris, Medical Lake, school crosswalk violation, contested, found not committed (U-Haul trailer blocked flashing light).

Brandon James Hacker, Spokane, speeding (15 over), contested, found committed, $120.

Amber Lynn Gronlund, Wilbur, studded tires violation, $75.

Stacey Ann Geoppo, Colbert, Wash., speeding (12 over), contested, found not committed.

Jay Jump, Judge Pro-Tempore

Jill Louann Sheffels, Sprague, furnishing liquor to a minor, dismissed at prosecutor’s request..

Michael Thomas Mattern, Reardan, driving under the influence, amended to reckless driving, 1 day jail, $1,086.42 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation, chemical dependency evaluation and treatment, DUI victims’ panel, no possession or use of alcohol (monitored by random testing).

Steven Scott Sheffels, Sprague, provide liquor to minor, $298 court assessments, deferred sentence (may change plea when court’s conditions are met).

Wendla Joy Fryar, Lamont, speeding (12 over), $144; no insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Martin Andrew Garcia, Wellpinit, no valid operator’s license, $140.

David Alan Frazier, Colville, speeding (10 over), $99.

Damien Elias Frank, Omak, no insurance, $190.

Paul Charles Flett, Fruitland, no insurance, $290.

Leroy Gayle Finley, Veradale, speeding (6 over), contested, found not committed; fail to sign/carry vehicle registration, found committed, $124.

Cynthia Ann Dreger, Wilbur, expired vehicle registration, $108.

Dustin Joseph Delucia, Kalispell, Mont., speeding (10 over), $75.

Melody Yvonne Costello, Odessa, no insurance, $190.

Dusty Wayne Conley, Addy, Wash., seatbelt violation, found not committed.

Elizabeth Faith Butterfly, Wellpinit, no insurance, contested, found committed, $190.

Cameron Neil Clark, Ephrata, speeding (30 over), $200.

Marco Fredrick Cioccio, Spokane, speeding (10 over), contested, found committed, $99.

John Anthony Brucker, Spokane, no insurance, $190.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Lincoln County Clerk’s Office

New filings: 39 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

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

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office

Willis Mouton, Jr., and Phyllis N. Mouton, Sprague, to Tracy R. Harper, Sprague, Lot 2, Blk. 24 of The Addition to the City of Sprague, $23,726.85.

Kodiak LLC, Tacoma, to Craig A. Shertzer and Barry Shertzer, Sequim, Wash., Lot 4 of Wild Flower Short Plat, $85,000.

RTS Pacific, Inc., Seattle, to The Bank of New York Mellon as trustee for certificate holders of CWABS, Inc., Highlands Ranch, Colo., west 40 feet of Lot 8 and east half of Lot 9, Blk. 40, First Railroad Addition also referred to as The Addition to the Town of Sprague, $96,528.98.

John W. McGuinness and Linda McGuinness, Billings, Mont., to John A. Rustemeyer and Annette M. Rustemeyer, Sprague, portion of Sec. 32, T22N, R38E, $140,000.

Gary L. Hanson and Linda D. Hanson, Lincoln, to Kerry J. Vigue, Coulee Dam, portion of Sec. 29, T27N, R35E, $145,950.

Jerry Van Pevenage and Judie Van Pevenage, Medical Lake, to McCowan LLC, Mead, portion of Blk. 77, Morgan’s Addition to Town, now City, of Davenport, $200,000.

William AJ Bell and Carol A. Bell, Odessa, to Jill E. Zeiler, Davenport, portion of Sec. 13, T21N, R32E, $65,000.

Juan Vidal Maria, Woodburn, Ore., to Nefodev “Nick” Matveev, Woodburn, Ore., property in Tract “A” Birchill Short Plat (Sec. 33, T27N, R39E), $0.

David P. Steward and Janie L. Steward (trustees, Steward Family Trust), Odessa, to Aaron Ellestad, Moses Lake, north 20 feet of Lots 1-4, Blk. 27 Finney and Pattee’s Addition to the Town of Odessa, $80,000.

Cassandra Blanchard, Moses Lake, to Aaron Ellestad, Moses Lake, north 20 feet of Lots 1-4, Blk. 27, Finney and Pattee’s Addition to the Town of Odessa, $0.

Event Advertising, Inc., Riverside, Calif., to Randall S. Pinter and Kathy D. Pinter, Pullman, Lot D, Ridgeview Estates, $58,101.

Robert H. Varnes, South Cle Elum, Wash., to Kodiak LLC, Tacoma, portion of Sec. 8,T26N, R36E, $0.