Court Report

Sheriff's 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, June 20: After a Davenport mother’s call to dispatchers about her two sons, ages 9 and 12, not returning home from the Water Park pool, a couple of deputies launched a search that ended when the woman called again to say both boys made it home safely.

Tuesday, June 21: Part of a national tour, a group of bicyclists spent the night at the Davenport city park before heading east on U.S. 2 the next morning.

Responding to Quail Court, Odessa ambulance personnel assisted an 85-year-old man with breathing difficulties and leg pain.

Deputies responded to a report of possible drug activity and an assault in the Grand Coulee area.

A caller advised dispatchers of a very strong chemical odor in the 100 block of Maxwell Street in Davenport, but a responding deputy was unable to determine its source.

Wilbur Police investigated malicious mischief involving a Sharpie pen and spray paint at the town park.

Wednesday, June 22: A deputy assisted a woman whose 5-month-old child was locked inside a vehicle in the 1200 block of Park Street in Davenport.

Lincoln Hospital personnel treated a Harrington woman for a dog bite.

A deputy checked out a report of possible drug activity from a vacated house in Wilbur.

Believing poaching may be involved, a caller reported someone set up a game camera in the Baldridge and Tamarack Canyon area northeast of Davenport.

A deputy responded to a report of a possible break-in at a residence in the 400 block of Tenth Street in Davenport.

Thursday, June 23: A deputy assisted Wilbur Police in checking out a report that people were taking items from recently sold residential property in the vicinity of Main and Lincoln.

An Almira boy whose mother reported had run away from home, was located in Soap Lake and returned to the family residence.

Responding to the 900 block of Park Street, Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a 94-year-old man who lost consciousness after falling and hitting his head.

Dispatchers took a report that a Sprague woman received threats.

Searching as far as to Harrington, deputies unsuccessfully attempted to locate a vehicle occupied by a man and woman that was involved in a hit-and-run collision on U.S. 2 just west of Davenport. The suspect vehicle was damaged on the front passenger side; the other was disabled on the side of the highway.

Responding to a Northridge Road residence, Davenport ambulance personnel assisted an older woman with pain in her leg and breathing difficulty.

Deputies checked out a report of a man with a flashlight looking in a window at a unit in a RV park on U.S. 2 in the east part of Davenport.

Friday, June 24: Responding to the 100 block of South E Street, Sprague ambulance personnel assisted a man having panic attacks.

A collision involving a vehicle and deer took place on SR 25 about 18 miles north of Davenport.

Creston ambulance personnel were sent to the scene of a two-vehicle collision at U.S. 2 and Miles Creston Road.

A deputy talked with two boys who denied being involved with incidents of toilet paper being burned inside the men’s restroom at the Davenport city park.

Working at the Gravelle grain elevator, a wireless technician discovered equipment that had been illegally installed on a signal box.

A man was arrested for driving under the influence after a vehicle went into a ditch in the vicinity of Sprague Highway and Williams Lake Road.

No one was reported hurt in a two-vehicle collision in the Sandy’s Family Foods parking lot in Wilbur.

A caller reported an apparently intoxicated man “screaming at the top of his lungs” while walking down Pope Street towards the Wilbur town park. Assisted by a deputy, Wilbur Police discovered that a fight had occurred at a house on SW County Road. Both men involved declined medical assistance for injuries they suffered and were taken to the county jail in Davenport.

Saturday, June 25: Deputies responded to a report of a burglary at an empty residence in the 700 block of South Dayton in Sprague.

A sports utility vehicle reportedly rear-ended a small pickup truck towing a boat in the vicinity of Davenport Auto Parts at Morgan and Seventh streets. Both drivers left the scene before a deputy arrived.

Damage to the southbound ditch on Level Road about a half mile north of Old Sunset Highway was reported after a vehicle left the roadway. Its driver was placed into custody for three traffic-related violations.

Wilbur Police assisted a 69-year-old woman suffering a seizure while at Billy Burger in the 800 block of SE Main.

Sunday, June 26: Two persons were injured as a result of a collision involving a motorcycle at Waukon and Fancher roads in the Edwall area. One suffered ankle pain, the other back and arm pain.

A Miles Road resident requested help, alleging his wife made threats against him.

National Park Service personnel received assistance from a deputy with an apparently intoxicated man at the Fort Spokane boat launch.

After learning from a caller that a woman, in tears and without shoes, was walking down the middle of Miles Creston Road, deputies responded to the Deer Meadows area and discovered a domestic assault had occurred.

JAIL BOOKINGS

June 23: David A. Ness, 44, Spokane, arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) for failing to transfer title, failing to appear for driving while license suspended and unlawful possession of a firearm.

June 24: Stanley A. Joslin, 35, Boise, Idaho, arrested by LCSO and Washington State Patrol for driving under the influence.

William C. Becker, 45, Wilbur, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for telephone harassment.

Michael S. Stephens, 45, Wilbur, arrested by LCSO for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence).

June 25: Steven J. Jay, 57, Spokane, arrested by LCSO for driving while license suspended.

Lyle P. Abrahamson, 34, Fruitland, arrested by LCSO for driving while license suspended, driving under the influence and an ignition interlock violation.

June 26: Paul M. Bonner, 34, Spokane Valley, arrested by LCSO for driving under the influence.

Cassandra Albers, 18, Omaha, Neb., arrested by LCSO for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence).

From June 21 to 24, 11 inmates were held in the county jail under contract with the Washington State Department of Corrections.

Court Report

SUPERIOR COURT

John F. Strohmaier, Judge

Civil Judgments

The court on June 21 granted a request by Deanna Lynn Watkins, of Odessa, for a domestic violence protection order against Thomas Roy Pulaski.

Lauren Ray, of Reardan, must return $2,661.97 in overpaid unemployment benefits to the Washington State Employment Security Department.

New Criminal Case

Nanette Hune Stoaks, 41, Sprague, is charged with second-degree burglary and second-degree theft in connection with incidents on June 8 during which a washing machine valued at between $750 and $1,000, along with a mattress and other furniture, DVDs and cookware and other kitchen items were taken without the owner’s permission from property in the 500 block of West 2nd Street.

New Civil Cases

Bank of New York Mellon, trustee for Metropolitan Asset Funding, seeks the $25,128.86 owed on a March 1999 promissory note for property at 108 West Coombs Drive in Harrington. Respondents include the Estate of Mavis G. Carstens, the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (Financial Services Administration), John Carstens and Kathleen Carstens.

Lincoln County seeks $4,788.72 in Road Improvement District 06-01 assessments it alleges is owed by Scott S. Sawyer and Lisa R. Sower in connection with property in Deer Meadows Tracts.

American Express Bank, of Salt Lake City, Utah, seeks payment of $28,838.49 in credit account debt it claims is owed by Marilyn Bordner.

Probate

Estate of Glenn H. Wollweber, of the Devils Gap area north of Reardan, who died May 3.

Estate of Patricia Sue Hoefel, of Redmond, Wash., who died May 26.

Estate of Jack R. Buck, of Davenport, who died June 4.

Will only of William E. Lentes.

Estate of Frances M. Manke, of Spokane, who died June 4.

Estate of Helen L. Halverson, of Davenport, who died June 12.

DISTRICT COURT

Dan B. Johnson, Judge

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

Vladimir Cherkashin, Spokane Valley, speeding (13 mph over limit), $125 penalty; no proof of liability insurance, $190.

Oscar Orlando Vargas Ramirez, Spokane, speeding (12 over), contested, found committed, $156.

Katharine Jean Wisemore, Spokane, speeding (10 over), contested, found committed, $136.

Shaun Michael Witthauer, Spokane Valley, speeding (10 over), $125.

Danyelle Rae Wheeler, Davenport, speeding (30 over), $259; no insurance, dismissed, $25 administrative penalty.

Rusty Leroy Taylor, Edwall, speeding (15 over), $125.

Travis Aaron Sterling, Kent, Wash., speeding (12 over), contested, found committed, $156.

Carlton Sauls, Liberty Lake, speeding (14 over), $136.

Kevin Maurice Shines, Spokane, speeding (24 over), $225.

Bruce Alan Robb, Moses Lake, no insurance, $290.

Chandler Christian Nilles, Medical Lake, speeding (10 over), contested, found committed, $136.

Saed Musa Nasir, Spokane, front shoulder belt violation, contested, found not committed.

Ahmed A. Mousa, Spokane, front shoulder belt violation, contested, found not committed.

Dale Lee Miller, Wellpinit, no insurance, $550.

Akram S. Milhem, Spokane, front shoulder belt violation, contested, found not committed.

Jack James McCotter, Rice, speeding (12 over), $145.

Scott Charles Kuch, Wilbur, studded tires violation, contested, found not committed.

Bobbi Jo Kuch-Kuhl, Deer Park, speeding (20 over), $165.

Uriel Osorio Hurtado, Pateros, Wash., speeding (10 over), $136; no valid operator’s license, $140.

Cynthia Ray Hetherington, Moses Lake, speeding (13 over), $156.

Thomas Gardner, Spokane, no insurance, $390.

Melvin Harrell, Grand Coulee, speeding (12 over), $136.

Andrew Patrick Flynn, Spokane, speeding (10 over), contested, found committed, $125.

Jacquelyn Rose Finley, Inchelium, speeding (17 over), contested, found committed, $187.

Kenneth Leroy Cossey, St. Maries, Idaho, speeding (16 over), $187; no insurance, dismissed, $25 administrative fee.

Abdulrahman A. Bosh Mousa, Spokane, speeding (12 over), contested, found committed, $156; fail to sign and/or carry vehicle registration, contested, found committed, $136; fail to obtain Washington driver’s license, contested, found not committed.

Renay Allee-Calhoun, Reardan, speeding (20 over), contested, found not committed.

Omer Adam, Spokane, front shoulder belt violation, contested, found not committed.

Travis Daniel Liles, Sprague, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 5 days jail, $150 court assessment.

Erik Edward Sackett, Davenport, probation violation (first-degree negligent driving), 5 days jail, $150 court assessment.

Bernard Brill, Coulee City, defective exhaust, contested, found committed, $146.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Lincoln County Auditor’s Office

Isabel Land, 21, and Braxton Lewis, 21, both of Almira.

John Gregory Haskew, 52, and Renea Anne Grogan, 51, both of Cheney.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Lincoln County Clerk’s Office

New filings – June 20: Sarah Reiko Vieira and Jesse James Vieira, married July 11, 2012, in Coulee Dam, separated Dec. 28, 2014, one dependent child of the marriage. Also, 63 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

Property Transactions

Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office

Deborah Jensen, Tacoma, to John Rose Burnette, Creston – portion of Sec. 4, T26N, R35E, $198,250.

Lynda P. Bruce (formerly Paul), Wilbur, to Robert O. and Lynda P. Bruce, Wilbur – portion of Sec. 17, T26N, R33E, $0.

Deral D. Boleneus, Ford, to HCD Holdings LLC, McKinney, Texas – all of grantor’s undivided one-half interest in Lot 2, Tract B of R & B Ranches, and all of grantor’s undivided one-fourth interest in portion of Sec. 19, T27N, R39E, $0.

Douglas R. and Charlotte L. Stewart, Spokane, to Stewart Farms LLC, Spokane – portion of Secs. 31-33, T22N, R35E, $0.

Marvin L. Fink and Marilyn L. Fink, Odessa, to Marvin Neil Fink, Odessa – portion of Sec. 9, T21N, R33E and 60-foot easement for ingress and egress, gift.

Judith A. Sauer, Sprague, to Christopher D. and Carol L. Green, Sprague – portion of Lot 12, Blk. 69, Second Railroad Addition, City of Sprague, $3,000.

Todd V. Heaton and Barbara Heaton, Lincoln, to Stanford H. Johnson, Jr., Three Rivers, Calif. – Lot 4, Todd Heaton Short Plat, $165,000.

MTC Financial, Inc. (Trustee Corps), Seattle, to U.S. Bank Trust (trustee, LSF9 Master Participation Trust), Oklahoma City, Okla. – Lot 1 and west 35 feet of Lot 2, Blk. 2, Southeastern Addition to the Town of Davenport, $128,500.

Keith Schafer and Leanna Schafer, Odessa, to Joseph W. McNeil and Joyce L. McNeil, Odessa – portion of Sec. 14, T21N, R32E, $100,000, subject to easements, $100,000.

Virgil L. Imes and Pearl I. Imes, Okanogan, Wash., to Adam Bogle and Cindy Bogle Nine Mile Falls – portion of Sec. 4, T26N, R35E, $100,000.

Stephen J. Walter and Barbara K. Walter, Odessa, to Drew D. Latham, Moses Lake – Lots 5 and 12, Blk. 26, Finney and Pattee’s Addition to the Town of Odessa, subject to easements, $125,000.

Michael David Armier, Tacoma, to Maybelle Armier, University Place, Wash. – portion of Sec. 8, T26N, R36E, $0.

Gregory Pease and Annette Sandberg, Maybelle Armier, and Equity Trust Co. (custodian, Maybelle Armier Roth IRA), Davenport, to Paul J. Challancin and Katherine R. Challancin, Monroe, Wash. – Lot 1, Sontag Ridge Short Plat, $99,000.

Alvin Johnson, Davenport, to Jerry D. Thompson, Spokane – Lots 6 and 7, Blk. 72, Essig’s Addition to the City of Davenport, $140,000.

Brenik W. Iverson and Kamrin D. Iverson, Odessa, to Stephen J. Walter and Barbara K. Walter, Odessa – portions of Lots 2 and 3, Blk. 10, Pattee and Lyon’s Addition to the Town of Odessa, subject to easements, $207,000.

Dallas Gustaveson and Lacy Gustaveson, Creston, to James A. Derrer and Lorinda S. Derrer, Creston – south 109 feet of Lot 2, Blk. 2, Maib’s Addition to the Town of Creston, and Lot 2, Blk. 2, Foster’s Addition to the Town of Creston (except south 110 feet), gift.

Ken J. Ford and Rita L. Ford, Gig Harbor, Wash., to Kenneth J. Ford and Rita L. Ford (trustees, Living Trust of Kenneth J. Ford and Rita L. Ford), Gig Harbor – Lot 4 of Ringneck Short Plat, subject to easements, $0.

Marvin Riechmann and A. Wardine Riechmann, Wilbur, to Ron W. Press and Cynthia L. Press, Wilbur – portion of Sec. 16, T26N, R33E, subject to easements, $34,620.

W. Victor Petrucelly and Gretchen Petrucelly, Spokane, to Mike Dilgard and Karen Dilgard, Edwall – portion of Sec. 25, T24N, R39E, subject to easements, $95,000.

Troy D. Morgan, Davenport, to Christopher A. Phillips and Cara D. Phillips, Harrington – west 35 feet of Lot 6, 7½ feet of vacated alley and east 60 feet of vacated street B, Blk. 25, Dillion’s Addition to the City of Davenport, $220,000.