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 18: No one was reported hurt from a collision involving a vehicle and deer on Interstate 90 in Lincoln County.

Davenport ambulance personnel and emergency responders from Reardan and Edwall were sent to the scene of a one-vehicle rollover collision on SR 231. They were able to stand down when dispatchers learned no one had been hurt.

Responding to Grand Coulee, deputies arrested a man they described as apparently intoxicated after responding to a report of a man walking around residences in the Lakeview Terrace Mobile Home Park and yelling.

Deputies investigated a littering/health code violation report at property on Ida Avenue in Edwall.

A Wilbur man reported being threatened by a neighbor in the 500 block of NW Armstrong.

A caller reported residents of the 400 block of West 5th in Sprague had been arguing for at least 30 minutes.

Odessa ambulance personnel responded to the scene of a one-vehicle rollover collision on King Ranch Road about two miles from SR 28.

An 18-wheeler broke down on Morgan Street just before the bridge just east of Davenport on U.S. 2.

A caller reported someone climbed up a power pole in front of the Davenport city shop, but a responding deputy found no one there.

Odessa Police issued a citation for illegal dumping after finding garbage in the vicinity of 1st Avenue and Marjorie Street.

Tuesday, June 19: Reardan police and a state Department of Fish and Wildlife officer were advised that a baby moose had been spotted on Elm Street between Columbia and Broadway Avenue (U.S. 2). A Reardan woman placed a separate call reported her dog found the scent of cougar droppings near SR 231.

An Odessa area caller shared her suspicions about a silver mini-van with three men inside she saw driving slowly and videotaping a residence on Rocky Ford Road. A responding deputy wasn’t able to find the van.

Dispatchers took a report of a Davenport man described as “potentially suicidal” who had told the caller “he would have a gun and no one would find him.” A responding deputy located the man, who said he had been “having a bad moment” and that “everything was fine.”

Two deputies intervened in a domestic dispute involving a man and woman at Sprague Lake Resort. No assault occurred, but a protection order violation was committed.

Despite a report, a responding deputy and Reardan firefighters did not find an unattended campfire on property along Addington Road about a quarter-mile south of Reardan.

An Almira area woman was treated at a local hospital for injuries suffered in an alleged assault. The woman said a bowl had been thrown at her, that she was thrown to the ground, had her hair pulled out and was pushed into a pile of broken glass.

A collision involving a semi-truck and a small Volkswagen was reported at the intersection of SRs 28 and 21 in Odessa.

National Park Service personnel checked out a caller’s report that a large group of at least 30 young people were “partying” near the water at Spring Canyon campground and “being loud, yelling, and playing music.”

Wednesday, June 20: Deputies investigated a report that “a large amount of heroin” was being distributed from a residence inside Davenport.

A deputy checked out a report that items had been removed without proper authorization from a residence adjacent to Mielke Road East south of Davenport.

A caller told dispatchers that a carburetor and four new wheels for a lawnmower had been stolen from a mailbox along Waukon Road North in the Reardan area.

A caller told Odessa Police that someone was inside a residence in the 300 block of South Alder without the owner’s permission and had even put the house up for sale on the internet.

Thursday, June 21: A deputy located a missing 17-year-old girl who apparently had attempted to run away from where she lives in the 300 block of Eighth Street in Davenport.

Davenport ambulance personnel transported a 13-year-old girl described as “screaming, yelling and breaking things” from a residence in the 600 block of Main Street to a Spokane hospital.

A large pile of wheat stalks was illegally dumped onto property adjacent to Fancher Road East in the Edwall area.

Reardan police responded to a report of an altercation involving a man and woman who had been arguing for about 30 minutes in the 500 block of West Broadway.

Deputies responded to a report of a man who was unconscious in a car parked outside the Davenport Subway restaurant.

Calling from a Moses Lake motel, a man told Odessa Police that his former girlfriend wouldn’t stop calling and harassing him.

A deputy arrested a Reardan man after he reportedly harassed customers at Dean’s Drive-in, violating a no-trespass directive he had received two weeks before from a Reardan Police officer.

Friday, June 22: A Creston woman told dispatchers her dog chased a cougar in the street in the 100 block of SE E Street.

Deputies checked out a report of illegal dumping of asphalt along Lakeview Drive in Lincoln and secured an agreement with a contractor to have it removed in a couple of weeks.

Deputies assisted a Davenport woman with an unwanted individual at property at First and Maxwell streets.

A Reardan caller asked for assistance from deputies with an unwanted individual in the 100 block of East Railroad.

Odessa ambulance personnel transported a 72-year-old man with COPD issues to the local hospital.

Saturday, June 23: A caller advised that people on a pontoon boat in the water near Loughbon Landing were “blasting music” he could hear inside his residence. A responding deputy successfully persuaded them to stop being noisy.

A Creston man reported being knocked off his bike by a muzzled brown boxer in the 300 block of NE Foster.

Occupants of a sinking fishing boat on Sprague Lake asked for help and got it from a fisherman associated with the Sprague Lake Resort.

A Davenport area caller expressed concern about his dog that had somehow gotten inside a neighbor’s home on Aspen Lane East and wasn’t sure how to get him out. He called back later and reported the dog returned home unharmed.

A county jail inmate suffered a broken arm while playing with a ball and falling to the ground.

An Edwall area caller reported someone had broken out windows of a mobile home on property adjacent to Sobek Road.

What was reported as a possible structure fire turned out to be a campfire along SR 25 about 21 miles north of Davenport, sending firefighters from Seven Bays, Egypt and Davenport back to their stations after they had responded to the call.

Odessa Police arrested a man for driving under the influence after a carport at 7 West 6th Avenue was reportedly knocked down.

Sunday, June 24: A caller reported something “flew out” of another vehicle’s window and damaged her windshield while traveling on SR 2 near Reardan.

Responding to the 100 block of Marshall Street, Davenport ambulance personnel transported a 74-year-old woman with breathing difficulties to the hospital.

A resident of the 1000 block of Washington Street in Davenport reported a continuously barking dog in the neighborhood.

A Davenport woman reported a leak from a hole in her vehicle’s gas tank she believed was deliberately made while parked in the 400 block of Morgan Street.

Retired Superior Court Judge Phil Borst was reportedly unhurt after a collision involving a motorcycle and another vehicle at the intersection of Portland and Main in Wilbur.

After a Wilbur woman slipped and fell, catching her arm on the open motor cabling on a boat at the Keller Ferry boat launch, she was tended to by Wilbur and LifeFlight aerial ambulance personnel for a laceration she suffered.

A Davenport caller reported bottle rockets were being shot off just north of the Davenport Safeway store.

A Davenport woman told dispatchers that her young son had been bullied by two girls while at the city park.

Odessa Police requested assistance from local ambulance personnel after responding to a report of a man, perhaps intoxicated, lying on the ground outside a motel in the 600 block of East 1st Avenue.

A man and woman fishing near the fish pens near Seven Bays Marina told National Park Service personnel they had heard some growling and were scared to walk out. They later called back and reported they had made it out safely.

JAIL BOOKINGS

June 18: Johnny Ray Craig, 29, Nespelem, arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) for fourth-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief.

June 21: Luis Felipe Aguilar, 22, Pasco, Wash., arrested by Washington State Patrol for driving while license suspended.

Marlo Wayne Foster, 55, Reardan, arrested by LCSO for second-degree criminal trespass.

June 22: Jerry Lynn Morris, 49, Post Falls, Idaho, arrested by LCSO for first-degree custodial interference.

June 23: Cornelius Paul Walter, 22, Odessa, arrested by Odessa Police for driving under the influence.

June 24: Travis Scott Walters, 23, Lamont, arrested by LCSO for making a false or misleading statement to a public servant, resisting arrest, and driving while license suspended.

From June 18 to 24, 12 individuals were held in the Lincoln County Jail under contract with the Washington State Department of Corrections and three under contract with Stevens County.

Court Report

SUPERIOR COURT

John F. Strohmaier, Judge

Criminal Sentencings

Following negotiations with prosecutors, Michael Jackson, 34, of Spokane, pleaded guilty June 11 to residential burglary, possession of a stolen firearm and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with Feb. 10 incidents at property along U.S. 2 near Davenport. He must serve 15 months in prison, pay $800 court costs, $450 public defender reimbursement and yet-to-be-determined restitution. He was originally charged with first-degree burglary, possession of a stolen firearm, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and second-degree theft of a credit card.

Zachary Austin Reisenauer, 27, of Edwall, pleaded guilty June 19 to third-degree assault of a child. He was accused of using a belt to strike a 6-year-old child on Nov. 28, 2016, and Sept. 29, 2017, resulting in noticeable bruising. His sentence includes 10 days in jail, payment of $800 court costs, $500 public defender reimbursement and yet-to-be-determined restitution, six months probation and a no-contact order protecting the victim. He also must surrender any firearms in his possession.

Civil Judgments

The court authorized Tom Platt, of Davenport, to employ a Davenport boy for yard work, to feed livestock and clean a livestock bedding area. The petitioner was required by state law to request approval from a Superior Court judge in order to employ a minor under the age of 14.

Christina G. Leffler, of Odessa, must return $1,748.47 in overpaid unemployment compensation benefits to the Washington State Department of Employment Security.

Trever D. Benson, of Almira, must return $2,233.16 in overpaid unemployment compensation benefits to the Washington State Department of Employment Security.

Wade L. Yarnell, of Reardan, must return $2,267.05 in overpaid unemployment compensation benefits to the Washington State Department of Employment Security.

New Criminal Cases

Jacob M. Gallagher, 19, of Reardan, is charged with distributing oxycodone to a minor younger than 18 years of age in connection with a May 16 incident at Reardan High School that resulted in two students being sent to a Spokane hospital after consuming pills allegedly provided to them by Gallagher.

Marcel Nathaniel C. Hall, 20, of Okanogan, Wash., is charged with possession of heroin and cocaine in connection with an Aug. 21, 2017, incident in Davenport.

Toni Herley, 57, of Reardan, is charged with five counts of forgery involving bank checks from the Bubba’s Tavern business account managed by her husband, Kevin, who reported $4,000 of checks had been cashed between April 26 and 28.

New Civil Case

Capital One Bank USA seeks from Mark E. Worley $2,246.55 it claims is owed as of April 13, 2017, on a credit account.

Probate

Estate of Charlotte I. Paul, of Reardan, who died June 5.

Estate of Byron Cecil Hilt, of Grand Coulee, who died May 11.

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.

Mathew Patrick James Morgan, Loon Lake, Wash., probation violation (driving under the influence and while license suspended), 60 days jail or electronic home monitoring.

Christopher Adam Cook, Moses Lake, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $493 court assessments, 12 months supervised probation.

Juan Perez, Moses Lake, negligent driving, contested, found committed, $500 penalty.

Billy Carleyon Brown, Mead, Wash., driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $293 court assessments, 12 months supervised probation.

Justin Lee Spruell, Fruitland, speeding (10 mph over limit), contested, dismissed at prosecutor’s request.

Cory Kramer, Newman Lake, Wash., speeding (20 over), contested, found committed, $187 penalty.

Marlina Hampton, Port Orchard, Wash., driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, no penalty.

Shad Dale Coman, Spokane, speeding (10 over), contested, found committed, $125 penalty.

Erney Wayne Gilbert, Lincoln, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 3 days jail converted to 24 hours community service; driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $250 court assessments, 12 months supervised probation.

William Michael Lobie, Moses Lake, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $350 court assessments, 12 months supervised probation, deferred sentence (may change plea when court’s conditions are met).

B-Oceannena Irene Gonzalez, Ford, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $150 court assessments, 12 months supervised probation, deferred sentence (may change plea when court’s conditions are met).

Cecelia Kim Miller, Wellpinit, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, 3 days jail converted to 24 hours community service, $150 court assessments, 12 months supervised probation, deferred sentence (may change plea when court’s conditions are met).

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Lincoln County Clerk’s Office

New filings – June 15: Sydney N. Harris, of Wilbur, and Stephen L. Myers, of Benton County, married Oct. 27, 2007, in Spokane, separated April 2013, three dependent children of the marriage. Also, 19 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

Petitions for legal separation: 1 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

Property Transactions

Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office

Robert G. Geissler, Davenport, to Bryan R. and Ellen M. Attwood, Grand Coulee – property adjacent to Indian Trail Road, Davenport (portions of southeast and northeast quarters of Sec. 7, T26N, R37E), $75,000.

Linda E. Broaddus (personal representative, estate of John C. Price), East Wenatchee, to Richter Ranch LLC, East Wenatchee – north half of Sec. 28, southeast quarter of Sec. 33 and southwest quarter of Sec. 34, all in T21N, R31E, $204,750.

Roosevelt Lake Ranches at Lincoln, Inc., Mountain View, Calif., to Charles M. McQuade and Sylvie Ritschard-McQuade, Issaquah, Wash. – property at 25155 Roosevelt Heights Drive East, 39030 Sterling Valley Road North, 39200 Canyon View Place North, 39150 Canyon View Place North, all in Lincoln (Lots 34, 38-40, Roosevelt Lake Ranch Division No. 4), $159,000.

Tubbs Family Investments LLC, Airway Heights, to Travis and Amber McPeak, Sprague – Lots 6-7 and east half of Lot 8, Blk. 2, Original Addition to City of Sprague, $4,000.

Keith Allen (Parcel A), Keith Johnson Allen and Robin F. Schaffer (Allen) (Parcels B and C), and Keith and Robin Allen (Parcel D), Davenport, to Arthur R. Malfait, Teresa D. Palmer and Roger M. Malfait, Washougal, Wash. – property at 32697 Hawk Creek Ranch Road North, Davenport (Parcel A: Tract 217, Hawk Creek Ranches, Survey Area No. 1; Parcel B: Tract 219, Hawk Creek Ranches, Survey Area No.. 1; Parcel C: Tract 220, Hawk Creek Ranches, Survey Area No. 1; Parcel D: Tracts 1-4, Kelly’s Plat of Hawk Creek), $320,000.

Hawk Creek LLC, Meridian, Idaho, to Roger M. Malfait, Washougal, Wash. – unplatted tracts 236-243, Hawk Creek Ranches, Sec. 18, T26N, R36E, Davenport, $70,000.

Northwest Trustee and Management Services LLC (trustee, William A. Crosetto Revocable Trust), Spokane, to Schultz Land LLC, Davenport – Parcel A: portion of northwest quarter, Sec. 1, T23N, R38E, and Parcel B: portion of northeast quarter and Lots 1-2 of Sec. 3, T23N, R38E, Davenport, $347,000.

Richard F. and LaDawna Whitaker, Odessa, to Joseph W. and Joyce L. McNeil, Odessa – property at 10202 Napier Road North, Odessa (portion of Sec. 12, T21N, R32E), $455,000.

Ronald G. Jennings, Walla Walla, to Daniel B. and Natalie A. Fenn, Wilbur – property at 16 NW Raymond, Wilbur (Lots 9-12, Blk. 57, Railroad Addition to Town of Wilbur), $150,000.

Rebecca L. and Arne L. Seim, Reardan, to Simon Butterfield, Reardan – property at 28455 Tramm Road North, Reardan (portion of southeast quarter of Sec. 11, T25N, R39E), $105,750.

Leroy L. and Donna J. Hasenyager, Spokane, to Paul F. and Leanne N. Weber, Seven Bays – property at 42565 Eagle Nest Court North, Davenport (Lot 68, Deer Heights Plat No. 1), $450,000.