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, Jan. 18: The driver of a vehicle that went off U.S. 2 and into a ditch near the county line east of Reardan was placed into custody by the Washington State Patrol on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Two county deputies assisted an Odessa officer in responding to a report of a domestic assault at a residence on Laney Brothers Road. They found the woman involved safe inside but unwilling to open her door to talk with them.

A vehicle slid off Porcupine Bay Road north of Davenport.

After a Davenport man advised dispatchers that someone may have gotten into a shed in the 700 block of Main Street, a responding deputy determined that tracks in the nearby snow came from Avista Utilities meter readers.

The driver of a vehicle that sunk into snow on the shoulder along SR 231 about two miles south of Edwall explained that he had pulled over to make a phone call.

Tuesday, Jan. 19: A vehicle slid off U.S. 2 just east of the Telford rest area.

No injuries were reported after a vehicle with three occupants went down a steep embankment on U.S. 2 near Mountain View Cemetery Road west of Davenport.

Deputies responded to a burglary report in the Wilbur area.

A Davenport caller reported hearing a single knock on her door over the past three nights and requested additional patrols in the vicinity of the 500 block of Ross Street.

A vehicle slide-off was reported on U.S. 2 and Oehlwein Road east of Davenport.

County Public Works personnel reported residents on Mill Canyon Road northwest of Davenport were parking their vehicles along the roadway in order to avoid becoming stuck in their private driveways, but an impediment to traffic resulted.

A Sprague woman requested assistance with her teenage son who became agitated and jumped on her back.

Wilbur Police investigated a report of threats made against a local woman.

A Reardan woman told local police that she injured her leg during an alleged assault that occurred 10 days previously.

Wednesday, Jan. 20: Sprague ambulance personnel responded to a report of someone laying over the steering wheel of a vehicle along Interstate 90.

Deputies investigated a possible sex-related offense in the Davenport area.

No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle collision occurred on Hart Road near its intersection with SR 25 north of Davenport.

An Odessa woman told dispatchers that a vehicle heading east on SR 28 from Batum Road was being driven in a reckless manner at speeds of more than 90 miles per hour and that she almost was run off the road.

A deputy checked out a report that windows had been mysteriously opened at a residence in the 300 block of Sinclair Street in Davenport after a resident recalled they had been closed.

Odessa Police investigated the theft of benches from a residence in the 0 block of West 4th Avenue.

Thursday, Jan. 21: A natural gas leak was discovered in the alley behind Davenport City Hall. Firefighters and Avista Utilities personnel responded.

A Harrington area farmer reported the theft of a pistol he kept in a tractor.

A vehicular collision took place in a parking lot near the Davenport post office.

Fire engulfed a vehicle that was about 20 feet from a structure in the 500 block of SE County Road in Wilbur.

A collision involving a vehicle and deer was reported on U.S. 2 near Wilbur.

A man told Odessa Police that while driving through the 100 block of East 1st Avenue with his children, another man flipped him off, apparently in retaliation for how he felt he had been treated earlier in the day.

Friday, Jan. 22: A caller reported that $408 had been stolen from soda pop machines that sustained about $1,500 in damage as well at both Interstate 90 Sprague rest areas.

Deputies investigated repeated incidents of littering along Mohler Road.

A woman told dispatchers that she had twice been tailgated by a vehicle that followed her on U.S. 2 and SR 231 after she left work.

Deputies were advised of a possible verbal dispute involving two men sharing a residence in the 200 block of Washington Street in Davenport.

Davenport City Hall personnel advised dispatchers that six Kirby vacuum salespeople working the city had been issued permits for that activity.

Saturday, Jan. 23: Responding to the Reardan fire station, emergency personnel from Reardan and Edwall joined a Davenport ambulance crew to provide assistance to a woman who may have suffered cardiac arrest.

A Davenport woman told dispatchers she heard footsteps and saw the shadow of a person in an alley behind the 600 block of Maxwell Street.

Sunday, Jan. 24: A truck slid off SR 28 near Harrington. No injuries were reported.

Safeway store personnel in Davenport found a local woman’s purse shoved into a grocery aisle shelf after she had reported it stolen. After realizing she left the store without the purse, she couldn’t find it when she went back.

Deputies took a man into custody after responding to a report of disorderly conduct, with alcohol believed involved, in the 300 block of 1st Street in Sprague. The report noted a man was yelling at people and broke out the headlights on a vehicle.

Dispatchers took a report of a strange odor and smoke coming from the Lightning Nuggets building in the 600 block of Logan Street in Davenport. It was determined that a “furnace issue” was the cause.

A Davenport man said he had been punched in the face during a domestic dispute at a residence in the 1100 block of Adams Street.

Odessa Police responded to a report of a hit and run collision in the 300 block of South Division Street that resulted in unspecified property damage.

JAIL BOOKINGS

Jan. 19: Mark A. McElfish, Davenport, arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) for driving while license suspended.

Jan. 20: Derek W. Rieke, 47, Davenport, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for reckless endangerment.

Robert J. Chesser, 35, Lamont, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for driving under the influence.

Jan. 21: Amanda M. Vivier, 27, Wellpinit, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for driving under the influence and no valid operator’s license.

Aaron J. Jacobs, 24, Ritzville, held under contract with Adams County.

Randi M. Andrew, 32, Wellpinit, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for driving while license suspended.

Jan. 22: Derwood Fannin, 66, Harrington, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for driving while license suspended.

Jan. 25: Earl J. Ray, 51, Davenport, arrested by LCSO for second-degree theft.

Franklin S. Clark, 29, Davenport, confined five days by the court for driving while license suspended.

From Jan. 20 to 25, 17 inmates from outside Lincoln County were held in the county jail under contract with the Washington State Department of Corrections.

Court Report

SUPERIOR COURT

John F. Strohmaier, Judge

Criminal Sentencing

Tyler Franklin Wilson, 29, of Davenport, pleaded guilty Jan. 19 to solicitation to possess heroin (amended through plea negotiations from possession of heroin). His sentence includes three days jail, $900 court assessments, $600 public defender fees, 24 months unsupervised probation, drug/alcohol evaluation and treatment, drug testing, no possession or use of non-prescribed drugs, and continuing outpatient therapy. The charge involves a June 10, 2015, incident during which a deputy and local ambulance personnel responded to a 911 emergency call regarding a heroin overdose.

Civil Judgment

Charles D. Potts, doing business as Banks Lake Pub in Wilbur, must pay $1,026.94 in overdue worker compensation taxes to the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

New Civil Case

In a foreclosure matter involving property at 404 South Second Street in Harrington, Nationstar Mortgage LLC seeks the $64,474.68 owing on a $115,500 mortgage loan, plus interest and costs, from Warren McPeak, of Harrington, and the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Probate

Estate of Colleen M. Webber, of Spokane, who died Dec. 21, 2015.

Estate of Scott D. Heimbigner, of Odessa, who died Dec. 29, 2015.

DISTRICT COURT

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

Dan B. Johnson, Judge

Mark McElfish, Spokane Valley, driving while license suspended, 10 days jail, $543 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Donna Doreen Smith, Davenport, driving while license suspended, $543 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Danyelle Rae Wheeler, Davenport, speeding (17 mph over limit), $187 penalty; no proof of liability insurance presented, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Franklin Scott Clark, Davenport, driving while license suspended, 5 days jail, $543 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Andrew James Theis, Davenport, driving while license suspended, 7 days jail (1 credited as served), $893 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation; operating vehicle without ignition interlock, dismissed.

Keith Andrew Lilley, Davenport, driving while license suspended, 3 days jail (credited as served), $543 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Victor Alfrado Jordan, Davenport, fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), 66 days jail (6 credited as served), $643 court assessments, 36 months supervised and 24 months unsupervised probation, no possession or consumption of alcohol, marijuana and non-prescribed drugs, alcohol/drug evaluation and recommended treatment, mental health treatment as determined by probation officer. A review hearing is scheduled on April 14.

John Stephen Granchie, Davenport, third-degree malicious mischief, 3 days jail (credited as served), $543 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation, no possession or consumption of alcohol, marijuana and non-prescribed drugs, continue current treatment requirements.

Michael Wayne Elliott, Reardan, fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), $593 court assessments, 11 months supervised probation, no possession or consumption of alcohol, marijuana and non-prescribed drugs, alcohol/drug and domestic violence/anger management evaluations and recommended treatment; second count dismissed.

Jasper O. Kala, Reardan, driving while license suspended, $543 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Michael Lawney Johnson, Nine Mile Falls, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $618 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Robert James Chesser, Lamont, probation violation (driving under the influence), 30 days jail (1 credited as served), $252 court assessments.

Cade Lawrence Weber, Odessa, minor in possession, pleaded guilty, $493 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation, no possession or consumption of alcohol, marijuana and non-prescribed drugs, alcohol/drug evaluation and recommended treatment, DUI victims’ panel, deferred sentence (may change plea when court’s conditions are met).

Nicholas Ryan Nelson, Odessa, first-degree negligent driving, pleaded guilty, 1 day jail, $743 court assessments, 24 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation, no possession or consumption of alcohol, marijuana and non-prescribed drugs (monitored by random testing), chemical dependency evaluation and recommended treatment, DUI victims’ panel, comply with mandatory ignition interlock device requirements as imposed by the state Department of Licensing.

Philip Van de Veer, Visiting Judge

Randi Michelle Andrew, Ford, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 20 hours community service, $60 court costs.

John Strohmaier, Visiting Judge

Derwood Fannin, Jr., Harrington, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 3 days jail (credited as served), $75.60 court costs.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Lincoln County Clerk’s Office

New filings: 73 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

Petitions for legal separation: 4 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

Property Transactions

Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office

Wells Fargo Bank, Des Moines, Wash., to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Carrollton, Texas – portion of Sec. 25, T28N, R32E; and portion of Sec. 30, T28N, R33E; $142,033.50.

Ryan K. Kniep and Patricia L. Kniep, Quincy, Wash., to Kniep Properties LLC, Quincy – portion of Lot 68, Blk. 2, Plat 3, Deer Meadow Tracts, and portion of Sec. 6, T26N, R36E; $0.

Copenhaver Brothers LLC (two-thirds interest), Creston, to Prairie Ridge LLC (two-thirds interest), Creston – portion of Secs. 1 and 2, T26N, R34E; $0.

Delbert E. Copenhaver and Cheryl L. Copenhaver (one-third interest), Creston, to Prairie Ridge LLC, Creston – portion of Sec. 1, 2 and 11, T26N, R34E; $0.

Anthony W. Bellotti, Davenport, to Aldo J. Bellotti and Maria R. Bellotti, Davenport – west 17 feet of Lot 9 and all of Lot 10, Blk. 114, Columbia Addition to the City of Davenport; $0.

Laura Conrad Nelson, Creston, to Joanne and Mason Hopkins, Creston – portion of Sec. 20, T25N, R37E; $0.

Charles E. Marsh, Harrington, to Garrett A. Green and Amber L. Green, Harrington – Lots 1 and 21, Blk. 31, Town of Harrington; $0.

Victor Breen, Sumner, Wash., to Dianne Breen and Jeffrey Breen, Buckley, Wash. – portion of Sec. 30, T24N, R35E; $0.

Gale Lester Gardner and Rodney Allen Gardner (co-personal representatives, estate of Joyce F. Gardner), Lind, to Gale Lester Gardner, Lind, and Rodney Allen Gardner, Ocean Shores, Wash. – portion of Sec. 28, T27N, R33E; $0.

Homberg Farms, Inc., Odessa, to Estate of Brian D. Homberg (Brenda L. Homberg, personal representative), Odessa – portion of Sec. 20, T21N, R34E; and portion of Sec. 30, T22N, R33E; buildings only in portion of Sec. 20, T21N, R34E; portion of Sec. 19, T22N, R33E; subject to easements; $0.

Estate of Brian D. Homberg (Brenda L. Homberg, personal representative), Odessa, to Brian D. Homberg Testamentary Trust (Brenda Homberg, trustee), Odessa – portion of Sec. 20, T21N, R34E; portion of Sec. 30, T22N, R33E; buildings only in portion of Sec. 20, T21N, R34E, and portion of Sec. 19, T22N, R33E; subject to easements; $0.

Estate of Brian D. Homberg (Brenda L Homberg, personal representative), Odessa, to Brenda L. Homberg, Odessa – Government Lots 3 and 4, and portion of Sec. 2, T21N, R33E; $0.

Kodiak LLC, Tacoma, Wash., to Lan W. Schiefelbein, Seattle – Lot 3, Meadowlark Short Plat; $80,000.