Lincoln County Cops & Courts

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. 

Oct. 18

Traffic stops: 7

A caller said his elderly neighbor, who has dementia and uses an oxygen tank, might be missing after they went hunting the day prior.

A report came in of a man shooting a two-point buck near Hawk Creek Campground, throwing it in the back of a GMC truck and heading down Redwine Canyon Road.

Assault was reported in Odessa.

A caller said two of his black electric scooters were stolen.

A Creston woman came into the Sheriff’s Office with a letter from Spain saying a financial manager found millions of dollars that belonged to her family and wanted to give her 40%, while the manager would give her 50%. She was told this was likely a scam letter.

A Davenport man reported an 85-year-old male that fell outside Wheatland Bank in Davenport.

A Ford woman said her neighbor was trespassing on her property in a tractor and was pulling down trees while yelling at her husband that he has an easement to be there.

A Wilbur woman reported a gray Toyota Prius with poor passing westbound on Highway 2 at milepost 239.

A Davenport man reported a medical issue with a 53-year-old woman.

A Davenport woman reported yelling and screaming coming from an apartment on the 800 block of 12th Street.

A Harrington woman said her neighbor converted her garage into a studio for her daughter.

Oct. 19

Traffic stops: 9

A Davenport woman reported fraud.

A Wilbur woman requested a deputy presence as she collected her belongings from her mother’s house on the 500 block of Northwest Armstrong Avenue.

Theft from a vehicle was reported in Odessa.

A caller reported large pieces of tire on Highway 2 at milepost 232.

A Davenport woman requested a welfare check on a local woman that no one had heard from since Sunday.

A Davenport man reported a small car off the roadway at Highway 2 near Fichtenburg Road that was damaged from hitting cars in the roadway.

A Davenport man said he locked his keys in his Toyota Camry at the football field.

A Liberty Lake woman reported a possible driver under the influence westbound on Highway 2.

A caller said her brother saw a man putting water into his car’s radiator from the creek at the Sprague Lake boat launch.

A man was seen walking alone. He said he was trying to take a Greyhound from Moses Lake to Ritzville.

Oct. 20

Traffic stops: 6

A Creston man reported an unknown car on the 200 block of Southwest North First Street.

A Lincoln County Jail inmate was transported to Spokane County on their warrant.

A Davenport woman said her husband was threatening to punch her and shaking her gate to get in on the 37900 block of Cayuse Cove Road East.

A Davenport woman requested a welfare check on her friend.

A Reardan woman said her five-year-old son walked out of her yard and was missing from the 52000 block of Whispering Pines Drive East.

A caller reported two pickup trucks westbound on Highway 2 from milepost 254 driving around 100 mph.

A caller reported a possible driver under the influence.

Oct. 21

Traffic stops: 4

A caller reported a car in the ditch east of Wilbur.

A caller reported a possible driver under the influence crossing lanes.

A caller reported a possibly impaired driver in front of Kathy’s Market in Sprague after he saw a Dodge Charger park in the middle of the street.

A caller said her soon-to-be ex-husband won’t give back her the property out of the house.

A woman said she hit a deer on Miles-Creston Road near the Deer Meadows fire station.

A Davenport High School student locked his keys in his car.

Oct. 22

Traffic stops: 6

An inmate was transferred from Spokane County Jail to Lincoln County Jail.

An Edwall woman reported animal problems on the 52300 block of Sobek Road East.

A caller said there were people going in and out of his old farmhouse property on McLain Road.

Lincoln Hospital staff said they had a female patient in the emergency room claiming she was a victim of human trafficking off the Spokane Indian Reservation.

A man said someone tried to steal the flag in front of his house and smashed his pumpkins in the driveway.

A Davenport man said someone shot a doe on his property and left without permission to be on the property on the 39200 block of Mule Ranch Road North.

A child said her mother assaulted her.

A Lincoln Hospital patient was driven to detox in Spokane.

Federal Way Police asked the Sheriff’s Office to contact a man living on the 4550 block of Spring Canyon Road.

A woman reported people in a car arguing.

Oct. 23

Traffic stops: 19

A caller reported a lost brown and white dog running around their neighborhood.

Oct. 24

Traffic stops: 2

A caller reported a fire behind the credit union in Creston.

A Davenport woman said someone tried to break into her house on the 41900 block of Porcupine Bay Road North.

A caller reported two cars driving 25 mph on Highway 2 and said every time he tried to pass the cars, they sped up before slowing down again.

A man said his neighbor’s pickup truck horn had been going off for five minutes.

JAIL BOOKINGS

Oct. 20

Anthony Allen Baker, 34, Goldendale. Arrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) on a charge of a controlled substance felony.

Lorenza Antar Black, 31, Seattle. Arrested by LCSO on a charge of driving under the influence and making a false or misleading statement to a public servant.

Jesus Alberto Castaneda, 27, Elmer City. Arrested by the Reardan Police Department on charges of third-degree conspiracy to commit theft, third-degree criminal trespassing, third-degree theft and third-degree driving with a license suspended or revoked.

Timothy Ronald Wilging, 52, Grand Coulee. Arrested by the Reardan Police Department on charges of third-degree conspiracy to commit theft and third-degree theft.

Oct. 21

Austin Andrew Anderson 21, Davenport. Arrested by LCSO on a charge of sexual assault.

Oct. 22

Larry Quincy Bronson, 29, Ritzville. Arrested by LCSO on charges of first-degree theft and first-degree stolen property trafficking.

Christopher D. Holverson, 35, Spokane. Arrested by the Reardan Police Department on charges of first-degree malicious mischief, second-degree burglary, first-degree theft and third-degree theft.

DISTRICT COURT

Judge Dan B. Johnson

Criminal court-Oct. 21

James Kelly McGinnis, Nespelem, third-degree driving with a suspended license and operating a vehicle without insurance. Sentenced to 10 days in jail with credit for 10 days served, 12 months supervised probation and a $500 fine.

Michael Ray McCraigie, Airway Heights, third-degree driving with a suspended license. Sentenced to 24 hours of community service.

Lyle Bruce Zornes, Deer Park, third-degree driving with a suspended license. Sentenced to 24 hours of community service.

Levi William Dennis, Spokane, third-degree driving with a suspended license. Sentenced to three days in jail.

Arthur James Banko Jr., hometown not listed, violation of civil anti-harassment. Sentenced to 20 days in jail with credit for 20 days served and 12 months supervised probation.

SUPERIOR COURT

Lincoln County Clerk

Criminal docket-Oct. 18

Kiernan Reese Chrisman was found guilty on seven counts of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm after entering a guilty plea and was sentenced to 116 months in prison concurrent with his current sentence he’s serving on a conviction of two counts of first-degree rape of a child in Spokane County in 2014.

Criminal docket-Oct. 19

Perry David Bayes entered a guilty plea on two counts of first-degree possession of stolen property and one count of first-degree theft and was found guilty of stealing 64 beehives in Almira in 2020. He was sentenced to 14 months in prison.

Gary Chandler Angell entered a guilty plea on charges of residential burglary and first-degree identity theft and was sentenced to 12 months in prison.

Bryan Lee Wing had a re-sentencing hearing concerning his conviction of second-degree burglary, second-degree malicious mischief and third-degree theft in 2020 rescheduled to Nov. 2.

Reina M. Karunaratne, who is charged with residential burglary, was found mentally competent. A readiness hearing was set for Dec. 14 and a jury trial was set for Jan. 5.

Amy Elizabeth Wilsey, who is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and third-degree theft, had a change of plea hearing moved to Nov. 16.

Kendra Marie Tonasket, who is charged with second-degree identity theft, failed to make a preliminary appearance. A warrant was issued for her arrest, with bail set at $5,000.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Dissolutions involving persons living inside Lincoln County: 0

Dissolutions involving persons living outside Lincoln County: 31

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Lincoln County Auditor

Oct. 17

Elicea Pozdeev, 22, Ford to Faina Orchinnikov, 22, Ford.

Oct. 22

Shawna Lee Whitehead, 42, Odessa to Marty Gene Schaffer, 43, Odessa.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

Sale of 824 Southeast Pope Avenue in Wilbur from Kevin and Shauni Ross of Wilbur to Chynna Wallin and Matthew Rothaermel of Spokane for $265,000.

Sale of a parcel on the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter lying north of Redwine Canyon Road from John Yoder of Oregon to Marvin and Lauri Anderson of Benton City for $13,000.

Sale of 38957 Waterfall Place North in Lincoln from Ronald and Lori Sires of Lincoln to James and Donna McNeill of Ephrata for $118,900.

Sale of 40181 Barbara Lane North in Davenport from Teel Land LLC in Davenport to Paul Laws and Melinda Beeman of Kennewick for $87,500.

Sale of 130 South Birch Street in Reardan from Bradley and JoLynn Ray of Reardan to Marcus Hardiman of Reardan for $257,000.

Sale of 37620 Taylor Lane North in Lincoln from Gary and Linda Hanson of Lincoln to Robert and Nicole Cunningham of Wilbur for $30,000.

Sale of 42720 Buckhorn Drive North in Deer Meadows from Lynn Romans of Cle Elum to Bradley and Kimberly Hutchinson of Spokane for $99,000.