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. 14: Davenport ambulance personnel transported an 85-year-old man suffering from fever and tingling in his arm from Serene Meadows to Lincoln Hospital.

A Reardan area caller reported the theft of two camcorders (owned by his employer), a digital camera and six loose diamonds from a jewelry box at his East Euclid Road residence.

Heavy spray-painting was discovered at the Egypt grain elevator north of Davenport.

A tow truck was sent to the intersection of Bald Ridge and Holderby roads to get a woman's vehicle out of a ditch.

No one was hurt after two vehicles collided at Tenth and Marshall streets in Davenport.

Someone was observed digging in a dumpster near Davenport Family Foods.

Wilbur Police dealt with a loose dog that wouldn't leave the school grounds and advised its owner to keep it chained up.

Tuesday, Jan. 15: Harrington ambulance personnel transported a man suffering flu-like symptoms from his residence in the 300 block of Second Street to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport.

A resident of the 500 block of SE County Road told Wilbur Police she was afraid to go outside because of two dogs at-large near her home.

Wilbur Police were called in after a eighth grader reportedly threw a second grader into a snow bank near the local school.

Wednesday, Jan. 16: A Davenport area man told dispatchers about a phone call from "scammers" trying to get him to purchase a money order from Wal-Mart.

Two collisions occurred within a short period north of the intersection of Bald Ridge and Tamarack Canyon roads. A man was using a flatbed truck to assist a vehicle on its top when the truck and another vehicle whose driver had stopped to assist were both struck by another vehicle.

Trader's Express in Davenport reported receiving two bad checks totaling about $146.

A Davenport area man told dispatchers about fraudulent activity involving his bank account.

A Davenport woman reported her car had been involved in a hit-and-run collision in the 700 block of Fifth Street. A passenger side door window broke out and the vehicle sustained a dent as well.

Thursday, Jan. 17: A deputy checked out a continuously barking dog that "looks to be hungry" near a residence in the 100 block of West Third Street in Sprague.

Odessa Police were advised of alleged threats against a local resident.

Friday, Jan. 18: Unable to make a phone connection, Lincoln Hospital personnel asked for assistance from law enforcement in informing a Davenport resident that a family member was being transported from there to a Spokane hospital.

A Davenport deputy offered bus schedule information to two men found using the Pioneer Plaza restrooms as a place to sleep for a few days.

Occupants of two vehicles involved in a collision on SR 231 near Sprague began to argue with each other, prompting a request for a deputy to respond. One man was taken to a Ritzville hospital for treatment.

A Davenport man who reported an incident of telephone harassment called back later to let dispatchers know his daughter had pulled a prank on him.

Refusing a breath test, a man was arrested for driving while under the influence after deputies responded to a report of an apparently abandoned pickup truck on Fancher Road East northeast of Edwall.

Saturday, Jan. 19: Alcohol violations were dealt with by a deputy responding to a Harrington man's call about fireworks being shot off and a substantial amount of noise being made at a residence in the 300 block of Glover.

Avista Utilities was asked to deal with a down power line near SR 25 and Sunset Highway.

After getting a call about a possible burglary in the 400 block of SE Regent in Wilbur, officers determined that firewood was being delivered from a backed-up truck to the residence.

A caller reported someone was spotlighting in his field adjacent to Irby Road North.

Odessa Police convinced a man to return a young girl to her Sixth Street residence in order to avoid a kidnapping charge. Police were considering charging him with custodial interference.

JAIL BOOKINGS

Jan. 15: Michael R. Macielewicz, 45, Reardan, arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) for first-degree malicious mischief.

Jan. 16: Donald A. Schilling, 47, Spokane, arrested by LCSO for driving while license suspended.

Jan. 17: Michael R. Laskowski, 19, Moses Lake, arrested by LCSO for driving while license suspended.

Jan. 18: Amanda L. Dawson, 31, Spokane, held under contract with the Washington State Department of Corrections.

Sundance L. Reevis, 20, Wellpinit, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for minor in possession.

Donavan D. Harring, 37, Kingman, Ariz., arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for possession of a dangerous weapon.

Joshua R. Granchie, 19, Davenport, confined 30 days by the court for second-degree burglary and failing to appear for minor driving while under the influence.

Laura L. Hendrickson, 47, Edwall, arrested by LCSO for a physical control violation.

Jan. 19: Michael L. Jenkins, 57, Cheney, held one day under contract with City of Cheney for negligent driving.

John A. Ootsey, 47, Nespelem, arrested by LCSO for driving while license suspended.

Jan. 21: Rany N. Laptev, 19, Spokane, arrested by LCSO for driving while under the influence.

Jan. 22: Anthany A. Hoskinson, 18, Odessa, arrested by Odessa Police for second-degree burglary, third-degree theft and numerous counts of malicious mischief.

Daren A. Suiter, 34, Spokane, held under contract with the Washington State Department of Corrections.

Vonne A. Renkert-Schafer, 21, Spokane, confined by the court for driving while under the influence.

Brenda C. Arndt, 29, Spokane, held under contract with the Washington State Department of Corrections.

Court Report

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Lincoln County Clerk's Office

Decrees granted (Fourth Quarter 2012) - Oct. 22: James R. and Marlee L. Lane. Nov. 29: Edna E. and Jesse J. Arruda. Dec. 17: Vanessa M. and Jay R. Elliott; Brian J. and Shelley K. Hogan; Denise M. and Corey D. Sampson. Dec. 21: Bret H. and Roxanne J. Bradley. Dec. 31: Suzanne N. and Travis L. Angstrom.

New filings: 91 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

Petitions for legal separation: 5 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

SUPERIOR COURT

John F. Strohmaier, Judge

Criminal Sentencing

Ryan William Adolph Louie, 29, Omak, pleaded guilty Jan. 15 to possession of cocaine in connection with an Aug. 24, 2012, traffic stop in Reardan. The court ordered him to serve 12 months and one day in prison, concurrent with an Okanogan County sentence, pay $1,000 in court assessments, and complete a drug and alcohol evaluation and treatment program.

Probate

Estate of Anita L. Borst, of Wilbur, who died Nov. 14, 2012.

DISTRICT COURT

Joshua F. Grant, Judge

Joshua Ryan Granchie, Davenport, probation violation (minor operating vehicle after alcohol consumption), 20 days jail, $260 court assessments.

Sundance Lee Reevis, Elmer City, probation violation (minor in possession), 30 days jail (4 credited as served), $75.60 court assessments.

Joseph Mario Zamora, Moses Lake, driving while license suspended, dismissed at prosecutor's request (state Department of Licensing policy ruled unconstitutional).

Vonne Andre Renkert-Schafer, Spokane, driving while under the influence, amended to first-degree negligent driving, pleaded guilty, 3 days jail (1 credited as served), $1,140.67 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation, chemical dependency evaluation, no possession or consumption of alcohol or illegal drugs (monitored for compliance); driving while license suspended, dismissed at prosecutor's request.

Bikash Gurung, Spokane, negligent driving, found committed, fined $550.

Don Anthony Schilling, Spokane, attempted second-degree criminal trespass and attempted third-degree theft, found guilty by jury, 5 days jail on each count, $493 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Thomas Redwine, Moses Lake, probation violation (driving while license suspended), $110 court assessments.

Civil Matter

The court denied Frances Ford's petitions for anti-harassment protection orders against Frances and Christopher Mundall and Eva Cravens, determining that evidence was insufficient to prove harassment had occurred. All parties are of Reardan.

Property Transactions

Lincoln County Treasurer's Office

Timothy P. and Cheryl J. Moyer, Spokane Valley, to Micah Tyler Jamison and Naimah Marie Jamison, Glendale, Ariz., Lots 1, 2 and 9 and northerly 63 feet of Lot 10, Blk. 34, The Addition to City of Sprague, $0.

Harold "Sam" Schneider, Davenport, to Matthew A. Schneider and Sydney D. Schneider, Davenport, portion of Sec. 7, T24N, R36E; and portion of Secs. 28 and 29, T25N, R36E; gift.

Lewis W. Gunning, Davenport, to Mondovi North LLC, Davenport, portion of Sec. 6, T25N, R37E, $243,600.

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Sacramento, Calif., to Michael A. Miner and Kathryn Hapke, Spokane, Lots 1-4, Blk. 110, Railroad Addition to the Town of Wilbur and portion of vacated Anne Street adjacent, $24,000.