Court 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, March 24: A caller asked deputies to check into suspicious activity that possibly involved illegal drugs in eastern Lincoln County.

Deputies investigated a possible theft report in the vicinity of Eighth and Marshall streets in Davenport.

Odessa Police responded to a possible trespassing incident in the 500 block of East 2nd Avenue.

Tuesday, March 25: A collision involving a vehicle and deer was reported on SR 174 about a mile west of Wilbur.

Harrington city officials told dispatchers someone discarded personal trash in the park restroom.

Large trucks were reportedly traveling at excessive speeds and a caller said he almost was run off the road while trying to turn into his driveway on SR 25 north of Davenport.

Wednesday, March 26: An individual received care at Lincoln Hospital after a one-vehicle collision on SR 2 near Wilbur.

Reardan Police intervened in a dispute involving a man and woman living in the 300 block of West Railroad Avenue.

Thursday, March 27: Alcohol was believed to be a factor in a verbal dispute about dogs between a man and woman at a residence on Telecky Road near Davenport.

After calls from their parents, deputies attempted to locate a missing or runaway boy and girl in the Davenport area.

A caller told dispatchers that a washer and dryer were being taken away without the owner's permission from a rental unit in the 300 block of NE Adams in Creston.

A Bergeron Road resident advised that two boys in their late teens knocked on her door and asked for money, claiming they had a flat tire and needed to get back to town. Locating the vehicle and noticing fishing gear and rifles inside, a responding deputy noted that they may have been spotlighting coyotes.

Friday, March 28: A deputy checked on the welfare of a homeless man observed sitting in front of Harrington Foods.

After a brief search, a missing three-year-old Creston boy was found in the 300 block of SE Railroad.

A "suspicious" man was observed digging through trash cans and looking into windows in the vicinity of the 1300 block of Twelfth Street, near Pacific Pride, in Davenport.

A vehicle was rear-ended by another near AmericanWest Bank in Davenport. A young child in one of the vehicles hit his head.

A caller reported discovering a large pile of wire, possibly stolen, south of the railroad tracks near Stambaugh Road, southeast of Wilbur.

Saturday, March 29: A Harrington woman reported hearing what sounded like BB gunfire in the 400 block of Glover Street.

Someone left Trader's Express in Davenport without paying for $15 worth of fuel.

A man sought hospital treatment for a head laceration apparently caused by being struck with a pan or pot during a dispute with a woman at a Bates Road residence in the Irby area.

Sunday, March 30: Odessa ambulance personnel assisted a 64-year-old man with diabetes who lost consciousness after falling.

A caller expressed concern that vehicles were coming and going at all hours at a residence in the 100 block of Washington Street in Davenport.

While assisting National Park Service personnel in the recovery of a stolen vehicle near the Fort Spokane boat launch, deputies discovered a break-in at a Bayview Court residence in the Seven Bays area.

Two loose horses were observed in the vicinity of Waukon and Fancher roads.

JAIL BOOKINGS

March 28: Marcus A. Nolan, 23, Cheney, confined seven days under contract with City of Cheney.

March 29: William C. Becker, 43, Davenport, arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) for failing to appear for driving while license suspended.

March 30: Levi S. Joseph, 19, Coulee Dam, arrested by LCSO for driving while under the influence.

Cody James Craft, 26, Spokane Valley, arrested by LCSO for first-degree burglary, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a stolen vehicle.

March 31: Adam B. Cain, 28, Davenport, held under contract with Washington State Department of Corrections.

SUPERIOR COURT

John F. Strohmaier, Judge

Criminal Disposition

Christopher Michael Mundall, 36, of Reardan, pleaded guilty March 25 to riot while armed (amended through plea negotiations from three counts of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon). His sentence included 81 days jail (credited as served), $800 court costs plus restitution and attorney fees to be determined, forfeiture of firearms, a year's probation, drug/alcohol evaluation and treatment, and a one-year no-contact order protecting the victim. The charge involved a Nov. 25, 2013, incident in which several gunshots were exchanged between two men at a residence north of Reardan. A woman and 5-year-old boy also were involved. He was originally arrested by sheriff's deputies on two counts of attempted murder (domestic violence). Explaining his plea, Mundall wrote that he accepted the "plea bargain in order to avoid the risk of being convicted of more serious and numerous offenses."

New Criminal Cases

Risa Marie Hill, 27, of Huson, Mont., is charged with second-degree identity theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, third-degree driving while license suspended, making a false statement to a law enforcement officer and obstruction in connection with a Jan. 15 incident that began with a report that vodka had been stolen from Kathy's Market in Sprague. She is accused of using a driver license and pickup truck belonging to someone other than herself.

Michael Wayne Brimberry, 42, of Creston, is charged with four counts of illegal possession of controlled substances in connection with the discovery by county corrections deputies in late February of several drugs allegedly concealed in a chapstick container wrapped in a condom and placed in the accused's rectum, from which it was passed in a booking area toilet.

Probate

Estate of Charles S. Yirak, of Grant County, who died Feb. 25.

Estate of Shirley Rose Goetz, of Grant County, who died Dec. 30, 2013.

DISTRICT COURT

Joshua F. Grant, Judge

Richard Ryan Cox, Portland, Ore., speeding (13 mph over limit), contested, found not committed.

Todd Dewayne Croasmun, Almira, negligent driving, contested, found committed, fined $250; no valid operator's license and operating motor vehicle without insurance, both contested, both found not committed.

Claudia Lynn Garcia, Spokane, speeding (11 over), $144; operating motor vehicle without insurance, $290.

Luke Patrick Harding, Wilbur, fail to renew expired vehicle registration, $150.

Jakob Wesley Maier, Woodinville, Wash., speeding (14 over), contested, found committed, $112.

Danny Joseph Murphy, Jr., Davenport, speeding/school crosswalk (6 to 10 over), contested, found not committed.

Eric Marcus Norton, Spokane, speeding (18 over), $175; operating motor vehicle without insurance, $190.

Carolina Estrada Sanchez, Ford, speeding (10 over), $75; operating motor vehicle without insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Brunson Robert Scheets, Ford, speeding (14 over), contested, found not committed.

David Henry Schumacher, Inchelium, passing in no-passing zone, contested, found not committed (snow covered no passing marking, no signage).

Billy Ray Sherbourne, Hoodsport, Wash., operating motor vehicle without insurance, $190.

Susan Mary Stoddard, Edwall, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $190.

David McClure Melbihess, Spokane, speeding (10 over), contested, found committed, $90; speeding (10 over), contested, found not committed.

Alejandro M. Gutierrez, Sultan, Wash., speeding (10 over), contested, found committed, $76.

Marlene Gonzales, Manson, Wash., speeding (10 over), $124; operating motor vehicle without insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Julio Cesar Cervantes, Chelan, Wash., speeding (15 over), contested, found committed, $121; operating motor vehicle without insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Christopher M. Butterfield, Davenport, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $390.

Travis Jeffrey Blair, Spokane, speeding (10 over), $85.

Carol Ann Beaudry, Spokane Valley, speeding (20 over), $135.

Sandra Ann Bain, Omak, speeding (20 over), contested, found committed, $85.

Martin C. Anderson, Post Falls, Idaho, over legal length, braking equipment required and defective steering/suspension system, all contested, all dismissed.

John Scott Guenther, Spokane, recreational fishing violation, contested, found committed, $75.

Jody Allen Wilkins, Spokane, recreational fishing violation, contested, found committed, $95.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Lincoln County

Clerk's Office

New filings - March 19: Margaret A. Bishop, of Creston, and Rand W. Bishop, Sr., of Walla Walla, married Dec. 18, 1987, in Orange County, Calif., separated April 1, 2010, no dependent children of the marriage. Also, 80 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

Petitions for legal separation: 2 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

Lincoln County

Treasurer's Office

Markian Martushev and Evdokia Martushev, Ford, to Konstantine Martushev and Elena Martushev, Ford, Lot 2, Martushev Short Plat, gift.

Michael Raby, Odessa, to Anthony Ray Paszkeicz-Smith, Odessa, Lot 1, Blk. 35, Finney and Pattee's Addition to Town of Odessa, subject to easements, $60,000.

Eisenhower and Carlson PLLC, Tacoma, to First Citizens Bank and Trust Co., Lot 2, Hawk Lodge Short Plat, $62,664.00.

David E. Brown, Spokane Valley, to David E. Brown and Loraine D. Brown, Sprague, portion of Secs. 12, 13, and 24, T22N, R39E, $0.

Linda Ackerman, Tacoma, to Daniel Ackerman, Tacoma, Lot 5, Blk. 17, Original Town (now City) of Sprague, $0.

Mary Louise Sachse, Spokane, to Jerry A. Focht, Spokane, Lot 25, Laughbon Bay Subdivision and portion of Sec. 33, T28N, R37E, $0.

Deward L. Thornton, Spokane Valley, to Ben W. Thornton, Fallbrook, Calif., portion of Sec. 30, T26N, R36E, gift.

John P. Regan, Davenport, to Stephanie L. Regan, Davenport, Lot 12, Blk. 1, North Ridge, $0.

Lonnie P. Bell II, Reardan, to Amy Bell, Reardan, Lots 10-12, Blk. 19, Town of Reardan and portion of Sec. 16, T25N, R39E, $0.

John H. Merkel (personal representative, estate of Gordon H. Merkel), Reardan, to Double Bar M Farms LLC, Reardan, portion of Secs. 17 and 18, T23N, R39E, $0.

Ronald L. Freer and Claire H. Freer, Ridgefield, Wash., to Roger Hutfless and Noreen Helene Hutfless, Redmond, Wash., portion of Sec. 4, T27N, R37E, $92,000.

Karen M. Teel, Edmonds, Wash., to Stanley Gordon King and Connie Annette King (co-trustees, Stanley and Connie King Revocable Living Trust), Sutherlin, Ore., portion of Sec. 9, T23N, R37E, $300,000.

Chad G. Salonka and Rachel A. Salonka, Spokane, to Michael S. Williams, Spokane, Lot 6, Blk. 4, Sun Pine Acres, $12,000.