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 9: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a man who fell at Davenport Building Supply and a 35-year-old woman experiencing "general weakness."

Deputies responded to a collision involving two vehicles in the Flatlander Storage parking lot north of Davenport.

Superior Court officials received another voice mail from a man charged earlier this year with intimidating a judge.

A Harrington area man told dispatchers he had received threatening calls.

Graffiti was discovered at the "Fire Bell Tower" east of the Lincoln County Museum in Davenport.

A Creston man reported that he was being verbally harassed by a man calling himself "Santa Clause."

A Creston woman told dispatchers her motor home was involved in a hit-and-run collision in late May.

Deputies investigated an attempted kidnapping incident involving an autistic boy in the vicinity of C Street and 4th in Sprague.

Deputies secured the scene at a Porcupine Bay Road North residence after responding to a report that a man was holding a gun and knife to a woman's head. The report was determined to be without merit and the woman involved was not harmed.

A Davenport man reported that a GPS unit had been taken from his vehicle.

Reardan Police responded to the possible assault of a man at a graduation party, with alcohol involved, in the 200 block of South Maple.

Tuesday, June 10: Dispatchers assisted a Harrington woman who reported she and her three children were in a domestic violence situation.

An Odessa man reported several items, including antique motorcycles, motors and car parts were removed without his permission from property on Laney Brothers Road.

Deputies investigated a possible sex offense incident in the Sprague area.

A resident of the 600 block of Ross Street in Davenport told dispatchers that a neighbor dog was continually on his property, defecating and causing damage to his garden.

A caller reported finding an old horse, bleeding from the mouth and near death, along a road west of Wilbur.

MedStar air ambulance assisted an 86-year-old Almira woman who suffered a head laceration.

Wednesday, June 11: A caller reported losing two roping steers last seen at Seven Mile and Cottonwood Creek roads.

Odessa firefighters doused a railroad tie fire along Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks.

A caller reported about 20 goats were loose along the Old Sprague Highway.

Deputies investigated a trespassing report on property adjacent to Bisson Road near Reardan.

Avista Utilities personnel responded to a report that a power line was down in the 200 block of North 4th in Almira after a pole was struck by a sprayer being pulled behind a truck.

Personnel at Davenport Family Dentistry in the 700 block of Logan Street reported being threatened by a man who was "unhappy with the service."

Deputies checked out a report that residents in the 500 block of Ross Street in Davenport had been having a month-long yard sale, in violation of city ordinance.

Deputies responded to a report of a verbal dispute involving a woman and her 23-year-old daughter at a residence in the Bald Ridge area.

Deputies investigated a possible puppy mill north of Davenport.

Odessa Police responded to a complaint of continuously barking dogs and a possible violation of municipal code regarding the number of dogs allowed at a residence in the 500 block of South Alder Street.

Thursday, June 12: A Davenport woman reported a possible scam involving "Pinecone Research."

A Lincoln resident advised of several harassing phone calls over several days concerning credit information.

A Grand Coulee man was arrested after deputies were advised of a woman who had been videotaped while in the shower.

Emergency personnel responded to the Lincoln County Alcohol/Drug Center in Davenport to assist a 30-year-old man who may have suffered a seizure.

A 28-year-old man was booked into jail after an alcohol-related traffic collision took place on SR 25 about 12 miles north of Davenport.

Wilbur Police investigated a possible fraud incident involving a local woman.

Friday, June 13: Harrington ambulance personnel assisted a 78-year-old woman with a history of chest pains and heart problems.

Davenport firefighters were called in to assist a woman stuck in the elevator at the Lincoln County Public Works building on SR 25.

Emergency personnel responded to a Coal Creek Road residence in the Harrington area for a possible accidental drug overdose.

A Reardan man reported trespassers had entered a shop and outbuildings on property on Waukon Road.

The Washington State Patrol was called in to investigate a report that a vehicle backed into a deputy's patrol car near the east entrance to the Davenport football field.

A transient was discovered sleeping inside the Davenport Laundromat.

A caller advised she saw two kids, believed to be 10 to 12 years old, trying to start a fire in a field in the 500 block of Ross Street in Davenport.

Saturday, June 14: A caller reported three vehicles spinning tires in the Seven Bays boat launch area.

Sunday, June 15: Wilbur and Creston ambulance personnel transported an elderly woman from the Wilbur fire station to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport.

Loud 4-wheelers were reported driving up and down Hawk Creek Ranch Road in the wee hours of the morning.

A deputy responded to a report of a possible shoplifter at Davenport Family Foods.

A caller reported an unwanted raccoon in her yard adjacent to Wheatland Road North in Davenport.

JAIL BOOKINGS

June 10: Patricia A. Swiger, 47, Spokane, arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) for failing to appear for fraud.

Mathew C. Taylor, 25, Davenport, arrested by LCSO for manufacturing marijuana.

Tanna L. Skidmore, 37, Hunters, confined nine days by the court for driving while under the influence.

Cynthia A. Bellamy, 48, Coulee Dam, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for driving while license suspended.

Mark C. Devous, 34, Davenport, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for fourth-degree assault.

June 12: Matthew G. Low, 25, Wilbur, arrested by LCSO for possession of stolen property, third-degree vehicle theft and driving while license suspended.

Daniel C. Sherratt, 30, Grand Coulee, arrested by LCSO for voyeurism.

Ruslan Yermakov, 28, Spokane, arrested by LCSO for driving while under the influence.

June 14: Wayne M. Johns, 53, Reardan, arrested by Reardan Police for failing to appear for driving while license suspended.

Darcy Jo Tomayko, 19, Reardan, arrested by LCSO on a warrant for second-degree burglary.

June 16: Jerrame A. Kimble, 43, Springdale, arrested by LCSO for third-degree theft and second-degree criminal trespass.

Held under contract with Washington State Department of Corrections - June 9: Caleb C. Bierle, 27, Spokane; James A. Wilson, 28, Spokane. June 10: Jackee D. Stearns, 26, Spokane; Daniel C. Sampson, 30, Spokane; Ricky L. Tanner, 22, Spokane; Linda A. Legg, 44, Spokane Valley; Sara B. King, 37, Spokane; Tyler J. Randant, 21, Spokane; Steven R. Munson, 51, Spokane; Janice R. Daneau, 55, Spokane; Megan D. Pettit, 22, Spokane.

Court Report

SUPERIOR COURT

John F. Strohmaier, Judge

New Criminal Cases

Vernon Austin Hills, 22, Davenport, is charged with attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle in connection with a May 24 incident involving alleged high-speed travel on county roads in the Rocklyn and Davenport areas. At one point, deputies placed spike strips on Leffel Road. The vehicle, with three occupants, was eventually stopped on Mountain View Cemetery Road.

Lee Jackson Crider, 34, Hunters, is charged with second-degree assault (domestic violence) and fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) in connection with a May 17 incident in the Welch Creek area during which a 25-year-old woman was thrown to the ground on steps from a deck, fracturing her nose and a finger, and a fistfight involving the accused and a 28-year-old man. The court prohibited contact between the three individuals.

Daniel Curtis Sherratt, 30, Grand Coulee, is charged with voyeurism, accused of using a cell phone to videotape an 18-year-old woman while she showered between May 19 and June 12 of this year.

New Civil Case

Karen Lynn Norton, of Harrington, is requesting a protection order against James Wallace Lee Brady in a domestic violence matter involving three minor children.

Probate

Estate of Robert J. McKay, of Olympia, Wash., who died Nov. 4, 1996.

DISTRICT COURT

Joshua F. Grant, Judge

Jill Jenell Ferguson, Spokane, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $193 court assessments.

Zetta Lorae Brokenrope, Malott, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, 2 days jail converted to 20 hours community service, $443 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Leif Edward Ross, Snohomish, Wash., speeding (13 mph over limit), contested, dismissed at prosecutor's request.

Orders Changing Names of Minors

The court authorized the change of Joshua Gabriel Staton's last name to Tachell.

The court authorized the change of Heidi Kathleen Weatherspoon's name to Heidi Kathleen Weatherspoon Leonard.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Lincoln County Auditor's Office

Nancy Lee Harrington, 60, and Elizabeth Ann Robbins, 52, both of Sheridan, Wyo.

Destiny Nicole Plumb, 18, and Jeremy Allen Gene Mertz, 23, both of Spokane.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Lincoln County Clerk's Office

New filings: 51 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

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

Petitions for dissolution of domestic partnership: 3 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

Lincoln County Treasurer's Office

Robert E. Hunter and Betty Ann Hunter, Airway Heights, to Betty Ann Hunter (trustee, family trust under will of Robert E. Hunter), Ford, 1995 70x39 mobile home, $0.

Event Advertising, Inc., Riverside, Calif., to Grant G. Rice and Michelle J. Rice, Spokane, Lot 43, Ridgeview Estates, $59,000.

Marilyn Hope Powell, Grand Coulee, to Keith Powell, Grand Coulee, portion of Sec. 21, T28N, R31E, $0.

Ruth A. Coffey, Kristen D. Henry and Andrew Olsen, Pasco, to Keith E. Powell, Grand Coulee, portion of Sec. 21, T28N, R31E, $48,700.

Kodiak LLC, Tacoma, to Equity Trust Co. (Dorothy Bowling Roth IRA), Westlake, Ohio, 30 percent interest in portion of Sec. 8, T26N, R36E, $45,000.

KCK Enterprises, LLC, Milton, Wash., to Kodiak LLC, Tacoma, portion of Sec. 8, T26N, R36E, $0.

Brandie M. Bickell (formerly Pedersen), Spokane, to Megan Flinner, Spokane, Lots 3 and 4, Blk. 31, Resurvey and Homestead Addition to Town of Wilbur, gift.

Estate of Wayne E. Geissler, Spokane Valley, to Yvonne M. Eyler, Robert G. Geissler and Dianne M. Cresap, Spokane Valley, portion of Sec. 7, T26N, R37E, $0.

Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, Coulee Dam, to David L. Wells and Stephanie M. Wells, Wilbur, Lots 1-4 and 13-16, Blk. 17, Hays Addition to Town of Wilbur and vacated east 10 feet of Raymond Street lying west and adjoining Blk. 12 and vacated alley in Blk. 17, $55,800.

Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, Coulee Dam, to David L. Wells and Stephanie M. Wells, Wilbur, 1975 64x30 mobile home, $0.

Lynda Clark/Safe Haven Guardianship Agency LLC (on behalf of estate of Donald H. Farmer), Spokane, to David L. Wells and Stephanie M. Wells, Wilbur, Lot 5-12, Blk. 17, Hays Addition to Town of Wilbur and portion of west half of vacated King Street east of and adjoining Blk. 17, portion of vacated alley in Blk. 17, all of Blk. D, and portion of vacated east 10 feet of Raymond Street west of and adjoining Blk. D, $4,200.

Otis J. Hutchinson III, Creston, to Loren and Colleen P. Houger, Creston, lots 30 to 32, Blk. 9, Original Town of Creston, $32,000.

Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association), Dallas, Texas, to Rhonda M. Zeller, Auburn, Wash., Lot 7, Deer Meadows Tracts Plat No. 2, $100,000.

Jeffrey B. Stone, Tacoma, to Kenneth L. Kanikeberg and Mary L. Kanikeberg, Olympia, portion of Secs. 28, 32 and 33, T27N, R35E, $125,000.

Milton J. Moles and Laurie A. Moles, Citrus Heights, Calif., to Jade Jahn, Davenport, Lot 3, Blk. 39, Timmon's Second Addition to Davenport, $5,500.