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, Nov. 2: Deputies investigated a possible burglary at a residence in the 1200 block of Eighth Street in Davenport, where two windows appeared to have been pried open.

Tuesday, Nov. 3: A responding deputy found nothing at a Fourth Street residence in Almira, despite a caller’s report of hearing a loud crash and a woman’s screams.

Odessa Police investigated a possible assault after responding to a reported disturbance outside a local grocery store.

Wednesday, Nov. 4: Deputies investigated possible trespassing and the taking of a vehicle without the owner’s permission from property adjacent to Bachelor Flats Road near Davenport.

A caller reported occupants of a vehicle rolled down its tinted windows and stared at her as they drove by a residence near the intersection of SR 231 and Hampton Road in the Edwall area.

A Davenport caller reported threats he received over the phone.

Deputies investigated the reported theft of a Wii game system from a residence in the 700 block of Eleventh Street in Davenport.

Thursday, Nov. 5: A dead coyote was discovered in the center of the roadway on U.S. 2 just east of the Lincoln County Transfer Station.

After a woman filed a report, deputies looked into the possible theft of mail from the Davenport Post Office during October.

A Davenport man reported receiving threats from “someone on Craig’s List.”

Friday, Nov. 6: Sprague ambulance personnel and the Washington State Patrol were advised of a one-vehicle rollover collision on Interstate 90. A sheriff’s patrol vehicle had to be towed from about a mile south of U.S. 2 on SR 231 to Davenport after it experienced transmission trouble while a deputy was trying to get to that scene.

Officers checked on a woman in her late teens dressed entirely in black and wearing “multiple” backpacks while trying to get into a locked vehicle and later sitting on SR 231 near the I-90 onramp in the Sprague area.

Odessa Police investigated the theft of a clothes washer and dryer from a rental unit in the 300 block of East 1st.

An Odessa man told police he believes someone removed the tires on his car without his permission and placed a set from another vehicle in their place.

Saturday, Nov. 7: Wilbur firefighters and Avista Utilities personnel responded to a report of a transformer sparking above the Wilbur Senior Center.

Two callers reported hearing shots like those from an assault rifle, then observing a vehicle pulling away from the 400 block of SE Trinity in Wilbur.

Wilbur Police dealt with three “very intoxicated” juveniles walking down Pope Street about a block north of the school.

Sunday, Nov. 8: A deputy kept an eye on a man who had been hanging around a downtown Davenport store for several days while drinking beer.

Deputies transported a possibly suicidal man from the Davenport area to mental health facilities in Spokane.

JAIL BOOKINGS

Nov. 3: David B. Anderson, 40, Davenport, arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) for driving while license suspended and no ignition interlock.

Glenda Pudwill Thomas, 56, Odessa, arrested by Odessa Police for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence).

Nov. 6: Michael F. Hicks, 58, Reardan, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for resisting arrest.

Tammie E. Ruff, 33, Davenport, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for assault.

Nov. 7: Lennie R. Johnson, 54, Keller, held on a Grant County warrant.

Nov. 8: Levi N. Leach, 34, Medical Lake, arrested by LCSO for driving under the influence, driving while license suspended and reckless driving.

From Nov.3 to 9, 27 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

Civil Judgments

A domestic violence protection order requested by Daniel Yoder, of Davenport, and Jazmine Chantel Castano, of Creston, against Tya Chantel Castano, of Spokane, was issued on Nov. 3, effective until May 1 of next year. The matter involved a report filed Oct. 15 with the Sheriff’s Office that a man had been threatened with a knife and gun, and pushed in the face and against a wall.

In separate judgments, Michael and Sherri Frederick, doing business as Chiefs Bar and Grill in Odessa, must pay $756.88 and $490.08 in workers compensation taxes to the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

New Criminal Cases

Ronald Alan Rutledge, Jr., 34, is charged with first-degree escape, two counts of theft of a motor vehicle, first-degree burglary, theft of a firearm and attempting to elude police in pursuit in connection with his Oct. 30 escape from the Lincoln County Jail. He is reported to have been located and taken into custody on Monday of this week.

Faith Elizabeth Welch, 25, of Reardan, is charged with second-degree burglary, second-degree theft and two counts of second-degree trafficking in stolen property in connection with the taking of tools valued at more than $2,280 from an outbuilding in the 300 block of North Lake Street in Reardan between Sept. 15 and 22. Deputies tracked down several items at a Spokane pawn shop.

Brandon Joel Anderson, 36, of Spokane, is charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree theft and two counts of second-degree trafficking in stolen property in connection with the incidents reported in the previous paragraph.

Margaret Ann Bouchard, 59, of Davenport, is charged with first-degree theft for allegedly utilizing a Lincoln County Public Works purchasing card for personal use, spending more than $5,700 between January and September. After the discrepancy was discovered in September during an internal review in the county Auditor’s Office, an investigation was launched by various county authorities, resulting in the termination of her nearly 20 years of employment with the county.

New Civil Case

Preparing for its sale, James Wallace Lee Brady, of Grant County, seeks partition of real property he shares with Karen Lynn Norton, of Dawes County, Neb., at 33540 Manke Road East in Harrington.

Probate

Estate of Mildred Williams, of Spokane, who died Sept. 15.

Estate of Harvey “Scott” Barr, Jr., of Colville, who died Oct. 22.

Estate of Marlene Knapp, of Redmond, Wash., who died Oct. 15.

DISTRICT COURT

Dan B. Johnson, Judge

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

Omar Arreola Sanson, Moses Lake, driving while license suspended, amended to no valid operator’s license (infraction), pleaded committed, $250 penalty.

Travis Allan McMorran, Spokane, probation violation (driving under the influence), 90 days jail (1 credited as served), $98.40 court assessments.

Michael Cornelius Numkena, Moses Lake, resisting arrest, dismissed; refuse to comply and driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, 30 days jail (23 credited as served), $643 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

David Frederick Sibble, Big Spring, Texas, speeding in school crosswalk zone, contested, found not committed.

Christopher Allen Saldavia, Reardan, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, 3 days jail (credited as served), $593 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Jack Franklin Kelly, Davenport, driving under the influence, amended to first-degree negligent driving, pleaded guilty, 1 day jail, $893.16 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation, comply with mandatory ignition interlock device requirements as imposed by state Department of Licensing, chemical dependency evaluation, DUI victims’ panel, no possession or use of alcohol, marijuana or illegal drugs (monitored by random testing); no proof of liability insurance, contested, dismissed.

Kyle James Overmyer, Colville, probation violation (first-degree negligent driving), 7 days jail, $150 court assessments, no use of alcohol or non-prescribed drugs including marijuana (monitored by random testing).

Michael John Cooksey, Spokane, fail to stop, contested, dismissed.

Evgenii V. Stukalov, Spokane, reckless driving, pleaded guilty, 45 days jail, $743 court assessments, 24 months supervised probation, no possession or use of non-prescribed drugs, alcohol/drug evaluation, DUI victims’ panel.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Lincoln County Clerk’s Office

New filings: 43 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

Petitions for legal separation: 1 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

Property Transactions

Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office

Carmen Schumann (personal representative, estate of Arnold L. Schumann), Ritzville, to Ritchie R. Schumann, Ritzville, portion of Secs. 19 and 20, T27N, R37E, $0.

Lincoln County, Davenport, to Lincoln County, Davenport, portion of Sec. 1, T26N, R38E, $0.

Kodiak LLC, Tacoma, to David Best and Cathy Best, Graham, Wash., portion of Lot 3 of Sharp Tail Short Plat, $0.

David Best and Cathy Best, Graham, Wash., to Kodiak LLC, Tacoma, portion of Lot 2 of Sharp Tail Short Plat, $0.

Stephen Alan Mulgrew, Spokane, to Janette Lea Boal, Beaver, Ore., Parcel 2 of Haight Marble Placer Claim Short Plat, subject to easements, $0.

Joanne Mangis (personal representative, estate of Mildred G. Tilson), Creston, to Joanne Mangis and Barry Tilson, Creston, Lots 7-10, Blk. 3 and Lots 6-10, Blk. 4, Town of Mondovi and portion of vacated Broadway Street, $0.

Sterling Trust Co. (custodian FBO Holly C. White), Marysville, Wash., to James L. Podkranic, Naches, Wash., Lot 3, Lot 4, and east half of Lot 5, Blk. 3, Reeves Addition to Town of Wilbur, $30,000.

Penny Piper Landholdings LLC, Davenport, to Omans Acres LLC, Davenport, portion of Secs. 3-6, 16 and 20, T24N, R38E and portion of Sec. 36, T25N, R37E, subject to easements, $0.