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. 11: No injury was reported as a result of a one-vehicle slide-off on SR 174 just outside of Wilbur. The Washington State Patrol investigated the possibility that alcohol may have been involved.

Items were reported missing from a residence in the 100 block of South 6th Street in Almira.

Suspecting possible arson, deputies began an investigation after Edwall firefighters subdued a trailer on fire at the corner of Bluestem Road and Ida Avenue.

Dispatchers were advised of a domestic dispute at a residence on Sobek Road East in the Edwall area. After experiencing chest pain, one of the occupants there was transported by ambulance to a Spokane hospital.

Deputies checked on the welfare of a woman who had argued with another occupant of a residence in the 900 block of Morgan Street in Davenport.

An Odessa woman reported the possible theft of a box of checks from a residence on East 2nd Avenue.

Tuesday, Jan. 12: Dispatchers were advised of suspicious activity involving two men leaving a residential shop building and get into a pickup truck on property adjacent to Sand Flats Drive in the Davenport area.

Davenport Elementary personnel expressed concern about a woman appearing to be under the influence “of something” while picking up a student from school.

Human feces were smeared on the door of Christ Lutheran Church in the Egypt area north of Davenport.

Wilbur Police helped locate a special needs student who walked away from the local school.

After two Wilbur students got off a school bus near the school, a driver came around the corner at Brace and Cole streets, forcing them to jump into a nearby snowbank to avoid being hit. The driver told local police that he saw the students in the roadway and had to brake suddenly.

Wilbur Police unsuccessfully searched for a vehicle that “spun a donut” in the snow near Billy Burger while traveling on U.S. 2 through the community.

Wednesday, Jan. 13: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a 53-year-old woman experiencing chest pain.

Dispatchers were told that a woman on blood thinners was still bleeding after being scratched by her cat the previous day.

A caller reported that while shooting quail from a SUV, someone aimed a firearm at a barnyard adjacent to Redwine Canyon Road where children and other animals were.

Working a traffic stop at Broadway Avenue and Aspen Street, a Reardan officer requested a deputy’s assistance with a driver described as “antagonistic” who pulled a knife from his vehicle.

After checking on a resident in the 600 block of SE Trinity, Wilbur Police requested an ambulance to transport him to Coulee Community Hospital for an examination.

Thursday, Jan. 14: Emergency 911, phone, Internet and email service in portions of Lincoln County was interrupted after CenturyLink’s fiber line was breached by a backhoe digger working along Old Sunset Highway in the vicinity of Baldridge.

A landowner on Little Falls Road north of Reardan advised that horses were getting out and damaging her property.

Personnel at Cottonwood Springs Apartments in Davenport discovered garbage from someone other than the tenants in the facility’s trash receptacles.

Responding to the 1000 block of Ross Street, Davenport ambulance personnel transported a man to Lincoln Hospital after a fall on ice.

Friday, Jan. 15: Creston ambulance personnel assisted a woman in the 100 block of NW Anderson Street.

Responding to the 700 block of Morgan Street, Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a 59-year-old woman with a possible blood clot.

Deputies investigated reports of someone shooting at moving railroad cars near First and Olaf streets in Harrington.

An Odessa caller told dispatchers that fuel had been stolen from farm equipment located adjacent to Napier Road North.

Feces were found smeared on the door of Davenport Presbyterian Church in the 900 block of Morgan Street.

During what was described as a repossession attempt in the 800 block of Morgan Street in Davenport, a man reportedly threatened another with a knife. Two deputies responded to the scene.

Assisted by county deputies with spike strips, Wilbur Police pursued a vehicle traveling through Wilbur and Creston on U.S. 2 at high speeds. A traffic stop eventually was made in the vicinity of Miles Creston and Welch Creek roads. A man was placed into custody after a handgun was found in the vehicle.

Saturday, Jan. 16: A vehicle slid off U.S. 2 near Wilbur.

A caller reported hearing five gunshots in the vicinity of the fish hatchery near Seven Bays.

No injuries were reported after a chip truck went into a ditch at SR 25 and Egypt Loop Road north of Davenport. Traffic on SR 25 was blocked for a time.

Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Main and Bruce streets in Wilbur.

A vehicle slid off U.S. 2 near Davenport and into a ditch.

A woman reported she received a threatening text message.

Wilbur ambulance personnel transported a young girl still experiencing pain after possibly breaking her wrist to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport.

An Odessa woman told local police how she felt she had been treated rudely by salespeople working her neighborhood in the 500 block of South Alder.

Responding to the 400 block of West 4th, Odessa ambulance personnel transported an 11-year-old boy with seizures to the local hospital.

After her employer expressed concern she hadn’t shown up for work, a Reardan woman was contacted by local police and eventually got in touch with her supervisor.

Sunday, Jan. 17: Deputies helped reunite a juvenile described as a runaway with her parents in Davenport.

A three-inch crack to the front fender of a county patrol car resulted after the vehicle collided with a coyote on SR 23 near Sprague.

JAIL BOOKINGS

Jan. 13: Randy R. Norvell, 57, Dallas, Ore., arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) on an out-of-county warrant.

Gerardo Ramos, Jr., 21, Mabton, arrested by Washington State Patrol for violating a no-contact order.

Jan. 14: Patrick Strickland, 41, Cheney, confined 180 days under contract with City of Cheney.

Jan. 15: Jordan A. Victor, 26, Davenport, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for fourth-degree assault.

Seth G. Roberts, 47, Anchorage, Alaska, arrested by LCSO for felony eluding.

Dave W. Massie, 32, Spokane Valley, confined four days under contract with City of Airway Heights for violating a court order.

Jan. 18: Walter A. Spry, 56, Spokane, arrested by LCSO for driving under the influence and resisting arrest.

Megan E. Fenske, 33, Airway Heights, confined one day under contract with City of Airway Heights.

From Jan. 13 to 19, 22 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

Criminal Sentencings

Brandon Joel Anderson, 36, Spokane, pleaded guilty Jan. 12 to second-degree theft (amended through plea negotiations from second-degree burglary, second-degree theft and second-degree trafficking in stolen property). His sentence includes 50 days in jail (credit for time already served), $800 court costs and $500 attorney fees. The case involved the theft of tools valued at more than $2,280 from a residence on Lake Street in Reardan between Sept. 15 and 22 of last year.

Averting a second trial for theft of a firearm, Dennis Patrick Reed, 40, Scottsdale, Ariz., pleaded guilty Jan. 12 to an amended charge of unlawful display of a weapon and was sentenced to 12 months unsupervised probation and $700 court costs. Jail time was deferred for 12 months, when the case would be dismissed as long as no probation or criminal law violations had occurred. The matter went to trial on Dec. 2-3, 2015, but the jury was deadlocked after about two hours and the court ordered a mistrial with the prosecutor expected to schedule a new trial. The case involves an Oct. 12, 2014, incident about 10 miles north of Davenport during which he was accused of pointing a firearm at a neighboring property owner’s guest who Reed believed was trespassing, and taking a rifle and hunting license from him.

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.

Gerald Smith, Spokane, speeding (10 mph over limit), fined $86.

Brittany Brianne Mathews, Mead, speeding (27 over), $259.

Caroline Noa Jacobs, Portland, Ore., speeding (10 over), contested, dismissed.

Andy Aaron Colt, Davenport, missing/improper bumpers and plate not valid/attached, fined $100 each.

Todd Edwin Miller, Wilbur, second-degree negligent driving, contested, found not committed.

Whitney Ann Mathews, Fruitland, speeding (23 over), $165.

Brandon Allen Benson, Riverside, Wash., speeding (10 over, contested, found committed, $123.

Richard Leroy Cahill, Spokane, speeding (15 over), $156; expired vehicle registration, $100; no proof of liability insurance, $290.

Kenneth Blaine Grube, Redmond, Wash., speeding (21 over), $165.

Randolph Harold Bell, Spokane, speeding (10 over), $100; no proof of insurance, $190.

Michael Aaron Claassen, Davenport, fail to stop, $136; no proof of insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Jeffrey Steven Combs, Spokane Valley, pass in no-passing zone, $100.

Robert Lyle Cook, Moses Lake, expired vehicle registration, contested, found committed, $86.

Kendall Fisher Cunningham, Wilbur, speeding (5 over), $100; intermediate license (1 to 5 a.m.), $136.

James Stanley Dallman, Spokane Valley, speeding (14 over), $136; no proof of insurance, $190.

Jared Michael C. Debaca, Spokane, no valid operator’s license, $140.

Keegan Nathaniel Anderson, Odessa, speeding (20 over), $150.

Jon D. Atkins, Keller, expired vehicle registration, $90; no valid operator’s license, $225.

Timothy Michael Emert, Grand Coulee, speeding (12 over), contested, found committed, $136.

Andrea Marie Eng, Post Falls, Idaho, speeding (10 over), contested, found committed, $100.

Thomas James Felch, Spokane, no valid operator’s license, contested, found committed, $140.

Judy Lorraine Spegal, Ford, no proof of insurance, $290.

Jocelyn Gail Hemenway, Airway Heights, speeding (10 over), $86.

Nicole Denise Landsiedel, Davenport, first-degree dog at-large, $156.

Michelle Ann Larson, Wilbur, speeding (7 over), $125; no proof of insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Carrie Lea Lee, Sprague, fail to stop, contested, found committed, $156.

Grant William Lindberg, Davenport, enter/exit freeway unauthorized, contested, found committed, $228; no proof of insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Rhonda Jane Gendreau, Davenport, no proof of insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs; expired vehicle registration, $136; speeding (15 over), $136.

Collin Dwight Heidegger, Davenport, fail to stop, $136; no proof of insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Lyle Marvin Fjeldsted, Orient, Wash., speeding (21 over), $225.

Riley Patrick Maley, Oakesdale, Wash., speeding (10 over), $100.

Blake F. Marchand, Omak, Wash., speeding (14 over), $156; marijuana in vehicle, $100; no proof of insurance, $190.

Ariasne Medina Orozco, Brewster, Wash., speeding (20 over), contested, found committed, $150.

Anthony Robert Exterovich, Spirit Lake, Idaho, speeding (10 over), $100.

James Vincent Mulvania, Deer Park, Wash., speeding (10 over), $100.

Ryan Eugene Patrick, Springdale, Wash., speeding (16 over), $126.

Jason Wayne Reynolds, Priest River, Idaho, no valid operator’s license, $140.

Lee Grant Winslow, Odessa, no proof of insurance, $190.

Marshall Oliver Wynne, Wellpinit, expired vehicle registration, $156.

Donavan Michael Tesch, Wilbur, speeding (17 over), contested, found committed, $187; no proof of insurance, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Stephen Ignatius Ade, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, no proof of insurance, contested, dismissed, $25 court costs.

Property Transactions

Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office

Leland Land and Livestock LLC, Spokane, to Nathan H. Respalie and Patricia A. Respalie, Marysville, Wash. – portion of Secs. 31 and 32, T28N, R37E, subject to easements, $89,000.

Thomas Nisbet and Vicki Nisbet (trustees or successors in trust, Nisbet Living Trust), Spokane, to Nick Colbert and Christine Colbert, Davenport – portion of Secs. 29 and 32, T28N, R37E, $185,000.

Brougher Ranch, Inc., Wilbur, to Tim and Linda Greene, East Wenatchee, Wash. – portion of Sec. 20, T28N, R34E, subject to all easements, $15,000.

Wesley P. Van Cleave, Davenport, to Deanne Burdine, Davenport – 1959 50x10 mobile home, gift.

Marie G. Clark, East Wenatchee, Wash., to David C. Baum and Nancy L. Baum, Grand Coulee – Lot 12, Columbia Springs Estates, gift.

Brian L. Dirks and Christine J. Dirks, Spokane, to Dirks Family Trust, Spokane – Lots 1-5, Blk. 36; Lots 4-7, Blk. 29; Lots 1-6, Blk. 30, all in Wallace Addition, Town of Sprague; and portion of Sec. 33, T27N, R39E, $0.

Anthony Gonzalez and Tina Marie Gonzalez, Quincy, Wash., to James Widhalm and Jacqueline Widhalm, Yakima – Lot 20, Blk. 3, Plat 2 of Seven Bays except south 42.5 feet, and south half of Lot 21, Blk. 3, Plat 2 of Seven Bays adjacent to Lot 20; and 1981 Skyline mobile home, subject to easement, $0.