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, July 23: A Davenport woman told dispatchers she received a scam call from someone identifying with Medicare who wanted to discuss knee and back braces.

A 38-year-old woman sought hospital care after being stung by a bee while in the Davenport area.

A caller requested assistance after locking her keys in a vehicle parked in the U.S. 2 Telford rest area.

Responding to the 600 block of West 3rd Street after dispatchers received a welfare check request, Sprague ambulance personnel found a woman who wasn’t breathing.

A man advised dispatchers that someone got out of a vehicle and stole a cooler from his driveway adjacent to U.S. 2 in the Telford area. The caller managed to retrieve the cooler by blocking the man’s vehicle at a gas station in Reardan.

A Davenport caller requested assistance after receiving parking tickets connected with license plates that had apparently been removed from her son’s vehicle after it had been sold and subsequently placed on another vehicle. Dispatchers advised her to explain her situation to the state Department of Licensing.

A deputy destroyed drug paraphernalia found near the Sprague Chevron.

After a caller reported a “suspicious man” on foot along Bluestem Road, a responding deputy offered the man, who was from North Carolina, a courtesy ride to the county line, from which he could continue his journey to Spokane.

Responding to the vicinity of 4th and D streets in Sprague, a Lincoln County deputy assisted a Whitman County Sheriff’s Office colleague in his investigation of a vehicle he believed was associated with a burglary in his county.

Odessa Police investigated a woman’s report that she had received several “vulgar and unwanted” text messages.

After her arrest by Reardan Police at Birch Street and Broadway Avenue (U.S. 2) on an out-of-county warrant for driving while license suspended, a Wellpinit woman was found by county corrections deputies with a meth pipe and an unknown drug while being booked into jail.

Tuesday, July 24: No one was reported hurt after a collision involving a vehicle and deer took place on U.S. 2 near Wilbur. Two other similar reports originated from the vicinity of Rocklyn and Church roads west of Harrington and on SR 25 about five miles north of Davenport.

A Wilbur caller reported receiving calls from someone at an unknown number who won’t say anything when he answers the phone.

A deputy warned a resident of the 900 block of Maxwell Street in Davenport to stop shooting off illegal fireworks.

A man was taken to jail on domestic violence charges after deputies and the Washington State Patrol received an emergency call from a woman described as “hysterical” who pleaded for help from a campground near the Fishtrap trailhead in the Sprague area.

A caller reported an intruder had been inside a trailer on property adjacent to Miles Road North and had left behind a calling card: poop in the toilet which could not be flushed because no water was hooked up to it. The bed appeared to have been slept in, two wieners were found in the refrigerator and a light bulb was missing as well.

A Sprague caller requested assistance to get a relative who appeared to have taken drugs to leave property in the 200 block of North F Street.

An Odessa patrolman responded to a silent holdup alarm at the local Wheatland Bank, only to discover it was a test and that authorities should have received prior notification of that.

Responding to the 400 block of East 3rd Avenue, Odessa Police assisted a 78-year-old woman who was described as “confused and urinating inside the residence.”

National Park Service personnel responded to a report of a man “causing a ruckus” in the Jones Bay campground. “The campsites are trashed, kids are cussing and a generator is being run 16 hours a day,” according to the caller.

Wednesday, July 25: A Porcupine Bay Road resident told dispatchers that 10 to 15 dogs at a neighbor’s place were continuously barking and keeping him and his wife from getting to sleep.

A vehicle was reported stolen from a residence in the 300 block of Ninth Street in Davenport.

Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a 45-year-old man who suffered a seizure in front of Davenport Family Foods.

A Davenport area woman told dispatchers she hadn’t heard from her 14-year-old son since July 10 after he went to visit his girlfriend in Spokane.

An Odessa area caller reported semi-trucks were traveling at 75 miles per hour on Weber Road.

While checking out a report of nine continuously barking dogs in the 800 block of Main Street in Davenport, a deputy was advised that a resident of that neighborhood had begun going door-to-door and asking for money.

Thursday, July 26: A caller told dispatchers her 70-year-old grandmother rode a bicycle from Creston to Davenport after having had a dispute with (the grandmother’s) husband. The bike broke down and the woman found she couldn’t get back home.

A Davenport caller reported an air conditioner owned by her landlord had been taken from the porch of a rental unit in the 700 block of Morgan Street.

A Harrington woman expressed her concern after seeing what she thought were flashlights shining inside an unoccupied residence in the 200 block of North Second Street.

A deputy investigated a report of a possible domestic incident in the vicinity of Lincoln and Main streets in Davenport and found it was verbal only.

Smoke a caller noticed in the vicinity of Bald Ridge and Deer roads originated from other fires in the central Washington area.

A deputy investigated damage to a county garage in the 400 block of Sinclair Street in Davenport.

Deputies placed a resident of Paradise Lane North, near Creston, into custody and prepared her for transfer to authorities in Spokane County, where she was a suspect in a domestic violence incident.

A deputy and a Washington State Patrol trooper intervened in an altercation that took place at the I-90 Sprague rest area, placing a man under arrest for assault.

Davenport Safeway personnel reported a woman left the store with a hand basket full of small perishable items. A responding deputy tracked the suspect vehicle to Harrington, where a citation was issued and another woman was arrested on an out-of-county warrant.

Responding to the 600 block of NW Cole Avenue in Wilbur, emergency personnel assisted a 15-year-old girl lying on the ground with breathing difficulties and chest pain.

At their mother’s request, an Odessa officer checked on her three children in the 200 block of South Alder after the power went out.

Friday, July 27: A caller told dispatchers he noticed smoke coming from the driver’s side window of a red car in Reardan.

Deputies caught up with a black Mercedes and a black motorcycle clocked at 100 miles per hour on U.S. 2 in the vicinity of Fichtenburg Road west of Davenport.

Deputies from Adams and Lincoln counties became involved in what turned out to be a verbal argument about harvest duties in which an Odessa man was a participant.

A deputy investigated a theft report originating from a residence in the 700 block of Morgan Street in Davenport.

A caller reported that a doorknob had been removed from a residence along Sterling Valley Road.

Dispatchers were advised of a gathering of about 30 homeless people, abandoned cars and pit bulls on property adjacent to Sobek Road in the Edwall area. The caller suggested illegal drug use might be involved.

While traveling on U.S. 2 just west of Reardan, a caller reported seeing a woman in tears sitting on the ground near a black SUV and a man who was talking to her.

Two loaded firearms were removed from a vehicle during a traffic stop on U.S. 2 in Wilbur and a man was arrested on an alcohol-related violation and taken to the county jail.

A Davenport man’s father, who may be mentally impaired, hadn’t returned from a driving trip to Airway Heights, prompting a request for assistance in locating him.

Reardan Police checked out a report of someone sleeping in the local post office.

Saturday, July 28: Odessa firefighters responded to a field fire along SR 28 that may have been ignited by several lightning strikes. Their Harrington counterparts found themselves busy with a similarly caused fire south of Knapp and Harrington Tokio roads.

A Grand Coulee woman’s call about a baby bird with a broken wing was referred to the local state Department of Fish and Wildlife officer.

Reardan firefighters and Avista Utilities personnel were sent to battle a small field fire on SR 231 near Devils Gap Road that charred several electrical transmission poles.

County corrections deputies had their hands full with a male inmate described as “disruptive” and making threats against staff. “The inmate is screaming, banging on doors and telling staff he knows where they live and will come to their houses,” according to the dispatcher’s log.

A Davenport woman reported the theft of a TV while she was in the process of moving from a residence in the 300 block of Marshall Street.

A man described as “extremely irritated” was placed into custody after dispatchers took a report of a “road-raged” individual with a gun at Trader’s Express in Davenport.

Davenport firefighters battled a field fire along U.S. 2 believed started by equipment that was cutting tall grass just west of the city.

A LifeFlight aerial ambulance that had been dispatched wasn’t needed after all after a 50-year-old unconscious man at the Fort Spokane boat launch began to regain consciousness and talked with emergency responders at the scene.

Occupants of a mini-van with Idaho plates carrying laundry soap offered a “free gift” to a resident of the 900 block of Thirteenth Street in Davenport, prompting her to call sheriff’s dispatchers with her suspicions.

A man was taken to jail after deputies responded to a suspected incident of drunken driving and made a traffic stop at the intersection of Morgan and Twelfth streets (U.S. 2 and SR 28) in Davenport.

A caller told dispatchers about an alleged trespasser on property adjacent to Waukon Road North who she said mistakenly believes he has lifetime hunting rights there.

Deputies didn’t need to respond after a resident of Lakewind Drive in Seven Bays agreed to extinguish an illegal burn that prompted an intervention by neighbors.

Odessa firefighters were busy with several fires to the west and north of the community, and near a church and cemetery. Avista Utilities personnel were advised of a power loss affecting a well.

Odessa Police intercepted a group of juveniles in the school bus barn who apparently had attempted to remove a stereo system from a bus and also set off fire extinguishers there.

Sunday, July 29: Firefighters from Edwall responded to a field fire at Waukon and Heineman roads.

The sheriff’s radar trailer in Almira appeared to have been tipped over into a ditch by juveniles engaged in malicious mischief.

A woman told dispatchers she barely escaped a head-on collision with two speeding vehicles driven by juveniles on Teel Hill Road. She followed them to the Apostolic Lutheran Church parking lot nearby and took photographs. Later, two teenage boys visited the sheriff’s office to “give their side of the story.”

A deputy responded to an Almira woman’s report that she had been punched in the arm by a man she said was in the process of “beating his dog to death” in the 100 block of North 7th.

Unknown injuries may have resulted from a rollover collision involving a truck with three occupants in the vicinity of SR 231 and Waukon Road.

A caller expressed concern about a puppy that appeared to have been abandoned without food and shelter from the heat on property adjacent to SR 231 north of Reardan.

A caller reported occupants of a blue Ford pickup had thrown more than 20 beer cans from the windows while traveling south on SR 25 about nine miles north of Davenport. A responding deputy made a traffic stop on U.S. 2 near Ziemer Road east of Davenport and determined no alcohol was on board and that the cans were coming out of bags in the back of the truck.

A resident of the 200 block of South 2nd told Odessa Police that her children had been the target of threats.

Odessa Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle tab in the 100 block of East 3rd.

JAIL BOOKINGS

July 24: Patricia Leanne Ankney, 51, Nespelem, arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff’s office (LCSO) for failing to appear for driving while license suspended.

Andrew Benjamin Crain, 19, Sprague, arrested by LCSO for failing to register as a sexual offender.

Christopher Leon Davis, 30, Spokane, arrested by LCSO for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and interfering with reporting domestic violence.

Mariah Clara Frank, 24, Nespelem, arrested by LCSO for failing to appear for driving while license suspended and having no valid operator’s license.

Gary Glen Olsen, 49, Coulee Dam, arrested by LCSO for residential burglary, second-degree burglary and second-degree theft.

July 26: Victor Alfrado Jordan, 28, Davenport, arrested by LCSO for fourth-degree assault.

Kelsy Lynn Peterson, 27, Kennewick, Wash., arrested by LCSO on a warrant from Kennewick for failing to comply and failing to appear for fourth-degree assault.

Leonardo Xavier Raygoza, 29, Spokane, arrested by Washington State Patrol for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence).

July 27: John Davis Creekmore, Sedro-Wooley, Wash., arrested by LCSO for driving under the influence, driving while license suspended, and an ignition interlock violation.

Raymond Russell Osborn, 56, Soap Lake, serving a 30-day court commitment for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), reckless endangerment and malicious mischief (domestic violence).

Brianna L. Whalawitsa, 21, Spokane, serving a two-day court commitment for driving while license suspended.

July 28: Todd Alan Anderson, 50, Kettle Falls, arrested by LCSO for having a loaded pistol in a vehicle, driving under the influence and driving while license suspended.

Matthew Phillip Daly, 22, Auburn, Wash., arrested by LCSO for driving under the influence.

Corey Ryan Hense, 25, Grand Coulee, arrested by LCSO for driving under the influence.

From July 23 to 30, an additional 10 individuals were confined in the Lincoln County Jail under contract with the Washington State Department of Corrections.

Court Report

Clarification from Last Week

Sprague Mayor John Eagleson has advised the newspaper that children’s activities at which a suspected sexual offender had been seen on July 19 were not administered by the City of Sprague, as was reported in last week’s incident log. The original item from the sheriff’s office noted that the initial report came from Sprague City Hall personnel and included references to children’s summer reading and swimming programs.

SUPERIOR COURT

John F. Strohmaier, Judge

Civil Judgment

Everett D. Patton, of Reardan, must return $385.42 in overpaid benefits to the Washington State Department of Employment Security.

Probate

Estate of Joseph D. Sauer, of Spokane County, who died June 8.

Estate of Tiffany Rose Zundel, of Ephrata, who died May 9.

Estate of William E. Fields and Betty M. Fields, both of Electric City, who died June 8 and Jan. 17, respectively.

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.

Kenneth Swanson, Ellensburg, Wash., speeding (10 mph over limit), contested, found committed, $136 penalty.

Victor A. Jordan, Davenport, probation violation (fourth-degree assault), 30 days jail.

Nicholas Warren Finley, Fruitland, probation violation (third-degree theft), 5 days jail with 2 credited as served, $150 court assessments.

Dale James Burke, Davenport, probation violation (driving under the influence), 60 days SCRAM and 30 days jail.

Benjamin J. Herriman, Spokane, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 1 day jail.

Jerin Leigh Hennigs, Okanogan, Wash., driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $343 court assessments, 12 months supervised probation.

Kelsy Lynn Peterson, Kennewick, third-degree theft (2 counts), pleaded guilty, 7 days jail, $583 court assessments (including $90 to K&L Chevron, Sprague), 12 months supervised probation.

Shannon Rose Day, Nespelem, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $250 court assessment, 12 months supervised probation, deferred sentence (may change plea when court’s conditions are met).

Crystal R. Olney, Coulee Dam, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $293 court assessment, 12 months supervised probation.

Ferol Ann Boyd, Malott, Wash., driving under the influence, pleaded guilty, 3 days jail (credited as served), $1,214.96 court assessments, 36 months supervised and 24 months unsupervised probation, alcohol/drug evaluation and recommended treatment, DUI victims' panel, no possession or consumption of alcohol, marijuana or illegal drugs (monitored by random testing), comply with rules and requirements of state Department of Licensing regarding installation and use of a functioning ignition interlock device.

Joseph Michael Zigan, Spokane, driving under the influence, pleaded guilty, 1 day jail, $2,474.28 court assessments, 36 months supervised and 24 months unsupervised probation, alcohol/drug evaluation and recommended treatment, DUI victims' panel, no possession or consumption of alcohol, marijuana or illegal drugs (monitored by random testing), comply with rules and requirements of state Department of Licensing regarding installation and use of a functioning ignition interlock device; driving while license suspended, dismissed at prosecutor’s request.

Bryson Theodore Andregg, Spokane, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $293 court assessments, 12 months supervised probation, deferred sentence (may change plea when court’s conditions are met).

Ashley Marie Flint, Spokane, driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, $293 court assessments, 12 months supervised probation, deferred sentence (may change plea when court’s conditions are met).

James John Hemmerling, Spokane, probation violation (driving while license suspended), 3 days jail converted to 24 hours community service, $400 fine.

Antonio DeJesus Vargas, Othello, Wash., reckless driving, amended at prosecutor’s request to second-degree negligent driving, $550 penalty.

Christi M. Bergman, Spokane, resisting arrest, pleaded guilty, 10 days jail (2 credited as served), $293 court assessments, 12 months supervised probation, chemical dependency evaluation and recommended treatment.

Hayley Marie Dalton, Wilbur, fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), pleaded guilty, 2 days jail (1 credited as served), $643 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Jacob Adrian Poteet, Harrington, fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), pleaded guilty, 19 days jail (all credited as served), $1,143 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation, chemical dependency evaluation and recommended treatment, no possession or consumption of alcohol, marijuana or illegal drugs (monitored by random testing).

Patricia Ankney, Nespelem, driving while license suspended and operating vehicle without required ignition interlock, pleaded guilty, 13 days jail with 6 credited as served, $493 court assessments, 12 months supervised and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Jon Hotchkiss, Bismark, N.D., driving under the influence and driving while license suspended, pleaded guilty, 364 days jail (22 credited as served), $5,907.37 court assessments, chemical dependency evaluation and recommended treatment, no possession or consumption of alcohol, marijuana or illegal drugs (monitored by random testing), comply with rules and requirements of state Department of Licensing regarding installation and use of a functioning ignition interlock device.

MARRIAGE LICENSE

Lincoln County Auditor’s Office

John Keith Larned, 58, and Patricia Marie Rice, 56, both of Spokane Valley.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Lincoln County Clerk’s Office

Decree granted – June 18: Elisa Velasquez, of Odessa, and Tracy Quesada, of Pierce County, Wash., married Aug. 24, 2010, in Tacoma, separated February 2011, two dependent children of the marriage.

New filings – Cassandra June Nixon and David Ray Nixon, of Odessa, married Jan. 7, 2003, in Norwich, Conn., separated June 1, 2017, three dependent children of the marriage; Trevor Alan McCleary, of Almira, and Nicole McCleary, of Kentucky (both are stationed in England with the U.S. Air Force), married May 4, 2017, in South Korea, not separated at time of filing, no dependent children of the marriage. Also, 76 involving persons living outside Lincoln County.

Property Transactions

Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office

Lois J. Pierce, Harrington, to Farrah Brittain, Sprague – property at 304 South Second Street, Harrington (Lots 5-6, Blk. 65, Southern Addition to Town of Harrington), $55,000.

John A. and Linda L. Bassett, Seven Bays, to Sherri Schuessler, Clayton, Wash. – property at 1209 Lakeview Cove, Seven Bays (all of Lot 9 and portion of Lot 10, Blk. 2, Plat 1 of Seven Bays), $144,900.

Casey F. and Trea L. Nonnemacher, Davenport, to Grant J. and Lauren E. Schultz, Edwall – northwest quarter of Sec. 27, T25N, R39E (adjacent to Addington Road), $258,400.

Michael D. Hogan (personal representative, estate of Charlotte I. Paul), Davenport, to Casey F. and Trea L. Nonnemacher, Davenport – Government Lots 2-7, 10-12 and 15, and portion of Lot 14, Sec. 2, T24N, R39E and the 2018 growing crop, $270,000.

Eugene W. and JoAnne D. Krupke, Edwall, to Scott E. and Nicole M. Krupke, Edwall – property at 17256 SR 231 North, Edwall (portion of Sec. 6, T23N, R39E), $188,000.

Justin Riley (trustee, Forrest D. Riley Special Needs Trust), Walla Walla, to Riley Farms LLC, Walla Walla – west half of southwest quarter of Sec. 3, T23N, R39E, $0.

Vern and Carolyn Ross, Arlington, Wash., to Bradley M. Chappell, Mountlake Terrace, Wash. – property at 40725 Pineridge Drive East, Davenport (Lots 1-2, Rocky Pine Short Plat), recorded again to correct legal description, $0.

N. Christine Green, Sumner, Wash., to Kyle Jon Ludviksen and Brent Lee Ludviksen, Orting, Wash. – portions of southwest quarter of Sec. 7 and northwest quarter of Sec. 18, T27N, R33E, $0.

N. Christine Green, Sumner, Wash., to Ryan and Anne Vold, Spokane – portion of southeast quarter of Sec. 17, T22N, R39E (adjacent to SR 231), $0.

Brian D. and Sun Chong Thomas, Graham, Wash., to John and Holley Tharp, Kennewick – property at 29175 Bachelor Prairie Road, Creston (portion of west half of southwest quarter of Sec. 1, T26N, R35E), $79,500.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Moon Township, Pa., to Tanner Gayle, Wenatchee – property at 205 North 6th Street, Almira (Lots 11-14, Blk. 3, Original Town of Almira), $24,000.

Mark R. and Leslie A. Leenhouts, St. Regis, Mont., to George D. Wyse, Jr., Monroe, Wash. – property at 47901 River View Lane, Ford (Lots 5-6, Tract A, R&B Ranch Subdivision), $310,000.

Joseph A. Paul, Edwall, to Casey F. and Trea L. Nonnemacher, Davenport – Government Lots 2-7, 10-12 and 15, and portion of Lot 14, Sec. 2, T24N, R39E, $245,700.

Byron T. and Lois M. Hildahl, Spokane, to Rodman M. Boyer, Kent, Wash. – portion of east half of northeast quarter of Sec. 19, T24N, R35E, $55,000.

Rita Buff, Wilbur, to Bar 41 Ranch LLC, Wilbur – property at 615 SE Anne Street, Wilbur (Lots 15-16, Blk. 18, Thomison’s Addition to Town of Wilbur), $17,000.

Abby (Hatten) Horak and Frank M. Horak, Harrington, to Hannah N. Williamson, Harrington – property at 407 Willis Street, Harrington (all of Lot 10 and east 25 feet of Lot 11, Blk. 40, Original Town of Harrington) and 1979 64x24 mobile home, $53,000.

Cynthia Duenwald and James and Emily Coleman, Reardan, to APSS Properties LLC, Reardan – property at 255 South Laurel, Reardan (Lots 9-12 and portions of Lots 8 and 17, Blk. 25, Original Town of Reardan), $279,500.