Lincoln County Cops and Courts

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. 

Nov. 29

Traffic stops: 42

A Lincoln County Jail inmate was transported to Lincoln Hospital for a COVID-19 test before being shuttled to Spokane County.

A Reardan man said someone used his identity to open an account at a credit union.

An Okanogan woman reported a black Honda traveling westbound on Highway 2 crossing the fog lines before hitting a linear post.

A threat was reported in Odessa.

A Wilbur man said he found three gas cans near Highway 2 on Sherman Draw Road.

A Davenport woman said a German Shepherd attacked and injured her puppy near the caller’s address on the 36100 block of Hart Road North.

An Almira man said his ex-wife ripped his son out of his arms while he was saying goodbye to his son while trying to kiss him on the cheek.

A Wilbur woman said her neighbor’s alarm was going off on the 300 block of Southwest Lincoln Street.

A disabled vehicle was reported on Highway 28 at milepost 110.

Nov. 30

Traffic stops: 7

Theft was reported in Reardan.

An abandoned vehicle was reported in Reardan.

An Almira woman said she got an alarm notification for her house on the 100 block of South Fourth Street and assumed it was her contractor, but he replied and said it wasn’t him.

Davenport City Hall said a woman informed them she was trying to pay her city bill but said she was laying on her kitchen floor and had been stuck there for two days.

A Davenport woman said a small SUV was driving slowly and stopping at the end of driveways where packages are typically delivered on Cottonwood Creek Road East.

A Davenport man reported someone riding a snowmobile between Eighth and Main Streets.

A Davenport woman said one of the old Inland Power warehouses was open with no one around.

A disabled vehicle was reported on Highway 25 at Hanson Road.

Dec. 1

Traffic stops: 17

An abandoned motorcycle was reported.

A hulk slip was performed on the 300 block of North Aspen Street in Reardan.

A yellow Beatle was reported off a roadway.

A disabled vehicle was reported on Highway 25 at milepost 18.

A Davenport woman reported a possible DUI situation.

Dec. 2

Traffic stops: 14

U.S. Bank in Reardan said their night cleaner accidentally turned on their distress alarm.

Sheriff Wade Magers said a deer ran into his truck on Miles Creston Road on his way into work, but the truck was still drivable.

A Wilbur woman reported a suspicious vehicle on the 13500 block of Watson Road East.

A suspicious vehicle was reported in a ditch.

A suspicious vehicle was reported on Snider Road two miles from Highway 231.

A possible drug overdose by a 33-year-old female was reported in Odessa.

The Helena Police Department asked for information requested by a local citizen.

An Edwall man said he saw a man in a car outside Les Schwab in Davenport possibly shooting up heroin.

A vehicle lockout was reported on the 900 block of 14th Street in Davenport.

A Harrington man said he wanted it placed in the official logs that he “saw a bunch of bull*** along Highway 2.”

Dec. 3

Traffic stops: 21

A one-vehicle rollover crash was reported on Highway 28 at milepost 112.

An Odessa man reported a car crash where a car drove through a cemetery at Lentz and Janke Roads in Marlin.

Spokane County Juvenile Court requested an agency assist on the 300 block of East First Street in Sprague.

A Wilbur man said his new neighbor pulled out his property line marker and tore down 10 feet of fencing on the 11500 block of Alderson Road East.

An abandoned vehicle was reported on Aspen Street and Broadway Avenue in Reardan.

A Coulee Dam man reported a dangerous dog.

A Wilbur woman reported a civil situation at the Telford Rest Area.

A Spokane man reported a possible missing person on Fourth of July Lake near Sprague.

A Davenport man reported a suspicious vehicle possibly owned by a trespasser on his property at Bluestem and Boyk Roads.

Davenport Fire was paged to Second and Logan Streets after a propane heater malfunctioned.

Dec. 4

Traffic stops: 21

A car crash was reported on Highway 174.

Lincoln Hospital workers said they didn’t feel comfortable checking on a car in their parking lot.

Reardan Police requested assistance on Tramm and Bisson Roads.

A Davenport woman reported social media harassment.

A caller said a white minivan pulled up to his neighbor’s construction site and started loading scrap lumber into the van. The caller said when he confronted this woman and asked if she had permission to take the lumber, she responded she didn’t.

A caller reported an issue with her soon-to-be ex-husband and his mother.

An Edwall woman reported an abandoned Kia Sedona in the middle of the road at Highway 231 and Telecky Road.

A Ritzville woman reported a possible DUI situation entering Reardan on Highway 231.

A commercial alarm was reported going off at Buddy Boy Farms on the northeast end of the county.

A courtesy ride into Davenport was given to a man walking on Highway 2 near Jannett Road.

Once again, a commercial alarm was reported at Buddy Boy Farms.

Dec. 5

Traffic stops: 4

Theft was reported.

An abandoned vehicle was reported on Highway 23 just north of Highway 231.

A caller reported they were flipped off by a driver driving a black diesel truck with wide tires recklessly eastbound on Highway 2.

A Davenport woman reported a horse on the loose on Hume Road just off Highway 25.

A Reardan man asked to email a video of a suspicious Suburban that drove onto his driveway that morning.

JAIL BOOKINGS

Nov. 30

Calvin Jay Huliganga, 25, Airway Heights. Arrested by Fairchild Airforce Base on an out-of-county felony charge.

Dec. 2

Dorothy Ana Marie Baxter, 21, Spokane. Department of Corrections Detainer.

Aren Lee Lawrence, 22, Spokane. Department of Corrections Detainer.

Dec. 3

Trey Joseph Ginter, 22, Sprague. Arrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of fourth-degree assault.

DISTRICT COURT

Judge Dan B. Johnson

Criminal court-Dec. 2

Christine Morgan, Omak, driving with a suspended license. Case dismissed.

Zachary Aaron Johnson, Davenport, third-degree driving with a suspended license. Case dismissed.

Thomas Matthew Grace, Creston, allowing an unauthorized person to drive. Ordered to pay a $200 fine.

Zachary Aaron Johnson, Spokane, operating a vehicle without a license. Sentenced to two days in jail, 16 hours of community service, 12 months supervised probation and 12 months unsupervised probation.

Tyler M. Fraser, Reardan, driving after consuming alcohol while under the age of 21. Sentenced to 10 days in jail with credit for 10 days served and ordered to pay a $250 fine.

Richard Lee Trower, Davenport, third-degree driving with a suspended license. Sentenced to 12 months supervised probation and a $250 fine.

Other court business

Brandon and Tanaia Peterson of Davenport were ordered to pay $2,727.14 in dues to Scott’s Tire Service.

SUPERIOR COURT

Lincoln County Clerk

Criminal docket-Nov. 30

Larry Quincy Bronson Jr., who is charged with first-degree theft and first-degree stolen property trafficking for allegedly stealing an irrigation pump motor from an Odessa property, had his case continued to Feb. 8.

Zachary Aaron Johnson had an extradition case dismissed after the underlying bench warrant was quashed in Kootenai County, Idaho.

Mark A. Pleger, who is charged with second-degree burglary and second-degree theft for allegedly breaking into a shop 10 miles east of Davenport off Highway 2 and stealing a snow-blower, toolbox, barstool and several tools, entered a not-guilty plea. Bail was set at $25,000 and a readiness hearing was set for Dec. 28.

Nathan David King, who is charged with residential burglary, third-degree theft and third-degree malicious mischief for allegedly breaking into an Odessa house, stealing glass bottles and causing damage to the property, entered a not-guilty plea. Bail was set at $25,000 and a readiness hearing was set for Dec. 28.

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS

Dissolutions involving persons living inside Lincoln County: Cindy M. Dearden and Alvin Leroy Palin.

Dissolutions involving persons living outside Lincoln County: 38

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

Sale of 323 East Walnut Street in Sprague from S & J Hay Co. LLC in Sprague to Kelly Wells and Jill Hjerpe of Sprague for $200,000.

Transfer of 520 Marshall Street and 802 Logan Street in Davenport from Lorie Leath of Davenport to Lorie and David Leath of Davenport for the purpose of establishing community property.

Sale of 49 Park Street in Davenport from Daniel Garabedian of Spokane to Golden Solutions LLC in Spokane Valley for $260,000.

Sale of three parcels in Wilbur from Matthew and Allison Schroeder of Wilbur to Gary and Cindy Feuerborn of Maple Valley for $27,500.

Sale of 40559 Miles Creston Road North in Davenport from Alpha Enterprises Inc. in Arizona to Michael and Marcia O’Brien of Graham for $122,050.

Sale of Lot 12 on East Woods Lane in Ford from Douglas and Robin Nachtigal of Davenport to Jacob and Elizabeth Anderson of Liberty Lake for $173,000.

Gift of 42184 Old Homestead Drive North in Davenport from Kea Nielsen of Spokane to Mike and Stacy Meyer of Spokane.

Transfer of 34426 Indian Creek Road North in Davenport from Ellen Atwood of Grand Coulee to Bryan Attwood of Grand Coulee.

Sale of 25975 Eighth Street Road North in Davenport from Todd and Erica Winzer of Davenport to Eric Wickizer of Davenport for $299,900.

Sale of 30997 Pine Hen Lane East in Davenport from Clyde and Chun Brown of Texas to Lori and Zane Gibson of Bonney Lake for $95,000.

Transfer of mobile home on 33716 Harrington Airport Road East in Davenport from the estate of Marjorie Kloster in Richland to the Gary and Christina Kloster Family Trust in Richland.

Sale of 33718 Harrington Airport Road East in Davenport from Gary and Christina Kloster as trustees of the Gary and Christina Kloster Family Trust and Kathleen Kloster as trustee of the Kloster Living Trust, each as to an undivided half interest in Richland to GT Land Co. LLC in Harrington for $200,000.

Transfer of 25975 Eighth Street Road North in Davenport from Rylee Wickizer of Davenport to Eric Wickizer of Davenport.