Cops & Courts

Superior Court

Criminal

  • Serena Rae Smith, 22, Omak, pleaded guilty Nov. 18, 2014 to second-degree rape of a child. Smith was sentenced Jan. 22 to 12 months in jail and fined $1,110.50 for the crime that occurred between Aug. 1, 2012 and May 7, 2013. She was also fined $1,110.50
  • Matthew Aaron Velasquez, 37, Loomis, pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to POCS (methamphetamine) and third-degree DWLS. The court dismissed another charge: use of drug paraphernalia. Velasquez was sentenced to 74 days in jail and fined $3,110.50 for the June 9, 2014 crimes.
  • The court dismissed Jan. 26 a charge against Blair Bear McDougal, 31, Omak: second-degree assault (with a deadly weapon). The charge was dismissed with prejudice.
  • The court issued an arrest warrant for Raymond Valentine Dispenza, 74, Oroville, for second-degree rape of a child, three counts of second-degree child molestation, one count of first-degree incest (victim under 14) and three counts of second-degree incest (victim under 14). The crimes allegedly occurred between June and August of 2012.

District Court

  • David Lee Swanberg, 20, Conconully, had a third-degree DWLS charge dismissed.
  • Amy Elizabeth Tatshama, 30, Omak, guilty of DUI, third-degree theft and two counts of third-degree DWLS. Tatshama also had three additional charges dismissed: third-degree DWLS, third-degree theft and fourth-degree assault. Tatshama was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 352 days suspended, and fined a total of $4,200.89.
  • Ian Ray Tatshama, 44, Omak, guilty of violation of a no-contact order and fourth-degree assault. Tatshama was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 354 days suspended, and fined a total of $1,466.
  • Leonard Leroy Todd, 59, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Todd was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 89 days suspended, and fined $858.
  • Lisa Doreen True, 50, Omak, guilty of DUI. True also had three third-degree DWLS charges dismissed. She was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 359 suspended, and fined $1,936.
  • Chad Vanatta, 28, Tonasket, had a charge dismissed: use or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
  • Amanda Lee Vanslyke, 28, Okanogan, had a third-degree theft charge dismissed.
  • Jose Jesus Vega, 18, Tonasket, had an MIP/C charge dismissed.
  • Kevin Erik Warbus, 18, Omak, guilty of third-degree DWLS. Warbus had an additional charge dismissed: no valid operator’s license without ID. He received a 90-day suspended sentence and fined $568.
  • Rachael Anne Wolff, 26, Okanogan, guilty of no valid operator’s license without ID. Wolff received a 90-day suspended sentence and fined $818.

911 Calls and Jail Bookings

Monday, Jan. 19, 2015

  • Structure fire on S. First Ave. in Okanogan.
  • Drugs on N. Third Ave. in Okanogan.
  • Malicious mischief on S. Fifth Ave. in Okanogan.
  • One-vehicle hit-and-run crash on Toroda Creek Rd. near Wauconda. No injuries reported.
  • Assault on S. Main St. in Omak.
  • Theft on Webber Rd. near Tonasket. Tools reported missing.
  • Domestic dispute on Omak River Rd. near Omak.
  • Two-vehicle crash on Koala Dr. in Omak. No injuries reported.
  • Theft on Copple Rd. near Omak.
  • Violation of a no-contact order on Fir St. in Oroville.
  • Public intoxication on S. Whitcomb Ave. in Tonasket.
  • Warrant arrest on S. Whitcomb Ave. in Tonasket.
  • Juan Carlos Dias Figueroa, 26, booked for no valid operator’s license without ID, DUI and a USBP detainer.
  • Terry Joseph Hubbard, 34, DOC detainer.
  • Norman Edward Whited, 63, booked on a Tonasket Police Department FTA warrant for first-degree negligent driving.

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015

  • Public intoxication on Conconully St. in Okanogan.
  • Fraud on Kermal Rd. near Omak.
  • One-vehicle crash on Bonaparte Lake Rd. near Tonasket. No injuries reported.
  • Threats on Conconully St. in Okanogan.
  • One-vehicle crash on Hart Rd. near Oroville. No injuries reported.
  • Harassment on Riverside Cutoff Rd. near Riverside.
  • Theft on Omache Dr. in Omak.
  • Malicious mischief on N. Juniper St. in Omak.
  • Disorderly conduct on Main St. in Oroville.
  • Lazaro Sanchez Ruiz, 60, booked for fourth-degree assault (DV).
  • Lynn Michelle Stanley, 44, booked on an OCSO FTA warrant for second-degree DWLS.
  • Alan Ryne Stanger, 27, booked on an Omak Police Department FTC warrant for physical control.
  • Clomiat Annemaude McCraigie, 39, booked for first-degree DWLS.
  • Melvin Fay Ranck, 35, DOC detainer.

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015

  • Assault on S. Fifth Ave. in Okanogan.
  • Warrant arrest on W. Oak St. in Okanogan.
  • Domestic dispute on S. First Ave. in Okanogan.
  • Theft on Elmway in Okanogan.
  • Harassment on Pontiac Ridge Rd. near Chesaw.
  • Domestic dispute on Elmway in Okanogan.
  • DWLS on Edmonds St. in Omak.
  • Weapons offense on S. Ash St. in Omak.
  • DWLS on S. Ash St. in Omak.
  • DWLS on S. Columbia St. in Omak.
  • Harassment on Sidley Lake Dr. near Oroville.
  • Malicious mischief on 11th Ave. in Oroville.
  • Chad Elliot Monnin, 40, booked for second-degree DWLS and OCSO FTA warrants for third-degree DWLS and DUI.
  • Dane Adam Stalder, 25, booked on two counts of third-degree DWLS.
  • Warren McCrea, 26, DOC detainer.
  • James Michael Eriksen, 32, booked on a State Patrol FTA warrant for DUI, two Snohomish County FTA warrants: TMVWOP and second-degree malicious mischief; and one count each of residential burglary and third-degree malicious mischief.
  • Thomas Jay Roosma, 33, court commitment for DUI.
  • Felipe Ramos Reyes, 19, court commitment for DUI (minor).

Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015

  • Domestic dispute on Apple Way Rd. in Okanogan.
  • Weapons offense on Engh Rd. near Omak.
  • Burglary on Rodeo Trail Rd. near Okanogan.
  • Warrant arrest on Siwash Creek Rd. near Tonasket.
  • Harassment on Omak River Rd. near Omak.
  • Assault on FS 3010 near Tonasket.
  • Malicious mischief on Nichols Rd. near Omak.
  • DWLS on Dayton St. in Omak.
  • Drugs on E. Dewberry Ave. in Omak.
  • Two reports of trespassing on S. Main St. in Omak.
  • James Carl Walker Jr., 46, booked on an OCSO FTA warrant for DUI.
  • Robert Wendell George, 45, DOC detainer.
  • Billy Joe Rosenkilde, 35, DOC detainer.
  • Jay Thomas Pierre, 54, booked on two counts of DUI.
  • Anthony Kevin Baker, 26, booked for first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, second-degree theft, two counts of second-degree assault and one count of third-degree theft.

Friday, Jan. 23, 2015

  • Warrant arrest on Grainger Ave. in Omak.
  • Rape on Mill St. in Okanogan.
  • Lost property on N. Third Ave. in Okanogan. Tape recorder reported missing.
  • Burglary on Copple Rd. near Omak. Storage unit reported burglarized.
  • Violation of a no-contact order on Six Gun Way near Oroville.
  • Domestic dispute on Queen St. in Okanogan.
  • DWLS on Eastside Oroville Rd. near Oroville.
  • Warrant arrest on Pine St. in Okanogan.
  • Assault on Brooks Tract Rd. near Omak.
  • DWLS on Hwy. 97 near Oroville.
  • Fraud on Okoma Dr. in Omak.
  • Theft on Engh Rd. in Omak.
  • Warrant arrest on Hanford St. in Omak.
  • Violation of a no-contact order on Main St. in Oroville.
  • Theft on W. Fifth St. in Tonasket. Mail reported missing.
  • Joshua Dean Allen, 33, booked on two counts of second-degree criminal trespassing and one count each of second-degree vehicle prowl and attempted third-degree theft.
  • Melvin Fay Ranck, 35, booked on a drug court violation.
  • Lane Charles Priest, 21, booked on a drug court violation.
  • Adrian Jose Lagarda, 20, booked on a drug court violation.
  • Jeffrey Howard Herschlip, 57, booked on an OCSO FTA warrant for extortion.
  • Matessa Rose Jorgensen, 20, booked for POCS (methamphetamine) and third-degree theft.
  • Cheyenne Rosemary Lezard, 19, booked on three Omak Police Department FTA warrants, all for third-degree theft.
  • Marcos Florention Rosas, 30, booked on four Omak Police Department FTA warrants: three for third-degree theft and one for obstruction; a Chelan County warrant for violation of a no-contact order (DV), and a DOC hold.
  • Zane Michael Rehmke, 22, booked on an OCSO FTA warrant for DUI.
  • Kevin Michael Clark, 34, DOC hold.

Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015

  • Recovered vehicle on S. Granite St. in Omak.
  • Burglary on N. First Ave. in Okanogan.
  • Fraud on Hwy. 20 near Tonasket.
  • Malicious mischief on Hwy. 20 near Tonasket.
  • Warrant arrest on Jackson St. in Omak.
  • Alcohol offense on Hanford St. in Omak.
  • Weapons offense on E. Elberta Ave. in Omak.
  • Assault on W. Central Ave. in Omak.
  • Public intoxication on S. Ash St. in Omak.
  • Burglary on Whitcomb Ave. in Tonasket.
  • Bobby Bennett Saulmon, 67, booked for DUI.
  • Thomas Lawrence Waters, 25, booked on a DOC secretary’s warrant and a Grant County FTA warrant for DUI.
  • Christopher Scott Milka, 46, booked for DUI.
  • Fawn Marie Palmer, 36, booked for DUI and second-degree DWLS.
  • Brandon Cate, no middle name listed, 28, booked for second-degree burglary, attempted second-degree theft, first-degree vehicle prowl and second-degree criminal trespassing.
  • Christopher Parrott, no middle name listed, 26, booked for disorderly conduct.
  • Derek Norman Boyd, 23, booked for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle, reckless endangerment and DUI.
  • Cruz Viveros, no middle name listed, 20, booked for violation of a no-contact order.
  • Joseph Kenneth Shawl, 44, booked for fourth-degree assault (DV).

Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

  • DWLS on N. Second Ave. in Okanogan.
  • DWLS on Hwy. 97 near Omak.
  • One-vehicle roll-over crash on Salmon Creek Rd. near Okanogan. No injuries reported. Traffic reported blocked.
  • Harassment on S. First Ave. in Okanogan.
  • Domestic dispute on Locust St. in Omak.
  • DWLS on Hwy. 7 near Tonasket.
  • Warrant arrest on E. Eighth Ave. in Omak.
  • Drugs on E. Sixth Ave. in Omak.
  • Drugs on S. Birch St. in Omak.
  • Violation of a no-contact order on Main St. in Oroville.
  • One-vehicle hit-and-run crash on Main St. in Oroville.
  • DWLS on S. Whitcomb Ave. in Tonasket.
  • Elizabeth Placencio Sanabria, 21, booked for obstruction.
  • Stephani Ann McCraigie, 48, booked on two Omak Police Department FTC warrants: DUI and hit-and-run (unattended).
  • Michael Reyes Hansen, booked on a DOC warrant.
  • Mellisa Rosa McCraigie, 31, booked for POCS (heroin) and on a State Patrol FTA warrant for third-degree DWLS.

Key:

DUI – Driving Under the Influence

DWLS/R – Driving While License Suspended/Revoked

POSC – Possession of a Controlled Substance

MIP/C – Minor in Possession/Consumption

TMVWOP – Taking a Motor Vehicle without Owner’s Permission

DV – Domestic Violence

FTA/C – Failure to Appear/Comply (on a warrant)

FTPF – Failure to Pay Fine

OCSO – Okanogan County Sheriff’s Officer

RP – Reporting Party

DOC – State Department of Corrections

USBP – U.S. Border Patrol

CBP – U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

ICE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement