Whitman County Cops & Courts

Sheriff’s Office

August 9

2:18 a.m. - North Madison Street, Tekoa. Deputy, EMS and the Coroner responded to a death.

8:27 a.m. - Mountainview Cemetery Road; Farmington. Truck inspections, Deputy requested a case.

9:11 a.m. - Finch Road, Thornton. Deputy responded to a citizen dispute.

12:03 p.m. - Dry Creek Road, Colfax. Deputy provided a courtesy transport.

1:16 p.m. - State Route 272, Palouse. Deputy responded to a report of animal abuse and neglect.

4:09 p.m. - South Josephine Ave; Rosalia. Deputy responded to a report of stray goats and sheep in the area.

5:52 p.m. - North Crosby Street; Tekoa. Deputy responded to a trespassing report. The involved parties were contacted.

10:11 p.m. - Fairgrounds Road; Colfax. Deputy responded to a reported assault.

August 10

11:01 a.m. - 411 North Mill Street; Whitman County Sheriff, Colfax. Sheriff’s office provided fingerprinting service for a subject.

4:37 p.m. - South Crosby Street, Tekoa. Sheriff’s office responded to a report of a fraudulent phone call.

4:44 p.m. - North H Street, Albion. Sheriff’s office requested a case number for an animal problem/complaint.

7:21 p.m. - Northwest Park West Drive, Pullman. Case number issued in error. Determined to be a Pullman PD call.

7: 26 p.m. - West Walla Walla Highway; Les Schwab TIres, Colfax. Sheriff's office assisted the Colfax PD with a call.

August 11

1:05 p.m. - Rosalia. Deputy received a report of juveniles riding motorcycles and a 4-wheeler up and down the roadway, the Deputy contacted the reporting party.

2:56 p.m. - North Mill Street, Colfax. The Sheriff requested a case number.

4:07 p.m. - State Route 195 MilePost 45, Colfax. Deputy received a report of a vehicle weaving in and out of traffic.

6:04 p.m. - North Mill Street, Colfax. Deputy arrested Christopher Michael (42) for driving while license is suspended 3rd, the subject was cited and released.

10:12 p.m - State Route 270, Pullman. Deputy responded to a report of a subject screaming.

10:39 p.m. - East Spring Street, Uniontown. Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle.

11:26 p.m. - State Route 195 MilePost 41, Colfax. Deputy arrested Justin William Eyre (40) for driving while license suspended 3rd.

August 12

12:40 a.m. - Colfax. Transportation detail, Deputy requested a case.

9:31 a.m. - West McCoy Street; Oaksdale. Deputy responded for a welfare check. The subject was contacted and was fine.

10:31 a.m. - North Mill Street; Colfax. Sheriff’s front office updated the photo of a registered sex offender.

11:5 a.m. - State ROute 26; Colfax. SHeriff’s Deputy responded for a report of a sex offender possibly living with children.

1:28 p.m. - Wawawai Road MilePost 33; Clarkston. Deputy responded to a disabled vehicle. Les Schwab was contacted and responded to fix a flat tire.

2:20 p.m. - State Route 27 and Altergott Road; Garfield. Deputy requested a case.

4:35 p.m. - Green Hollow Road and Manning Road, Colfax. Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area.

8:59 p.m. - Scharpenberg Road and State Route 26; LaCrosse. Deputy responded to a disabled semi. The Deputy provided traffic control until the semi could be moved.

August 13

2:40 a.m. - North Main Street, Colfax. Deputy responded to a report of a subject loitering in the area. The subject was contacted and left the area.

8:49 a.m. - 60304 State Route 195; Rosalia. Deputy responded to a theft report. The deputy assisted with an exchanging of items and provided a courtesy transport.

1:38 p.m. - North Ramsey Street, Tekoa. Deputy responded to a theft report.

4:29 p.m. - North Gross Ave; Uniontown. Deputy and the Fire Department responded to a stray dog trapped in a well. The dog was safely removed. .

5:10 p.m. - 5th Street, Clarkston. Arrested, Lace D Fogleman, a 30-year-old female out of Clarkston.

5:43 p.m. - Margin Street, Endicott. Deputy responded to a report of multiple scam calls.

9:20 p.m. - East Copper Street, Colfax. Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle. Deputy checked the area and was unable to locate the vehicle.

9:38 p.m. - State Route 195, Pullman. Deputy responded for a welfare check. The subject was contacted and was fine.

11:36 p.m. - West Washington Street, Farmington. Deputy and the Fire Department responded fora burst water pipe.

August 14

12:06 a.m. - North Main Street, Colfax. Cited and released: Michael A Largin, a 32-year-old mal out of Kamiah.

1:46 a.m. - Westacott Road, Garfield. Deputy responded for a burglary alarm.

10:09 a.m. - South Jennings Ave; St. John. Deputy responded for a burglary alarm.

12:24 p.m. - East Poplar Street, Tekoa. Arrested, Keenen L Keller, a 28-year-old male out of Tekoa.

4:52 p.m. - Wawawai Road MilePost 35, Clarkston. Deputy and the Fire Department responded for a vehicle fire. The fire was extinguished and the vehicle was towed from the scene.

5:24 p.m. - North Howard Street and East Alder Street, Tekoa. Deputy responded for a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area.

6:32 p.m. - Pine City Malden Road, Rosalia. Deputy responded for a report of someone shooting at a cow.

8:04 p.m. - Wawawai ROad, CLarkston. Deputy requested a case.

August 15

6:28 a.m. - 4th Ave; Pine City. Deputy responded for a report of a horse that is not being contained properly.

8:07 a.m. - North Main Street, Albion. Deputy, EMS and the Coroner responded for a death.

9:25 a.m. - East WOodworth Street, Uniontown. Deputy responded for a report of a stolen license plate.

9:56 a.m. - North Mill Street, Colfax. SHeriff’s front office provided fingerprint services.

10:05 a.m. - East Washington Street, Farmington. Deputy responded for a 2 vehicle non-injury accident.

10:50 a.m. - Hole in the Ground Road, Rosalia. Deputy responded for a report of a loose cow.

12:43 p.m. - Diamond Street, Diamond. Deputy contacted a citizen in reference to damage done to her property.

3:46 p.m. - SOuth PArk Ave, Rosalia. Deputy, EMS and the Coroner responded for a death.

5:13 p.m. - North Broadway Street, Tekoa. Deputy responded for a welfare check. The subject was checked on and was fine.

7:52 p.m. - East Alder Street, Tekoa. Deputy responded for a report of possible drug activity in the area.

9:38 p.m. - North Crosby Street, Tekoa. Deputy responded for a threatening report.

10:44 p.m. - State Route 195 and Parvin Road, Colfax. Deputy responded to assist the Washington State Patrol.

Colfax Police

August 5

1:45 a.m. - RP reporting vehicle alarm has gone off twice.

6:45 a.m. - Officer responded to a report of someone possibly finding drugs.

12:33 p.m. Traffic violation. Officer responded.

1:20 p.m. - Officer responded to a report of a dog being in a vehicle for at least twenty minutes with windows cracked.

5:17 p.m. - Parking problem.

7:54 p.m. - RP is reporting her neighbors dogs have been charging her and barking at her. No one has been bitten RP but are acting aggressive.

August 6

8:30 a.m. - Civils calls, Officer contacted RP.

8:51 a.m. Parking problem.

6:43 p.m. - Welfare check, Officer and EMS responded.

7:34 p.m. - Officer requested a case number.

August 7

5:43 p.m. - Fraud, Officer responded.

7:00 p.m. - Fireworks complaint, Officer responded to a report of fireworks being used and their grass is dead.

August 8

8:59 a.m. - Assault. Officer responded to a report of a resident assaulting a caretaker.

1:52 p.m. - Traffic violation, Officer responded.

2:22 p.m. - Code Violations, RP reporting several houses with overgrown trees that block the sidewalk.

9:11 p.m. - Agency assistance, Officer responded.

11:20 p.m. - Found property, Officer responded to an abandoned gray motor scooter.

August 9

2:32 a.m. - Communications problem, Officer responded.

9:47 a.m. - Harassment, Officer advised of a subject making false statements about RP’s online business and social media.

11:28 a.m. – Accident hit and run, Officer requested a case number.

1:50 p.m. - Suspicious person/circumstance.

2:13 p.m. - Communications problem, Officer responded.

2:14 p.m. - Traffic violation, RP is reporting a subject that left the building and seemed intoxicated.

10:34 p.m. - Suspicious person/circumstance, Officer responded to a report of a suspicious incident.

August 10

7:26 p.m. - Burglary alarm, Officer responded.

August 11

9:53 a.m - Officer responded to a welfare check.

12:31 p.m. - Abandoned vehicle, Officer has been sitting outside of the shop for a few days.

4:40 p.m. - COmmunication problems, Officer advised of an abandoned 911 call.

County Jail

Kagan Lee Lamay, 34, booked August 13, for burglary 2nd degree, 2 counts of theft of means of transport, burglary 3rd degree.

Keenen Lan McClanahan Keller, 28, booked August 14, for probation violation, held without bail.

District Court

Colfax – Whitman County District Court reported the following criminal conviction sentences from Aug. 11-??

Aug. 11

Robyn A. Walters, 26, reckless endangerment. Sentenced to 364 days in jail, 331 suspended. Fine waived. Defendant must serve 14 months supervised probation and attend a gun safety course. Walters also agreed to the forfeiture of a Beretta handgun, two magazines, a holster and ammunition seized as evidence. Defendant must also obey a no-contact order for Kailey McKeever, 21, her fiancé Andrew Hamilton and two minor children.

Kawthar Ali, third-degree theft. Defendant sentenced to 30 days of jail, 29 suspended. Fine, criminal conviction fee, probation fee and public defender recoupment waived. Defendant may not violation the law and is ordered to serve six months supervised probation. Probation may terminated and deferred sentence granted if defendant completes all terms of the order and the need arises for purposes of application to graduate school.

Vicki F. Rapp, third-degree theft. Deferred sentence for 12 months. Defendant sentenced to 30 days, 29 suspended. Fine, criminal conviction and probation fees waived. Defendant may not violate the law and must serve supervised probation for 12 months; the last six months may be converted to unsupervised.

Victor Alexander Rangel, third-degree driving while license suspended. Sentenced to 30 days in jail, 30 suspended. Fined $500, with $500 suspended. Defendant must pay a $43 criminal conviction fee and may not drive a motor vehicle without a valid license and proof of insurance. Defendant sentenced to 12 months unsupervised probation. Probation will end when all obligations are completed.

Jack Mitchell Jacobson, charged amended down from driving while undr the influence to first-degree negligent driving. Sentenced to 90 days in jail, 89 days suspended. Fined $1,000, $500 suspended. Defendant also must pay a $43 criminal conviction fee and a $600 supervised probation fee. Defendant may violate the law and served 24 months supervised probation, the last 12 months of which can be unsupervised if all other requirements of the order are met. Defendant must get an expanded alcohol assessment, attend a DUI victim impact panel, not possess or use any drugs, alcohol or marijuana and submit to random drug/alcohol testing.

Patrick Black, deferred prosecution from 2016 revoked. Defendant was charged with a DUI on March 23, 2021, in Spokane County, and convicted on June 2, 2022. Defendant found guilty of driving while under the influence in 2016 and sentenced to 364 days in jail, with 364 waived. Fine, criminal conviction fee, public defender recoupment and supervised probation fee waived. Defendant sentenced to 60 months of unsupervised probation. Defendant must obtain an expanded alcohol assessment, attend a DUI victim impact panel and refrain from using or possession non-prescription/illegal drugs, alcohol and marijuana. Defendant is prohibited from going into alcohol-based businesses and is required to submit to random drug and alcohol testing. Defendant’s drivers license is suspend for three years. The court finds imposition of jail time would impose a substantial risk to the defendant’s physical or mental well-being, and due to the finding, the court suspends the 90-day minimum jail sentence.

Damien Johnson, disorderly conduct. Sentenced to 30 days in jail, 29 suspended. the fine, criminal conviction fee, probation monitoring fee and public defender recoupment were all waived. Defendant shall not violate the law and will serve 12 months supervised probation, converted to unsupervised as soon as all sentencing requirements are completed. Court reserved the imposition of the requirement for alcohol/drug evaluation at this time. Defendant must meet with probation to discuss and develop a plan to ensure issues are addressed and the defendant has stability. Probation will consider factors include, but not limited to defendant’s chosen area of residents, short- and long-term.

LAND TRANSACTIONS

August 5

Ernest S. Motterman and Wendy C. Brown of Palouse, 9352 SR 272 Palouse, to Purchasing Fund 2020-1 of Austin, Texas, for $790,000.

Melanie Lynn Whetstine of Palouse, 530 South Culton Street, Palouse, to Karl August Wallin and Linda L. Wallin of Coeur D Alene, for $390,000.

August 8

Peter Christoptherson of Pullman, 1419 Southeast Fancy Free Drive, Pullman, to Carolyn B. Brecher of Pullman, $274,000.

Citizen Homes of Chandler, AZ, 1350 Southwest Center Street, Pullman, to Raquel Zedano Carbajal of Pullman, for $285,000.

August 9

David Morgan and Daphne Morgan of Pullman, 114 Northwest Lancer Lane, Pullman, to Patrica Morgan of Pullman, for $0.

Brian Dorgan Jr. of Pullman, 255 Northwest Golden Hills Drive, Pullman, to Christina D. Burke of Pullman, $129,970.

August 10

Salikh Bagaveyev of Soap Lake, 155 Southeast PRo Mall Blvd #304, Pullman, to Denver Sage Mickali of Tacoma, for $13,000.