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District Attorney’s report

• Kenneth Allen Osborne was charged on Jan. 7 with robbery, a felony; and domestic battery, a misdemeanor.

• Robert Curtis Pinder III was charged on Jan. 7 with unlawful use of a controlled substance, two counts; and possession of a controlled substance, both felonies.

• Nathan Daniel Hill was charged on Jan. 8 with unlawful use of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance, both felonies.

• Tia Diane Dircio was charged on Dec. 16 with offense involving stolen property, a felony.

• Armand Smith was charged on Dec. 16 with offense involving stolen property, a felony.

• Destiny Anne Hartman was charged on Jan. 5 with burglary, two counts and attempting to obtain money under false pretenses, two counts, both felonies.

• Katherine Kazzar Alexander was charged on Jan. 5 with battery by a prisoner, four counts, a felony; and assault upon an officer, a gross misdemeanor.

• Lea Dina Armendariz was charged on Jan. 5 with injuring or tampering with a motor vehicle, a gross misdemeanor.

• Edward Dale Moore was charged on Jan. 4 with unlawful taking of a vehicle, a gross misdemeanor.

• Aaron Seth Taylor was charged on Jan. 5 with domestic battery, a misdemeanor.

• Shane Joseph Estep was charged on Jan. 6 with injury to property, a misdemeanor.

• Jose Alejandro Chavez-Franco was charged on Jan. 6 with injury to property, a misdemeanor.

• Tara Mae Hazle was charged on Jan. 6 with obstructing a public officer, a misdemeanor.

• Gina Maria Batsford was charged on Jan. 6 with battery and resisting public officer, both misdemeanors.

• Maria Sanders was charged on Jan. 7 with domestic battery and obstructing a public officer, both misdemeanors.

• Weston Paul Pickett III was charged on Jan. 7 with injury to other property, a misdemeanor.

 

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