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Nye County District Attorney’s report

The public information below was provided by the Nye County District Attorney’s office.

• Colby Chmiel was charged on July 28 with theft, $3,500 or more, a felony.

• Eboni Shajuana Cockerham was charged on July 28 with third degree arson, a felony.

• Timothy Flattery was charged on July 28 with unlawful use of a controlled substance, a felony.

• Craig Alan Sapp was charged on Aug. 3 with unlawful use of a controlled substance, a felony; and petty larceny, a misdemeanor.

• Jaime R. Foster was charged on Au. 3 with unlawful use of a controlled substance, a felony.

• Edward K. Purvis was charged on Aug. 3 with offer, attempt, or commission of unauthorized act(s) relating to controlled substance, first offense, a felony; and child abuse and neglect, a gross misdemeanor.

• Clayton Andrew Walker was charged on Aug. 3 with unlawful use of a controlled substance, a felony.

• Shawn Adam Kooi was charged on Aug. 4 with burglary and possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, both felonies; and petit larceny and resisting public officer, both misdemeanors.

• Roger Eugene Corona was charged on Aug. 4 with battery with use of a deadly weapon on an older person, two counts; and battery with use of a deadly weapon, all felonies.

• Rebecca Marie Edwards was charged on Aug. 7 with possession of a controlled substance, a felony; and driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended and possession of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanors.

• Jose Ignacio Gomez-Moreno was charged on Aug. 7 with unlawful use of a controlled substance, a felony; driving under the influence of alcohol and/or controlled substance and/or with prohibited substance in blood; possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, first offense; and speeding, 11-20 mph over limit, all misdemeanors.

• Donald Edward Hanna Jr. was charged on Aug. 7 with prohibited person in possession of firearm, a felony; and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, first offense; and possession of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanors.

• Graham Nicholas Tackett was charged on Aug. 7 with unlawful use of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance, both felonies.

• Raymond Delbert Rogers Jr., was charged on Aug. 9 with grand larceny committed with the assistance of a child and burglary committed with the assistance of a child, five counts, all felonies; and obtaining money under false pretenses and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, both misdemeanors.

• Rosezella Brown was charged on Aug. 3 with violation of temporary harassment/stalking protection order, a gross misdemeanor.

• Brandi Nicole Catron was charged on July 12 with driving under the influence of alcohol, a misdemeanor.

• Arthur Baker was charged on July 28 with littering, a misdemeanor.

• Dawn Michelle Fletcher was charged on July 31 with battery, a misdemeanor.

• Robert L. Carter was charged on Aug. 1 with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

• Robert Fancher was charged on Aug. 1 with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

• Michael Wood was charged on Aug. 8 with unlawful trespass upon land and theft, both misdemeanors.

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