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District Attorney’s report

• Jerrid Lawrence Maurice Hutchinson was charged on May 22 with unlawful use of a controlled substance, a felony.

• Thomas J. Kelley was charged on May 21 with violation of extended harassment/stalking protective order, a felony.

• Ryan Lee Clark was charged on May 20 with theft, a felony.

• Christopher Jesionowski was charged on June 2 with assault with a deadly weapon, a felony.

• Deanna Tovar was charged on May 22 with engaging in business or submitting bid without contractor’s license, third offense and obtaining money under false pretenses, both felonies.

• Dustin Leslie Pryor was charged on May 21 with unlawful use of a controlled substance, a felony; unlawful trespass upon land and disturbing the peace, both misdemeanors.

• Thomas J. Pennington was charged on May 29 with domestic battery (strangulation), a felony; domestic battery, two counts and petit larceny, all misdemeanors.

• John J. Trapini was charged on May 29 with trafficking in a schedule I controlled substance, a felony.

• Edward James Shemp was charged on May 22 with preventing or dissuading victim, person acting on behalf of victim, or witness from reporting crime, commencing prosecution or causing arrest, a felony; and domestic battery, a misdemeanor.

• Delos Raymond Clapper was charged on May 22 with possession of dangerous weapon, first offense, a gross misdemeanor.

• Cordero Daniel Webster was charged on May 18 with discharging a firearm where person might be endangered, a gross misdemeanor; possession of a firearm when under the influence of alcohol, controlled substance or other intoxicating substance; and drawing a deadly weapon in a threatening manner, both misdemeanors.

• Donald Salvadore Blanchard was charged on May 22 with driving under the influence of alcohol, second offense; driving while license cancelled, revoked, or suspended; having open container of alcoholic beverage within passenger area of motor vehicle while on highway; drinking alcoholic beverage while driving motor vehicle; obstructing a public officer; and resisting public officer, all misdemeanors.

• Michelle Renee Butler was charged on May 15 with domestic battery, first offense, a misdemeanor.

• Lawrence Wayne Brumfield was charged on May 22 with domestic battery, a misdemeanor.

• Victor Tito Ramos was charged on May 22 with driving under the influence of alcohol and having open container of alcoholic beverage within passenger area of motor vehicle while on highway; drinking alcoholic beverage while driving motor vehicle, both misdemeanors.

• Ky Thomas Schneider was charged on May 22 with driving under the influence of alcohol; movement and signals for turning; signal for stopping or decreasing speed, two counts, both misdemeanors.

• Taylor Anne Demaranville was charged on May 28 with reckless driving; vehicle entering intersection marked ‘stop’ or ‘yield’, both misdemeanors.

• Thomas Martin Rodriguez was charged on May 14 with driving under the influence of alcohol and/or controlled substance; duty to stop at scene of accident involving damage to vehicle or property; security for payment of tort liabilities required; operating motor vehicle without registration or plate; and driving without a valid license, all misdemeanors.

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