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• Christopher Raymond Biddy was charged on July 3 with grand larceny of a motor vehicle.

• Justin McIntosh Coday was charged on July 3 with vehicle entering intersection marked ‘stop’ or ‘yield’.

• Maurice Bird, Sr., was charged on July 3 with assault with a deadly weapon, two counts.

• Donald Louis Corbitt was charged on July 7 with possession of a controlled substance; possession of dangerous drug without prescription.

• Patrick Timothy Ravoira was charged on July 7 with driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Michael Tyler Vitz was charged on July 8 with driving under the influence of controlled substance.

• Robert Tyce Bray was charged on July 8 with possession of drug paraphernalia, three counts.

• Colton Daniel Walker was charged on July 8 with possession of drug paraphernalia, three counts.

• Kimberly Devine was charged on July 9 with cruelty to animals.

• Jerry Lynn Shuey was charged on July 10 with vehicle entering or exiting controlled access highway: duty to yield right-of-way; driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended; certain unlawful acts; possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, first offense; possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Brenda Mary Tanner was charged on July 10 with battery.

• Brett Michael Railsback was charged on July 11 with domestic battery.

• John Robert Bessey was charged on July 11 with possession of a controlled substance.

• Cory Ray Parker was charged on July 14 with driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Gayleen Strand was charged on July 14 with driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Nicholas Ryan Encinias was charged on July 14 with violation of temporary or extended domestic violence protective order.

• Carl Carner was charged on July 14 with injury to property.

• Joseph Cote was charged on July 14 with harassment.

• Linda L. Fifield was charged on July 14 with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving on highway having multiple marked lanes for traffic.

• Michael J. Fosco was charged on July 14 with theft of utility services.

• William Harrison Grant was charged on July 14 with harassment.

• Barbara Jean James was charged on July 14 with required position and method of turning at intersection and driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Kyle Louis Richmond was charged on July 14 with battery.

• John Dewayne Roberts was charged on July 14 with driving under the influence of alcohol, second offense.

• Brandon W. Tracy was charged on July 14 with domestic battery and possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Kameron Varden was charged on July 14 with sale or furnishing of alcoholic beverage to minor, two counts.

• Ronna Richele McKiernan was charged on July 15 with obtaining or possessing identifying description of credit card, credit account or debit card without consent of cardholder; fraudulent use of identifying description of credit card, credit account or debit card, eighteen counts; and theft.

• Scott J. Austin was charged on July 14 with possession of drug paraphernalia; speeding; driving on suspended registration; security for payment of tort liabilities required and driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended.

• Michael Scott Dunn was charged on July 14 with domestic battery, obstructing a public officer and solicitation for prostitution.

• Paul F. Mauch was charged on July 14 with driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Scott J. Austin was charged on July 15 with possession of a controlled substance, two counts.

• Joseph Scott Bellis was charged on July 15 with following too closely; driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended; suspended, cancelled or revoked registration; possession of marijuana, less than one ounce, first offense and no proof of insurance.

• Anissa Wharton was charged on July 15 with petit larceny and obtaining money under false pretenses.

• Arthur Joseph Fisher III was charged on July 16 with obscene, threatening or annoying phone calls.

• Gilbert Phillip Romo was charged on July 16 with domestic battery and injury to other property.

• Heath William Paschal was charged on July 16 with violation of temporary or extended domestic violence protective order.

• Ronald Alan Cavolt was charged on July 16 with resisting public officer.

• Steve Wayne Allen was charged on July 16 with resisting public officer.

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