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October 11, 2013 - 7:27 am
 

• Michael Lee Oberg was charged Oct. 2 with unlawful possession of a hypodermic device.

• Van Morris Farmer was charged Oct. 3 with burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit burglary, two counts of robbery with use of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery, first degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.

• Eric Lamerre Hemphill was charged Oct. 3 with burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit burglary, two counts of robbery with use of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery, first degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.

• Joshua Lee Oliveira was charged Oct. 3 with burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit burglary, two counts of robbery with use of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery, first degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.

• David Paul Strange was charged Oct. 3 with unlawful use of a controlled substance, three counts of possession of a controlled substance, and two counts of possession of a dangerous drug without prescription.

• Rhiannen Heiress Price was charged Oct. 2 with three counts of possession of a controlled substance, unlawful use of a controlled substance, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, first offense and possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Amber Marie Martinez was charged Oct. 2 with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a controlled substance.

• William Joseph Toldt was charged Oct. 2 with damage to prisons and jails and conspiring to damage a jail.

• Michael Allen Hardy was charged Oct. 2 with damage to prisons and jails and conspiring to damage a jail.

• Tyler Lee Bohannan was charged Sept. 30 with grand larceny.

• Daniel William Olsen was charged Sept. 30 with grand larceny.

• John Henry Cooper, III was charged Oct. 4 with child abuse and neglect resulting in substantial bodily or mental harm.

• James Byron Bluthardt was charged Oct. 3 with possession of drug paraphernalia and vehicle entering intersection marked ‘stop’ or ‘yield’.

• Joseph Thomas Fenton was charged Oct. 2 with false reporting of a crime.

• Arthur Kay Ellison was charged Sept. 30 with domestic battery.

• Kelly Thomas Walter, Jr. was charged Sept. 30 with domestic battery.

• Matthew Edward Fendrich was charged Sept. 30 with driving under the influence of alcohol, having open container of alcoholic beverage within passenger area of motor vehicle while on highway; drinking alcoholic beverage while driving motor vehicle and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

• John Wesley McHenry was charged Sept. 30 with driving under the influence of alcohol, having open container of alcoholic beverage within passenger area of motor vehicle while on highway; drinking alcoholic beverage while driving motor vehicle and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

• Torrence Ellis Christensen was charged Sept. 30 with driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Dale Jay Essig was charged Sept. 30 with driving under the influence of alcohol and vehicle entering intersection marked ‘stop’ or ‘yield’.

• Serenity Faith Tharp was charged Sept. 30 with battery and harrassment.

• Nicholas Anthony Tharp was charged Sept. 30 with battery and harrassment.

• Mitchell Melvin Vaughn was charged Oct. 1 with failure to appear after admission to bail.

• Joe Angel Barrios was charged Oct. 3 with domestic battery.

• Lynn Joanne Barwell was charged Oct. 1 with two counts of offer, attempt, or commission of unauthorized act(s) relating to controlled substance, first offense.

• Kenneth Charles Lemke was charged Oct. 1 with two counts of offer, attempt, or commission of unauthorized act(s) relating to controlled substance, first offense.

• Seth Lincoln Holtwick was charged Oct. 1 with offer, attempt, or commission of unauthorized act(s) relating to controlled substance, first offense.

• Jo Ellen Hoover was charged Oct. 1 with offer, attempt, or commission of unauthorized act(s) relating to controlled substance.

• Ron Lowell Hoover was charged Oct. 1 with offer, attempt, or commission of unauthorized act(s) relating to controlled substance.

• Joseph Eric Lugo was charged Oct. 2 with obstructing a public officer, burglary and grand larceny of a motor vehicle.

• Joshua James Carrington was charged Oct. 1 with offer, attempt, or commission of unauthorized act(s) relating to controlled substance, first offense.

• Christopher Lee Scholtka was charged Oct. 1 with offer, attempt, or commission of unauthorized act(s) relating to controlled substance, first offense.

• Devon Ashley Stokes was charged Oct. 2 with two counts of child abuse and neglect.

• Dominique Chantel Colon was charged Sept. 30 with possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of a hypodermic device.

• Manuel Morales-Fernandez was charged Oct. 1 with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell (schedules I and II), opening or maintaining of place for unlawful sale, gift or use of controlled substance and offer, attempt, or commission of unauthorized act(s) relating to controlled substance.

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