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• Paul Alvin Laverty was charged on Oct. 1 with offer, attempt or commission of unauthorized act(s) relating to controlled substance, first offense.

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

• Gerald Matthew Willingham was charged on Oct. 1 with child abuse and neglect, battery upon a peace officer and resisting public officer.

• Eric Lamerre Hemphill was charged on Oct. 8 with possession of a controlled substance, two counts, and unlawful use of a controlled substance.

• Dustin Joseph Bradshaw was charged on Oct. 10 with battery and petit larceny.

• Jonathon Deshaw was charged on Oct.11 with domestic battery.

• Joshua James Carrington was charged on Oct. 14 with possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Franklin Donald Brooks was charged on Oct. 11 with domestic battery.

• Luralene Denise Hanna was charged on Oct. 11 with resisting public officer.

• Michael Daniel Robinson was charged on Oct. 16 with attempted theft.

• Donald Lee Porter was charged on Oct. 16 with unlawful trespass upon land, two counts.

• Lance Krezan was charged on Oct. 16 with driving under the influence of alcohol, vehicle entering intersection marked stop or yield, driving upon sidewalk and disturbing the peace.

• Jarid Douglas Lydon was charged on Oct. 16 with possession od drug paraphernalia and vehicle entering intersection marked stop or yield.

• Jason Paul Martin was charged on Oct. 15 with burglary and offense involving stolen property.

• Donald Richard McFadden was charged on Oct. 17 with stop required on signal of peace officer.

• John Gary Oldham was charged on Oct. 16 with burglary, petit larceny and possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Annette Louise Osterhoudt was charged on Oct. 17 with animals running at large, four counts, exceeding number of dogs and cats, four counts, excessive noise, fifty counts.

• Gregory Paul Wolf was charged on Oct. 17 with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on highway having multiple marked lanes for traffic, stop required on signal of peace officer and possession of dangerous weapon.

• Misti Raeann Green was charged on Oct. 17 with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving on highway having multiple marked lanes for traffic.

• Donald Lee Payne was charged on Oct. 17 with obstructing a public officer, license plate lamp required, driving without a valid license, security for payment of tort liabilities required and registration of vehicle by person upon becoming resident of this state.

• Danielle Nichole Mesmer was charged on Oct. 18 with accessory to stop required on signal of peace officer.

• Hector Ibanez-Espinoza was charged on Oct. 17 with excessive noise, twenty-five counts.

• Judith Anne Golden was charged on Oct. 18 with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and obstructing a public officer.

• Joshuwa James Castro was charged on Oct. 18 with robbery and offense involving stolen property.

• Deanna Tovar was charged on Oct. 17 with engaging in business or submitting bid without contractor’s license, second offense, and obtaining money under false pretenses from older person.

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