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District Attorney’s report, Sept. 23

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

• Leonard C. Crebassa was charged on Aug. 31 with assault with a deadly weapon, two counts, a felony.

• Dianne Boatwright-Jones was charged on Sept. 8 with burglary, robbery, both felonies; and petit larceny and battery, both misdemeanors.

• Heather A. Nelson-Lane was charged on Sept. 8 with child abuse and neglect, two counts, a felony.

• Larry Whitehead was charged on Sept. 8 with child abuse and neglect, two counts, a felony.

• Jason Arthur Altheide was charged on Sept. 9 with furnishing dangerous drugs without prescription, a felony.

• John Martin Chainyk was charged on Sept. 9 with attempted robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, both felonies.

• Darius J. Brooks was charged on Sept. 9 with assault with a deadly weapon on an older person, a felony.

• Raymond Eldridge Dunmore Jr., was charged on Sept. 7 with abuse of an older person, a gross misdemeanor; and domestic battery, a misdemeanor.

• Dona Ann Hale was charged on Sept. 1 with driving under the influence of alcohol, second offense, a misdemeanor.

• Holly J. Willis was charged on Sept. 2 with driving under the influence of alcohol, duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other property, and immediate notice to police officer of accident involving unattended vehicle or other property, all misdemeanors.

• Pierre Anthony Perry II was charged on Sept. 2 with driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, speeding 41 mph or over, unlawful overtaking of vehicle on right side, and having open container of alcoholic beverage within passenger area of motor vehicle while on highway; drinking alcoholic beverage while driving motor vehicle, all misdemeanors.

• Ricky S. Elekana was charged on Sept. 2 with petit larceny and contributory delinquency, two counts, both misdemeanors.

• Susie Elekana was charged on Sept. 2 with petit larceny and contributory delinquency, two counts, both misdemeanors.

• Ronald O. Jokinen was charged on Sept. 7 with driving under the influence of alcohol, a misdemeanor.

• Marsha April Brooker was charged on Sept. 7 with walking on highway under influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs and jaywalking, both misdemeanors.

• Nicole Camille Maxwell was charged on Sept. 6 with driving under the influence of alcohol and/or controlled substance and/or with prohibited substance in blood, a misdemeanor.

• Shelly Black was charged on Sept. 8 with assault, a misdemeanor.

• Austin F. Coleman was charged on Sept. 9 with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

• Joseph L. Bradley was charged on Sept. 9 with disturbing the peace, battery, assault, and harassment, first offense, all misdemeanors.

• Brendan James Butterfield was charged on Sept. 9 with unlawful trespass upon land, two counts, a misdemeanor.

• James Hayward was charged on Sept. 8 with injuring or tampering with a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor.

• Tori Elaine Robbins was charged on Sept. 8 with battery, a misdemeanor.

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