Police Blotter
Lincoln County
Sheriff’s Department
Nov. 18
• A caller on Yaak River Road reported fraudulent charges on her credit card.
• A caller reported a crowd gathering around a cow moose and her calf on Montana Avenue.
• A man on Libby Creek Road reported a man coming onto his property and causing problems.
• A theft was reported at Ace Hardware.
• A man near Butcher Creek reported getting into an altercation with another man about a dog.
• A man was reported standing in the middle of Highway 93 near Indian Springs Golf Course.
Nov. 19
• A man on West 2nd Street Extension reported he suspects someone is watching his house.
• A caller on Washington Avenue reported her mother and brother fighting. The brother reportedly “smacked” his mother.
• A caller reported a man poaching deer from Highway 37 near mile-marker No. 11.
• Jordan Beaupre was arrested and charged with probation violation.
• Nicole Mata was arrested on a warrant.
• Tom Rice was arrested and charged with contempt.
• Kelli Braach was arrested and charged with unlawful transaction, four counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of dangerous drugs.
Nov. 20
• Vernon Cecil Brue was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
• A caller on East Larch Street reported receiving a scam letter in the mail.
• A miniature horse was corralled on Education Way between the middle and high school.
• A caller on Crest Street reported a white horse strolling down the road.
Nov. 21
• Royden Andrew Johnson was arrested and charged with probation violation.
• Harvard Kelani Kekua, Jr., was arrested and charged with possession of dangerous drugs.
• A woman on Commerce Way reported a male suspected her of stealing his gun and pawning it off. She feared he would harm her if she did not return the weapon.
• A woman in Hill Top Trailer Court reported a 13-year-old boy was at her house saying he was afraid to go home to his grandparents because he is being abused.
• A woman on Conifer Road reported receiving threatening calls from a man vowing to kick her teeth in.
Nov. 22
• A woman on Rustic Avenue reported receiving a call from someone claiming to be the Publisher’s Clearing House. The caller wanted to exchange a large sum of money for a small sum of money.
• A man on Crest Street reported two horses grazing in his backyard the past two nights.
• A caller reported a dark-haired female in a tan or gold Honda talking on her cell phone while driving on the wrong side of Flower Creek Road.
• Joshua Darryl Chapel was arrested and charged with probation violation.
• A man reported that his ex-girlfriend was using the cell phone he had the contract for. Her new boyfriend is making calls and sending texts on the phone.
Nov. 23
• A man reported another man claiming he was going to kill himself.
• A caller on Commerce Way reported physical combat occurring in a nearby apartment.
• A woman on Glenn Park Road reported someone destroyed her mailbox.
• A caller reported a fight in front of the Libby VFW.
Nov. 24
• A caller reported an extremely drunken man tried to jump off of the haul bridge. The man was stopped once by his friend.
• Rita Ohnstad was arrested and charged with felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Leonard Lee Moore was arrested and charged with use of fictitious license plates, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and operating a motor vehicle without liability insurance.
• A caller on West Pipe Creek Road reported a white crew cab Chevy diesel pickup truck racing by his house.
Nov. 25
• A caller on Bull Lake Road near mile-marker No. 30 reported a low-flying plane overhead.
• A caller on Airfield Road reported his vehicle vandalized last night. All the windows were smashed, the body was dented and the tires were slashed.
• Dean Patrick Mitchell was arrested on a warrant. Bond was set at $25,000.
• A caller on Minnesota Avenue reported problems with a renter against whom a court date was set for the next day. The renter was entering other apartments than the apartment he has rented out.
• A man on California Avenue reported he lent a .41 caliber Ruger Redhawk revolver to another man two weeks ago. He cannot locate the man now and word has it he sold the gun.
• A caller on Washington Avenue reported her brother hit her mother in the face and choked her yesterday. Today, he swung a knife at his mother while she was driving him to a friend’s place. The blade struck the mother’s coffee mug.
• Matthew Wallace was arrested on a warrant.
• Cody Duane Young was arrested on a Sanders County warrant.
• Sarah Hope Valentine was arrested and charged with DUI.
• Austin Mitchell Bailey was arrested on a warrant.
Nov. 26
• Martin Gregory Baker was arrested on a warrant and charged with DUI, driving while suspended, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.