Court News - October 29, 2015

Columbia County Superior Court

October 21, 2015

First Appearance/Arraignment:

Richard D Streck III, 40, transient; failed to appear at first appearance. Charged with one count of identity theft in the second degree, a class C felony, and one count of obstructing a law enforcement officer, a gross misdemeanor. He was allegedly found by a Columbia County deputy, hiding behind the HVAC unit in the crawl space of a house, with two other individuals. When questioned, Streck allegedly gave a false name. He is also charged for having a hatchet handle in his backpack, which could be capable of producing bodily harm.

Austin Kimmons, 19, Dayton; entered a not guilty plea to two counts of possession of a stolen firearm, a Class B felony, and one count of violation of uniform controlled substance act – possession of over 1 ounce of usable marijuana. Kimmons was pulled over during a traffic stop and a deputy allegedly discovered two firearms in the backseat as well as a garbage bag “about half full” of marijuana on the front floorboard. Both firearms were reported as stolen and the bag of marijuana weighed in at over 610 grams and “maxed out the scale.” Kimmons was released on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond.

Durant A. Brown, 22, Dayton; entered a not guilty plea to the same charges as Kimmons (above). Both were arrested at the same time, for the same incident. Brown was also released on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond.

Lonnie Marrick, 39, Waitsburg, entered a not guilty plea to one count of violation of the uniform controlled substance act – possession of methamphetamine, a Class C felony, and one count of criminal trespassing second degree, a misdemeanor. Marick was allegedly discovered with a vehicle and boat in a field across from Wing-Air. A wallet containing $2883 in cash, tools, and a methamphetamine pipe were allegedly found at the scene.

Trials Set/Reset:

Ronald Ray White, 54, Kennewick; charged in October with two counts of violation of a no-contact order – third or subsequent violation. Trial re-set to Jan 7-8, 2016.

Dante A. Brown, 20, Dayton; charged with two charges of delivery of a controlled substance (meth), within 1,000 feet of the perimeter of school grounds or in a public park. Trial reset to Nov. 23-24.

Brandon W. John, 32, Dayton; suspected of two charges of first-degree escape. Trial reset to Jan 7-8, 2016.

Steven Ray Long, 28; charged with 17 counts including theft, drug charges, malicious mischief and burglary stemming from incidents in Feb., 2013. Previous orders for suppression of evidence and orders for dismissal were vacated by State of Washington Court of Appeals on Oct. 13. Trial date: Nov. 18.

Casey J. Lynn Dunn, will be tried with Steven Ray Long. Trial date: Nov. 18.

Marshall Hernandez, 54; trial reset. He is charged with arson, reckless burning, and possession of stolen property. Trial reset to Feb., 2-5, 2016

Jared J. Mings, 31, Starbuck; charged with trafficking in stolen property and second-degree theft. Trial reset to Nov. 18.

Joshua J. Berdar, 24, Spokane Valley; charged with obtaining a legend (prescription) drug (oxycodone) by fraud. Trial reset to Nov. 23-24.

Other Legal Action:

Curtis A. Jones, 31, Hermiston; charged with illegal possession of a firearm and criminal trespass. Bench warrant issued.

Richard Lee Lyman, 64, Columbia, Mo.; Trial date was struck with prosecution continuing to resolution. He is charged with theft, malicious mischief, and making false or misleading statements to a public servant for allegedly collecting archeological materials illegally.

Hector Vela, 53, Dayton; appeared on three drug-related charges. State will amend count information and continue to arraignment. The charges resulted from an Oct. 12 incident where Vela allegedly gave marijuana as payment to individuals who helped trim his medical marijuana plants. A search warrant allegedly revealed that Vela was growing a quantity of marijuana in excess of his medical permit. He was released on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond.

Jazzmen Latay Slack, 23, Richland; bench warrant issued. She is charged with five counts of possession of stolen property in the second degree, a Class C felony, five counts of possession of another person’s identity, a gross misdemeanor, and one count of use of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor. While executing a search warrant, a deputy allegedly found a wallet containing identification and credit cards belonging to several individuals as well as a notebook containing credit information for other individuals. Drug paraphernalia was also allegedly found during the search.