Government : Sheriff\'s Office June report and arrest log

Benton County Sheriff Randall Forsyth reports that deputies answered 312 calls for service and investigated 20 accidents. Deputies attempted to serve 237 civil papers and issued 91 traffic citations and 114 traffic warnings.

There were 24 arrests/juvenile referrals with 29 charges being filed in June 2013.

(12) were simple misdemeanors, (11) were indictable misdemeanors, and (6) were felony charges.

Charges included: Arrest Warrants served – 6; Assault – 3; Driving While Suspended / Revoked / Barred – 7; Operating While Intoxicated – 5; Theft – 2; Forgery – 1; Child Endangerment With Injury – 1; Disorderly Conduct – 1; Eluding – 1; Drug Related – 2.

A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Arrest log:

ROBERT CANNON M SIMPLE DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED 6-9 RR MARK VAN SLYKE M SIMPLE DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED 6-23 RR DAVID GASPER M SIMPLE ASSAULT 6-23 BLAIRSTOWN TYLER CLEGHORN M SERIOUS OWI 6-12 RR CRAIG ONDRACEK M FELONY CHILD ENDANGERMENT WITH INJURY 6-15 ATKINS JACOB SEXTON M FELONY FORGERY - WARRANT ISSUED 6-18 RR JACOB SEXTON M SIMPLE THEFT - WARRANT ISSUED 6-18 RR JORDAN WELTY M SIMPLE THEFT - WARRANT ISSUED 6-18 ATKINS MARTIN DAVIS M SERIOUS ELUDING 6-21 NEWHALL JAMES GRACE M SIMPLE ASSAULT 6-15 KEYSTONE WILLIAM COX M FELONY BENTON CO WARRANT - THEFT 1ST PROBATION VIOLATION 6-18 VINTON JEREMIAH WEATHERWAX M FELONY BENTON CO WARRANT - VIOLATION SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY 6-12 RR DEAN MINKLER M FELONY OWI 3RD 6-15 RR DEAN MINKLER M AGGRAVATED DRIVING WHILE BARRED 6-15 RR DEAN MINKLER M SERIOUS DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED 6-15 RR DEAN MINKLER M SIMPLE DRIVING WHILE REVOKED 6-15 RR DANISHA PLADSEN F SERIOUS OWI 6-23 URBANA WALTER JONES II M SERIOUS BLACK HAWK CO WARRANT -DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSAULT 6-14 RR CHRISTOPHER HISSONG M SIMPLE DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED 6-14 RR HEATHER KAISER F SERIOUS OWI 6-26 VAN HORNE SLAYNE RAYMOND M AGGRAVATED BENTON CO WARRANT - PROBATION REVOCATION 6-28 RR HANNAH LEICHSENRING F SIMPLE POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 6-27 RR WADE BRIES M SIMPLE POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 6-27 RR JOHN MARTENS M SIMPLE DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED 6-29 SHELLSBURG JOHN MARTENS M AGGRAVATED OWI 2ND 6-29 SHELLSBURG HAROLD POWELL M FELONY BENTON COUNTY WARRANT - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY VIOLATION 6-28 RR ROY TROXEL M SIMPLE DISORDERLY CONDUCT 6-30 LUZERNE DARIN GOODELL M SERIOUS DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSAULT 6-12 URBANA ASHLEY SMITH F SERIOUS BENTON CO WARRANT - PROBATION REVOCATION 6-22 RR