Archive of 05-06-06

On 6 May 06 Deputy Sheriff Rhodes investigated a report disclosed by the staff of Marietta Memorial Hospital of a fourteen year old with a BB under the skin of his forehead. Deputy Rhodes concluded the juvenile inadvertently wounded himself when a pellet he shot at a soda can ricocheted off fire pit stone. Hospital staff deemed the juvenile’s injury as minor.

On 6 May 06 Deputy Sheriff Evans conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that failed to stop when turning from Snearly Drive onto State Route 60. Detecting an odor of alcohol, Deputy Evans administered field sobriety tests on Jeffrey R. Burton, age 42, 120 Snearly Drive, Marietta, with poor results. While arresting Mr. Burton for OVI, Deputy Evans located a half consumed bottle of beer in the vehicle resulting in an additional charge of consuming alcohol in a vehicle. After being transported to the jail the OVI charge on Mr. Burton was nixed when a breathalyzer test returned results less than .08.

On 6 May 06 Sgt. Hiatt issued a citation to Michele L. Snodgrass, age 30, 120 Dawes Circle, Marietta, for operating with expired tags. Sgt. Hiatt stopped Ms. Snodgrass on Gilman Avenue at Walnut Street in Pioneer Township.

On 6 May 06 Deputy Sheriff Morris responded to a disturbance at Dino’s Pizza, State Route 60, Lowell. The business’s owner reported an intoxicated subject, later identified as Roger D. Clevenger, age 45, 19483 Clifton Hill Road, Macksburg, was banging on the front door of the business. When Deputy Morris arrived he noticed Mr. Clevenger slurred his speech and was unsteady on his feet. Due to Mr. Clevenger’s disruptions at that and another business, Deputy Morris arrested him for disorderly conduct by intoxication and transported him to the Washington County Jail.

On 6 May 06 Velinda K. Berga, age 28, 425 Dodd Run Road, Marietta, reported $887 was stolen from her purse. Ms. Berga informed Deputy Sheriff Mankins that she placed her purse on the roof of her car and she observed it fall into the middle of State Route 550 as she accelerated from a stop at Dodd Run Road. Before she could reverse direction to retrieve her purse an individual driving a Chevy truck picked it up and drove off. Through the Chevy’s license plate number Deputy Mankins identified the culprit as Robert F. Heeter, age 54, 312 Harmar Street, Marietta. Confronted with eyewitness testimony, Mr. Heeter admitted taking the cash from the purse and spending a portion of the money at Advance Auto Parts. He also stated he would return the unused money along with the portion of spent money with that from his own bank account. Despite Mr. Heeter making restitution, Deputy Mankins sent forth this case to the Prosecutor’s Office for grand jury consideration.

The following individuals were processed into the Washington County Jail:

Michael Shawn Williams, age 29, 3995 Pleasant Ridge Road, Marietta, for failure to appear at a court ordered hearing on unpaid fines, a misdemeanor. Williams was arrested on Third Street in Marietta by Patrolman McCracken of the Marietta City Police Department and processed into the Washington County Jail on 6 May 06 at 12:18 am.

Richard Alan Mowrer, age 37, 4394 Overton Road, Wooster, OH, for .17 breath OVI and driving outside the marked lanes of travel, both misdemeanors. Mowrer was arrested on Interstate 77 by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and processed into the Washington County Jail on 6 May 06 at 2:45 pm.

Matthew Twain Berga, age 28, 914 Warren Street, Marietta, for domestic violence, a misdemeanor. Berga was arrested at his residence by Sgt. Hiatt of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and processed into the Washington County Jail on 6 May 06 at 5:45 pm.

Andy Wayne Monk, age 47, 700 Madison Street, Nelsonville, OH, for receiving stolen property, a felony. Monk was arrested in Marietta by Patrolman Blasko of the Marietta City Police Department and processed into the Washington County Jail on 6 May 06 at 6:22 pm.

Jeffrey Robert Burton, age 42, 120 Snearly Drive, Marietta, for consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor. Burton was arrested on State Route 60 by Deputy Sheriff Evans and processed into the Washington County Jail on 6 May 06 at 6:35 pm.

Roger Dean Clevenger, age 45, 19483 Clifton Hill Road, Macksburg, for disorderly conduct by intoxication, a misdemeanor. Clevenger was arrested in Lowell by Deputy Sheriff Morris and processed into the Washington County Jail on 6 May 06 at 11:39 pm.

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