Archive of 10-16-07

On 16 Oct 07 Deputy Sheriff Travaglio arrested Jeremy Matthew Rowe, age 23, 1011 Third Street, Marietta, for driving under a suspended license, giving false information to avoid a ticket and for having faulty taillight. Stopping Mr. Rowe on Pike Street for having a large hole in his taillight, Deputy Travaglio asked him for his personal information. Mr. Rowe, knowing his license was suspended, gave his brother’s information in a failed attempt to avoid arrest. Deputy Travaglio discovered Mr. Rowe’s actual identity when he arrested him and found an identification card in Mr. Rowe’s wallet.

On 16 Oct 07 Deputy Sheriff Johnson was dispatched to the scene of a frenzied food fracas involving Brandon M. McClung, age 24, 2425 Congress Road, Belpre, and his live-in girlfriend Santana Wolfe, age 22. After an argument began Mr. McClung slammed a bowl of ravioli on the kitchen table, causing a ricochet onto Ms. Wolfe. Ms. Wolfe retaliated by throwing pizza on Mr. McClung who also exacted revenge by squirting salad dressing on her. A minor tussle occurred, leaving each party with minor scratches and redness. Due to each party’s involvement and lack of malicious intent, Mr. McClung and Ms. Wolfe were summonses for disorderly conduct by fighting.

On 16 Oct 07 Craig Howell, age 42, 25791 State Route 26, New Matamoras, reported between 9 pm on 14 Oct and 6:50 am the following morning an unknown suspect(s) attempted to steal a set of wheels from his property. Mr. Howell stated he found two of the wheels in a ditch and one is unaccounted for. Also a mechanic who repairs vehicles on his property, Mr. Howell said loose change was stolen from inside eight vehicles. This case remains under investigation (790).

On 16 Oct 07 Deputy Sheriff Simmons investigated a two vehicle collision on School Street in Macksburg. Charles W. Ball Jr., age 45, 420 School Street, Macksburg, stated he left his Ford F-250 in neutral and running in his driveway while he was filling a tire with air. Mr. Ball turned around and the next thing he saw was the truck rolling backwards down the driveway. The vehicle crossed the roadway and collided with the front of an Oldsmobile Cutlass owned by Tina F. Weaver, 461 High Street, Macksburg. While Ms. Weaver’s vehicle sustained moderate damage, the damage to Mr. Ball’s truck was light. Mr. Ball was not injured when he ran down his driveway and attempted to stop his truck.

PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT ARRESTED IN INTERNET SEX CASE

Beginning in February 2006 Detective Carrie Smithberger, posing as a fourteen year old female, was contacted by Michael A. Franklin, age 44, 78 S. Roland Street, Pottstown, PA, to engage in conversations over the internet. On several occasions Franklin initiated conversations of a sexual nature and in one instance emailed pornographic images to Detective Smithberger. Detective Smithberger obtained for Franklin six fifth degree felony warrants, five for importuning and one for disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, on 12 Oct 07. Subsequently, detectives with the Pottstown (PA) Police Department obtained a search warrant for Franklin’s residence and arrested him on the warrants from Washington County. Franklin is incarcerated, currently awaiting an extradition trial in Pennsylvania.

The following individuals were processed into the Washington County Jail:

Shane Michael Hardie, age 31, 125 Dean Street, Marietta, for failure to appear, a misdemeanor. Hardie was arrested at Go Mart in Marietta by Patrolman Chapman of the Marietta City Police Department and processed into the Washington County Jail on 16 Oct 07 at 1:45 am.

Jeremy Matthew Rowe, age 23, 1011 Third Street, Marietta, for driving under a suspended license, giving false information to avoid a ticket and for having an inoperable license plate light, all misdemeanors. Rowe was arrested on Pike Street in Marietta by Deputy Sheriff Travaglio and processed into the Washington County Jail on 16 Oct 07 at 2:05 am.

Francis Joy Lebow, age 49, 24 Allview Avenue, Norwalk, CT, for OVI and for driving outside the marked lanes of travel, both misdemeanors. Lebow was arrested on Front Street in Marietta by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and processed into the Washington County Jail on 16 Oct 07 at 3:00 am.

Justin Daniel Deems, age 27, 18155 State Route 550, Marietta, for illegal conveyance of items into a detention facility, a felony. Deems was picked up at the Ross Correctional Institution by Deputy Sheriff O’Brien and processed into the Washington County Jail on 16 Oct 07 at 2:54 pm.

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