Pair Jailed After Man Assaulted
CORRECTION: Saturday, February 3, 1996; V11 Jennifer Hall, a woman arrested on felony drug charges on Jan. 25, was using the alias Laura Telford. A Sheriff’s Department report listed Telford as a person arrested along with Hall. A story in the Feb. 1 Valley Voice repeated the information. Hall was arrested for the two outstanding warrants as well as for the drug charges. The real Laura Telford was not arrested and was not involved in the incident that led to Hall’s arrest.
Two men were arrested for first-degree robbery after allegedly breaking into a truck, punching its owner and trying to run him over.
Just before 3:30 a.m. last Thursday, deputies responded to a call made from the Denny’s restaurant at 5815 E. Sprague. A 28-year-old Valley man reported that he parked his white, 1978 Chevrolet pickup outside the restaurant then went inside - but came back out when he noticed two men approaching his truck.
One of them got inside the truck, and either started it up or put it in neutral and tried to move it. The other man was trying to open the passenger door.
The truck’s owner confronted the men. One punched him in the mouth. The other tried to run him over with the truck.
When deputies arrived they arrested 24-year-old David Wiggins. Wiggins was the one who allegedly punched the owner of the pickup.
Another deputy called to the scene spotted the second man believed to be involved, 26-year-old David Bruce, hiding behind a building at 5700 E. Sprague. The victim accused Bruce of trying to run him over.
Both men were taken to the Spokane County Jail.
Icy chase ends in arrest
A man was arrested on several charges after a high-speed chase on icy roads.
At 9:30 p.m. Thursday, a deputy spotted a 1988 Honda speeding west on Sprague.
The deputy activated his lights. Instead of stopping, the Honda turned north onto Park Road. It sped up, then turned east on Spear. That’s when the chase reached speeds of more than 50 miles per hour on a surface reports describe as “compact snow and ice.”
The chase lasted until the Honda reached 100 N. Vista, where it slid to a stop. Sheriff’s reports say the driver got out and ran, but didn’t get far.
Daniel Frank Humphrey, 19, was arrested for attempting to elude a police vehicle, driving with a suspended license and having an outstanding warrant.
Traffic dispute turns ugly
A man reported that a traffic dispute on Friday turned into a gunpoint brawl.
The man and his wife were driving south on Argonne from Interstate 90 when he saw a white vehicle race out of a parking lot and onto the road. The man said he had to swerve into another lane to avoid a collision.
The man told deputies his wife rolled down her window and said something to the other driver. The driver made a gesture at her then drove off.
Spotting the white vehicle stopped in a parking lot up the street, the victim drove his vehicle in front of it.
Both men got out and started arguing, and the driver of the white vehicle grabbed the other man’s jacket with one hand and pulled a handgun from behind his back with the other. He then then pointed the weapon at the victim’s head.
After a struggle, the driver of the white vehicle eventually put the gun away and drove off. The driver was described only as a white male with gray hair. Reports don’t describe the type or make of his vehicle.
Woman arrested on drug charges
A Valley woman was arrested on two drug charges last Thursday, after deputies arrived at the Red Lion Inn to investigate the use of a stolen credit card.
Deputies went to the hotel at Sullivan Road and Interstate 90 because several rooms were rented with the use of stolen credit cards. When they entered one of the rooms, they found a stack of mail, credit cards and identification for several different people. Deputies also found methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia.
Jennifer Hall, 19, was arrested for possessing the drugs and was also cited for having drug paraphernalia. Laura Telford, 20, was taken in for having two outstanding arrest warrants.
Gerald Fry, 33, was cited for obstructing a public servant. Steven Morris Jr., 20, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.
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