Law enforcement reports
EPHRATA POLICE
The following records were posted Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025
A two-vehicle, non-injury collision was reported at 5:33 p.m. Wednesday on Basin Street S.W. Police said Yamileth M. Gamiz, 24, Soap Lake, was driving south and slowed for traffic when her 2016 Dodge Journey was rear-ended by a 2025 Honda Odyssey driven by Shelley A. Fredrick, 48, Soap Lake. Both vehicles remained drivable and the two drivers exchanged information.
A truck-motorcycle collision was reported at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday in the roundabout intersection at State Route 282 and Nat Washington Way/Road B.3-NW. Police said Dmitry Y. Nakonechny, 43, Moses Lake, had entered the roundabout eastbound on a 2019 Honda CB500 motorcycle. The rider lost control of the bike and fell after braking hard to avoid a collision with a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by Jeffrey S. Matson, 53, Bend, Oregon, who failed to yield when entering from Road B.3. Nakonechny was transported to Columbia Basin Hospital for a precautionary medical examination. Matson was cited for failure to yield the right-of-way.
Police received reports of a suspicious male subject creating disturbances at multiple locations around town on Wednesday. An officer was waved down by the man around 1 p.m. in an alley near First Avenue N.W. between Basin and C Streets. The man said he was wanted on multiple outstanding court warrants and asked to be booked in the Grant County Jail. During the encounter, the man – identified as 40-year-old David B. Van Bouchaute of Moses Lake – allegedly became verbally abusive and wanted to fight. Van Bouchaute got his wish: he was taken into custody and jailed on warrants for violations of original charges that included domestic assault, resisting arrest, trespassing, misdemeanor theft, drunk driving and driving with a suspended license.
The following reports were updated Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025:
A disturbance was reported at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of East Division Avenue. The complainant said she was seated inside her vehicle at a store parking lot when an unknown female subject tried to force her way into the car. A struggle ensued. Officers responded and arrested Jacqueline Velazquez Bautista, 21, Moses Lake, on suspicion of second-degree assault. She was booked into the Grant County Jail.
A domestic disturbance was reported at 9:32 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of Third Avenue N.E. Police were told a 46-year-old female had been attacked by a male acquaintance. No serious injuries were reported. The suspect, 41-year-old Rodrigo C. Sandoval of Ephrata, was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and booked into the Grant County Jail.
A disturbance was reported at 6:47 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of Fourth Avenue S.E. Police were told that a 15-year-old boy displaying scissors was threatening to kill his parents and breaking items in the residence. The boy’s father sustained minor injuries and the mother was also assaulted but not hurt. When officers arrived, the teen assumed “a fighting stance” with the scissors but then surrendered at taser-point. The boy was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault (domestic violence), fourth-degree assault, felony harassment, and third-degree malicious mischief (domestic violence). He was transported to the Chelan County Juvenile Services facility.
At 8:25 a.m. Sunday, an officer contacted a female subject who attempted to hide beneath a blanket inside a garbage dumpster in the 200 block of H Street S.E. After complying with a directive to exit the dumpster, it was determined that the woman, identified as 21-year-old Tianna J. Trumble of Ephrata, was wanted on an outstanding Grant County District warrant for failure to appear or comply on an original charge of third-degree theft. She was taken into custody and booked into the county jail.
A two-vehicle, non-injury collision was reported at 1:40 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of State Route 282 and Airport Street S.E. Police said a 17-year-old Ephrata girl took a turn too wide off the highway and her 2010 Toyota Tacoma pickup struck a 2004 Honda Civic driven by Ed J. Graciano De Leon, 30, of Moses Lake, who was stopped at the stop sign on Airport Street. Both vehicles sustained reportable damage.
A two-vehicle, non-injury collision was reported at 10:12 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of Alder Street and First Avenue S.W. Police said Mark R. Beyer, 63, Soap Lake, was southbound on Alder and signaled to turn into a parking lot when his 2014 Jeep Cherokee was rear-ended by a 1997 Ford F250 pickup driven by a 16-year-old Soap Lake boy who failed to stop in time. The two vehicles sustained minor damage.
While on patrol at 9:23 a.m. Saturday, an officer observed a man and woman inside a garbage dumpster in an alleyway in the 100 block of Basin Street S.W. Both were compliant with a directive to exit the dumpster. It was determined the female subject was wanted on an outstanding district court warrant for failure to appear or comply on an original charge of third-degree theft. Katie L. Wenz, 30, Moses Lake, was taken into custody and booked into the county jail.
A two-vehicle, non-injury collision was reported at 5:07 p.m. Friday on Basin Street near the intersection of Sixth Avenue S.W. Police said Kyle P. Mahuika, 44, Wenatchee, had stopped for traffic when his 2021 Toyota Sienna van was rear-ended by a 2018 Ford F150 pickup driven by Jennifer R. Calhoun, 43, Selah. The Toyota’s rear bumper was pushed in from the impact.
At 11:41 a.m. Friday, police received a call for assistance from a male subject at a residence on Basin Street S.W. The man said his cat had a seizure, stopped breathing, and died in the living room. He asked for an animal control officer to pick up the deceased feline for disposal. The man was told that an officer would not respond to the residence, but he was provided with some options for proper disposal. The man said he appreciated the information.
A disturbance was reported at 12:27 a.m. Friday regarding an unknown male subject yelling in the darkness on a hillside near Columbia Basin Hospital. An officer located the man in the 700 block of A Street S.E. near the city’s recycling impound. The man was advised to quit yelling in the night and go home. The man said he understood.
GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
The following reports were posted Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025
At 11:07 p.m. Tuesday, authorities located a wanted subject at a truck stop in the 400 block of South Frontage Road West at George. Javier Vargas Contreras, 45, no town listed, was taken into custody on a federal fugitive warrant and booked into the Grant County Jail.
A domestic disturbance was reported at 5:18 p.m. Tuesday in the 16000 block of Road B-SE near Royal City. Deputies were told that a male subject was at the location in violation of a court protection order. The suspect, 20-year-old Antonio A. Perez Saquic, had a prior conviction for the same offense. He was arrested and booked into jail on that charge and a state Department of Correction detention warrant.
At 7:42 p.m. Monday, deputies assisted Mattawa police investigating a report of subjects in a green Subaru trying to shoot at a house in the 400 block of South Riverview Avenue in Mattawa. Two suspects, a juvenile and an adult male, were taken into custody. The adult, 26-year-old Edwin Eduardo Herrera, was booked into jail on suspicion of unlawful display of a weapon, harassment, and an outstanding district court warrant for failure to appear or comply.
A malicious mischief incident was reported at 6:43 p.m. Monday at the intersection of State Route 283 and the North Frontage Road of Interstate 90, about one mile east of George. Authorities were told that three air vents had been damaged overnight on the outside of the Murphy’s Corner Coffee Co. building. Surveillance video footage was available, but no suspects were immediately identified.
A domestic disturbance was reported at 4:42 p.m. Monday in the 17000 block of Tacoma Street SW in Beverly. Authorities were told that a male subject got into a verbal argument with his mother and vandalized the residence by punching holes in the living room and bathroom floors and damaging the bathroom door. The suspect, 24-year-old Daniel Fernandez Barajas, was arrested and jailed on suspicion of third-degree malicious mischief (domestic violence).
