Police reports for the week of Feb. 6, 2022

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Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement records and contains arrest and citation information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.

On Jan. 26 at 8:59 p.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers Dispatch received a call reporting a domestic violence protective order violation. Brandon Elizalde, 29, of Soldotna, was contacted near Columbine Street in Soldotna, arrested for violating a domestic violence protective order, first-degree unlawful contact, and violating conditions of release and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

On Jan. 29 at 8:01 p.m., Kenai police contacted Ricky R. Wik, 54, of Kenai, at a local Kenai residence and arrested him on an outstanding Alaska State Troopers warrant for failure to remand on Jan. 14, 2021 for a driving under the influence conviction. Wik was taken Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

On Jan. 29 at 8:05 p.m. Kenai police received a report of an assault at a local Kenai residence. After investigation, Gabriella Knight, 57, of Kenai, was arrested for domestic violence second-degree and third-degree assault and taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

On Jan. 28 at 12:49 p.m., after continued investigation into a previously reported assault, Kenai police arrested Raul S. Martinez, 40, of Kenai, for second-degree, third-degree, and fourth-degree assault and took him to Wildwood Pretrial.

On Jan. 28 at 5:45 p.m., Kenai police responded to a report of a theft at a local Kenai Business. After investigation, Mariah L. Fruichantie, 29, of Kenai, as arrested for concealment of merchandise and violating conditions of release and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

On January 23 at 3:55 p.m., a Kenai police officer conducted a routine traffic stop near the Kenai Spur Highway and Tinker Lane. John R. Peterson, 51, of Kenai, was issued a summons for driving while license canceled, revoked, or suspended.

On Jan. 25 at 12:50 a.m., Kenai police conducted a routine traffic stop near Mile 10 of the Kenai Spur Highway. Devin L. Stockman, 23, of Kenai, was arrested on a Soldotna Alaska State Troopers misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on original charges of no motor vehicle insurance and violating conditions of release and on a new charge for fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

On Jan. 25 at 10:35 a.m., Kenai police responded to a disturbance near VIP Drive in Kenai and contacted the male involved, Matthew T. Schisel, 39, of Kenai, who was arrested on a Soldotna Alaska State Troopers misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on the original charge of disorderly conduct and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

On Jan, 25 at 6:36 p.m., Kenai police conducted a routine traffic stop near the Kenai Spur Highway and Main Street. Leta M. Gannon, 56, of Kenai, was issued a summons for driving while license revoked.

On Jan. 24 at 10:37 a.m., Kenai police made contact with a wanted subject at a residence on Walker Lane in Kenai. Pamela J. Inkster, 38, of Soldotna, was arrested on a Soldotna Alaska State Troopers misdemeanor warrant for violating conditions of release for a felony and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

On Jan. 24 at 11:17 a.m., Kenai police responded to assist Adult Probation regarding a subject who had provided a fabricated sample. After investigation, Jamie W. Spurgeon, 47, of Nikiski, was arrested for tampering with physical evidence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

On Jan. 30 at 11:36 p.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a brown 1980 Ford F-350 for failing to stop at a stop sign. After investigation, Cameron Delbert Percival, 33, of Sterling, was arrested for operating the vehicle while uninsured and driving while license revoked and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility, where he was remanded and released own recognizance.

On Feb. 1 at 12:15 a.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers responded to a residence on Otter Trail in Sterling for the report of an intoxicated driver who had struck a vehicle in the driveway, causing damage. The driver got her vehicle stuck in a snowbank at the residence and left the scene on foot. Investigation led to the arrest of Hanna L. Alexie, 24, of Sterling, for driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to give immediate notice of an accident. Additionally, Kenneth Barnes, 27, was contacted at the residence. A record check of Barnes revealed a $500 outstanding warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on original charges of driving while license revoked and violating conditions of release. Both Alexie and Barnes were taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

On Jan. 31 at 8:57 p.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a white 2013 Chevrolet Cruze for an equipment violation near Mile 11 of the Kenai Spur Highway. After investigation, Zachar Nye, 42, of Kenai, was issued a misdemeanor citation for driving while license suspended (with a previous conviction within the past 10 years) and released on his own recognizance.

On Feb. 2 at about 1:40 a.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers responded to a residence on Baranoff Drive in Nikiski after receiving information on the whereabouts of Corey S. Green, 28, of Nikiski. A records check of Green showed he had a no bail arrest warrant for fourth-degree assault and violating conditions of release. Green was located hiding in a room inside the residence and, after he actively resisted arrest, Green was ultimately arrested for resisting arrest and on the warrant and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

On Feb. 1 at about 2:30 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a pickup near Abrams Street and the Sterling Highway in Kasilof. After investigation revealed that the driver, Zachary Daniel Renner, 18, of Kasilof, had an outstanding arrest warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on the original charge of sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, Renner was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail.

On Feb. 1 at 9:54 p.m., after Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation and, when investigation revealed that Mekhenzy Goad, 19, of Soldotna, was driving while her license was suspended, with previous convictions, Goad was issued a summons and released on scene.

On Feb. 2 at 5:39 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a red pickup truck. After investigation, Anthony Lee, 33, of Palmer, was arrested for driving while license suspended (with prior convictions) and taken to Seward Community Jail, with bail set at his own recognizance. The red truck was released to a responsible third party.

On Feb. 3 at 12:48 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a disturbance in Soldotna. After investigation, Keoshia Nash, 39, of Soldotna, was arrested for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), violating conditions of release, and resisting arrest and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

On Jan. 28 at 8:19 p.m., Soldotna police responded to the report of a man refusing to leave a residence on Parkwood Street. After investigation, Kyle Eshleman, 35, of Kenai, was issued court summonses for fourth-degree assault, first-degree harassment, and interfering with the report of a domestic violence crime, all of which had occurred two days earlier.

On Jan. 22 at 12:42 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Kalifornsky Beach Road at Arena Avenue. The driver, Albert Feagin, 51, of Kenai, was arrested on a warrant for violating his conditions of release and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $10,000 bail and a court-appointed third-party custodian.

On Jan. 21 at 11:37 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Kalifornsky Beach Road near Poppy Lane. Rebecca Graves, 40, of Soldotna, was violating her court-ordered conditions of release by being away from her third-party custodian and for driving something with a motor. Graves was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

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