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Arraignments

-Dante Brown (Martinez), 21, Dayton; violation of conditions of community custody. Charged with delivery/manufacture/possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine and resisting arrest. Police reports allege that on Dec. 27 officers stopped a car with a missing license plate and center brake light, and that Brown, the passenger, jumped out and fled the scene on foot. Brown was apprehended hiding in a backyard. Reports allege that, days later, a caller reported finding a black bag containing a notebook, drugs, and paraphernalia next to their home, where Brown had allegedly ran on Dec. 27. Brown said he was not ready to plead, had no funds, and requested a court appointed attorney. Arraignment was continued to Jan. 18.

Trials/Hearings Set

-Charles Reed Walters, 34, Boise; charged with possession of methamphetamine, attempting to elude a police officer, driving under the influence, and reckless driving. Charges stem from an incident in June of 2014. Walters has been incarcerated at the State Correctional Institute in Orofino, Idaho and appeared telephonically. Trial is set for February 15-17.

-Casey J. Lynn Dunn, 23, address unknown; charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance other than marijuana, and one count of possession of stolen property. Resolution has been reached. Resolution hearing re-scheduled for Jan. 18.

-Destiny J Williams, 39, Dayton; charged with theft in the second degree and fourth degree assault, domestic violence. Williams is accused of using her deceased father’s debit card at several locations including an ATM and bank. Her father’s account contained a VA deposit and Social Security deposit totaling $1685. When Social Security requested a return of the funds, the bank realized there were no longer any funds in the account. Williams alleged that her father said she could have the money and that she didn’t realize it was illegal. In a separate incident, Williams is charged with assaulting a member of the household. Williams entered a not guilty plea to all charges and trail is set for March 6-7.

-Benjamin A Williams, 41, Dayton; charged with second degree theft. Used the debit card of a deceased person. Williams said he didn’t know it was illegal and entered a not guilty plea. Trial is set for March 6-7.

-Steven Ray Long, 29, Dayton; charged with 17 counts including theft, drug charges, malicious mischief and burglary stemming from incidents that took place in Feb. and May, 2013. Trial re-set for April 6-7.

Other

-Benjamin Orozco, 42, Nayarit, Mexico; Charged with murder in the second degree and first degree assault for the shooting murder of Lance Terry in Dayton in July of 1996. Continued to Jan. 18 for omnibus and trial setting.