The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Arraignments

-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. Sheriff Rocky Miller has been working with the FBI to arrest Orozco who was located in Mexico in March, and has been held there. He was brought to the U.S. and served at the Tri-Cities Regional Airport on Dec. 15. He is being held in the Columbia County Jail on $2 million bail. He will be subject to electronic monitoring if he is able to post bond. Orozco entered a not guilty plea on all charges. Omnibus and trail setting are scheduled for Jan. 4, 2017.

- Richard A. Brelo, 59, transient; charged with assault in the third degree and assault in the third degree. Brelo underwent a competency evaluation and was deemed competent to stand trial. He entered a plea of not guilty. Omnibus and trial setting are scheduled for Jan. 18.

-Charles Reed Walters, 34, Boise; charged with possession of methamphetamine, attempting to elude a police vehicle, driving under the influence, reckless driving and refusing to cooperate with a police officer. Charges stem from an incident that took place in June of 2014. Walters entered a plea of not guilty to all charges. Omnibus and trial setting are scheduled for Jan. 4.

Resolutions

-Richard D Streck III, 41, transient; plead guilty to one count of identity theft in the second degree, and one count of obstructing a law enforcement officer. He was sentenced to zero days in jail with credit for two days served and must pay $570 in fines and fees.

-- 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 scheduled for Jan. 4.

Trials Set

-Marshall Hernandez, 56, Dayton; Charged with burglary and assault in the 2nd degree, strangulation in Nov of this year and charged with 1st degree arson and 1st degree reckless burning in Jan. 2015. Pretrial is set for Jan. 18 and trial is set for Jan. 26 for both cases.

-Travis R. Garcia, 30, Dayton; charged with theft in the second degree – access devise. He is accused of charging an item for $50.30 to wish.com on his ex wife’s debit card in April. Trial is re-set for Jan. 30-31.

-Noe Jaimez, 21, Walla Walla; Charged with possession of methamphetamine, DWLS 3rd degree, and operating a vehicle with no interlock device. Trial set for March 6-7.

Other

Delbert Harold Benson , 37, Dayton; charged with multiple theft and burglary charges from an incident that took place in 2012. Benson pled guilty to three charges in a plea agreement in 2013 and was sentenced to 25 months incarceration. He is now requesting a hearing to withdraw that guilty plea. Benson’s attorney, William McCool, asserts that Benson didn’t enter into the agreement knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily. Benson’s previous attorney, Dale Slack, acknowledges he did not inform Benson of a case setting precedence that a defendant’s possession of recently stolen property, without other evidence, is not prima facie evidence of burglary. Benson is being held in the Walla Walla County Jail and the motion will be heard in Columbia County Superior Court on Jan. 3.