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Reports/Washington County
¯ A deputy was dispatched Sunday to Sparling Road, Waterford Township, to a report of trash being dumped on the property during the weekend of Feb. 4. The complainant returned to the residence and found seven bags of trash thrown onto the property.
The trash was searched, finding an individual's name on mail. After contacting the individual, it was determined that Zachary Charles Raines of 255 Rummer Road, Marietta, was to take the trash to his location for disposal.
The deputy was advised that the Raines subject was driving on Sparling Road and the bags fell from the truck bed and he did not stop to retrieve them.
Raines retrieved the trash from the Sparling Road area.
A summons for littering will be requested through Marietta Municipal Court for Raines, 19.
¯ A deputy was patrolling Ohio 7, Belpre Township, on Sunday when he observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed in the oncoming lane. Radar revealed the vehicle was traveling 89 mph in the posted 60 mph zone.
After conducting a traffic stop, the driver, Christopher Caldwell, stated he did not have his operator's license with him. Caldwell's eyes appeared glassy and his speech slurred. The deputy also detected an odor of an alcohol beverage.
When asked if he had been drinking, Caldwell stated he had been drinking all day. It was found that Caldwell's' operator license was suspended at the time. Caldwell exited the vehicle with difficulty, and an open container was observed in the console cup holder.
When asked to perform a standardized field sobriety test, Caldwell declined. Christopher Lee Caldwell, 40, of 101 Twin Bridge Road, Little Hocking, was transported to the Belpre Police Department. Caldwell again refused to perform the BAC test.
Caldwell was transported to the Washington County Jail where he was charged with speed, driving under OVI suspension, operating a vehicle while under the influence, OVI refusal, and open container.
¯ A deputy began an investigation Tuesday into a stolen air compressor from Marietta Township.
Arrests/Washington County
The following individuals were recently processed into the Washington County Jail:
¯ Michael James Leboeuf, 33, of Marietta, was arrested for trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine, trafficking in LSD, possession of LSD, two counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, and two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, all felonies.
¯ John Christopher Fortney, 33, of Lowell, was arrested for parole violation, a felony.