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Assault

• Nolan Dean Godsoe Jr., 53, of Chatanika, was charged with third-degree assault and fourth-degree assault after a woman said he choked and hit her Wednesday at her home on the Steese Highway.

• Lemarquis Mantez Ham, 24, of Fairbanks, was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault after his ex-girlfriend said he slapped her and threw a rock at her Thursday night.

• Erin Johnson, 45, of Alaska, was charged with third-degree assault after he allegedly punched and choked his daughter Thursday night.

• Kenneth Kriska, 50, of Koyukuk, was charged with fourth-degree assault after he allegedly put a woman in a headlock Friday in Koyukuk.

• Malachy Diana Lenz, 18, of Fort Wainwright, was charged with fourth-degree assault after she allegedly punched a person in the head and hit them with a high chair Thursday. The other person was taken to Bassett Army Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

• John Christopher McNeal, 20, of Fairbanks, was charged with fourth-degree assault after witnesses said he put his girlfriend in a headlock Saturday.

• Cassandra Segevan, 37, was charged with fourth-degree assault after she allegedly struck a man early Sunday morning.

DUI

• Mark Austin, 48, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after Fairbanks police saw him drive a motorcycle on the sidewalk of Farewell Avenue early Saturday morning to avoid crashing. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.154, nearly more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 to operate a motor vehicle.

• Jeffery M. Axhelm, 45, of Alaska, was charged with driving under the influence after Alaska State Troopers observed him fail to signal a turn early Sunday morning on Dennis Road near the Old Richardson Highway. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.136.

A semiautomatic rifle was also found in the backseat of Axhelm’s vehicle. He was charged with fourth-degree weapons misconduct as well.

• Kathy L. Charlie, 43, was charged with felony driving under the influence after Fairbanks police spotted her driving with studs on her tires Thursday on 23rd Avenue. A chemical test found her breath-alcohol content to be 0.232.

She was also charged with driving with a revoked license.

• James Lee Christensen, 36, of North Pole, was charged with driving under the influence after troopers pulled him over Saturday for driving with one brake light out on FIfth Avenue near the Old Richardson Highway.

A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.179.

Christenson was also charged with one count of child endangerment because a minor was in the car at the time he was pulled over, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

• Alice Shannon Dang, 33, of Anchorage, was charged with driving under the influence after Fairbanks police recieved a report of a woman asleep at the wheel of her car Sunday morning on 27th Avenue. Dang smelled of alcohol and failed field sobriety tests, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

She was also charged with refusal to submit to a chemical test.

• Gerald J. Deisler, 33, of Delta Junction, was charged with driving under the influence after troopers spotted him speeding Friday near 1405 Mile Alaska Highway. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.179.

He was also charged with driving with a suspended license and reckless endangerment because a 16-year-old was in the car at the time he was pulled over, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

• Abraham M. Esmil, 57, of Fairbanks, was charged with felony driving under the influence after University of Alaska Fairbanks police witnessed him make an improper turn early Saturday morning on the Johansen Expressway.

When police attempted to pull Esmil over, he allegedly sped up and led the officer on a short chase to Shanly Street where he got out of his vehicle and began to run away, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

Esmil, who smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech, had to be subdued with a Taser to be taken into custody.

He was also charged with felony refusal to submit to a chemical test and failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer.

Esmil was previously convicted of driving under the influence twice in 2006, according to court records.

• Warren Frendell, 72, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after troopers received a report of a possible intoxicated driver Friday morning on Market Street near Airport Way. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.151.

• Gerritt Nolan Fuentes, 55, of Fairbanks, was charged with felony driving under the influence after troopers received a report of a possible intoxicated driver Sunday on Riverview Drive. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.143.

Fuentes has two DUI convictions within the past 10 years, in 2000 and 2005, according to court records. He was also charged with driving with a suspended license.

• David Gatch, 25, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after Fairbanks police witnessed him fail to signal a turn early Friday morning on Cushman Street near 14th Avenue. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.118.

• Christopher Grapengeter, 22, was charged with driving under the influence after troopers spotted him weaving Sunday on the Richardson Highway. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.109.

• Galen D. Issac, 24, of North Pole, was charged with driving under the influence after Fairbanks police responded to the scene of a possible motor vehicle collision Sunday morning on Seventh Avenue. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.222.

• Dorothy E. Olmstead, 25, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., was charged with driving under the influence after troopers witnessed her swerving early Saturday morning near 248 Mile Parks Highway. A chemical test found her breath-alcohol content to be 0.177.

• David Martin Reed Jr., 25, of Kenai, was charged with driving under the influence after North Pole police spotted him speeding Saturday on the Richardson Highway near Santa Claus Lane. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.203.

He was also charged with driving with a revoked license.

• Roman Retynski, 33, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after troopers received a report Thursday night of a man driving recklessly on Kokomo Street. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.167.

• Kenneth R. Richardson, 34, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after witnesses told troopers they saw him staggering away from a vehicle on the Old Steese Highway. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.212.

• James John Skogstad, 32, of Fairbanks, was charged with felony driving under the influence after troopers observed him keep his signal on without turning on 17th Avenue near Gillam Way on Saturday. A preliminary breath test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.189, but he would not take a Datamaster test.

He was also charged with refusal to submit to a chemical test and driving with a canceled, suspended or revoked license.

• Julia Ann Sunnyboy, 31, of Willow, was charged with driving under the influence after Fairbanks police received a report of a possible intoxicated driver on South Cushman Street. Sunnyboy had red eyes, poor balance and smelled of alcohol, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

She was also charged with refusal to submit to a chemical test.

• Justin Lamar Thompson, 20, of Fort Wainwright, was charged with driving under the influence after troopers spotted him with a broken tail light Sunday at the Campus Corner parking lot. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.115.

Thompson said the only thing he had recently drank was the cold medication Nyquil, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

Failure to register

Layman Otis Johnson, 56, of Fairbanks, was charged with failure to register as a sex offender after troopers found he was out of compliance with the state’s annual requirement to register. Johnson told troopers that he thought the period he had to register for was up, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

Theft

• Fairbanks police used a man’s unique tattoo to bring theft charges against him.

Ryan F. Everson, 28, of Fairbanks, has been charged with one count of second-degree theft, a felony, in connection with the theft of two rifles from 2 Dice Pawn on Wednesday.

Police obtained security footage from the store which showed two men enter, ask to see the rifles and run out with them. One of the men, later identified as Everson, had a tattoo of the state of Alaska on the back of his neck, which was visible on the tape.

Using a state database, police discovered that Everson and a man in Wasilla were the only people with such tattoos, and a sting was promptly set up to take Everson into custody.

One of the stolen rifles was located at a residence where he was staying, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

• A car was broken into Sunday while parked at Regal Cinemas and more than $800 worth of archery equipment was taken. Fairbanks police are investigating.