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The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and interviews with public safety officials. Individuals named as arrested and/or charged with crimes in this report are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.

Assault

• Janisha Lagayle Moore, also known as Janisha Joseph, 21, of Fort Wainwright, was charged with fourth-degree assault after she allegedly struck her husband in the head Saturday night outside of Chili’s. Moore was upset that he was out with another woman, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

• Levi Boyd Williams, 53, of Fairbanks, was charged with fourth-degree assault after he allegedly punched his girlfriend in the stomach Sunday morning.

DUI

• Debra J. Bennett, 49, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after Fairbanks police observed her make an illegal right turn April 28 on First Avenue near the Cushman Street bridge. A chemical test found her breath-alcohol content to be 0.225, nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08 to operate a motor vehicle.

• Leslie Bratten, 40, of North Pole, was charged with driving under the influence after Alaska State Troopers noticed her weaving on Van Horn Road. A chemical test found her breath-alcohol content to be 0.223.

• Tamara Ann Brown, 39, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after Fairbanks police received a report that someone was honking their horn at people and driving on the curb late Thursday night on Airport Way near the Steese Expressway. A chemical test found her breath-alcohol content to be 0.183.

When the officer pulled up behind Brown’s car, she slowed down and sped up for some time before finally pulling over. She was also charged with failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer.

• Anthony D. Butler, Jr., 24, of Fort Wainwright, was charged with driving under the influence after a Fort Wainwright police officer became suspicious that he was intoxicated during an ID check at the main gate Saturday. A chemical test found Butler’s breath-alcohol content to be 0.092.

• Joseph Jerome Coon, 22, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after Alaska State Troopers spotted him speeding on Rewak Drive near University Avenue. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.122.

• Thomas Michael Davis, 18, of Fort Wainwright, was charged with driving under the influence after University of Alaska Fairbanks police witnessed him make an improper lane change Saturday on Farmer’s Loop Road. The officer detected an odor of marijuana in Davis’ vehicle and a small amount of the drug was seized.

A drug recognition expert determined that Davis was under the influence of cannabis and unable to operate a motor vehicle. He was also charged with sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance.

• Tanis H. Edstrom, 45, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after Alaska State Troopers received a report of reckless driving late March 29 on Peger Road near Davis Road. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.147.

• Mindalin Kristy Grado, 28, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after UAF police observed her speeding Sunday on Geist Road. A chemical test found her breath-alcohol content to be 0.147.

• Ronald E. Hinote, 46, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after troopers witnessed him speeding Friday on Chena Pump Road. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.139.

He was also charged with driving with a suspended license and three counts of violating conditions of release.

• Jeremiah J. Lambrecht, 19, of Barrow, was charged with driving under the influence after Fairbanks International Airport Police responded to a report of a vehicle collision Saturday morning on the Richardson Highway near the Mitchell Expressway. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.174.

Lambrecht was charged with minor consumption as well.

• Alesha Rue, 20, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after Fairbanks police contacted her in relation to an assault case. As the officer was interviewing a witness at the Airport Way Subway, he saw Rue leave the area at a high rate of speed and pursued her in his patrol vehicle, though she did not stop until she had made it to Lathrop Street near First Avenue.

A chemical test found her breath-alcohol content to be 0.226. Rue was also charged with driving with a revoked license and failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer.

• Jamie Steece, 31, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after Fairbanks police spotted him fail to yield the right of way Sunday afternoon near the Badger Road off ramp. The officer was responding to a call for assistance in an unrelated case in North Pole at the time. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.155.

• Patrick Alexander Volmer, 38, of Anchorage, was charged with driving under the influence after UAF police witnessed him leave the Marlin bar with no headlights Thursday. A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.143.

• Carol Joan Williams, 43, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence after troopers received a report that she had attempted to assault a woman at her home. Troopers observed that she had bloodshot, watery eyes and appeared intoxicated. She was also charged with refusal to submit to a chemical test and driving with a suspended license.

Multiple charges

• Eric S. Glos, 47, of Ester, was charged with driving under the influence and two counts of third-degree assault following a car accident in Ester early Saturday.

Glos, driving a Datsun pickup truck, struck a Mercury SUV that swerved to avoid a dog in the road on Cripple Creek Road near Owl Drive.

Troopers noted an odor of alcohol on Glos’ person and that he had red, watery eyes. He claimed he only smelled like alcohol because he recently kissed his girlfriend, who had been drinking, according to a criminal complaint filed in court. He refused an official sobriety test and was subsequently charged with refusal to submit to a chemical test as well.

The SUV rolled into a ditch as a result of the accident. The driver and a passenger complained of minor injuries.

• Monte Scott, 39, of Fairbanks, was charged with driving under the influence, third-degree assault and failure to render aid following a car accident Saturday night.

The incident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. as Scott, driving a Ford Taurus, turned in front of a Ford Ranger, causing the Ranger to strike his vehicle. He then allegedly fled the scene, but was followed by the driver of the Ranger.

A chemical test found his breath-alcohol content to be 0.198. A female passenger in the Ranger was taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

• A Nenana man faces multiple charges after allegedly damaging another man’s truck and making threatening statements toward a trooper.

Rayme Stevens, 27, has been charged with felony driving under the influence, felony refusal to submit to a chemical test, leaving the scene of an accident, two counts of fourth-degree assault, fifth-degree criminal mischief and harassment.

A trooper responded to Nenana just before 7 p.m. Friday after a man reported that Stevens had driven on the sidewalk near Brandy’s Diner and damaged his vehicle. When Stevens was confronted by the man, Stevens allegedly pushed him to the ground.

When the trooper contacted Stevens at a home a short time later, Stevens took a combative stance and the trooper had some difficulty putting him in handcuffs. A metal marijuana pipe was found on his person and the trooper observed that he had red eyes.

When placed in the back of the trooper’s vehicle, Stevens put the handcuffs in front of him and began to hit his head on a plexiglass panel in the vehicle until he bled, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

He then put on the trooper’s jacket and “dirtied it with his body” while demeaning the trooper’s job and threatening the trooper and his family, according to the complaint. He later urinated in the back of the car.

At Fairbanks Correctional Center, Stevens allegedly hit two correctional officers in the arms, spit on them and claimed to have tuberculosis, according to the complaint. When asked to take a breathalyzer test, he swore at the trooper in response.

He has two previous DUI convictions within the past 10 years, once in June 1998 and again March 2004, according to court records.

The trooper noted in his report that there was still a “foul stench” in the back of his vehicle despite cleaning it for more than an hour.