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The following people were booked into the Highlands County Jail on Thursday, Oct. 29:
Robert Michael Albaugh, 45, of Lake Placid, was charged on a Marion County warrant for driving while license suspended or revoked with serious bodily injury; and Marion County warrant for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs with serious bodily injury.
Armando Basulto, 68, of Jacksonville, awaiting trial, felony warrant for larceny or grand theft, two counts, first degree; and warrant for executing a scheme to defraud on a financial institution.
Tommy Warren Burns, 29, of Avon Park, was registered as a criminal for creation of clandestine lab.
Randy Mathis, 21, of Sebring, awaiting trial for repeated domestic violence or burglary, with assault or battery.
Darryl Wayne McKenzie, 48, of Avon Park, was registered as a criminal for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.
Alexander Poole, 34, of Wauchula, was charged on probation violation, felony warrant for driving while license suspended or revoked, habitual offender.
Derry LaKeith Starkey, 24, of Lake Placid, awaiting trial, felony warrant for possession of cocaine; and tampering with, fabricating or destroying physical evidence.
The following people were booked into the Highlands County Jail on Wednesday, Oct. 28:
Devin Scott Bailey, 26, of Sebring, was committed for larceny or petit, first offense.
James Randall Beagles, 55, of Sebring, awaiting trial, felony battery for domestic violence or battery, causing bodily harm; and obstruction of justice, intimidating, threatening, etc. victim or witness.
Katrina Marie Bell, 26, of Sebring, was registered as a criminal for driving while license suspended or revoked, habitual offender.
Ismael Alejandro Brambila, 20, of Sebring, was committed for operating motor vehicle without valid driver license.
Evelio Rodriguez Eutimio, 44, of Ruskin, was recommitted for driving while license suspended, second offense.
Clinton Anthony Fletcher, 20, of Sebring, awaiting trial, warrant, failure to appear, failed pre-payment plan for loitering or prowling; and warrant, failure to appear, failed pre-payment plan for resisting officer without violence.
Diane Lynn Knust, 34, of Avon Park, was registered as a criminal for selling drugs, other, Schedule III or IV.
Gernold Anthony Lagree, 32, of Sebring, was registered as a criminal for dealing in stolen property.
Chad Anthony Lewis, 31, of Avon Park, awaiting trial, felony warrant for larceny or grand theft of firearm; possession of narcotic equipment and/or use; and possession of marijuana, not more than 20 grams.
Timothy Wayne Morris, 37, of Avon Park, was recommitted for knowingly driving while license suspended or revoked, second offense.
Marc James Nier, 44, of Fort Myers, awaiting trial for withholding support, non-support of children or spouse.
John Gerard Peloquin, 50, of Sebring, awaiting trial for domestic violence or battery, causing bodily harm; possession of narcotic equipment and/or use; and possession of marijuana, not more than 20 grams.
Chauncey Smith, 47, of Avon Park, awaiting trial, warrant, failure to appear for battery.
Thomas Roger Tibedo, 47, of Sebring, awaiting trial for domestic violence or battery, touch or strike.
Tara Charline Weeks, 23, of Orlando, was charged with probation violation, felony warrant for tampering with physical evidence; and warrant for possession of methamphetamine.
Dennis Lee Whalen, 64, of Sebring, was recomitted for domestic violence or battery, touch or strike.
Robert Donald Young, 51, of Avon Park, was charged on a Polk County warrant for resisting arrest without violence, two counts.
The following people were booked into the Highlands County Jail on Tuesday, Oct. 27:
Sonny Emil Paul Banasik, 59, of Sebring, awaiting trial for knowingly driving while license suspended, habitual offender.
Edward Gene Bradford, 50, of Sebring, awaiting trial, warrant for larceny or petit theft.
Mark Douglas Finley, 44, was charged on a Clay County warrant for child support.
Samuel Nicholas Metz, 18, of Thomasville, Ga., was charged with probation violation, misdemeanor warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia; warrant for possession of cannabis; and warrant for dealing in stolen property.
Stephen Michael Moss, 25, of Fort Lauderdale, was charged with probation violation, felony warrant for possession of MDMA.
Arnold David Smith, 46, of Miami, awaiting trial, felony warrant, failure to appear, pre-trial conference for driving with license suspended or revoked, habitual offender.
Elaine Zamora, 33, of Sebring, was charged with probation violation, felony warrantless for child abuse.
The following people were booked into the Highlands County Jail on Monday, Oct. 26:
Samuel Arreola, 22, of Wauchula, awaiting trial for driving while license suspended, first offense.
Katrina Marie Bell, 26, of Sebring, was recommitted for driving while license suspended or revoked, habitual offender.
Chrystal Suzette Cocchiaro, 37, of Sebring, awaiting trial for possession of controlled substance without prescription; and possession of narcotic equipment and/or use.
Jimmy Edward Floyd, 69, of Sebring, awaiting trial for domestic violence or battery, touch or strike.
Travis Kelton Hill, 21, of Sebring, was recommitted for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, manslaughter.
Willie Lee Johnson, 38, of Lake Placid, was charged with probation violation, misdemeanor warrant for knowingly driving while license suspended or revoked; resisting officer, flee or eluding law enforcement officer with lights and sirens active; and driving while license suspended, first offense.
Sandy Aurthur Lewis, 28, of Sebring, was recommitted for distributing marijuana, Schedule I.
Eddie Ray Locklear, 21, of Lake Placid, awaiting trial for domestic violence or battery, touch or strike.
Janice Judy Maynard, 37, of Sebring, awaiting trial for driving while license suspended, first offense.
Maria Ines Chamu Rayo, 49, of Lake Placid, awaiting trial for operating motor vehicle without valid license.
Marion James Roan, 63, of Lake Placid, was charged on a Pinellas County warrant for grand theft.
Angelo Luis Soler, 53, of Sebring, was registered as a criminal for possession of cocaine.
David Torres, 39, of Avon Park, was charged with probation violation, misdemeanor warrant for resisting arrest without violence.
Brian Adrian Welch, 25, of Avon Park, was recommitted for attempting manslaughter with firearm; and selling synthetic narcotic within 1,000 feet of place of worship or business, Schedule I or II.
The following people were booked into the Highlands County Jail on Sunday, Oct. 25:
Tinky Tywan Browner, 28, of Sebring, awaiting trial, felony warrant for larceny or grand theft, two counts; warrant for forgery, two counts; warrant for criminal use of personal identification, two counts; warrant for uttering a forgery; warrant for petit theft; warrant for scheme to defraud, two counts; and grand theft.
Shaun Timothy Casey, 27, of Bowling Green, was charged with probation violation, felony warrant for grand theft.
Joseph Michael Conolly, 30, of West Palm Beach, awaiting trial for damaging property, criminal mischief; and trespassing structure or conveyance.
Juan Jose Espinoza, 35, of Sebring, awaiting trial for domestic violence or battery, second or third offense; and domestic violence or kidnapping, false imprisonment of an adult.
Jeffrey Keith Futch, 23, of Sebring, awaiting trial for damaging property, criminal mischief; and trespassing structure or conveyance.
James Franklin Holliday, 26, of Sebring, was charged with probation violation, misdemeanor warrant for domestic violence or battery.
Franklin Hurtado, 18, of Sebring, awaiting trial for larceny or petit, first offense.
Jessica Lynn McCartney, 21, of Orlando, was charged with probation violation, misdemeanor warrant for petit theft.
Brandon Dallas Nichols, 23, of Sebring, awaiting trial for trespassing structure or conveyance; and damaging property, criminal mischief.
Cirilo Ambrosio Pacheco, 28, of Wauchula, awaiting trial for operating motor vehicle without valid license.
Kylen Leigh Pisklo, 31, of Sebring, awaiting trial for possession of controlled substance without prescription; and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, first offense.
Randall Scott Ritenour, 35, of Avon Park, awaiting trial for domestic violence or battery, causing bodily harm.
Marlen Allen Sharp, 28, of Sebring, was charged on a warrant for failure to comply with court order for battery; and warrant for failure to comply with court order for criminal mischief.
Leah Celeste Steele, 45, awaiting trial for possession of controlled substance without prescription; smuggling contraband into detention facility; damaging property, criminal mischief; and disorderly intoxication in public place causing disturbance.
William Edward Warring, 32, of Avon Park, was registered as a criminal for burglary of structure, three counts.
Toyondra Lashe Willis, 20, of Lake Placid, was charged with probation violation, felony warrant for trafficking in stolen property; warrantless for false information given to pawnbroker; and warrantless for burglary of dwelling or occupied conveyance.
Linda Anne Wood, 61, of Sebring, awaiting trial for hit and run, leaving scene with property damage for lights, two counts; and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, damaging property, two counts; and DUI, first offense.
Shannon Denise Yates, 34, of West Palm Beach, awaiting trial for damaging property, criminal mischief; and trespassing structure or conveyance.
The following people were booked into the Highlands County Jail on Saturday, Oct. 24:
Ralph Mirion Broxson, 54, of Lorida, awaiting trial, pick-up order for withholding support, non-support of children or spouse.
Hannah K. Cossey, 20, of Sebring, awaiting trial for domestic violence or battery, causing bodily harm.
Earnest Cummings, 35, of Sebring, awaiting trial for driving while license suspended, first offense.
Monique Farance Demming, 29, of Lake Placid, awaiting trial, warrant, failure to appear, failed pre-payment plan for battery.
Alberto Gonzalez-Diaz, 49, of Fort Walton Beach, was charged on a Okaloosa County warrant, failure to appear for no valid driver license.
David Allen Holland, 44, of Sebring, was charged on an Okeechobee warrant for child support.
Nora Marlene Linares-Flores, 30, of Fort Walton Beach, immigration detainer for municipal ordinance violation.
Amanda Bree Masdon, 26, of Melbourne, awaiting trial for larceny, petit, first offense.
Michael Ray Yarborough, 22, of Sebring, awaiting trial for domestic violence or battery, causing bodily harm.
The following people were booked into the Highlands County Jail on Friday, Oct. 23:
Donnie Allan Gorman, 52, of Lakeland, awaiting trial for withholding support, non-support of children or spouse.
Charles Allen Kempton, 25, of Avon Park, was charged with probation violation, misdemeanor warrant for petit theft.
Nathan J. Mooney, 33, of Lake Placid, awaiting trial for larceny or grand theft; burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, unarmed; and warrant for obtaining property in exchange for worthless a check, three counts.
Juana Nunez, 48, of Sebring, was charged with probation violation, misdemeanor warrant for driving while license suspended or revoked with knowledge.
Christopher Lane Rice, 25, of Sebring, awaiting trial, warrant, failure to appear, pre-trial conference for using or possessing drug paraphernalia; and warrant, failure to appear, pre-trial conference for possession of cannabis with intent to sell or deliver.
Andrew Michael Rupert, 21, of Wauchula, awaiting trial, warrant, failure to appear for knowingly driving while license suspended or revoked, first offense.
Russell Douglas Starr, 36, of Sanford, awaiting trial, warrant for larceny or warrant for obtaining in return for a worthless check; and warrant, summons returned, unserved for arraignment for issuing or obtaining with worthless check, two counts.
Theresa Angela Urso, 54, of Sebring, was charged on a St. Johns County warrant for permitting unauthorized operator to drive.
Jeffery Kirk Wardell, 50, of Bartow, awaiting trial for larceny or theft; and burglary of unoccupied dwelling, unarmed.
Rojaza Leandre Williams, 35, of Bartow, awaiting trial for larceny or theft; and burglary of unoccupied dwelling, unarmed.
Mitchell Young, 29, of Moore Haven, was charged with probation violation, felony warrant for driving while license suspended or revoked.
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