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⚖️ Lawrence County Infraction Report: May 28 – June 11, 2026
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- 🔹 Scott E Strange: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Zachary L Schofield: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Jedediah R Smith: Speeding -- Exceeding Maximum 55 MPH 🚗💨
- 🔹 Kasey L Reynolds: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Summer L Vergiels: Holding or Using a Telecommunications Device While Operating 📱🚫🚗
- 🔹 Travis A Whitehead: Fishing with More than Three Poles 🎣🛶🚫
June 10, 2026
- 🔹 Carissa J Sinnett: Speeding -- > 60 MPH on non-Interstate 4-lane Hwy 🚓💨
- 🔹 Caleb A Luna: Speeding -- Exceeding Maximum 55 MPH 🚗💨
- 🔹 John Mcardle: Failure to Change Lanes for Authorized Emergency Vehicle 🚓⚠️
June 09, 2026
- 🔹 William H Kramer: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Melissa S Peter: Holding or Using a Telecommunications Device While Operating 📱🚫🚗 AND Operating with Expired Plates 📅🚗🚫
- 🔹 Matthew J Dohm: Speeding 🚗💨
June 08, 2026
- 🔹 Byron P Ira: Driving While Suspended ⛔🚗 AND Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Fictitious Plate 🎭🚗
- 🔹 Kay R Davis: Operating with Expired Plates 📅🚗🚫
- 🔹 JAMIE L ARTHUR: Fishing Without a License 🎣🚫
- 🔹 Jose M Vitela: Driving While Suspended ⛔🚗
- 🔹 Richard W Burr: Speeding -- Exceeding Maximum 55 MPH 🚗💨
- 🔹 Jason A Bean: Failure of Occupant to Use a Safety Belt 🔒🦺
- 🔹 Paul S Jewell: Failure of Occupant to Use a Safety Belt 🔒🦺
- 🔹 Robin A Rush: Driving While Suspended ⛔🚗
- 🔹 Blake S Luttrell: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Joshua C Mcgee: Driving While Suspended ⛔🚗
June 04, 2026
- 🔹 Jill L Vincent: Driving While Suspended ⛔🚗
- 🔹 Robert S Fleetwood: Speeding -- Exceeding Maximum 55 MPH 🚗💨
- 🔹 Zander E Yates: Speeding -- Exceeding Maximum 55 MPH 🚗💨
- 🔹 Julia A Tummers: Speeding -- Exceeding Maximum 55 MPH 🚗💨
- 🔹 Steve S Bloom: Speeding -- Exceeding Maximum 55 MPH 🚗💨
- 🔹 Evin M Richards: Failure to Complete Certificate of Title When Selling or Transferring Vehicle 📝🚫
June 03, 2026
- 🔹 Jeremy M Wetzel: Failure of Occupant to Use a Safety Belt 🔒🦺
- 🔹 Jeremy R Colgan: Failure of Occupant to Use a Safety Belt 🔒🦺
- 🔹 CRYSTAL D RAY: Driving While Suspended ⛔🚗
June 02, 2026
- 🔹 Murvan Starr: No Operator's License in Possession 🪪🚫
- 🔹 Lacey Y Brandt: Driving too Fast for Conditions 🌧️🚗⚠️
- 🔹 Catherine A Concannon: Driving the Wrong Way on Posted One-way Roadway ↩️🚫
- 🔹 Dalton E Smith: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 James Bullock: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Ashley J Bryson: Speeding AND Driving too Fast for Conditions 🚗💨🌧️⚠️
- 🔹 Richard D Morales: Failure of Occupant to Use a Safety Belt 🔒🦺
- 🔹 Jerry L Spradlin: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Joseph G Kidwell: Failure of Occupant to Use a Safety Belt 🔒🦺
- 🔹 Donna J Arvin-denkevitz: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Marceline A Monnier: Disregard Lighted Signal 🚥🚫
- 🔹 Donald E Stevens: Failure of Occupant to Use a Safety Belt 🔒🦺
- 🔹 Justin A Troutman: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Zaber Brooking: Speeding AND Driving too Fast for Conditions 🚗💨🌧️⚠️
- 🔹 Cody L Butcher: Failure of Occupant to Use a Safety Belt 🔒🦺
- 🔹 Emily N Cravens: Speeding AND Driving too Fast for Conditions 🚗💨🌧️⚠️
- 🔹 PAYTON W ROBINSON: Failure of Occupant to Use a Safety Belt 🔒🦺 AND Driving While Suspended ⛔🚗
- 🔹 Gavin S Chapman: Following too Closely 🚗↕️🚗
- 🔹 Amanda K Garner: Speeding AND Driving too Fast for Conditions 🚗💨🌧️⚠️
- 🔹 Matthew J Tabor: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Rondo J Turner: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Cailiey Jones: Child Restraint System Violation (Child 8-16) 👶🔒
- 🔹 Skylar D Birchfield: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Kenneth W Kimble, II: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 JAMIE L ARTHUR: Speeding AND Driving too Fast for Conditions 🚗💨🌧️⚠️
- 🔹 Michelle L Mitchell: Speeding -- Exceeding Maximum 55 MPH 🚗💨
June 01, 2026
- 🔹 Gary Smith: Speeding 🚗💨
- 🔹 Nicholas A Delaplane: Operating with Expired Plates 📅🚗🚫
May 28, 2026
- 🔹 Tobias J Blake: Failure of Occupant to Use a Safety Belt 🔒🦺
- 🔹 Haven B Roll: Failure of Occupant to Use a Safety Belt 🔒🦺
All cases listed were marked as "Pending" at the time of filing.
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