May 29—RITZVILLE — Two people were arrested Monday in connection with a trespassing complaint and subsequent theft in the 1500 block of E. Rosenoff Road, near the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery.
Timothy A. Johnson, 46, of Spokane was arrested for criminal trespass in the second degree and may be charged with theft pending the outcome of a vehicle search.
Roslyn Revelation Acar, 46, of Moses Lake was also arrested and charged with criminal trespass in the second degree, making false or misleading statements to law enforcement officers and several outstanding warrants in Benton County, including possession of a stolen vehicle, identity theft in second degree, second degree burglary and failure to appear in drug court. According to a statement from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, further charges may arise for Acar after a search warrant was executed on the vehicle she was in and further information was gathered regarding a bank card that was not hers but was in her was owned.
ACSO officers contacted the pair in a gray Honda Civic after receiving a report that the pair had committed a violation. According to the affidavit, Johnson was seen returning to the vehicle from a nearby farm spray when officers arrived. They were arrested and asked for identification due to the violation.
Acar reportedly provided her sister’s information to officers, while Johnson provided his information and her actual identity was only found after a subsequent investigation.
After requesting and receiving consent to search the vehicle, ACSO officers, with assistance from the Ritzville Police Department, located a bag near where Acar had been sitting, containing someone else’s bank card. The card was kept in custody by officers. Acar claimed the card belonged to the woman she bought the vehicle from.
Investigators subsequently discovered that Johnson was under the active Washington State Department of Corrections with his most recent conviction for burglary. Johnson also admitted to being pulled over by Moses Lake police the night before and issued a citation for driving with a suspended license.
When officers contacted the property owner on whose land Johnson and Acar were found, the landowner chose to file a trespassing report. An employee at the farm also reported a toolbox missing, which Johnson later admitted he retrieved and placed in the couple’s car.
The pair’s car was seized and a search warrant was obtained for a more thorough investigation. Johnson was booked and released while Acar was booked and detained.
