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Ly tTwo drunks, one knife; both guilty A Mason County Superior Court jury convicted a 20-year-old Shelton man of participating in a robbery last summer in which he and another 20-year-old took $15 from a Shelton teenager and tried to get cash from another teen. Christopher Ray Mullen of 1719 Union Street was convicted of second-degree robbery and at- tempted second-degree robbery. He earned a "strike" under the state's persistent offender sen- tencing law for the second-degree robbery conviction. Persons con- victed of three "strike" offenses receive a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibil- ity of parole. Mullen had been charged with robbery in the first degree and at- tempted robbery in the first de- gree but the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision on those charges. His codefendant, 20-year-old Brian Clayton Hard- mg of 1619 Summit, Shelton, pled guilty last fall to second-degree robbery and attempted second-de- gree robbery and was sentenced to 13 months in prison. MULLEN WAS taken into custody after the jury returned the verdicts on January 2 and is scheduled for sentencing on Janu- ary 22. Both Mullen and Harding ad- aitted they had been drinking alcohol before they confronted Joshua Kilts and Michael Cook shortly before midnight on Au- gust 15. According to testimony at the trial, Harding was armed with a knife when he and Mullen demanded money from Cook, who said he had none, and then took $15 from Kilts' wallet. Kilts was the first witness to testify on December 27. He said he and his friend, Mike Cook, had been at his house and they decid- ed to walk to the Red Apple Mar- ket and get some sodas. On the way to the store, he said two guys identified as Mul- len and Harding approached him and his friend and asked them if they wanted to fight. He said he and Cook said, "No way" and tried to continue walking. Kilts said Harding was threatening to beat them up and that Harding took his hat and Cook's hat and then asked them if they had any money. "MY FRIEND SAID he didn't have any money and that's when he (Mullen) grabbed my wallet from my back pocket and took out $15," Kilts said. He said while Mullen was taking his money, Harding had a knife in his hand. Kilts said after the incident he and Cook went to the Shelton Shell, took cash out of an ATM machine, got something to drink and then went back to Cook's house and called the police. He said they were able to provide the names of Mullen and Harding by looking in a Shelton High School yearbook. Sergeant Jeff Rhoades of the Shelton Police Department said he investigated the report from Kilts and Cook. He said the teen- agers provided him with the names of the two men who had robbed them. Rhoades said he went to the residence on Union Street in an attempt to locate Mullen and learned from Garlinghouse that Mullen was waiting to meet the police at the Red Apple. Rhoades said he and Officer Chris Kolstad found Mullen walking down an al- ley near the store. He also noted Harding was arrested at a resi- dence on Ellinor Avenue. TESTIMONY RESUMED on December 28 with Jackie Bridges, who said he was with Mullen and Harding and several other friends on August 14 at the Union Street residence where Garlinghouse and Mullen live. "I was drinking. I left with Brian Harding and Chris Mullen. They were going to walk me home," he said explaining he lives about a half mile from Gar- linghouse's place at 1329 Ellinor Avenue, across Olympic High- way South. He said Mullen and Harding walked with him about half way and then they turned around. Bridges said both Mullen and Harding came back to his house in the early morning hours of Au- gust 15 but they were not togeth- er. He said Harding "came back to my house about 1:30 a.m." He said Harding was arrested at his residence. Bridges said he was drunk and could not remember what Harding had told him about the incident. He said he saw Mullen about an Palm Pilot problem finds y suspected of theft (Continued from page 26.) Officer Troy Wiktorek of the SPD who said he was responding to a [eport from Mason General Hospi- " that an intoxicated patient had spit on a nurse in the emergency room. Pintar had been placed in :straints and was being treated l°raeut over his eye when he al- an?my spat on the nurse. 1 Judge Sheldon appointed the aw firm of Jones and Ferrell to represent Pintar, set bail at $5,000 and scheduled arraignment for January 12. We Monty Ray Willy, 42, of 711 est Pine Street, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of theR in the second degree. He was arrested on January 4 by Officer Mike Fiola of the SPD Who said he was investigating a report from Bert Fisher, manager at Our Community Credit Union, that his Palm Pilot had been tak- InafO hi's office on January 2. ., ault, another employee of ne credit Union, told the officer he saw a man in Fisher's office while Fisher Was out to lunch. Willy's wife Karen reportedly brought the Palm Pilot to the po- lice department at about 8:45 p.m. on January 2. Judge Sheldon appointed Charles Lane as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled arraignment for January 12. She ordered Willy to have no contact with Fisher, Nault or Michelle Richie, a potential witness, and said he cannot go to the credit union. On Thursday, January 4, Shawn Patrick Parker, 34, of 1818 Summit Drive, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of eight counts of forgery. He was arrested on January 3 by Detective Paul Campbell of the SPD who said he was investigating a report from Ella Parker. She re- portedly said her son stole checks in October and forged her name and cashed them. Parker allegedly cashed the following checks at the Red Apple Market: on October 27 for $25; on October 28 for $5.50; on November 15 for $25; on Novem- ber 16 for $15; and on November III1111111 IIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I II I I Weather Illllllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIit11111111 II I I I I II High Low Precip. Fahrenheit (in.) January 3 48 37 .60 January 4 42 33 .29 January 5 46 32 2.06 January 6 43 36 .18 January 7 50 39 1.72 oanuary 8 48 39 .28 January 9 48 33 .21 t Measurements are recorded for ae National Weather Service at anderson Field. The new year is off to a wet start with more than eight inches of precipitation in the first nine . __ IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII r.00censes | :; IIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllulllllllllllllllllllllllllll ;i d Applying for marriage licenses Uring the past week, according to the Mason County Auditor's Of- rice, were: 21 Michael Jeffrey Stanton, 45, lir, and Shannon Mae Crabb, , elIair. _ Fernando Miquel Rodriguez, 5 a, S helton, and Lorane Denise ber, 23, Shelton. iee, trois. Eugene Nichols II, 27, alr, Kara Dawn Petersen, 24, 'elfair. Jeffrey E. Sherwin, 34, Belfair, and Shawna Anne Smith, 38, Bel- fair. days of 2007. The 75-year monthly average for January is 10.63 inch- es. However, more than twice that amount fell last year with a stag- gering 23.27 inches of precipita- tion recorded in January 2006. Wednesday morning the Na- tional Weather Service predicted mostly sunny skies on Thursday with breezy conditions and winds from the northeast at 15 to 25 miles per hour. The high should be between 29 and 36 degrees. Thurs- day night should be clear, with lows between 13 and 20 degrees and winds from the northeast at 10 to 15 miles per hour. Forecasters expect more sun- shine on Friday, with light winds and highs between 31 and 36 de- grees. Friday night through Satur- day night should be partly cloudy. The lows should be between 21 and 28 degrees with the high in the upper 30s. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high around 40 degrees on Sunday. Sunday night should be partly cloudy with a low between 25 and 30 degrees. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day should be mostly sunny with highs between 40 and 45 degrees. Expect mostly cloudy conditions Monday night through Tuesday. The low should be between 28 and 33 degrees, with the high between 40 and 45 degrees. 28 for $20. He is also suspected of cashing checks at Brad's Quick Step on No- vember 26 for $10 and at Shelton Shell on November 28 for $7 and November 29 for $25. Judge Sheldon appointed Lane as defense attorney and released Parker on his promise to appear for arraignment on January 11. She said he should have no contact with his mother and must provide an address other than the one at her residence. On Wednesday, January 3, Ste- ven Michael Dorland, 24, of 100 SE Sa-Heh-Wamish Court, Shel- ton, was identified in an investiga- tion of theft in the first degree. He was arrested January 2 by Detec- tive Mike Foster who said he was investigating reports of multiple thefts from David Lopeman. Lope- man indicated Dorland, his grand- son, may be responsible for three of four thefts he reported. The items which were taken and pawned, included two chainsaws, two welders, a brush cutter, hand tools, a high-performance engine and a television set with a total value of $7,397, according to Fos- ter's report. The detective said he went to Cash Northwest on Pacific Avenue in Lacey and saw Dorland with his grandmother, Shirley Lopemen, come out with a welder which had been reported stolen. Dorland reportedly admitted com- mitting the thefts and eight others in an interview with Foster. Judge Sheldon appointed Lane as defense counsel and released Dorland on his promise to appear for arraignment on January 5. She ordered Dorland to have no con- tact with his grandfather or his residence. On Tuesday, January 2: • Michael Shawn Graham, 35, of 80 East Skyline Drive, Shel- ton, was identified in an investi- gation of theft in the third degree and trafficking in stolen property in the first degree. He appeared in court with attorney James Gazori. He was arrested December 28 by Officer Kenny Driver of the SPD who said he was investigat- ing a report from Wal-Mart em- ployees Cedric Clark and Michael Benson. They said Graham, also an employee, took a futon which he was supposed to deliver on De- cember 27 to a customer and gave it to two friends. Graham then al- legedly took another futon which he was supposed to deliver but never did. Graham allegedly told Driver his friends gave him $100 for the futon. Judge Sawyer released Gra- ham on his promise to appear for arraignment on January 16. He ordered him to have no contact with Clark or Benson and told him not to go to Wal-Mart properties. hour after Harding was arrested. Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz pressed Bridges about in- consistencies in what he had told the prosecutor just prior to his tes- timony. He read from a statement Bridges gave to Rhoades: "Chris, when he came by my house, said me and Brian were being stu- pid. We took some kid's hat." He asked Bridges if he remembered saying that and Bridges said, "I'm not sure." GARLINGHOUSE SAID he was friends with Harding and a roommate with Mullen, whom he'd known for about six years. He said MuUen, Harding and Bridges left his place on August 14 as "a threesome" and said it could have been after midnight. "They came back after drop- ping Jackie oil'. They did explain they did do something. Then Bri- an's morn called and said the cops were looking for him. I told Chris, 'I don't want the cops at my house' and I told him to leave. The cops showed up and I told them he'd be at the Red Apple." Again Schuetz asked Gar- linghouse about statements he made just prior to his testimony. Garlinghouse admitted, "Both of them said they had taken some stuff from a kid." The state's case was interrupt- ed for testimony from Harding, a witness for the defense. He was transported from Stafford Creek Corrections Center. Harding said he and Mullen left with Bridges and walked him to the front porch of his house and then he and Mul- len walked back to Garlinghouse's place. "Along the way we seen the victims, Mr. Cook and Mr. Kilts. I said, 'Hi' trying to get their at- tention. They did not respond. I was intoxicated so I was insulted by their cold shouldering me," he said. "I ASKED THEM how old they were and if they wanted to engage in a fight. They said no, they didn't want to fight so I took one of the kids' hats off his head and I asked him if he wanted to fight and the other one stepped up and I took his hat too. I had a fifth of Southern Comfort in my coat pocket," Harding continued. He denied having a knife. He also said no money was taken from anyone's wallet. He said Mullen did not take either hat or any money. Harding admitted threatening Kilts and Cook but said, "I never hit them." Defense attorney Ronald Sergi asked Har- ding about Mullen's role in the in- cident. Harding said Mullen told him, "Come on, Brian, they don't want to fight." He said the only thing Mullen did was "encourag- ing me to stop and walking with me." Harding continued, "When we made it back to Mr. Garlinghouse's residence, everyone was telling me it wasn't cool what I did. I just wanted to continue drinking so I left with the hats." He said he went to Bridges' residence. When Schuetz asked, "You're taking it on your own shoulders and cov- ering for your friend?" Harding answered, "No." He also repeated that Mullen was with him but did not participate in taking the hats. Schuetz recalled Kilts and asked him about the testimony in which Harding claimed he was "the only actor." "THAT IS NOT the truth. Chris took money and Brian had a knife. Chris took my hat and Brian took Michael's hat," Kilts said. Testimony resumed on Janu- ary 2 with 18-year-old Michael Cook. He said he and Kilts "were just hanging out at his house and decided to go to the store to get some sodas. We were heading for the Red Apple. We were walking and kind of approached by two kids. One of them said, 'Hey, what are you doing.' "I recognized one of them, Chris, from school," he said point- ing to Mullen. "They were asking us if we wanted to fight them. We said we didn't want to get into anything. They came up to us and took our hats off our heads. Brian took mine and Chris took Josh's. We were just kind of scared. We started to walk away." Cook continued, "They said, 'Have you got any money?' I showed them my pockets. I think it was Brian that pulled some- thing out and he had a knife at his side. Chris was getting Josh's wallet. Chris got it out of his back pocket. The money was taken out of it and the wallet was given back to Josh." ,t COOK SAID after Harding and Mullen took the money, he and Kilts "just started to walk away. We ended up at Shell. We went back to my house and Josh called the cops. We looked in the yearbook and pointed both of them out for the cops." Mullen testified in his own de- fense. He said he has been friends with Harding since middle school. Mullen said on August 15, "we were accompanying our friend home. We only walked to about four blocks from his house." He said he and Harding ran into Kilts and Cook as they were walking back to Union Street. "Brian asked them if they wanted to fight. They said that they didn't want to fight. We ended up ap- proaching them again. "We were looking at them, try- ing to figure out if we knew them or not," Mullen continued. "Brian said they had nice hats and he took them." HE DENIED taking Kilts' hat. Mullen also denied taking the wallet from Kilts' pocket and said Harding did not do this either. Sergi asked Mullen about his level of intoxication. "I was think- ing clear," he said. "I told him (Harding) we should just go back to my house. I think he had more to drink than I did. As far as I know he did not have any weap- ons." Mullen said Harding did have a bottle of booze with him. He continued, "We went back to my house. Brian stayed about 20 minutes and then he left. I ended up going to sleep." Mullen testi- fied that after about half an hour "one of my friends came in my room and said the cops were look- ing for me. I got dressed and told them if they showed up I would • be at the Red Apple. Keith didn't want them at the house." Mullen said he never told Gar- linghouse he was involved in the robbery. "I told Jackie we were involved in something earlier in the night. I didn't say I took any- thing," he said. DURING QUESTIONING by Schuetz, Mullen said he went to Bridges' residence before going to the store to meet the police. He said Harding took both hats, add- ing, "I have no idea what he did with them." When Schuetz asked, "Every- thing here is scripted to get you off?. Isn't that the real truth?" Mullen responded, "No." Members of the jury who de- liberated about four hours before returning the guilty verdicts were Tina Austin, M. 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Never used, with accessories (360) 490-6770. $1/11-2/1 Thursday, January 11, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 27 Ly tTwo drunks, one knife; both guilty A Mason County Superior Court jury convicted a 20-year-old Shelton man of participating in a robbery last summer in which he and another 20-year-old took $15 from a Shelton teenager and tried to get cash from another teen. Christopher Ray Mullen of 1719 Union Street was convicted of second-degree robbery and at- tempted second-degree robbery. He earned a "strike" under the state's persistent offender sen- tencing law for the second-degree robbery conviction. Persons con- victed of three "strike" offenses receive a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibil- ity of parole. Mullen had been charged with robbery in the first degree and at- tempted robbery in the first de- gree but the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision on those charges. His codefendant, 20-year-old Brian Clayton Hard- mg of 1619 Summit, Shelton, pled guilty last fall to second-degree robbery and attempted second-de- gree robbery and was sentenced to 13 months in prison. MULLEN WAS taken into custody after the jury returned the verdicts on January 2 and is scheduled for sentencing on Janu- ary 22. Both Mullen and Harding ad- aitted they had been drinking alcohol before they confronted Joshua Kilts and Michael Cook shortly before midnight on Au- gust 15. According to testimony at the trial, Harding was armed with a knife when he and Mullen demanded money from Cook, who said he had none, and then took $15 from Kilts' wallet. Kilts was the first witness to testify on December 27. He said he and his friend, Mike Cook, had been at his house and they decid- ed to walk to the Red Apple Mar- ket and get some sodas. On the way to the store, he said two guys identified as Mul- len and Harding approached him and his friend and asked them if they wanted to fight. He said he and Cook said, "No way" and tried to continue walking. Kilts said Harding was threatening to beat them up and that Harding took his hat and Cook's hat and then asked them if they had any money. "MY FRIEND SAID he didn't have any money and that's when he (Mullen) grabbed my wallet from my back pocket and took out $15," Kilts said. He said while Mullen was taking his money, Harding had a knife in his hand. Kilts said after the incident he and Cook went to the Shelton Shell, took cash out of an ATM machine, got something to drink and then went back to Cook's house and called the police. He said they were able to provide the names of Mullen and Harding by looking in a Shelton High School yearbook. Sergeant Jeff Rhoades of the Shelton Police Department said he investigated the report from Kilts and Cook. He said the teen- agers provided him with the names of the two men who had robbed them. Rhoades said he went to the residence on Union Street in an attempt to locate Mullen and learned from Garlinghouse that Mullen was waiting to meet the police at the Red Apple. Rhoades said he and Officer Chris Kolstad found Mullen walking down an al- ley near the store. He also noted Harding was arrested at a resi- dence on Ellinor Avenue. TESTIMONY RESUMED on December 28 with Jackie Bridges, who said he was with Mullen and Harding and several other friends on August 14 at the Union Street residence where Garlinghouse and Mullen live. "I was drinking. I left with Brian Harding and Chris Mullen. They were going to walk me home," he said explaining he lives about a half mile from Gar- linghouse's place at 1329 Ellinor Avenue, across Olympic High- way South. He said Mullen and Harding walked with him about half way and then they turned around. Bridges said both Mullen and Harding came back to his house in the early morning hours of Au- gust 15 but they were not togeth- er. He said Harding "came back to my house about 1:30 a.m." He said Harding was arrested at his residence. Bridges said he was drunk and could not remember what Harding had told him about the incident. He said he saw Mullen about an Palm Pilot problem finds y suspected of theft (Continued from page 26.) Officer Troy Wiktorek of the SPD who said he was responding to a [eport from Mason General Hospi- " that an intoxicated patient had spit on a nurse in the emergency room. Pintar had been placed in :straints and was being treated l°raeut over his eye when he al- an?my spat on the nurse. 1 Judge Sheldon appointed the aw firm of Jones and Ferrell to represent Pintar, set bail at $5,000 and scheduled arraignment for January 12. We Monty Ray Willy, 42, of 711 est Pine Street, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of theR in the second degree. He was arrested on January 4 by Officer Mike Fiola of the SPD Who said he was investigating a report from Bert Fisher, manager at Our Community Credit Union, that his Palm Pilot had been tak- InafO hi's office on January 2. ., ault, another employee of ne credit Union, told the officer he saw a man in Fisher's office while Fisher Was out to lunch. Willy's wife Karen reportedly brought the Palm Pilot to the po- lice department at about 8:45 p.m. on January 2. Judge Sheldon appointed Charles Lane as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled arraignment for January 12. She ordered Willy to have no contact with Fisher, Nault or Michelle Richie, a potential witness, and said he cannot go to the credit union. On Thursday, January 4, Shawn Patrick Parker, 34, of 1818 Summit Drive, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of eight counts of forgery. He was arrested on January 3 by Detective Paul Campbell of the SPD who said he was investigating a report from Ella Parker. She re- portedly said her son stole checks in October and forged her name and cashed them. Parker allegedly cashed the following checks at the Red Apple Market: on October 27 for $25; on October 28 for $5.50; on November 15 for $25; on Novem- ber 16 for $15; and on November III1111111 IIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I II I I Weather Illllllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIit11111111 II I I I I II High Low Precip. Fahrenheit (in.) January 3 48 37 .60 January 4 42 33 .29 January 5 46 32 2.06 January 6 43 36 .18 January 7 50 39 1.72 oanuary 8 48 39 .28 January 9 48 33 .21 t Measurements are recorded for ae National Weather Service at anderson Field. The new year is off to a wet start with more than eight inches of precipitation in the first nine . __ IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII r.00censes | :; IIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllulllllllllllllllllllllllllll ;i d Applying for marriage licenses Uring the past week, according to the Mason County Auditor's Of- rice, were: 21 Michael Jeffrey Stanton, 45, lir, and Shannon Mae Crabb, , elIair. _ Fernando Miquel Rodriguez, 5 a, S helton, and Lorane Denise ber, 23, Shelton. iee, trois. Eugene Nichols II, 27, alr, Kara Dawn Petersen, 24, 'elfair. Jeffrey E. Sherwin, 34, Belfair, and Shawna Anne Smith, 38, Bel- fair. days of 2007. The 75-year monthly average for January is 10.63 inch- es. However, more than twice that amount fell last year with a stag- gering 23.27 inches of precipita- tion recorded in January 2006. Wednesday morning the Na- tional Weather Service predicted mostly sunny skies on Thursday with breezy conditions and winds from the northeast at 15 to 25 miles per hour. The high should be between 29 and 36 degrees. Thurs- day night should be clear, with lows between 13 and 20 degrees and winds from the northeast at 10 to 15 miles per hour. Forecasters expect more sun- shine on Friday, with light winds and highs between 31 and 36 de- grees. Friday night through Satur- day night should be partly cloudy. The lows should be between 21 and 28 degrees with the high in the upper 30s. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high around 40 degrees on Sunday. Sunday night should be partly cloudy with a low between 25 and 30 degrees. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day should be mostly sunny with highs between 40 and 45 degrees. Expect mostly cloudy conditions Monday night through Tuesday. The low should be between 28 and 33 degrees, with the high between 40 and 45 degrees. 28 for $20. He is also suspected of cashing checks at Brad's Quick Step on No- vember 26 for $10 and at Shelton Shell on November 28 for $7 and November 29 for $25. Judge Sheldon appointed Lane as defense attorney and released Parker on his promise to appear for arraignment on January 11. She said he should have no contact with his mother and must provide an address other than the one at her residence. On Wednesday, January 3, Ste- ven Michael Dorland, 24, of 100 SE Sa-Heh-Wamish Court, Shel- ton, was identified in an investiga- tion of theft in the first degree. He was arrested January 2 by Detec- tive Mike Foster who said he was investigating reports of multiple thefts from David Lopeman. Lope- man indicated Dorland, his grand- son, may be responsible for three of four thefts he reported. The items which were taken and pawned, included two chainsaws, two welders, a brush cutter, hand tools, a high-performance engine and a television set with a total value of $7,397, according to Fos- ter's report. The detective said he went to Cash Northwest on Pacific Avenue in Lacey and saw Dorland with his grandmother, Shirley Lopemen, come out with a welder which had been reported stolen. Dorland reportedly admitted com- mitting the thefts and eight others in an interview with Foster. Judge Sheldon appointed Lane as defense counsel and released Dorland on his promise to appear for arraignment on January 5. She ordered Dorland to have no con- tact with his grandfather or his residence. On Tuesday, January 2: • Michael Shawn Graham, 35, of 80 East Skyline Drive, Shel- ton, was identified in an investi- gation of theft in the third degree and trafficking in stolen property in the first degree. He appeared in court with attorney James Gazori. He was arrested December 28 by Officer Kenny Driver of the SPD who said he was investigat- ing a report from Wal-Mart em- ployees Cedric Clark and Michael Benson. They said Graham, also an employee, took a futon which he was supposed to deliver on De- cember 27 to a customer and gave it to two friends. Graham then al- legedly took another futon which he was supposed to deliver but never did. Graham allegedly told Driver his friends gave him $100 for the futon. Judge Sawyer released Gra- ham on his promise to appear for arraignment on January 16. He ordered him to have no contact with Clark or Benson and told him not to go to Wal-Mart properties. hour after Harding was arrested. Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz pressed Bridges about in- consistencies in what he had told the prosecutor just prior to his tes- timony. He read from a statement Bridges gave to Rhoades: "Chris, when he came by my house, said me and Brian were being stu- pid. We took some kid's hat." He asked Bridges if he remembered saying that and Bridges said, "I'm not sure." GARLINGHOUSE SAID he was friends with Harding and a roommate with Mullen, whom he'd known for about six years. He said MuUen, Harding and Bridges left his place on August 14 as "a threesome" and said it could have been after midnight. "They came back after drop- ping Jackie oil'. They did explain they did do something. Then Bri- an's morn called and said the cops were looking for him. I told Chris, 'I don't want the cops at my house' and I told him to leave. The cops showed up and I told them he'd be at the Red Apple." Again Schuetz asked Gar- linghouse about statements he made just prior to his testimony. Garlinghouse admitted, "Both of them said they had taken some stuff from a kid." The state's case was interrupt- ed for testimony from Harding, a witness for the defense. He was transported from Stafford Creek Corrections Center. Harding said he and Mullen left with Bridges and walked him to the front porch of his house and then he and Mul- len walked back to Garlinghouse's place. "Along the way we seen the victims, Mr. Cook and Mr. Kilts. I said, 'Hi' trying to get their at- tention. They did not respond. I was intoxicated so I was insulted by their cold shouldering me," he said. "I ASKED THEM how old they were and if they wanted to engage in a fight. They said no, they didn't want to fight so I took one of the kids' hats off his head and I asked him if he wanted to fight and the other one stepped up and I took his hat too. I had a fifth of Southern Comfort in my coat pocket," Harding continued. He denied having a knife. He also said no money was taken from anyone's wallet. He said Mullen did not take either hat or any money. Harding admitted threatening Kilts and Cook but said, "I never hit them." Defense attorney Ronald Sergi asked Har- ding about Mullen's role in the in- cident. Harding said Mullen told him, "Come on, Brian, they don't want to fight." He said the only thing Mullen did was "encourag- ing me to stop and walking with me." Harding continued, "When we made it back to Mr. Garlinghouse's residence, everyone was telling me it wasn't cool what I did. I just wanted to continue drinking so I left with the hats." He said he went to Bridges' residence. When Schuetz asked, "You're taking it on your own shoulders and cov- ering for your friend?" Harding answered, "No." He also repeated that Mullen was with him but did not participate in taking the hats. Schuetz recalled Kilts and asked him about the testimony in which Harding claimed he was "the only actor." "THAT IS NOT the truth. Chris took money and Brian had a knife. Chris took my hat and Brian took Michael's hat," Kilts said. Testimony resumed on Janu- ary 2 with 18-year-old Michael Cook. He said he and Kilts "were just hanging out at his house and decided to go to the store to get some sodas. We were heading for the Red Apple. We were walking and kind of approached by two kids. One of them said, 'Hey, what are you doing.' "I recognized one of them, Chris, from school," he said point- ing to Mullen. "They were asking us if we wanted to fight them. We said we didn't want to get into anything. They came up to us and took our hats off our heads. Brian took mine and Chris took Josh's. We were just kind of scared. We started to walk away." Cook continued, "They said, 'Have you got any money?' I showed them my pockets. I think it was Brian that pulled some- thing out and he had a knife at his side. Chris was getting Josh's wallet. Chris got it out of his back pocket. The money was taken out of it and the wallet was given back to Josh." ,t COOK SAID after Harding and Mullen took the money, he and Kilts "just started to walk away. We ended up at Shell. We went back to my house and Josh called the cops. We looked in the yearbook and pointed both of them out for the cops." Mullen testified in his own de- fense. He said he has been friends with Harding since middle school. Mullen said on August 15, "we were accompanying our friend home. We only walked to about four blocks from his house." He said he and Harding ran into Kilts and Cook as they were walking back to Union Street. "Brian asked them if they wanted to fight. They said that they didn't want to fight. We ended up ap- proaching them again. "We were looking at them, try- ing to figure out if we knew them or not," Mullen continued. "Brian said they had nice hats and he took them." HE DENIED taking Kilts' hat. Mullen also denied taking the wallet from Kilts' pocket and said Harding did not do this either. Sergi asked Mullen about his level of intoxication. "I was think- ing clear," he said. "I told him (Harding) we should just go back to my house. I think he had more to drink than I did. As far as I know he did not have any weap- ons." Mullen said Harding did have a bottle of booze with him. He continued, "We went back to my house. Brian stayed about 20 minutes and then he left. I ended up going to sleep." Mullen testi- fied that after about half an hour "one of my friends came in my room and said the cops were look- ing for me. I got dressed and told them if they showed up I would • be at the Red Apple. Keith didn't want them at the house." Mullen said he never told Gar- linghouse he was involved in the robbery. "I told Jackie we were involved in something earlier in the night. I didn't say I took any- thing," he said. DURING QUESTIONING by Schuetz, Mullen said he went to Bridges' residence before going to the store to meet the police. He said Harding took both hats, add- ing, "I have no idea what he did with them." When Schuetz asked, "Every- thing here is scripted to get you off?. Isn't that the real truth?" Mullen responded, "No." Members of the jury who de- liberated about four hours before returning the guilty verdicts were Tina Austin, M. 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