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Bruce lS back "]1 .tUce Jorgenson, right, takes the oath of office for a I[ aird six-year term on the PUD 3 Commission. Admin- d J 18tering the oath is Ben Settle, attorney for the public /d .tility district and President George Bush's nominee [.or judge of U.S. District Court in Tacoma. Commis- d  8!011er Linda Gott will chair meetings of the commis- i miort this year, with Jorgenson serving as vice presi- )dr deat and Commissioner John Whalen as secretary. tsi to prison ' • 00l00fter throwl, ng at vehicle .€| 23-year-old convicted felon di|Va0 threw a backpack contain- .i !a gun at a passing vehicle was aced to 15 months in prison er a hearing held on January 22 aSon County Superior Court. € J0Seph Russell Stevens of 1000 I) K Centerline Road, Grape- ,, changed his plea to guilty ;0]hdnesday, ,,,. January 17, after was seated on January 16 lulll| .lal trial. He pled guilty to un- F possession of a firearm in Second degree, a felony, and to oss misdemeanors: reckless Li.'agerment and malicious mis- ffirl[ the third degree. :: 'j!ihelton man ,'00]aarges '"Jill case Shelton man ap- recently in Mason County Court to face charges 16 years ago. Anastacio Si- Morales, of 1907 Olympic North, was identified on January 22, in a 1990 of burglary in the degree and assault in the degree. warrant was issued he failed to appear for ar- on April 23, 1990. He arrested on that warrant on 21 by Shelton Police Of- responding to a report from M. Selby of an alleged as- by Morales. In the 1990 case, aCCused of entering the resi- of Debra Underberg at 532 First Street on March 26 her. re([ not-guilty pleas is scheduled for hearing on February Pretrial hearing on March 3 during the jury term be- 13. James Sawyer appointed Lane as defense attorney bail at $5,000. He ordered to have no contact with or the residence on Court-certified in- Karen Horn translated into Spanish and In his plea statement he admit- ted that on November 11 he threw a backpack at the windshield of an approaching car driven by Roy Justice. "I had a gun in the back- pack and I knew I was not to have it because I am a felon," he wrote. Stevens has three felony convic- tions and is prohibited from own- ing, using or possessing firearms. He was sentenced on January 22 to 15 months in prison for the fire- arms offense. DEPUTY PROSECUTOR Re- inhold Schuetz said that with an offender score of four, the sentenc- ing range is from 12 months and one day to 16 months for unlawful possession of a firearm. Sentences of longer than a year are served in a state correctional facility. Schuetz recommended "some- thing above mid-range," noting Stevens was under the supervision of the Washington State Depart- ment of Corrections at the time he committed these offenses. He said Stevens was out "wreaking havoc" and was intoxicated in violation of his conditions of supervision. Defense attorney Andrew Ru- benstein said his client "was highly intoxicated" when the in- cident occurred. He said Stevens has "taken responsibility for his actions. He is arranging to try to avoid this in the future." Stevens also addressed the court. "I apologize to communi- ty and the victim, Roy Justice," he said. "I know what I did was wrong. I take full responsibility. I need to get on track and prison is going to do that for me. I leave it in your hands." JUDGE JAMES Sawyer im- posed concurrent sentences of 365 days with 265 days suspended on each of the misdemeanor convic- tions and said Stevens would be on 24 months of probation. He also found the offenses to be alcohol-re- lated and ordered Stevens to have a drug-alcohol evaluation and fol- low all recommended treatment. The judge imposed legal fi- nancial obligations of $500 to the crime-victims' compensation fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment for the cost of court-appointed counsel, $337.45 in restitution and $656.50 in court costs. !fyoustopandthinkabout it, what you know about i] national affairs, foreign policy and the war in Iraq *1 iswhatthe national medm feeds you. .]i ' I).nney I?I'tAI-EI$ & TAILORS Monday-Friday 6:30 a..-: p. • r rVirg;;: , Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. J u' %"fl-°n:tyoOrnsu2 years 215 S4t3b3,,,7©ond Superior court roundup: Deputy: Man a keeper of his brother's identity Bail was set at $10,000 for a Shelton man who allegedly signed his brother's name to a traffic cita- tion to avoid being taken into cus- tody on outstanding warrants. Kelly Brian Anderson, 37, of 61 East Driftwood Circle, Shelton, was identified on Monday, Janu- ary 29, in Mason County Superior Cou in an investigation of forg- ery and criminal impersonation in the first degree. He was arrested around 1:30 p.m. on January 26 by Deputy Ted Drogmund of the Mason County Sheriffs Office who reported con- tacting Anderson in the morning in regards to a report of a "rolling domestic-violence incident" in- volving a man and a woman in a car which was traveling south on State Route 3 near Shelton. Drogmund said Kelly Brian Anderson was driving and identi- fied himself as Jeffrey R. Ander- son. The deputy issued a citation for no valid driver's license and Kelly Anderson reportedly signed the name of Jeffrey Anderson on the ticket. Anderson was searched after his arrest and the deputy re- ported finding the citation which he had issued to him in one of his pants pockets. Deputy Prosecutor Rebecca Jones Garcia said Anderson has "numerous" felony convictions in Washington, California and Or- egon as well as what she called "a significant history of failures to appear in court." When Anderson was arrested there were active warrants from Mason and Thur- ston counties fbr his arrest. Judge James Sawyer appointed Eric Valley as defense attorney, set bail at $10,000 and scheduled arraignment for February 12. The judge ordered Anderson to have no contact with his brother. On Tuesday, January 30: • Jesse Blair Gassier, 20, of 50 North Buckhorn, Hoodsport, was identified in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine, possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana, driving under the influence of intoxicants and being a minor in possession of alcohol. He was arrested around 2:40 a.m. on January 30 by Trooper Joshua J. Merritt of the Wash- ington State Patrol who said he observed the vehicle Gassier was driving, traveling at 60 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone with only one headlight. Gassier had three passengers. The trooper reported smelling an odor of intox- icants from all of the occupants in the vehicle. Merritt said in his arrest re- port that Gassier had watery and bloodshot eyes, performed "poorly" on field sobriety tests, and had a portable breath test reading of .10, with .08 being the legal limit. The trooper said he searched the vehicle and found an a unopened bottle of alcohol on the passenger side of the floorboard and a bag with white crystal material which field-tested positive for meth in the center console. The trooper also reported finding a bag of green vegetable material in a pocket of Gassier's pants. Judge Sawyer appointed John Stanislay as defense attorney and released Gassier on his promise to appear for arraignment on Febru- ary 12. . Monica Lee Bailey, 28, of 605 Fairmount Avenue, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of possession of stolen property in the first degree. She was arrested January 29 by Sergeant Jeff Rhoades of the Shel- ton Police Department who said he spotted a 2004 Hyundai Elantra which had been reported stolen from Thurston County in the 400 block of Bellevue Avenue. Rhoades said he stopped the vehicle which Bailey was driving and then spoke with the registered owner, Jan- ice Hayter of Olympia, who said her car was stolen January 29 by a woman with blond hair. Bailey had blonde hair at her court ap- pearance. Judge Sawyer appointed Jea- nette Boothe as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled arraignment for February 12. He ordered her to have no contact with Janice Hayter. Two people arrested on poten- tial drug charges also appeared in court on January 30. • Jeremy Dale Kempton, 22, of 223 West H Street, Shelton, was identified in an investiga- tion of possession of methamphet- amine and possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana. Heather Karin Hudson, 23, of 9142 Wen- dy Drive, Lacey, was identified in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine, possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana and use of drug paraphernalia. Hudson also faces potential charg- es of unlawful possession of a pre- scription drug and driving with a suspended license in the third de- gree. They were arrested about 11:45 p.m. on January 29 by Trooper C.F. Magallon who said he saw the vehicle Hudson was driving pass him with high beams on in town. When he approached the vehicle he reportedly heard "sus- tained motions which sounded like metal hitting metal which were so profound the vehicle appeared to sway." After the trooper determined Hudson's license had been sus- pended, he placed her under ar- rest and detained Kempton. In searching the vehicle for poten- tial weapons, he said he found a Crown Royal bag which contained a glass smoking device which con- tained a green vegetable material. Another smoking device report- edly was found in the glove box. A bag containing green vegetable material was also found under the console. Behind the driver seat on the floorboard, the trooper report- ed finding a small brown box with four bags containing a white resi- due, two digital scales and other smoking devices. In a backpack, which Kempton reportedly said was his, the officer found another Crown Royal bag containing more pot and a smoking device. A pill bottle also was reportedly found in a purse belonging to Hudson. Field tests performed on the sus- pected meth and marijuana were positive. Judge Sawyer appointed Eric Valley as defense attorney for Kempton and James Gazori to represent Hudson. He set bail at $2,500 for Hudson and released Kempton on his promise to appear for future court dates. Kempton and Hudson are scheduled for arraignment on Feb- ruary 12. On Friday, January 26: • Rene Pedro Paumier, 21, of Shelton was identified in an in- vestigation of residential burglary and possession of stolen property in the third degree. He is also known as "Ray" and was listed as transient at booking. He was arrested January 25 by Shelton police officers investigat- ing a report made on January 21 by Jason Howland of 528 Laurel Street. Police said Howland re- ported several knives, collector's belt buckles, two watches and oth- er items had been stolen from his residence. Terry McClintic, a potential witness to the burglary, told po- lice he saw Paumier leaving the residence on Laurel Street and learned Paumier had been trying to sell knives and other items in the downtown area. Paumier was arrested and Howland identified a knife and several other items which he reported stolen. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed Ronald Sergi as defense attorney, set bail at $10,000 and scheduled arraignment for February 2. She ordered Paumier to have no con- tact with Howland, his residence or McClintic, a potential witness. On Thursday, January 25: • Rodney Dale Dewolf, 45,of 224 Nelson Road, Winlock, was identified in an investigation of theft in the second degree. He was arrested January 24 by Detective Paul Campbell of the SPD who said he was investigat- ing a report from Rolland R. Bull- ock, owner of Claws and Paws on South First Street, that a pure- bred boxer puppy, valued at $700, had been stolen on January 6. A report on file with the su- perior court clerk indicates that Coreenia L. Preston, a dog breed- er, had come to pick up seven of her puppies and Dewolf was with her. An employee of the pet store, Cohen Brown, reported seeing De- wolf walk out the back door with the boxer puppy. Judge Sawyer appointed Gazori as defense attorney and scheduled arraignment for February 5. He said the $2,500 bail which Dewolf posted would remain in effect and ordered Dewolf to have no contact with Bullock, Brown, the pet shop or Preston. On Wednesday, January 24: • Julio Cesar Montano- Carreon, 32, of 51 East Spruce (Please turn to page 28.) PUBLIC NOTICE MA ;()N (;()I;N'I'' -"-S H E R I F F Casey Salisbury ~ Sheriff SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN LEVEL 3 TRANSIENT NOTIFICATION if you have any information regardin current criminal activity of this or any other offender, please call 911. For other information on sex offenders,http://so.co.mason.wa.us/ BENJAMIN JOHN GAUERKE WHITE MALE - DOB. 03/22/55 5'-10" TALL - 210 LBS. BROWN HAIR & BLUE EYES Benjanfin Gauerke was just released from prison due to serving his scntcncc for Child Molestation 3rd Degree, Mason County Superior Court cause #02-1-00286-2. This conviction stems from when GAUERKE was 47 years old, he sexually assaulted a 15 year old girl that was known to him through a friend of his. Later that same week of the sexual assault, GAU ER KE propositioned the young girl tbr sexual intercourse. GAUERKE has other sexual assault convictions. On 07/01/84, GAUERKE was convicted of Indecent Liberties, Pacific County Superior Court cause #84.- 1-0005 I-0. This conviction stems from when GAUERKE was 29 years old, he pied guilty to sexually assaulting an 8 year old girl that was known to him through a friend. The little girl indicated that she was sexually assaulted on at least 5 occasions by GAUERKE. On 10/10/89, GA UERKE was convicted of Attempted Molestation of a Child, and Dangerous Crime Against Children 2nd Degree, Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona, cause #CR891(}847. This conviction stems from when GAUERKE was 34 years old, he sexually assaulted a 12 year old girl that was known to him through a friend of his. This little girl also stated that GAUERKE had sexually assaulted her two years earlier when she was only 10 years old, but the charges lbr that specific crime were eventually dropped. Due to all of GAUERKE's sexual crime convictions, he is considered a HIGH RISK. NOTE: GAUERKE will be on Dept. of Corrections Supervision fi)r 36-48 months. GAUERKE is assessed by Mason County Sheriff's Office as a Level 3 Sex Offender because of his continual sexual assault record. This is the highest level given to a Sex Offender, meaning that the subject is at a High Risk to re-offend. GAUERKE is homeless within the Shelton area of Mason County, so he is: Transient within the area of Shelton, WA. Paid for by the Mason County Sheriff's Office Thursday, February 1,2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 27 [] Bruce lS back "]1 .tUce Jorgenson, right, takes the oath of office for a I[ aird six-year term on the PUD 3 Commission. Admin- d J 18tering the oath is Ben Settle, attorney for the public /d .tility district and President George Bush's nominee [.or judge of U.S. District Court in Tacoma. Commis- d  8!011er Linda Gott will chair meetings of the commis- i miort this year, with Jorgenson serving as vice presi- )dr deat and Commissioner John Whalen as secretary. tsi to prison ' • 00l00fter throwl, ng at vehicle .€| 23-year-old convicted felon di|Va0 threw a backpack contain- .i !a gun at a passing vehicle was aced to 15 months in prison er a hearing held on January 22 aSon County Superior Court. € J0Seph Russell Stevens of 1000 I) K Centerline Road, Grape- ,, changed his plea to guilty ;0]hdnesday, ,,,. January 17, after was seated on January 16 lulll| .lal trial. He pled guilty to un- F possession of a firearm in Second degree, a felony, and to oss misdemeanors: reckless Li.'agerment and malicious mis- ffirl[ the third degree. :: 'j!ihelton man ,'00]aarges '"Jill case Shelton man ap- recently in Mason County Court to face charges 16 years ago. Anastacio Si- Morales, of 1907 Olympic North, was identified on January 22, in a 1990 of burglary in the degree and assault in the degree. warrant was issued he failed to appear for ar- on April 23, 1990. He arrested on that warrant on 21 by Shelton Police Of- responding to a report from M. Selby of an alleged as- by Morales. In the 1990 case, aCCused of entering the resi- of Debra Underberg at 532 First Street on March 26 her. re([ not-guilty pleas is scheduled for hearing on February Pretrial hearing on March 3 during the jury term be- 13. James Sawyer appointed Lane as defense attorney bail at $5,000. He ordered to have no contact with or the residence on Court-certified in- Karen Horn translated into Spanish and In his plea statement he admit- ted that on November 11 he threw a backpack at the windshield of an approaching car driven by Roy Justice. "I had a gun in the back- pack and I knew I was not to have it because I am a felon," he wrote. Stevens has three felony convic- tions and is prohibited from own- ing, using or possessing firearms. He was sentenced on January 22 to 15 months in prison for the fire- arms offense. DEPUTY PROSECUTOR Re- inhold Schuetz said that with an offender score of four, the sentenc- ing range is from 12 months and one day to 16 months for unlawful possession of a firearm. Sentences of longer than a year are served in a state correctional facility. Schuetz recommended "some- thing above mid-range," noting Stevens was under the supervision of the Washington State Depart- ment of Corrections at the time he committed these offenses. He said Stevens was out "wreaking havoc" and was intoxicated in violation of his conditions of supervision. Defense attorney Andrew Ru- benstein said his client "was highly intoxicated" when the in- cident occurred. He said Stevens has "taken responsibility for his actions. He is arranging to try to avoid this in the future." Stevens also addressed the court. "I apologize to communi- ty and the victim, Roy Justice," he said. "I know what I did was wrong. I take full responsibility. I need to get on track and prison is going to do that for me. I leave it in your hands." JUDGE JAMES Sawyer im- posed concurrent sentences of 365 days with 265 days suspended on each of the misdemeanor convic- tions and said Stevens would be on 24 months of probation. He also found the offenses to be alcohol-re- lated and ordered Stevens to have a drug-alcohol evaluation and fol- low all recommended treatment. The judge imposed legal fi- nancial obligations of $500 to the crime-victims' compensation fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment for the cost of court-appointed counsel, $337.45 in restitution and $656.50 in court costs. !fyoustopandthinkabout it, what you know about i] national affairs, foreign policy and the war in Iraq *1 iswhatthe national medm feeds you. .]i ' I).nney I?I'tAI-EI$ & TAILORS Monday-Friday 6:30 a..-: p. • r rVirg;;: , Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. J u' %"fl-°n:tyoOrnsu2 years 215 S4t3b3,,,7©ond Superior court roundup: Deputy: Man a keeper of his brother's identity Bail was set at $10,000 for a Shelton man who allegedly signed his brother's name to a traffic cita- tion to avoid being taken into cus- tody on outstanding warrants. Kelly Brian Anderson, 37, of 61 East Driftwood Circle, Shelton, was identified on Monday, Janu- ary 29, in Mason County Superior Cou in an investigation of forg- ery and criminal impersonation in the first degree. He was arrested around 1:30 p.m. on January 26 by Deputy Ted Drogmund of the Mason County Sheriffs Office who reported con- tacting Anderson in the morning in regards to a report of a "rolling domestic-violence incident" in- volving a man and a woman in a car which was traveling south on State Route 3 near Shelton. Drogmund said Kelly Brian Anderson was driving and identi- fied himself as Jeffrey R. Ander- son. The deputy issued a citation for no valid driver's license and Kelly Anderson reportedly signed the name of Jeffrey Anderson on the ticket. Anderson was searched after his arrest and the deputy re- ported finding the citation which he had issued to him in one of his pants pockets. Deputy Prosecutor Rebecca Jones Garcia said Anderson has "numerous" felony convictions in Washington, California and Or- egon as well as what she called "a significant history of failures to appear in court." When Anderson was arrested there were active warrants from Mason and Thur- ston counties fbr his arrest. Judge James Sawyer appointed Eric Valley as defense attorney, set bail at $10,000 and scheduled arraignment for February 12. The judge ordered Anderson to have no contact with his brother. On Tuesday, January 30: • Jesse Blair Gassier, 20, of 50 North Buckhorn, Hoodsport, was identified in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine, possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana, driving under the influence of intoxicants and being a minor in possession of alcohol. He was arrested around 2:40 a.m. on January 30 by Trooper Joshua J. Merritt of the Wash- ington State Patrol who said he observed the vehicle Gassier was driving, traveling at 60 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone with only one headlight. Gassier had three passengers. The trooper reported smelling an odor of intox- icants from all of the occupants in the vehicle. Merritt said in his arrest re- port that Gassier had watery and bloodshot eyes, performed "poorly" on field sobriety tests, and had a portable breath test reading of .10, with .08 being the legal limit. The trooper said he searched the vehicle and found an a unopened bottle of alcohol on the passenger side of the floorboard and a bag with white crystal material which field-tested positive for meth in the center console. The trooper also reported finding a bag of green vegetable material in a pocket of Gassier's pants. Judge Sawyer appointed John Stanislay as defense attorney and released Gassier on his promise to appear for arraignment on Febru- ary 12. . Monica Lee Bailey, 28, of 605 Fairmount Avenue, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of possession of stolen property in the first degree. She was arrested January 29 by Sergeant Jeff Rhoades of the Shel- ton Police Department who said he spotted a 2004 Hyundai Elantra which had been reported stolen from Thurston County in the 400 block of Bellevue Avenue. Rhoades said he stopped the vehicle which Bailey was driving and then spoke with the registered owner, Jan- ice Hayter of Olympia, who said her car was stolen January 29 by a woman with blond hair. Bailey had blonde hair at her court ap- pearance. Judge Sawyer appointed Jea- nette Boothe as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled arraignment for February 12. He ordered her to have no contact with Janice Hayter. Two people arrested on poten- tial drug charges also appeared in court on January 30. • Jeremy Dale Kempton, 22, of 223 West H Street, Shelton, was identified in an investiga- tion of possession of methamphet- amine and possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana. Heather Karin Hudson, 23, of 9142 Wen- dy Drive, Lacey, was identified in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine, possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana and use of drug paraphernalia. Hudson also faces potential charg- es of unlawful possession of a pre- scription drug and driving with a suspended license in the third de- gree. They were arrested about 11:45 p.m. on January 29 by Trooper C.F. Magallon who said he saw the vehicle Hudson was driving pass him with high beams on in town. When he approached the vehicle he reportedly heard "sus- tained motions which sounded like metal hitting metal which were so profound the vehicle appeared to sway." After the trooper determined Hudson's license had been sus- pended, he placed her under ar- rest and detained Kempton. In searching the vehicle for poten- tial weapons, he said he found a Crown Royal bag which contained a glass smoking device which con- tained a green vegetable material. Another smoking device report- edly was found in the glove box. A bag containing green vegetable material was also found under the console. Behind the driver seat on the floorboard, the trooper report- ed finding a small brown box with four bags containing a white resi- due, two digital scales and other smoking devices. In a backpack, which Kempton reportedly said was his, the officer found another Crown Royal bag containing more pot and a smoking device. A pill bottle also was reportedly found in a purse belonging to Hudson. Field tests performed on the sus- pected meth and marijuana were positive. Judge Sawyer appointed Eric Valley as defense attorney for Kempton and James Gazori to represent Hudson. He set bail at $2,500 for Hudson and released Kempton on his promise to appear for future court dates. Kempton and Hudson are scheduled for arraignment on Feb- ruary 12. On Friday, January 26: • Rene Pedro Paumier, 21, of Shelton was identified in an in- vestigation of residential burglary and possession of stolen property in the third degree. He is also known as "Ray" and was listed as transient at booking. He was arrested January 25 by Shelton police officers investigat- ing a report made on January 21 by Jason Howland of 528 Laurel Street. Police said Howland re- ported several knives, collector's belt buckles, two watches and oth- er items had been stolen from his residence. Terry McClintic, a potential witness to the burglary, told po- lice he saw Paumier leaving the residence on Laurel Street and learned Paumier had been trying to sell knives and other items in the downtown area. Paumier was arrested and Howland identified a knife and several other items which he reported stolen. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed Ronald Sergi as defense attorney, set bail at $10,000 and scheduled arraignment for February 2. She ordered Paumier to have no con- tact with Howland, his residence or McClintic, a potential witness. On Thursday, January 25: • Rodney Dale Dewolf, 45,of 224 Nelson Road, Winlock, was identified in an investigation of theft in the second degree. He was arrested January 24 by Detective Paul Campbell of the SPD who said he was investigat- ing a report from Rolland R. Bull- ock, owner of Claws and Paws on South First Street, that a pure- bred boxer puppy, valued at $700, had been stolen on January 6. A report on file with the su- perior court clerk indicates that Coreenia L. Preston, a dog breed- er, had come to pick up seven of her puppies and Dewolf was with her. An employee of the pet store, Cohen Brown, reported seeing De- wolf walk out the back door with the boxer puppy. Judge Sawyer appointed Gazori as defense attorney and scheduled arraignment for February 5. He said the $2,500 bail which Dewolf posted would remain in effect and ordered Dewolf to have no contact with Bullock, Brown, the pet shop or Preston. On Wednesday, January 24: • Julio Cesar Montano- Carreon, 32, of 51 East Spruce (Please turn to page 28.) PUBLIC NOTICE MA ;()N (;()I;N'I'' -"-S H E R I F F Casey Salisbury ~ Sheriff SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN LEVEL 3 TRANSIENT NOTIFICATION if you have any information regardin current criminal activity of this or any other offender, please call 911. For other information on sex offenders,http://so.co.mason.wa.us/ BENJAMIN JOHN GAUERKE WHITE MALE - DOB. 03/22/55 5'-10" TALL - 210 LBS. BROWN HAIR & BLUE EYES Benjanfin Gauerke was just released from prison due to serving his scntcncc for Child Molestation 3rd Degree, Mason County Superior Court cause #02-1-00286-2. This conviction stems from when GAUERKE was 47 years old, he sexually assaulted a 15 year old girl that was known to him through a friend of his. Later that same week of the sexual assault, GAU ER KE propositioned the young girl tbr sexual intercourse. GAUERKE has other sexual assault convictions. On 07/01/84, GAUERKE was convicted of Indecent Liberties, Pacific County Superior Court cause #84.- 1-0005 I-0. This conviction stems from when GAUERKE was 29 years old, he pied guilty to sexually assaulting an 8 year old girl that was known to him through a friend. The little girl indicated that she was sexually assaulted on at least 5 occasions by GAUERKE. On 10/10/89, GA UERKE was convicted of Attempted Molestation of a Child, and Dangerous Crime Against Children 2nd Degree, Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona, cause #CR891(}847. This conviction stems from when GAUERKE was 34 years old, he sexually assaulted a 12 year old girl that was known to him through a friend of his. This little girl also stated that GAUERKE had sexually assaulted her two years earlier when she was only 10 years old, but the charges lbr that specific crime were eventually dropped. Due to all of GAUERKE's sexual crime convictions, he is considered a HIGH RISK. NOTE: GAUERKE will be on Dept. of Corrections Supervision fi)r 36-48 months. GAUERKE is assessed by Mason County Sheriff's Office as a Level 3 Sex Offender because of his continual sexual assault record. This is the highest level given to a Sex Offender, meaning that the subject is at a High Risk to re-offend. GAUERKE is homeless within the Shelton area of Mason County, so he is: Transient within the area of Shelton, WA. Paid for by the Mason County Sheriff's Office Thursday, February 1,2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 27 []