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Su00perior court roundup: l00Pzee on meth but back for theft • year-old woman who pled week to a drug charge a released from custody sentencing was back in Co ty Superior Court af-  arrested on new poten- Y charges. Lynn Rodriguez, 26, ]ast Sea Vista Lane, Grape- as identified on Thursday, 8, in an investigation of the first degree and crimi- Pass in the second degree. Was arrested at 9:15 p.m. tbruary 7 by Officer Chris kt of the Shelton Police De- bat who said he was investi- [a theft complaint from Dale Whitten said Rodriguez was riding with him in his vehicle when he went into a gas station and left his wallet on the seat with more than $1,500 cash in it and several credit cards. Kostad reported finding Rodri- guez coming out of the Wal-Mart store, which the local court had ordered her to stay away from on January 12, 2007. He arrested her in the parking lot and said when he searched the vehicle she was a passenger in he found a small woman&apos;s purse on the floor in front of the passenger seat. It contained $1,619 in cash. She claimed Whit- ten gave her the money to buy a car. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed i li00cy pleas: llawell admits assault after ( Lrinkin g binge -old Shelton man who ed beating up another man atown Shelton street cor- anong the defendants who r pleas recently in Ma- lty Superior Court. iPh William Hollowell of Mikkelsen Road, Shelton, on Monday, February • ault in the third degree. ge for his plea the state dismiss a charge of rob- t the second degree. )ffense, which occurred on 27, involved an attack "iguez of Shelton in the of West Cota Street. "We rtying with the guy and a lot of alcohol and stuff," ell told Judge James Saw- etually him and my brother !fighting and I jumped in. I lty., x ro prior felony criminal the sentencing range is .... 1Q to three months followed aonths of community cus- e judge explained. Sawyer I'Ioilowe l, who has been 0dy since his arrest, on his b to appear for sentencing ¢h5. efendant and brother, 23- ryan Phillip Redmond e-'atur Street, Olympia, filty on January 26 to third- Ssault and is scheduled for ilg on February 26. iday, February 9: aas Joseph Wilson, 32, , pied guilty to felony vio- a no-contact order. Ida:tted being at 764 SE [arlt Farm Road on Novem- aid said he was aware of a 'violence protection order ag him from having con- Louanne Garner. "I was address where she resides .Said. Wilson has two prior loss for violations of a do- 'Violence protection orders :tiag contact with Garner: 5, 2006 in Mason County; daauary 9, 1998 in Benton punched Thomas Beavan and I in- tentionally grabbed Deputy Rich Germeau on his arm," Draper wrote in his plea statement. With an offender score of one, the sentencing range for the third- degree assault is from three to eight months followed by 12 months of community custody and the range for the fourth-degree assault is from zero to 365 days followed by 24 months of probation, Judge Sawyer said. He set sentencing for March 12. • Shawn Vincent B. Byrd, 28, of 4409 Harbor Counlry Road, Gig Harbor, pled guilty to theft in the second degree. He is scheduled for sentencing on March 5. In his plea statement he admit- ted taking a television set, valued at $654, from Shelton Wal-Mart without paying for it on August 2, 2006. With an offender score of two, the standard sentencing range is from two to five months, Judge Sawyer explained, noting a recom- mendation that Byrd be allowed to serve the sentence on work release through Kitsap County. On Monday, February 5: • Michael James Wilson, 30, of 4143 East Grapeview Loop Road, an offender score of two, acing range is from 13 to s in prison followed by B months of community ldge Sawyer explained. I sentencing for March 8 opher Allen Draper, ° ' n u E Collins Lake Drive, r,  entered guilty pleas to . th+- " f assault in the third de- . .  !f:c t hd :eo raoma tlte 00i:lk" Grapeview, entered Alford pleas of guilty to charges of theft in the sec- ond degree and possession of meth- amphetamine. He is scheduled for sentencing February 26. He was arrested on November 4 by deputies who said Wilson was driving a Chevrolet Malibu belong- ing to Jennifer Torpey, who had reported the vehicle stolen. Wilson was searched and the officers found a small plastic bag containing a white substance which field-tested positive for meth. In an Alford plea a person does not admit guilt but pleads guilty because the evidence is such that a jury would be likely to convict and because of an offer from the state. Charles Lane as defense attorney, set bail at $7,500 and scheduled arraignment for February 15. The judge ordered Rodriguez to have no contact with Whitten or Wal- Mart. Rodriguez pied guilty on Feb- ruary 5 to possession of metham- phetamine and was on conditions of release in this case at the time of her latest arrest, Deputy Pros- ecutor Mike Dorcy reported. He asked that she be taken into cus- tody until she is sentenced in the drug case. Sheldon said Rodriguez would be held in the Mason County Jail pending sentencing in the drug case on February 26. On Monday, February 12, Joe Paul Laudenbach, 54, of 27041 North Highway 101, Hoodsport, was identified in an investiga- tion of possession of methamphet- amine. He was arrested February 9 on a Washington State Department of Corrections warrant. Officers said they searched his residence and found a tin container with a small baggie containing a white crystal substance which field-tested posi- tive for meth. Judge James Sawyer appointed Ron Sergi as defense attorney, set bail at $5,000 and scheduled ar- raignment for February 26. On Thursday, February 8, Rob- Logger in a jam A man surveys the situation on Olympic Highway South after the back end of an empty log truck became detached from the rig that was pulling it south on the rise up to Shelton's Hillcrest area. Teas arrested in rape investigation A 26-year-old former Mason County resident accused of having sexual intercourse with a teenage girl for several months in 2005 ap- peared recently in Mason County Superior Court. Arthur Amos Teas Jr. of 3605 West Kennewick Avenue, Kenne- wick, was identified on Wednesday, February 7, in an investigation of rape of a child in the third degree. He entered a not-guilty plea and is scheduled for an omnibus hearing *er 28 I intentionally on February 26, a pretrial hearing Seattle and Olympia have tent cities. I So do we - do you know where00 [ We will be closed I Saturday. Sunday. Monday I for Presidents' Day on March 12 and trial during the jury term beginning March 27. Detective Mike Foster of the Mason County Sheriffs Office reported interviewing Teas on November 1, 2005 when he was being held at the Mason County Jail on a federal warrant for mail theft. According to court documents, a 15-year-old girl identified in court documents by the initials "C.G.L." said she met Teas just after her 15th birthday in June 2005. She said the first time she had intercourse with Teas was when she and he were with a group of people who went camp- ing along the Hamma Hamma River later in the summer. They then had sex once or twice a week over a three- to four-month period starting in August 2005. She said the intercourse was consensual. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed Ronald Sergi as defense attorney, set bail at $5,000 and ordered him to have no contact with C.G.L. ert Lawrence Torpey, 57, of 551 NE Roy Boad Road, Belfair, was identified in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine, possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana and use of drug para- phernalia. He was arrested on February 7 by Trooper Rob Atkinson of the Washington State Patrol who said he stopped the vehicle Torpey was driving for having an obscured front license plate and discovered Torpey's license was suspended. The trooper said suspected drugs were found inside the vehicle, as were a bag containing a metal smoking device, two glass smok- ing devices with residue that field- tested positive for meth, a rolled cigarette of suspected marijuana and a small amount of green veg- etable material which field-tested positive for marijuana. Judge Sheldon appointed An- drew Rubenstein to represent Tor- pey. She exonerated the $5,000 bail which he posted and released him on his promise to appear for arraignment on February 15. On Wednesday, February 7: • Aimee Lynn Stallman, 20, of 21 East Willow Place, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of theft in the third degree and two counts of forgery. She has also been known by the last name Lund. She was arrested by Detective Paul Campbell of the SPD who said he was investigating a report on January 23 from Barbara Giles that her checks had been stolen and two had been cashed. Ac- cording to Campbell's report one check was cashed on January 17 and written to Thomas Castellane for $950 and the other was cashed on the same date and made out to Stallman for $450. Judge Sheldon appointed Ru- benstein as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled ar- raignment for February 14. She ordered Stallman to have no con- tact with Giles or Castellane, a po- tential codefendant. • Nicholas P. Shafer, 18, of 525 Arcadia Avenue, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of possession of a controlled sub- stance, possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana, use of drug paraphernalia and reckless driv- ing. He was arrested on February 6 by Trooper C.F. Magallon who said he stopped the vehicle Shafer was driving for speeding. The trooper reported activating the lights and siren on his patrol car and noted Shafer's vehicle accelerated rapid- ly, tailgated another vehicle, and nearly struck the patrol vehicle. Magallon said he searched the vehicle and found a smoking device with burnt green vegetable mate- rial in an unlocked glove box and a bag containing two pink pills, known as "X," a street name for ecstasy, a controlled substance. Judge Sheldon appointed Lane as defense attorney and released Shafer on his promise to appear for arraignment on February 14. • Akasha L. Garner, 18, of SE 764 Cook Plant Farm Road, Shel- ton, was identified in an investiga- tion of possession of methamphet- amine, use of drug paraphernalia and theft in the third degree. She was arrested February 6 by Officer Kostad who said he was responding to a report from Linda Drogmund, an employee at the Red Apple Market who said she detained Garner for taking a bag of M&Ms valued at $3.99. She al- legedly told the officer the suspect had a pipe in her bra and gave it to Kostad. He said it contained a white residue which field-tested positive for meth. Judge Sheldon appointed Ron- ald Sergi as defense attorney and released Garner on her promise to appear for arraignment on Febru- ary 14. The judge ordered her to have no contact with the store. We deliver EATING IL , COMPARE OUR LOW PRICES! i We carry kerosene. Located at Sanderson I .-.--. .... .. Industrial Park c00o.o00o) la"00l II/I IlRIE00l _ A_ ......_ < 41,ZT-UUU41, Thursday, February 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 29 Su00perior court roundup: l00Pzee on meth but back for theft • year-old woman who pled week to a drug charge a released from custody sentencing was back in Co ty Superior Court af-  arrested on new poten- Y charges. Lynn Rodriguez, 26, ]ast Sea Vista Lane, Grape- as identified on Thursday, 8, in an investigation of the first degree and crimi- Pass in the second degree. Was arrested at 9:15 p.m. tbruary 7 by Officer Chris kt of the Shelton Police De- bat who said he was investi- [a theft complaint from Dale Whitten said Rodriguez was riding with him in his vehicle when he went into a gas station and left his wallet on the seat with more than $1,500 cash in it and several credit cards. Kostad reported finding Rodri- guez coming out of the Wal-Mart store, which the local court had ordered her to stay away from on January 12, 2007. He arrested her in the parking lot and said when he searched the vehicle she was a passenger in he found a small woman's purse on the floor in front of the passenger seat. It contained $1,619 in cash. She claimed Whit- ten gave her the money to buy a car. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed i li00cy pleas: llawell admits assault after ( Lrinkin g binge -old Shelton man who ed beating up another man atown Shelton street cor- anong the defendants who r pleas recently in Ma- lty Superior Court. iPh William Hollowell of Mikkelsen Road, Shelton, on Monday, February • ault in the third degree. ge for his plea the state dismiss a charge of rob- t the second degree. )ffense, which occurred on 27, involved an attack "iguez of Shelton in the of West Cota Street. "We rtying with the guy and a lot of alcohol and stuff," ell told Judge James Saw- etually him and my brother !fighting and I jumped in. I lty., x ro prior felony criminal the sentencing range is .... 1Q to three months followed aonths of community cus- e judge explained. Sawyer I'Ioilowe l, who has been 0dy since his arrest, on his b to appear for sentencing ¢h5. efendant and brother, 23- ryan Phillip Redmond e-'atur Street, Olympia, filty on January 26 to third- Ssault and is scheduled for ilg on February 26. iday, February 9: aas Joseph Wilson, 32, , pied guilty to felony vio- a no-contact order. Ida:tted being at 764 SE [arlt Farm Road on Novem- aid said he was aware of a 'violence protection order ag him from having con- Louanne Garner. "I was address where she resides .Said. Wilson has two prior loss for violations of a do- 'Violence protection orders :tiag contact with Garner: 5, 2006 in Mason County; daauary 9, 1998 in Benton punched Thomas Beavan and I in- tentionally grabbed Deputy Rich Germeau on his arm," Draper wrote in his plea statement. With an offender score of one, the sentencing range for the third- degree assault is from three to eight months followed by 12 months of community custody and the range for the fourth-degree assault is from zero to 365 days followed by 24 months of probation, Judge Sawyer said. He set sentencing for March 12. • Shawn Vincent B. Byrd, 28, of 4409 Harbor Counlry Road, Gig Harbor, pled guilty to theft in the second degree. He is scheduled for sentencing on March 5. In his plea statement he admit- ted taking a television set, valued at $654, from Shelton Wal-Mart without paying for it on August 2, 2006. With an offender score of two, the standard sentencing range is from two to five months, Judge Sawyer explained, noting a recom- mendation that Byrd be allowed to serve the sentence on work release through Kitsap County. On Monday, February 5: • Michael James Wilson, 30, of 4143 East Grapeview Loop Road, an offender score of two, acing range is from 13 to s in prison followed by B months of community ldge Sawyer explained. I sentencing for March 8 opher Allen Draper, ° ' n u E Collins Lake Drive, r,  entered guilty pleas to . th+- " f assault in the third de- . .  !f:c t hd :eo raoma tlte 00i:lk" Grapeview, entered Alford pleas of guilty to charges of theft in the sec- ond degree and possession of meth- amphetamine. He is scheduled for sentencing February 26. He was arrested on November 4 by deputies who said Wilson was driving a Chevrolet Malibu belong- ing to Jennifer Torpey, who had reported the vehicle stolen. Wilson was searched and the officers found a small plastic bag containing a white substance which field-tested positive for meth. In an Alford plea a person does not admit guilt but pleads guilty because the evidence is such that a jury would be likely to convict and because of an offer from the state. Charles Lane as defense attorney, set bail at $7,500 and scheduled arraignment for February 15. The judge ordered Rodriguez to have no contact with Whitten or Wal- Mart. Rodriguez pied guilty on Feb- ruary 5 to possession of metham- phetamine and was on conditions of release in this case at the time of her latest arrest, Deputy Pros- ecutor Mike Dorcy reported. He asked that she be taken into cus- tody until she is sentenced in the drug case. Sheldon said Rodriguez would be held in the Mason County Jail pending sentencing in the drug case on February 26. On Monday, February 12, Joe Paul Laudenbach, 54, of 27041 North Highway 101, Hoodsport, was identified in an investiga- tion of possession of methamphet- amine. He was arrested February 9 on a Washington State Department of Corrections warrant. Officers said they searched his residence and found a tin container with a small baggie containing a white crystal substance which field-tested posi- tive for meth. Judge James Sawyer appointed Ron Sergi as defense attorney, set bail at $5,000 and scheduled ar- raignment for February 26. On Thursday, February 8, Rob- Logger in a jam A man surveys the situation on Olympic Highway South after the back end of an empty log truck became detached from the rig that was pulling it south on the rise up to Shelton's Hillcrest area. Teas arrested in rape investigation A 26-year-old former Mason County resident accused of having sexual intercourse with a teenage girl for several months in 2005 ap- peared recently in Mason County Superior Court. Arthur Amos Teas Jr. of 3605 West Kennewick Avenue, Kenne- wick, was identified on Wednesday, February 7, in an investigation of rape of a child in the third degree. He entered a not-guilty plea and is scheduled for an omnibus hearing *er 28 I intentionally on February 26, a pretrial hearing Seattle and Olympia have tent cities. I So do we - do you know where00 [ We will be closed I Saturday. Sunday. Monday I for Presidents' Day on March 12 and trial during the jury term beginning March 27. Detective Mike Foster of the Mason County Sheriffs Office reported interviewing Teas on November 1, 2005 when he was being held at the Mason County Jail on a federal warrant for mail theft. According to court documents, a 15-year-old girl identified in court documents by the initials "C.G.L." said she met Teas just after her 15th birthday in June 2005. She said the first time she had intercourse with Teas was when she and he were with a group of people who went camp- ing along the Hamma Hamma River later in the summer. They then had sex once or twice a week over a three- to four-month period starting in August 2005. She said the intercourse was consensual. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed Ronald Sergi as defense attorney, set bail at $5,000 and ordered him to have no contact with C.G.L. ert Lawrence Torpey, 57, of 551 NE Roy Boad Road, Belfair, was identified in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine, possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana and use of drug para- phernalia. He was arrested on February 7 by Trooper Rob Atkinson of the Washington State Patrol who said he stopped the vehicle Torpey was driving for having an obscured front license plate and discovered Torpey's license was suspended. The trooper said suspected drugs were found inside the vehicle, as were a bag containing a metal smoking device, two glass smok- ing devices with residue that field- tested positive for meth, a rolled cigarette of suspected marijuana and a small amount of green veg- etable material which field-tested positive for marijuana. Judge Sheldon appointed An- drew Rubenstein to represent Tor- pey. She exonerated the $5,000 bail which he posted and released him on his promise to appear for arraignment on February 15. On Wednesday, February 7: • Aimee Lynn Stallman, 20, of 21 East Willow Place, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of theft in the third degree and two counts of forgery. She has also been known by the last name Lund. She was arrested by Detective Paul Campbell of the SPD who said he was investigating a report on January 23 from Barbara Giles that her checks had been stolen and two had been cashed. Ac- cording to Campbell's report one check was cashed on January 17 and written to Thomas Castellane for $950 and the other was cashed on the same date and made out to Stallman for $450. Judge Sheldon appointed Ru- benstein as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled ar- raignment for February 14. She ordered Stallman to have no con- tact with Giles or Castellane, a po- tential codefendant. • Nicholas P. Shafer, 18, of 525 Arcadia Avenue, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of possession of a controlled sub- stance, possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana, use of drug paraphernalia and reckless driv- ing. He was arrested on February 6 by Trooper C.F. Magallon who said he stopped the vehicle Shafer was driving for speeding. The trooper reported activating the lights and siren on his patrol car and noted Shafer's vehicle accelerated rapid- ly, tailgated another vehicle, and nearly struck the patrol vehicle. Magallon said he searched the vehicle and found a smoking device with burnt green vegetable mate- rial in an unlocked glove box and a bag containing two pink pills, known as "X," a street name for ecstasy, a controlled substance. Judge Sheldon appointed Lane as defense attorney and released Shafer on his promise to appear for arraignment on February 14. • Akasha L. Garner, 18, of SE 764 Cook Plant Farm Road, Shel- ton, was identified in an investiga- tion of possession of methamphet- amine, use of drug paraphernalia and theft in the third degree. She was arrested February 6 by Officer Kostad who said he was responding to a report from Linda Drogmund, an employee at the Red Apple Market who said she detained Garner for taking a bag of M&Ms valued at $3.99. She al- legedly told the officer the suspect had a pipe in her bra and gave it to Kostad. He said it contained a white residue which field-tested positive for meth. Judge Sheldon appointed Ron- ald Sergi as defense attorney and released Garner on her promise to appear for arraignment on Febru- ary 14. The judge ordered her to have no contact with the store. We deliver EATING IL , COMPARE OUR LOW PRICES! i We carry kerosene. Located at Sanderson I .-.--. .... .. Industrial Park c00o.o00o) la"00l II/I IlRIE00l _ A_ ......_ < 41,ZT-UUU41, Thursday, February 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 29