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Arson: Sheriff ’5‘ negotia continued from page The Feb. 15 fire is still being investigated, according to Cen- tral Mason Fire & EMS Bat- talion Chief KC Whitehouse. CMFE received the call around 2:30 am. and was able to save some of the building because, firefighters got to the fire with- in three minutes. I ’ “That’s fortunate there were two people on the balcony, and we were able to get there quickly and get the rescue ini- tiated and crews were able to knock the fire down quickly,” Whitehouse said. The structure’s front, sid- ing and roof were damaged, but Whitehouse said that since it was “an old, sturdy building,” there’s a good chance it can be repaired. He' said crews were able to salvage a lot of the con- tents for residents. Two people were trapped on a second-floor balcony when crews arrived, but firefighters went around the back and were able to save both people. None of the 22 men in the building were harmed in the Wednesday fire. According to court docu- ments, at 4:14 am. on Feb. 17, MACECOM received several calls abofit a two-story building in Union that was on fire. All 24 men being housed in the build- ing escaped uninjured. The source of the fire was suspicious and investigators from the Fire Marshal’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, To- bacco, Firearms and Explosives were summoned to investigate the scene, according to the court documents. Investigators determined it was intentionally set. Preliminary tests were pos- itive for the presence of accel- erants spread along the front of the building. Detectives checked Hoyle’s background and confirmed a felony warrant out of Clacka- mas, Oregon, for larceny, ac- cording to court documents. Detectives found he was stay- ing at the Shelton Inn on North 7th Street and West Railroad Avenue. The manager of the Shelton Inn went and spoke with Hoyle and confirmed he was in room No. 50. Law enforcement knocked on the door and identified themselves, according to court papers. Hoyle yelled that he Thank Yul for voting Noel Longan ’ Best Mechanic 8 years in a row! .. &L AUTOMOTIVE - 2033 Olympic Highway North Shelton would not come out and was heard fortifying the door by drilling screws into the door I and jamb, A Mason County Sheriffs Office negotiator called Hoyle, who told the negotiator he had a loaded 12-gauge shotgun in the room and he would shoot any officer who attempted to take him into custody; accord- ing to court documents. The SWAT team arrived and the hotel and Blondie’s restaurant were evacuated before Hoyle surrendered. “We did a fantastic job,” MCSO Chief Deputy of Opera- tions Jason Dracobly told the Journal. “We were able to get ' the individual in custody. Ev- erything went well. A big thank you to the fire department and the City of Shelton for assisting with it.” ‘ Detectives received a search warrant and found a 12-gauge flare gun loaded with 12-gauge buckshot and additional rounds in the room. ' According to court docu- ments, Hoyle admitted using a 55-gallon plastic garbage can and filling it with 11 gallons of gasoline that he purchased at a gas station in Shelton in the early morning. He then stole a truck from downtown Shelton and used the truck to go to the Gethsemane Ministries build- ing in Union, backed the truck up to the front of the build- ing and “utilized a contraption he had fashioned from PVC pipes, a metal ball valve, rub- ber hoses, a metal bar and rope to empty much of the contents of the garbage can onto the front porch of the lodge. Hoyle claimed he then used a road flare to ignite the gasoline prior to- driving away.” Hoyle claimed, according to court documents, he dumped the garbage can and remaining contents on a Green Diamond logging road between the build- ing and downtown, which de- tectives later found in the area. Hoyle described. “Obviously, he was trying to kill people. There were 22 men in the Pine Street house that he burned out,” Hellenthal said. “When we moved them out to Union to the property out here, ' and tried to recover from the in- town fire, he came out here and burned this place.” He said he doesn’t know why Hoyle targeted Gethsemane ‘m. AutoCare 0 426-1467 tor helps en Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 Shelton-Mason County Journal Page 11 dstandoff at'motel as A multiunit housing structure owned and operated by Gethsemane Ministries on Misty Acres Road near Union was set on fire early Friday morning. Courtesy photo Ministries. ‘ “The same person over Christmas broke into one of the houses here on camp and so we had him arrested and removed by the police,” Hellenthal said. “And then he was released and then he showed up .at the Pine Street house a couple of weeks ago and was threatening the house leader and some of the guys. Some of the guys held him until police came and they arrested him again. And then they released him and within a couple of weeks, he came back and burned the place. (We) don’t really understand why. He really had no connection to the ministry at all that we’re aWare of.” According to the court docu- ments, Hoyle was a previous tenant at Gethsemane Min- istries and lived at the 220 E. Misty Acres Lane building near Union. When speaking with MCSO detectives after being arrested, according to court documents, Hoyle admitted to setting both fires and he did so because he was angry at Geth- semane Ministries because he Center WI "III." Quality NAPA Pam Make Your Rainy Days Sunshine Days with Aquapel Window Treatment! Senor Business Bureau believed they were taunting him by hiding his ex-girlfriends. Hellenthal said some of the men displaced by the fires are in the Super 8 Motel in Shelton and a group of 15 people left Tuesday for a mission trip to Phoenix to participate in street and food ministry. The group will also work at spring train- ing Major Eeague . Baseball games and raise money for 40 days. - “We’re looking for other al- ternative housing right now,” Hellenthal said. “So we need a couple houses that we can rent or as temporary housing. Our facilities are insured so the in- surance will cover the transi- tional costs. That’s the plan.” Hellenthal said people have stepped up to support Geth- semane Ministries. He said people can help by praying for Gethsemane Ministries, but also by helping with resources for housing, furnishings and storage containers. He said he believes it will take about a year or more for Gethsemane Ministries to fully recover from the fires. “We’re pretty adaptive at overcoming things. We’re al- ready up and~ running and continuing our mission,” Hel- ‘ lenthal said. “Matter of fact, we have a 40-by-40-foot tent that we erected that we had class in this morning. We have propane heaters in there and we do our life skills class or a Bible study twice a day, once in the morning, once at night Monday through Friday. We also have our church services that we hold on the weekend. We’re already up and running, although it’s at kind of a crisis mode.” Hellenthal said Gethsemane Ministries is hoping to turn this into a positive. “We’re very optimistic and we’re believing for the best,” Hellenthal said. “We’re believ- ing that hopefully, this indi- vidual will get the help that he needs and whatever that is, whatever the court works out with him, but we just look at it I as an opportunity to continue to serve .God and to be a blessing here in the community. That’s been our goal since we started.” Aquapel Window Treatment Free Windshield Wiper Installation Included Headlight Vision Treatment We Make Dull, Hazy Headlights Look Brand—New! 321 S. 2nd St, Shelton - (360) 426-8208 W??? the p/{Ic‘t’ffli‘J/OZI/ We’re A Rated for 15 Years!