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Sentencings: : i::,:A 23-year-old man who admit- he participated in the beating I alother man outside a Shelton : W::e at:rnaah eta°Pif e dr 7ee ' | 26 in Mason County Supe- : !Court. " " d of  i/BrYan Phdhp Redmon tStt [ll?atur Street, Olympia, was ',_u | ed to 12 months for assault |the third degree. With an of- $tt Ier score of three, the sentenc- |range is from nine to 12 months 5,a [e Mason County Jail, Deputy : [tor Mike Dorcy said. |:: Defense attorney Ronald Sergi l'leested dmond j R a 00id-range sentence. l,|:"-r|e and Ivan was with his Rodriguez, the | of the assault. "They were $$ | --COnsuming alcohol together |t night and a melee broke out for drunk who mixed it up started treatment." Judge Sawyer told Hoag: "You can talk and talk and talk and it never makes anything change. The only thing that makes things change is action." Sawyer said the six-month sen- tence would be consecutive to any time Hoag is serving in the district court matter. The judge said Hoag would be on 12 months of commu- nity custody and ordered him to have a substance-abuse evaluation within 30 days of his release from jail. Sawyer imposed legal finan- cial obligations of a $2,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoup- ment and $471 in court costs. * Virgil Lee Allen, 51, of 2320 East Lakeshore Drive, Shelton, re- ceived concurrent sentences of five why I'm going into inpatient treat- ment," Rodriguez said. Judge Sawyer ordered her to have a substance-abuse evalua- tion and to follow all recommended treatment. He said she would be on 12 months of community super- vision and imposed legal financial obligations of a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment for the county and $450 in court costs. • Nieole Marie Freeman, 22, of Shelton, was sentenced under the First-time Offender Sentenc- ing Option for forgery and theft in the second degree. She was re- siding at 940 Fairmount Avenue when she committed the offenses at Wal-Mart. Judge Sawyer imposed con- Defense attorney Charles Lane said his client had served 45 days prior to changing her plea on January 29. "She was having substance-abuse issues and she's been able to get back on track," he added and asked the judge to make "a determination of this be- ing a drug-related offense." "I'm very sorry to the commu- nity for what I did. I take full re- sponsibility. I was on drugs and I know I wouldn't have done this if I wasn't on drugs," Freeman said. She said she had been reunited with her daughter and was par- ticipating in counseling. Judge Sawyer said he would find these offenses to be drug-re- lated and ordered Freeman to have a drug and alcohol evaluation within 30 days and to follow all child and how important it is for you to be there. You need to reach out and get help to maintain sobri- ety," he told Freeman. Sawyer imposed legal financial obligations of $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment and $477.50 in court costs. He ordered Freeman to have no contact with any Wal-Mart stores during her supervision. • David Merrill Kohlstaedt, 33, of 100 East Wilson Street, Shelton, received a sentence of 365 days with 335 suspended for assault in the fourth degree. Judge Sawyer ordered Kohl- staedt to report to jail by 7 p.m. March 3 to serve one day and to make arrangements for electronic home monitoring for the remain- der of the sentence. He said Kohl- at t}  a dispute over someone's months for unlawful possession of current sentences of 45 days for recommended treatment. "I don't staedt would be on 24 months of I rrty," he said. a firearm and possession of meth- each offense and gave Freeman know if you can truly appreciate community supervision and im- d |Redmond's brother, Joseph Wil- amphetamine, credit for time served. The first- what you looked like when you posed legal financial obligations of   Hollowell, 27, of 565 East With an offender score of one, time offender option provides for came into court. It is not at all un- $772.50 in court costs, $500 to the |elsen Road, Shelton, pled the sentencing ranges are from 24 months of community supervi- common for someone to come back crime victims' compensation fund Jllty to third-degree assault and three to eight months for the fire- sion. and look good. You talk about your and a $300 fine. 1 |q scheduled for sentencing on arm conviction and from zero to ;: 5 " ' | . There s no way you can six months for the drug conviction,  JY this crime by saying they Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy Novel boosted library granted , oJlad a drink together, Judge said. He recommended five-month |'es Sawyer said. concurrent sentences.  9 |. fie told Redmond he would be Judge Sawyer said Allen would $t[$12 months of community cus- be on 12 months of community A classic novel about moving "TIMBERLAND Reads To- rda. Even after 20 years,/imtonia .=-ad imposed legal financial custody and ordered him to have to America is front and center as gether programs have really reso- continues to live in his imagina- !._':. tions of $500 to the crime a drug-alcohol evaluation within news comes that the National En- nated in our communities," said tion. Jim eventually returns to vins' compensation fund, $450 30 days of release and to follow dowment for the Arts has awarded Library Director Jodi Reng. "Talk- Nebraska and finds that/imtonia attorney-fee recoupment for the court costs. ;|ty and $773 in He red Redmond to have no con- ;i'With Rodriguez for the next Su ! seoar s" L Al on Monday, February 26: John David Hoag, 37, 201 Avenue, Shelton, was sen- to six months for possession ' ethamphetamine. With an of- tter score of two, the sentencing r'ge is from zero to six months, etRlty Prosecutor Dorcy said. He *x/(_mended a mid-range sen- woul00 00on00ecut0000e ti00e Ho00g for a ilw'mle adjudicated in Mason Coun- Jbistrict Court. befense attorney Andrew Ru- all recommended treatment. The judge imposed legal financial obli- gations of a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment and $471 in court costs. • Erica Lynn Rodriguez, 26, of 21 East Sea Vista Lane, Grapeview, was sentenced to four months in jail for possession of methamphetamine. She was not accepted into drug court. Deputy Prosecutor Dorcy said the sentencing range is from zero to six months based on aft offender score of zero. He recommended a mid-range sentence, noting that Rodriguez faces new charges in an offense she allegedly commit- a $20,000 partnership grant to the library system that operates branches in Shelton, Hoodsport and Belfair. Funds from the Big Read grant will help the library system ex- pand Timberland Reads Together, a regional reading program. Big Read is a new national program of the NEA that encourages reading by asking communities to come together to read and discuss one book. Timberland Reads Together programs promote reading and community through the distric- twide reading and discussion of a single book throughout Mason, Thurston, Lewis, Grays Harbor ttein said Hoag is serving 275 ted after pleading guilty to this of- and Pacific counties. The first ury, which had been suspended fense. She had been charged with two Timberland Reads Together district court conviction for criminal trespass and second-de- programs revolved around two g under the influence. "I'm gree theft, books: The Secret Life of Bees by orry this happened. I recog- "I realized I do have three chil- Sue Monk Kidd and The Highest , I have a disease I m power- dren out there that need me as a Tide by Jim Lynch. My Antonia by : Over," Hoag said. "I want to mother, and they can't have one Wills Cather is the book selected oback to changing my life. I had when I m in and out of jail. That s for community reading this year. t aa-ttlll " " Y" g " " " " " " Y llt ent. since December. Deputy Pros- Betty went the other way and she ,ttain reading from her state- ecutor Schuetz addressed the fell where I couldn't see her. I t, sh w e witness relatmnsh with her e 1 tt, e said she sa h r son " " "P " ask d her if she was all r'ght. ietoathe house and throw the t:n :hs?ohe:e ad ,noOuther chl?ce UNDER CROSS-examination .. ,e t a big-screen TV. Isaac q . . r: P . g by Schuetz, Wright said he had JmL: mreatened to burn or have puncnes coaay oecause you non c ................ . ,, • • ,, no aISCUSSea ms esclmoty wlcn ', ne burn down my house, want him to get mto trouble? She ...... **,, UT;++.*..,.. ,^ reading from her state- responded: "I don't think I'm pull- knows I'm testifying. I told her I ing any punches." was going to tell what I saw. She ing about good books with friends and neighbors and enjoying all the presentations brings communities together and adds richness and depth to the experience of read- ing." Librarians are encourajging adults and teens to read My Anto- nia starting this month and con- tinuing through May. Cather's classic novel will be the focus of a number of special library events. Copies of the book are available at libraries and bookstores. Some bookstores will offer a discount on the book to customers who show their Timberland library cards. First published in 1918, My yntonia chronicles the life of a Bohemian immigrant as seen has lived a hard life but remains strong and full of courage. "If you've already read this won- derful book, read it again. It'll be a new and richer experience," said Tim Mallory, the former Shelton librarian who is now coordinator of adult services for the entire five- county library system. EDITIONS OF My ,ntonia are available in regular print, large print, audio form and Spanish. Il- lustrated reader's guides are avail- able at the branch libraries. This year's program includes group discussions of the book. There will also be dramatic por- trayals of Wills Cather by Betty Jean Steinshouer, nationally rec- ognized scholar who appears in through the eyes of her friend Jim period costume. Also planned are Burden. Jim becomes a successful performances by a professional New York lawyer and reminisces readers' theater and live musical about his boyhood in Nebraska, performances in the Bohemian im- particularly his encounters with migrant styles of the era recalled the spirited young/imtonia Shime- in the novel. '" Traffic trouble Nancy Ness took this photograph of a vehicle collision she spotted shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fire crews responded to the situation, which occurred on State Route 3 about a mile south of the intersection  SAID her Schuetz called Morini back to emotional about it. That's with Johns Prairie Road. t[t " SHE saw son the witness stand and asked him was le ,_. a 1965 tan Dodge Dart if Ms. Wittenberg had ever men- why we didn't discuss it." i 'W "tear--".lt off, out the driveway." tioned Wright ass potential wit- He admitted that on June 28 .llUetz tried to pin down Ms. ness or said anything about him neither he nor Wittenberg were berg as to the amount of being present on the day ofthe at- welcome at the Johns Creek resi- Man jailed for meth to her property. She said could be replaced, free or tack. The deputy responded that deuce. , and old theft charge .l)t $250. Actually "t s orth she hadnot. He said after he asked if Ms. He also asked if Ms. Witten- Wittenberg was okay he walked li-mlag, said Ms. Wittenberg. berg appeared to have trouble re- away from the house and then aid her the,her cS°n repaired the win- calling events when she made her Isaac Wittenberg picked him up Use r at his own expense. the car at the house and it when I got home." attorney John Stan-  asked her why her testi- Seven months after the in- Was "markedly different" the statement :Ur of tile made within incident. She said .as "pretty devastated" and angry" when she made her taent Morini and has had to  !i:_ to reflect on the incident : terms of the injuries to her b.t, She said she tripped and fell Pleaiedt,_ her son had thrown "t the ground. "Moving me o;_s ore accurate than what $ :::d'tten in the statement," •  'd. i  SAID SHE came to Stan- a office with a statement she ) on August 7. In it she said ' dow on her vehicle was al- i$:,i,,danaged'Y and "I contribut- ae breaking of the window." so said the TV had a color Wh bich was out and a crack statement to him. "I write every- thing verbatim," he said, explain- ing that he ha& her read through the statement and sign it after he completed it. Wright testified for the defense. He said he was at the residence with Isaac on June 28 when Ms. Wittenberg arrived home from work. "She was mad that we were there and told us to leave. Isaac and her started arguing a little bit," he said. WRIGHT SAID Ms. Witten- berg was "mad and yelling" at us to "get the hell out" of her house. He said at that point he left the residence. "Isaac was saying, 'Hold on.' He told her to wait," Wright contin- ued. He said a truck pulled into the driveway and she came out and wrote down the license plate. "Then they both started yelling at each other. I was in the driveway. I didn't want to leave." Wright said he saw Wittenberg attempt to get into the Suzuki which he had permission to drive. in his car, the tan Dodge Dart. Wright said he would not lie for Isaac Wittenberg and that he would not lie for Ms. Wittenberg. "She acts like my morn. She helps me. I love Betty," he said, again denying he would lie for her. MORINI RETURNED to the stand as a rebuttal witness. He said he was parked at the inter- section of Johns Creek and Johns Prairie Road waiting for backup. "I remember seeing the Dodge Dart pull up to the stop sign and go on its way," he said, explain- ing that the early-model vehicle caught his attention "because I restore old vehicles." He said there was no passenger in the Dodge when it passed in front of his patrol car. Members of the jury panel were Morina Dustan, Mary Day, Rich- ard Weston, Deborah Tracy, Jill Tullar, Judith Woodburn-Free- man, Rick Montgomery, Antho- ny Choate, Don Hitchcock, Don Welander, Roger Nance, Roberts Mostyn and Lorraine Gorby. (Continued from page 27.) He was arrested February 20 by Deputy William Reed of the sheriffs office after being detained by Skokomish tribal officers on the outstanding superior court war- rant. Cacho reportedly fled on foot but then came out of the brush and the tribal officer told Reed he saw Cacho throw two plastic bags in a pile of wood. They contained a small amount of a white crystal substance which field-tested posi- tive for meth, Reed reported. Judge Sawyer appointed James Gazori as defense attorney, set bail at $5,000 and scheduled ar- raignment for March 5. By Russ Denney If you remove North Mason from the hospital d00stnct, sawng those taxpayers 300,000 ouus tax dollars, will those of us who are left have to pick up that cost with a tax increase? PANTORIUM CLEANERS & TAILORS Serving Sheton and Mason County for 82 years Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 215 South Second 426-3371 i Thursday, March 1, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 29 Sentencings: : i::,:A 23-year-old man who admit- he participated in the beating I alother man outside a Shelton : W::e at:rnaah eta°Pif e dr 7ee ' | 26 in Mason County Supe- : !Court. " " d of  i/BrYan Phdhp Redmon tStt [ll?atur Street, Olympia, was ',_u | ed to 12 months for assault |the third degree. With an of- $tt Ier score of three, the sentenc- |range is from nine to 12 months 5,a [e Mason County Jail, Deputy : [tor Mike Dorcy said. |:: Defense attorney Ronald Sergi l'leested dmond j R a 00id-range sentence. l,|:"-r|e and Ivan was with his Rodriguez, the | of the assault. "They were $$ | --COnsuming alcohol together |t night and a melee broke out for drunk who mixed it up started treatment." Judge Sawyer told Hoag: "You can talk and talk and talk and it never makes anything change. The only thing that makes things change is action." Sawyer said the six-month sen- tence would be consecutive to any time Hoag is serving in the district court matter. The judge said Hoag would be on 12 months of commu- nity custody and ordered him to have a substance-abuse evaluation within 30 days of his release from jail. Sawyer imposed legal finan- cial obligations of a $2,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoup- ment and $471 in court costs. * Virgil Lee Allen, 51, of 2320 East Lakeshore Drive, Shelton, re- ceived concurrent sentences of five why I'm going into inpatient treat- ment," Rodriguez said. Judge Sawyer ordered her to have a substance-abuse evalua- tion and to follow all recommended treatment. He said she would be on 12 months of community super- vision and imposed legal financial obligations of a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment for the county and $450 in court costs. • Nieole Marie Freeman, 22, of Shelton, was sentenced under the First-time Offender Sentenc- ing Option for forgery and theft in the second degree. She was re- siding at 940 Fairmount Avenue when she committed the offenses at Wal-Mart. Judge Sawyer imposed con- Defense attorney Charles Lane said his client had served 45 days prior to changing her plea on January 29. "She was having substance-abuse issues and she's been able to get back on track," he added and asked the judge to make "a determination of this be- ing a drug-related offense." "I'm very sorry to the commu- nity for what I did. I take full re- sponsibility. I was on drugs and I know I wouldn't have done this if I wasn't on drugs," Freeman said. She said she had been reunited with her daughter and was par- ticipating in counseling. Judge Sawyer said he would find these offenses to be drug-re- lated and ordered Freeman to have a drug and alcohol evaluation within 30 days and to follow all child and how important it is for you to be there. You need to reach out and get help to maintain sobri- ety," he told Freeman. Sawyer imposed legal financial obligations of $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment and $477.50 in court costs. He ordered Freeman to have no contact with any Wal-Mart stores during her supervision. • David Merrill Kohlstaedt, 33, of 100 East Wilson Street, Shelton, received a sentence of 365 days with 335 suspended for assault in the fourth degree. Judge Sawyer ordered Kohl- staedt to report to jail by 7 p.m. March 3 to serve one day and to make arrangements for electronic home monitoring for the remain- der of the sentence. He said Kohl- at t}  a dispute over someone's months for unlawful possession of current sentences of 45 days for recommended treatment. "I don't staedt would be on 24 months of I rrty," he said. a firearm and possession of meth- each offense and gave Freeman know if you can truly appreciate community supervision and im- d |Redmond's brother, Joseph Wil- amphetamine, credit for time served. The first- what you looked like when you posed legal financial obligations of   Hollowell, 27, of 565 East With an offender score of one, time offender option provides for came into court. It is not at all un- $772.50 in court costs, $500 to the |elsen Road, Shelton, pled the sentencing ranges are from 24 months of community supervi- common for someone to come back crime victims' compensation fund Jllty to third-degree assault and three to eight months for the fire- sion. and look good. You talk about your and a $300 fine. 1 |q scheduled for sentencing on arm conviction and from zero to ;: 5 " ' | . There s no way you can six months for the drug conviction,  JY this crime by saying they Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy Novel boosted library granted , oJlad a drink together, Judge said. He recommended five-month |'es Sawyer said. concurrent sentences.  9 |. fie told Redmond he would be Judge Sawyer said Allen would $t[$12 months of community cus- be on 12 months of community A classic novel about moving "TIMBERLAND Reads To- rda. Even after 20 years,/imtonia .=-ad imposed legal financial custody and ordered him to have to America is front and center as gether programs have really reso- continues to live in his imagina- !._':. tions of $500 to the crime a drug-alcohol evaluation within news comes that the National En- nated in our communities," said tion. Jim eventually returns to vins' compensation fund, $450 30 days of release and to follow dowment for the Arts has awarded Library Director Jodi Reng. "Talk- Nebraska and finds that/imtonia attorney-fee recoupment for the court costs. ;|ty and $773 in He red Redmond to have no con- ;i'With Rodriguez for the next Su ! seoar s" L Al on Monday, February 26: John David Hoag, 37, 201 Avenue, Shelton, was sen- to six months for possession ' ethamphetamine. With an of- tter score of two, the sentencing r'ge is from zero to six months, etRlty Prosecutor Dorcy said. He *x/(_mended a mid-range sen- woul00 00on00ecut0000e ti00e Ho00g for a ilw'mle adjudicated in Mason Coun- Jbistrict Court. befense attorney Andrew Ru- all recommended treatment. The judge imposed legal financial obli- gations of a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment and $471 in court costs. • Erica Lynn Rodriguez, 26, of 21 East Sea Vista Lane, Grapeview, was sentenced to four months in jail for possession of methamphetamine. She was not accepted into drug court. Deputy Prosecutor Dorcy said the sentencing range is from zero to six months based on aft offender score of zero. He recommended a mid-range sentence, noting that Rodriguez faces new charges in an offense she allegedly commit- a $20,000 partnership grant to the library system that operates branches in Shelton, Hoodsport and Belfair. Funds from the Big Read grant will help the library system ex- pand Timberland Reads Together, a regional reading program. Big Read is a new national program of the NEA that encourages reading by asking communities to come together to read and discuss one book. Timberland Reads Together programs promote reading and community through the distric- twide reading and discussion of a single book throughout Mason, Thurston, Lewis, Grays Harbor ttein said Hoag is serving 275 ted after pleading guilty to this of- and Pacific counties. The first ury, which had been suspended fense. She had been charged with two Timberland Reads Together district court conviction for criminal trespass and second-de- programs revolved around two g under the influence. "I'm gree theft, books: The Secret Life of Bees by orry this happened. I recog- "I realized I do have three chil- Sue Monk Kidd and The Highest , I have a disease I m power- dren out there that need me as a Tide by Jim Lynch. My Antonia by : Over," Hoag said. "I want to mother, and they can't have one Wills Cather is the book selected oback to changing my life. I had when I m in and out of jail. That s for community reading this year. t aa-ttlll " " Y" g " " " " " " Y llt ent. since December. Deputy Pros- Betty went the other way and she ,ttain reading from her state- ecutor Schuetz addressed the fell where I couldn't see her. I t, sh w e witness relatmnsh with her e 1 tt, e said she sa h r son " " "P " ask d her if she was all r'ght. ietoathe house and throw the t:n :hs?ohe:e ad ,noOuther chl?ce UNDER CROSS-examination .. ,e t a big-screen TV. Isaac q . . r: P . g by Schuetz, Wright said he had JmL: mreatened to burn or have puncnes coaay oecause you non c ................ . ,, • • ,, no aISCUSSea ms esclmoty wlcn ', ne burn down my house, want him to get mto trouble? She ...... **,, UT;++.*..,.. ,^ reading from her state- responded: "I don't think I'm pull- knows I'm testifying. I told her I ing any punches." was going to tell what I saw. She ing about good books with friends and neighbors and enjoying all the presentations brings communities together and adds richness and depth to the experience of read- ing." Librarians are encourajging adults and teens to read My Anto- nia starting this month and con- tinuing through May. Cather's classic novel will be the focus of a number of special library events. Copies of the book are available at libraries and bookstores. Some bookstores will offer a discount on the book to customers who show their Timberland library cards. First published in 1918, My yntonia chronicles the life of a Bohemian immigrant as seen has lived a hard life but remains strong and full of courage. "If you've already read this won- derful book, read it again. It'll be a new and richer experience," said Tim Mallory, the former Shelton librarian who is now coordinator of adult services for the entire five- county library system. EDITIONS OF My ,ntonia are available in regular print, large print, audio form and Spanish. Il- lustrated reader's guides are avail- able at the branch libraries. This year's program includes group discussions of the book. There will also be dramatic por- trayals of Wills Cather by Betty Jean Steinshouer, nationally rec- ognized scholar who appears in through the eyes of her friend Jim period costume. Also planned are Burden. Jim becomes a successful performances by a professional New York lawyer and reminisces readers' theater and live musical about his boyhood in Nebraska, performances in the Bohemian im- particularly his encounters with migrant styles of the era recalled the spirited young/imtonia Shime- in the novel. '" Traffic trouble Nancy Ness took this photograph of a vehicle collision she spotted shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fire crews responded to the situation, which occurred on State Route 3 about a mile south of the intersection  SAID her Schuetz called Morini back to emotional about it. That's with Johns Prairie Road. t[t " SHE saw son the witness stand and asked him was le ,_. a 1965 tan Dodge Dart if Ms. Wittenberg had ever men- why we didn't discuss it." i 'W "tear--".lt off, out the driveway." tioned Wright ass potential wit- He admitted that on June 28 .llUetz tried to pin down Ms. ness or said anything about him neither he nor Wittenberg were berg as to the amount of being present on the day ofthe at- welcome at the Johns Creek resi- Man jailed for meth to her property. She said could be replaced, free or tack. The deputy responded that deuce. , and old theft charge .l)t $250. Actually "t s orth she hadnot. He said after he asked if Ms. He also asked if Ms. Witten- Wittenberg was okay he walked li-mlag, said Ms. Wittenberg. berg appeared to have trouble re- away from the house and then aid her the,her cS°n repaired the win- calling events when she made her Isaac Wittenberg picked him up Use r at his own expense. the car at the house and it when I got home." attorney John Stan-  asked her why her testi- Seven months after the in- Was "markedly different" the statement :Ur of tile made within incident. She said .as "pretty devastated" and angry" when she made her taent Morini and has had to  !i:_ to reflect on the incident : terms of the injuries to her b.t, She said she tripped and fell Pleaiedt,_ her son had thrown "t the ground. "Moving me o;_s ore accurate than what $ :::d'tten in the statement," •  'd. i  SAID SHE came to Stan- a office with a statement she ) on August 7. In it she said ' dow on her vehicle was al- i$:,i,,danaged'Y and "I contribut- ae breaking of the window." so said the TV had a color Wh bich was out and a crack statement to him. "I write every- thing verbatim," he said, explain- ing that he ha& her read through the statement and sign it after he completed it. Wright testified for the defense. He said he was at the residence with Isaac on June 28 when Ms. Wittenberg arrived home from work. "She was mad that we were there and told us to leave. Isaac and her started arguing a little bit," he said. WRIGHT SAID Ms. Witten- berg was "mad and yelling" at us to "get the hell out" of her house. He said at that point he left the residence. "Isaac was saying, 'Hold on.' He told her to wait," Wright contin- ued. He said a truck pulled into the driveway and she came out and wrote down the license plate. "Then they both started yelling at each other. I was in the driveway. I didn't want to leave." Wright said he saw Wittenberg attempt to get into the Suzuki which he had permission to drive. in his car, the tan Dodge Dart. Wright said he would not lie for Isaac Wittenberg and that he would not lie for Ms. Wittenberg. "She acts like my morn. She helps me. I love Betty," he said, again denying he would lie for her. MORINI RETURNED to the stand as a rebuttal witness. He said he was parked at the inter- section of Johns Creek and Johns Prairie Road waiting for backup. "I remember seeing the Dodge Dart pull up to the stop sign and go on its way," he said, explain- ing that the early-model vehicle caught his attention "because I restore old vehicles." He said there was no passenger in the Dodge when it passed in front of his patrol car. Members of the jury panel were Morina Dustan, Mary Day, Rich- ard Weston, Deborah Tracy, Jill Tullar, Judith Woodburn-Free- man, Rick Montgomery, Antho- ny Choate, Don Hitchcock, Don Welander, Roger Nance, Roberts Mostyn and Lorraine Gorby. (Continued from page 27.) He was arrested February 20 by Deputy William Reed of the sheriffs office after being detained by Skokomish tribal officers on the outstanding superior court war- rant. Cacho reportedly fled on foot but then came out of the brush and the tribal officer told Reed he saw Cacho throw two plastic bags in a pile of wood. They contained a small amount of a white crystal substance which field-tested posi- tive for meth, Reed reported. Judge Sawyer appointed James Gazori as defense attorney, set bail at $5,000 and scheduled ar- raignment for March 5. By Russ Denney If you remove North Mason from the hospital d00stnct, sawng those taxpayers 300,000 ouus tax dollars, will those of us who are left have to pick up that cost with a tax increase? PANTORIUM CLEANERS & TAILORS Serving Sheton and Mason County for 82 years Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 215 South Second 426-3371 i Thursday, March 1, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 29