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Moore found guilty of growing marijuana disc :( ,vered after fire Bruce Wales Moore, 50, of 6960 McKinley Avenue, Tacoma, was f()und guilty on Wednesday, ,March 17, of cultivativing mari- iuana tbllowing a brief bench trial heft)re Judge James Sawyer. l)eputy Prosecutor Amber Fin- lay said the expedited trial could t)av, the way fi)r an appeal based .n the police statement of prob- able cause and on rulings of the Wash inKton Suprc, me Court con- ccrning the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, Washington v)ters approved such use in last N()vember's gmeral election. Moore was arrested on March 13. 1998 after Detective Shane Brooks of WESTNET (West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team) [bund 524 live marijuana phmts growing in his house at 8320 East Grapeview Loop Road, Grapeview, according to court pa- pers. That address on Grapeview Loop Road came to the attention of the authorities the day before Moore's arrest when Fire District 5 responded to the report of a structure fire there, according to court papers. They found the porch and the northeast corner of the house on fire, Brooks wrote in his statement of probable cause. Brooks wrote that they found a pot growing operation above the garage. Brooks also found 19 grow lights and a splice in a nearby power line. "this jumper wire ran around the front of the house on the south side, underneath the deck on the east side, and was spliced into the feeder wires going into the house then into the ga- rage area," he wrote in his report. Finlay said the state could cite Washington vs. Williams in re- sponding to any appeal of Moore's conviction filed by defense attor- ney Jeff Steinborn. That ruling by the Washington Supreme Court was made on last December 4, a month after the state's voters ap- proved the medical use of mari- juana. The majority opinion in that ruling states "the defense of medi- cal necessity is unavailable for drugs that are classified as Schedule I Controlled Substances because the Legislature has con- clusively determined that mari- juana has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States." Superior court roundup: Norling facing a third charge Two pending Mason County Stq)erior Court cases against Leo- nard Norling may be joined by a third. Norling, 22, of Lilliwaup was identified Wednesday, March 17, in c(mnection with allegations that he tried to intimidate wit- nesses in cases of armed robbery and assault in the second degree that were tiled against him earli- er this year. Judge James Sawyer found probable cause for the latest alle- gations against Norling, who is jailed in Grays Harbor County while awaiting trial in Shelton. lie appointed Richard Woodrow to represent Norling and sched- uled arraignment fi)r March 25. According to the statement of probable cause, Norling tried to intimidate three witnesses in the two cases against him. He asked a fellow inmate of the Mason County Jail to contact Ron "Reefer" Wardwell who was to get Aml)er Beasley, Jacob Clary and Joe Martin to change their state- ments, according to court papers. l,aw officers heard of the at- tempt. "Wardwell was contacted and signed a statement confirm- ing (that) Norling had asked him to intimidate or strong-arm the three people that had given state- ments against him," the arresting officer wrote. Deputies said they have a map that Norling drew giving the other inmate directions to Wardwell's house. 1N OTHER court proceedings on March 17: • Steven Fredriek Christy, 39, of 2149 Lake Boulevard, Shel- ton, was identified for violation of the state drug laws. Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and appointed Charles Lane to be his attorney. The judge set bail at $5,000 and scheduled his arraignment for March 25. Christy has an out- standing warrant in Shelton Mu- nicipal Court for assault in the fourth degree. The judge told him to stay away from drugs and alcohol and said he must have a new local ad- dress before he can be released on bail, ON THURSDAY, Judge Saw- yer and Judge Toni Sheldon pre- sided over a number of cases on the criminal motion calendar: • Jeffrey T. DuBell, 33, of 3131 Bloomfield Road, Shelton, pled not guilty to two counts of fe- lony harassment and two counts of assault in the fourth degree. All four matters relate to allega- tions of domestic violence. He al- legedly assaulted and threatened to kill Deborah and Kimberly Clark, according to information in the case. Sheldon scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 26, a pretrial hearing for May 26 and trial for the jury term that begins June 7. The judge also heard allegations by Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz that DuBell tried to make 45 telephone calls from the Mason County Jail to his former girlfriend and her daughter, the alleged victims of these crimes. Schuetz asked that bail be raised. "These phone calls were never accepted so no contact ever occurred," defense attorney Bruce Finlay said. "In addition, there is no evidence that he made these calls." Judge Sawyer denied the state's motion but said that if Du- Bell tries to call the alleged vic- tims again he will set bail at $50,000. Bail remained at $1o,ooo. • William Glenn Hender- son, 37, of 19404 Rocky Bay Road, Gig Harbor, and Stefani Dean Brock, 29, of 220 East Wilson Road, Shelton, were iden- tified in connection with allega- tions that they possessed chemi- cals used in the manufacture of methamphetamine, an illegal drug. The two pied not guilty to the charge. Judge Sawyer kept bail for Henderson at $7,500 and scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 29, pretrial for May 26 and trial for the term that begins June 7. Judge Sheldon set bail for Brock at $2,500 and scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 29, a pretrial hearing for May 26 and trial during the jury term that be- gins June 7. They two were arrested after their former landlady, Lorna J. Hink of Jarrells Cove Marina, found a yellow margarine con- tainer while cleaning the rental unit they had occupied, according to the statement of probable cause• When she opened it she found a clear liquid that started fuming, according to court papers. She informed the authorities who then arrested Henderson and Brock• • John Walter Goit, 47, of 11251 NE North Shore Road, Bel- fair, plod not guilty to charges of felony harassment and assault in the second degree. Sheldon sched- uled an omnibus hearing for May 6, pretrial for May 26 and trial for the jury term that begins June 7. • Dane J. Kudia, 20, of 431 West Bambi Farms Road, Shel- ton, pied not guilty to a charge of assault in the second degree. Sheldon scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 29, pretrial for May 26 and trial for the jury term that starts June 7. • John Harris Wood, 51, of 226 East Springfield Loop, Shel- ton, pled not guilty to failing to register as a sex offender. Judge Sheldon kept bail at $5,000 ad ordered him to appear .arian om- nibus hearing on April 29, a pre- trial hearing on May 26 and trial during the jury term that begins June 7. * Oscar John Sweaney, 31, of 80 East Skyline Drive, Shelton, pied not guilty to malicious mis- chief in the second degree. Judge Sheldon scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 26, pretrial for May 26 and trial for the jury term that begins June 7 and denied a request by the alleged victim that a no-contact order be removed. She said the order will remain in place while the trial is pending. Shawn Edward Olson, 28, of 113-B Aberdeen Road, Morton, pied not guilty to five counts of theft in the second degree and six counts of unlawful issuance of bank checks. Sheldon scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 1, a pretrial hearing for April 8 and trial for the jury term that begins May 10. 21110 Highway 101, Shelton, plod not guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree. Sheldon released him on personal • recognizance and scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 29, a pretrial hearing for May 26, and trial for term that begins June 7. * Lisa M. Grogan, 18, of 1502 Lauridesen, Port Angeles was ordered to pay $2,001 in res- titution to the Pizza Factory in Belfair• She pied guilty on De- cember 23 to theft in connection with allegations she skimmed money from the till while em- ployed at the pizza parlor. • Judge Sheldon ordered a $2,500-bail warrant for the arrest ofAsha Ponis, 32, of 1221 21st Street, Puyallup. Sheldon signed a $2,500 warrant for his arrest af- ter he failed to appear for ar- raignment on charges of two counts of forgery. IN COURT proceedings Fri- day: • Roy Sanford Shaw, 37, of 1911 Washington Street, Shelton, pied not guilty in two separate cases. One case charges him with one count of manufacturing meth- amphetamine and three counts of delivering the illegal drug in Oc- tober, November and December of last year. l: ,  . ,  , The other case charges him with one count of manufacturing methamphetamine on March 10. IN COURT proceedings on Monday: • Daniel C. Williams, 16, a Shelton resident with no fixed ad- dress, pled not guilty to a charge of residential burglary. He is charged with burglarizing the home at 604 North Sixth Street, Shelton, on January 30. Judge Sawyer kept bail at $2,500 and scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 1, a pretrial hearing for April 28 and trial for the jury term that begins May 10. Sawyer also listened to a de- fense motion by attorney Richard Woodrow in another criminal charge against Williams• He au- thorized spending up to $333 for a private investigator to help the defense answer charges of con- spiracy to commit robbery. Williams and Viliamu Purcell, Sentencings: Man jailed for assault Several individuals were given jail sentences in the course of pro- ceedings in Mason County Supe- rior Court last week. Among them was a Pickering-area resident who got into trouble with the law after a new marriage turned sour. Carl R. McMillen, 62, for- merly of 3080 Pickering Road, Shelton, was sentenced Thursday in Mason County Superior Court to 11 months in jail for second-de- gree burglary and unlawful pos- session of a firearm. The charges followed an incident last fall in which he broke into the mobile home of his estranged wife, Shir- ley, and held a pistol to her head. He was also given a concurrent 90 days for felony eluding and fe- lony violation of a no-contact or- der. Judge Toni Sheldon told him to stay away from Shirley McMil- Ion for 10 years. Sam Davidson, one of his defense attorneys, said a marriage dissolution is pending. UNDER THE first-time of- fender option he'll be under court supervision for 24 months follow- ing his release from prison• He plans to move to Idaho and live with his son, Ray McMillen, the court was told. "What he put Shirley McMillen through warrants more than 90 days," Deputy Prosecutor Rein- hold Schuetz said, citing the "aura of a last-ditch stand" and contending McMillen dialed 911 thinking he was calling TV news• Ray McMillen spoke on his fa- ther's behalf. "I feel that he has realized how serious the crimes he has committed are," he said. Sheldon ordered the elder Mc- Millen to pay $602.15 in court costs and $1,000 to the crime vic- tims' fund. IN OTHER sentencings be- fore the court last week: • Theodore Frank Bech- told, 29, of 2261 Highway 108, Shelton, was sentenced Thursday to 90 days of day reporting for burglary in the second degree, 180 days in day reporting for felo- ny violator of a no-contact order and 60 days in day reporting for malicious mischief in the second degree. The terms will be served con- currently. Day reporting may sound easy but it involves strict, rules, Judge Sheldon warned• If he breaks them he'll have to serve the time in jail without credit for any time spent in the day report- ing program. He will be under state supervision for 12 months after his release. Sheldon also ordered him to pay $201•40 court costs and $500 to the crime victims' fund. A resti- tution hearing is set for June 24. • Moses Lee Brown, 21, of 1907 Olympic High North, Shel- ton, was sentenced to 60 days in Mason County Jail for possession of stolen property in the second degree. He will be under Wash- ington Department of Corrections supervision for 12 months after his release. Sheldon also ordered him to pay $286.25 in court costs, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $350 toward attorney-fee recoup- ment and $120 in restitution. • Jeffrey Todd Kuehnau, $250 fine, $110 in court costs and $250 to the crime victims' fund. Kuehnau will be on probation for 12 months. During that time he is to possess no drugs and sub- mit to random tests for the pres- ence of drugs in his system. • Matthew Scott Marcy, 18, of Spokane was sentenced to five months in jail for theft in the sec- ond degree. Judge James Sawyer said he can serve consecutive weekends until May 1. If he misses any weekends he'll have to serve the full sentence. If he doesn't he may qualify for day reporting, which would allow him to keep his job. Marcy was arrested in October 1997 and originally charged as a juvenile. "You really don't take it very seriously," Sawyer said of Marcy's dealings with the law. He ordered 12 months of supervision following release and ordered Marcy to pay $478.92 in court costs, $500 to the crime victims' fund $450 toward his attorney's fees and $468 in restitution. "I'm a lot better than I was be- fore. Now I've got a job," Marcy told the court. • Tammy Ray Moody, 27, of 16993 East State Route 3, Allyn, was sentenced in three separate cases• Sheldon found her compe- tent for sentencing despite some mental-health concerns. Sheldon sentenced her under the first-time offender option to 90 days in jail for violation of the state drug laws, imposing court supervision for 24 her release. The tenced her to 90 days 24 months ing a motor vehicle owner's permissxon months in jail for end degree and possession len property. She was ordered $871.70 in court costs crime victims' fund, the cost of her legal tion and a $500 fine to fund. A restitution scheduled for June 24. Sheldon said Moody is checked for chemical and her mental health days of her release from was ordered to drug users and be human immunodeficienCY  • Christopher Lee 23, of 602 Firwood ton, was sentenced to 30 day reporting for theft in end degree. He was making cash witl someone else's bank card. Defense attorney said Keith works at a taurant and "owned up sponsibility from the Sheldon ordered under supervision for 12 and to pay $212.70 in $500 to the crime and $350 toward "I was wrong and I wrong and I'm willing to that," Keith said. ADVANCED HEATING AND COOLING, INC. 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Sheldon suspended 4 2 6-- 8 2 7 4 4 2 for possessing meth identified andarraignedon, three edly used a knife to hold police at counts of custodial assault. De- bay outside the Safeway Store in 89 days and told him to pay a A Skokomish Valley Road resi- dent who entered a change of plea in a Mason County Superior Court drug case last week went straight to prison and will serve 22 months fbr the offense. Robert W. Hutzler, 32, of 301 Deyette Road, Shelton, plod guilty Friday to possession of nlethamphetanine, an illegal drug. Judge James Sawyer sen- tented him to 22 months in prison and ordered him to pay $158.80 in court costs, $350 tbr attorney and $1,000 to the drug enforce- ment fund. He will be under the supervision of the Washington Department of Corrections for 12 months after his release. He was arrested last July 14 after a sheriffs deputy stopped him for driving a vehicle with de- fective equipment. The deputy got his permission to search the vehi- cle and found methamphetamine, according to court papers• Amber Finlay prosecuted the case. Donald Lundahl defended Hutzler. The family of John Beck would like to thank all of our friends for the cards, flowers, memorials and many acts of kindness. A special thank you to the Shelton Elks #2467 Ritual Team for the beautiful service. Kay, Craig and Haani Page 10 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 25, 1999 lense attorney Charles Lane en- tered not-guilty pleas to all charg- es on his behalf. He was released on his personal recognizance, since he remains in custody at the prison. Sheldon scheduled an om- nibus hearing for April 29, a pre- trial hearing for May 26 and trial for term that begins June 7. • William Alvin Allen, 22, of Shelton. The two were stopped while al- legedly trying to steal some beer from the store, according to court papers. 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Saturday, April 3 153 Johns Court • 427-2575 Sunrise Care 8 Rehabilitation for SheltO0 JoM us for our Easter Celebration • Easter Egg Hunt, 2 p.m. • Petting zoo by Hunter • Pictures with the Easter Bunny Moore found guilty of growing marijuana disc :( ,vered after fire Bruce Wales Moore, 50, of 6960 McKinley Avenue, Tacoma, was f()und guilty on Wednesday, ,March 17, of cultivativing mari- iuana tbllowing a brief bench trial heft)re Judge James Sawyer. l)eputy Prosecutor Amber Fin- lay said the expedited trial could t)av, the way fi)r an appeal based .n the police statement of prob- able cause and on rulings of the Wash inKton Suprc, me Court con- ccrning the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, Washington v)ters approved such use in last N()vember's gmeral election. Moore was arrested on March 13. 1998 after Detective Shane Brooks of WESTNET (West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team) [bund 524 live marijuana phmts growing in his house at 8320 East Grapeview Loop Road, Grapeview, according to court pa- pers. That address on Grapeview Loop Road came to the attention of the authorities the day before Moore's arrest when Fire District 5 responded to the report of a structure fire there, according to court papers. They found the porch and the northeast corner of the house on fire, Brooks wrote in his statement of probable cause. Brooks wrote that they found a pot growing operation above the garage. Brooks also found 19 grow lights and a splice in a nearby power line. "this jumper wire ran around the front of the house on the south side, underneath the deck on the east side, and was spliced into the feeder wires going into the house then into the ga- rage area," he wrote in his report. Finlay said the state could cite Washington vs. Williams in re- sponding to any appeal of Moore's conviction filed by defense attor- ney Jeff Steinborn. That ruling by the Washington Supreme Court was made on last December 4, a month after the state's voters ap- proved the medical use of mari- juana. The majority opinion in that ruling states "the defense of medi- cal necessity is unavailable for drugs that are classified as Schedule I Controlled Substances because the Legislature has con- clusively determined that mari- juana has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States." Superior court roundup: Norling facing a third charge Two pending Mason County Stq)erior Court cases against Leo- nard Norling may be joined by a third. Norling, 22, of Lilliwaup was identified Wednesday, March 17, in c(mnection with allegations that he tried to intimidate wit- nesses in cases of armed robbery and assault in the second degree that were tiled against him earli- er this year. Judge James Sawyer found probable cause for the latest alle- gations against Norling, who is jailed in Grays Harbor County while awaiting trial in Shelton. lie appointed Richard Woodrow to represent Norling and sched- uled arraignment fi)r March 25. According to the statement of probable cause, Norling tried to intimidate three witnesses in the two cases against him. He asked a fellow inmate of the Mason County Jail to contact Ron "Reefer" Wardwell who was to get Aml)er Beasley, Jacob Clary and Joe Martin to change their state- ments, according to court papers. l,aw officers heard of the at- tempt. "Wardwell was contacted and signed a statement confirm- ing (that) Norling had asked him to intimidate or strong-arm the three people that had given state- ments against him," the arresting officer wrote. Deputies said they have a map that Norling drew giving the other inmate directions to Wardwell's house. 1N OTHER court proceedings on March 17: • Steven Fredriek Christy, 39, of 2149 Lake Boulevard, Shel- ton, was identified for violation of the state drug laws. Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and appointed Charles Lane to be his attorney. The judge set bail at $5,000 and scheduled his arraignment for March 25. Christy has an out- standing warrant in Shelton Mu- nicipal Court for assault in the fourth degree. The judge told him to stay away from drugs and alcohol and said he must have a new local ad- dress before he can be released on bail, ON THURSDAY, Judge Saw- yer and Judge Toni Sheldon pre- sided over a number of cases on the criminal motion calendar: • Jeffrey T. DuBell, 33, of 3131 Bloomfield Road, Shelton, pled not guilty to two counts of fe- lony harassment and two counts of assault in the fourth degree. All four matters relate to allega- tions of domestic violence. He al- legedly assaulted and threatened to kill Deborah and Kimberly Clark, according to information in the case. Sheldon scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 26, a pretrial hearing for May 26 and trial for the jury term that begins June 7. The judge also heard allegations by Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz that DuBell tried to make 45 telephone calls from the Mason County Jail to his former girlfriend and her daughter, the alleged victims of these crimes. Schuetz asked that bail be raised. "These phone calls were never accepted so no contact ever occurred," defense attorney Bruce Finlay said. "In addition, there is no evidence that he made these calls." Judge Sawyer denied the state's motion but said that if Du- Bell tries to call the alleged vic- tims again he will set bail at $50,000. Bail remained at $1o,ooo. • William Glenn Hender- son, 37, of 19404 Rocky Bay Road, Gig Harbor, and Stefani Dean Brock, 29, of 220 East Wilson Road, Shelton, were iden- tified in connection with allega- tions that they possessed chemi- cals used in the manufacture of methamphetamine, an illegal drug. The two pied not guilty to the charge. Judge Sawyer kept bail for Henderson at $7,500 and scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 29, pretrial for May 26 and trial for the term that begins June 7. Judge Sheldon set bail for Brock at $2,500 and scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 29, a pretrial hearing for May 26 and trial during the jury term that be- gins June 7. They two were arrested after their former landlady, Lorna J. Hink of Jarrells Cove Marina, found a yellow margarine con- tainer while cleaning the rental unit they had occupied, according to the statement of probable cause• When she opened it she found a clear liquid that started fuming, according to court papers. She informed the authorities who then arrested Henderson and Brock• • John Walter Goit, 47, of 11251 NE North Shore Road, Bel- fair, plod not guilty to charges of felony harassment and assault in the second degree. Sheldon sched- uled an omnibus hearing for May 6, pretrial for May 26 and trial for the jury term that begins June 7. • Dane J. Kudia, 20, of 431 West Bambi Farms Road, Shel- ton, pied not guilty to a charge of assault in the second degree. Sheldon scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 29, pretrial for May 26 and trial for the jury term that starts June 7. • John Harris Wood, 51, of 226 East Springfield Loop, Shel- ton, pled not guilty to failing to register as a sex offender. Judge Sheldon kept bail at $5,000 ad ordered him to appear .arian om- nibus hearing on April 29, a pre- trial hearing on May 26 and trial during the jury term that begins June 7. * Oscar John Sweaney, 31, of 80 East Skyline Drive, Shelton, pied not guilty to malicious mis- chief in the second degree. Judge Sheldon scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 26, pretrial for May 26 and trial for the jury term that begins June 7 and denied a request by the alleged victim that a no-contact order be removed. She said the order will remain in place while the trial is pending. Shawn Edward Olson, 28, of 113-B Aberdeen Road, Morton, pied not guilty to five counts of theft in the second degree and six counts of unlawful issuance of bank checks. Sheldon scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 1, a pretrial hearing for April 8 and trial for the jury term that begins May 10. 21110 Highway 101, Shelton, plod not guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree. Sheldon released him on personal • recognizance and scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 29, a pretrial hearing for May 26, and trial for term that begins June 7. * Lisa M. Grogan, 18, of 1502 Lauridesen, Port Angeles was ordered to pay $2,001 in res- titution to the Pizza Factory in Belfair• She pied guilty on De- cember 23 to theft in connection with allegations she skimmed money from the till while em- ployed at the pizza parlor. • Judge Sheldon ordered a $2,500-bail warrant for the arrest ofAsha Ponis, 32, of 1221 21st Street, Puyallup. Sheldon signed a $2,500 warrant for his arrest af- ter he failed to appear for ar- raignment on charges of two counts of forgery. IN COURT proceedings Fri- day: • Roy Sanford Shaw, 37, of 1911 Washington Street, Shelton, pied not guilty in two separate cases. One case charges him with one count of manufacturing meth- amphetamine and three counts of delivering the illegal drug in Oc- tober, November and December of last year. l: ,  . ,  , The other case charges him with one count of manufacturing methamphetamine on March 10. IN COURT proceedings on Monday: • Daniel C. Williams, 16, a Shelton resident with no fixed ad- dress, pled not guilty to a charge of residential burglary. He is charged with burglarizing the home at 604 North Sixth Street, Shelton, on January 30. Judge Sawyer kept bail at $2,500 and scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 1, a pretrial hearing for April 28 and trial for the jury term that begins May 10. Sawyer also listened to a de- fense motion by attorney Richard Woodrow in another criminal charge against Williams• He au- thorized spending up to $333 for a private investigator to help the defense answer charges of con- spiracy to commit robbery. Williams and Viliamu Purcell, Sentencings: Man jailed for assault Several individuals were given jail sentences in the course of pro- ceedings in Mason County Supe- rior Court last week. Among them was a Pickering-area resident who got into trouble with the law after a new marriage turned sour. Carl R. McMillen, 62, for- merly of 3080 Pickering Road, Shelton, was sentenced Thursday in Mason County Superior Court to 11 months in jail for second-de- gree burglary and unlawful pos- session of a firearm. The charges followed an incident last fall in which he broke into the mobile home of his estranged wife, Shir- ley, and held a pistol to her head. He was also given a concurrent 90 days for felony eluding and fe- lony violation of a no-contact or- der. Judge Toni Sheldon told him to stay away from Shirley McMil- Ion for 10 years. Sam Davidson, one of his defense attorneys, said a marriage dissolution is pending. UNDER THE first-time of- fender option he'll be under court supervision for 24 months follow- ing his release from prison• He plans to move to Idaho and live with his son, Ray McMillen, the court was told. "What he put Shirley McMillen through warrants more than 90 days," Deputy Prosecutor Rein- hold Schuetz said, citing the "aura of a last-ditch stand" and contending McMillen dialed 911 thinking he was calling TV news• Ray McMillen spoke on his fa- ther's behalf. "I feel that he has realized how serious the crimes he has committed are," he said. Sheldon ordered the elder Mc- Millen to pay $602.15 in court costs and $1,000 to the crime vic- tims' fund. IN OTHER sentencings be- fore the court last week: • Theodore Frank Bech- told, 29, of 2261 Highway 108, Shelton, was sentenced Thursday to 90 days of day reporting for burglary in the second degree, 180 days in day reporting for felo- ny violator of a no-contact order and 60 days in day reporting for malicious mischief in the second degree. The terms will be served con- currently. Day reporting may sound easy but it involves strict, rules, Judge Sheldon warned• If he breaks them he'll have to serve the time in jail without credit for any time spent in the day report- ing program. He will be under state supervision for 12 months after his release. Sheldon also ordered him to pay $201•40 court costs and $500 to the crime victims' fund. A resti- tution hearing is set for June 24. • Moses Lee Brown, 21, of 1907 Olympic High North, Shel- ton, was sentenced to 60 days in Mason County Jail for possession of stolen property in the second degree. He will be under Wash- ington Department of Corrections supervision for 12 months after his release. Sheldon also ordered him to pay $286.25 in court costs, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $350 toward attorney-fee recoup- ment and $120 in restitution. • Jeffrey Todd Kuehnau, $250 fine, $110 in court costs and $250 to the crime victims' fund. Kuehnau will be on probation for 12 months. During that time he is to possess no drugs and sub- mit to random tests for the pres- ence of drugs in his system. • Matthew Scott Marcy, 18, of Spokane was sentenced to five months in jail for theft in the sec- ond degree. Judge James Sawyer said he can serve consecutive weekends until May 1. If he misses any weekends he'll have to serve the full sentence. If he doesn't he may qualify for day reporting, which would allow him to keep his job. Marcy was arrested in October 1997 and originally charged as a juvenile. "You really don't take it very seriously," Sawyer said of Marcy's dealings with the law. He ordered 12 months of supervision following release and ordered Marcy to pay $478.92 in court costs, $500 to the crime victims' fund $450 toward his attorney's fees and $468 in restitution. "I'm a lot better than I was be- fore. Now I've got a job," Marcy told the court. • Tammy Ray Moody, 27, of 16993 East State Route 3, Allyn, was sentenced in three separate cases• Sheldon found her compe- tent for sentencing despite some mental-health concerns. Sheldon sentenced her under the first-time offender option to 90 days in jail for violation of the state drug laws, imposing court supervision for 24 her release. The tenced her to 90 days 24 months ing a motor vehicle owner's permissxon months in jail for end degree and possession len property. She was ordered $871.70 in court costs crime victims' fund, the cost of her legal tion and a $500 fine to fund. A restitution scheduled for June 24. Sheldon said Moody is checked for chemical and her mental health days of her release from was ordered to drug users and be human immunodeficienCY  • Christopher Lee 23, of 602 Firwood ton, was sentenced to 30 day reporting for theft in end degree. He was making cash witl someone else's bank card. Defense attorney said Keith works at a taurant and "owned up sponsibility from the Sheldon ordered under supervision for 12 and to pay $212.70 in $500 to the crime and $350 toward "I was wrong and I wrong and I'm willing to that," Keith said. ADVANCED HEATING AND COOLING, INC. 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Sheldon suspended 4 2 6-- 8 2 7 4 4 2 for possessing meth identified andarraignedon, three edly used a knife to hold police at counts of custodial assault. De- bay outside the Safeway Store in 89 days and told him to pay a A Skokomish Valley Road resi- dent who entered a change of plea in a Mason County Superior Court drug case last week went straight to prison and will serve 22 months fbr the offense. Robert W. Hutzler, 32, of 301 Deyette Road, Shelton, plod guilty Friday to possession of nlethamphetanine, an illegal drug. Judge James Sawyer sen- tented him to 22 months in prison and ordered him to pay $158.80 in court costs, $350 tbr attorney and $1,000 to the drug enforce- ment fund. He will be under the supervision of the Washington Department of Corrections for 12 months after his release. He was arrested last July 14 after a sheriffs deputy stopped him for driving a vehicle with de- fective equipment. The deputy got his permission to search the vehi- cle and found methamphetamine, according to court papers• Amber Finlay prosecuted the case. Donald Lundahl defended Hutzler. The family of John Beck would like to thank all of our friends for the cards, flowers, memorials and many acts of kindness. A special thank you to the Shelton Elks #2467 Ritual Team for the beautiful service. Kay, Craig and Haani Page 10 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 25, 1999 lense attorney Charles Lane en- tered not-guilty pleas to all charg- es on his behalf. He was released on his personal recognizance, since he remains in custody at the prison. Sheldon scheduled an om- nibus hearing for April 29, a pre- trial hearing for May 26 and trial for term that begins June 7. • William Alvin Allen, 22, of Shelton. The two were stopped while al- legedly trying to steal some beer from the store, according to court papers. 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