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Vehicular victim takes polo shot at woman who hit him A contrite Shelton woman who drove with methamphetamine in her system will spend eight months in the Mason County Jail and another month doing community service after her sen- tencing in Mason County Supe- rior Court Monday. Teri Lynn Utheim, 41, of 942 Cascade Avenue, Shelton, wept as she heard Judge James Sawyer pronounce sentence on a charge of vehicular assault. Earlier this month, she had pied guilty to a charge filed after her Mustang crossed the centerline on Highway 101 near Shelton June 13, 2006, and hit a truck driven by Roger Lee Addington of Oregon. Addington appeared in court wearing a polo shirt with "I was Crippled by a woman on meth" embroidered across the back, and provided the court with a packet of photographs depicting his vehicle and his life since the crash. Deputy Prosecutor Rein- hold Schuetz told the court that after Addington learned of the standard sentencing range of 3-9 months for Utheim, who has no criminal history, he said: "That's all she's going to get for crippling me for life?" Schuetz recommended a top- of-the-range nine-month sen- tence. Defense attorney Charles Lane told the court: "It is a very unfortunate case. We under- stand the effect this accident had on the victim, but it has also had a great impact on my client. She is still dealing with medical is- sues and the stress and remorse of what happened. This is not a situation with numerous DUIs." UTHEIM, WHO appeared with friends and family for sup- port, spoke on her own behalf, ad- dressing her victim. "This is not my way of life," she told Adding- ton, explaining that she had had a drink from a can "not knowing what was in it." The drink made her sick, and she said she was thinking only of confronting the person who gave it to her. When she came to after the crash, she said, "the first thing I tried to do was get out and help you. I hope to God you forgive me; that is not my life." Judge Sawyer commented: "When a person looks at the pic- tures of the accident scene, it's a wonder we're here on vehicular assault, not vehicular homicide." Referring to a victim-impact letter Addington wrote, he said that Addington "is a 71-year-old gentleman who led an extremely active life, a fireman who worked in extreme situations, and who has lost his quality of life, lost his opportunity to continue em- ployment, lost the opportunity to do many things he enjoyed that require the mobility of being fit." Sawyer noted the victim had spent approximately 30 years in the Los Angeles Fire Depart- ment and had managed to avoid injury, only to find himself run into by the defendant." THE JUDGE imposed a nine- month sentence, converting 30 days to 240 hours of community service but denying Utheim's re- quest to serve her time on elec- tronic home monitoring. He as- signed court costs of $723.50, a crime victims' fund contribution of $500, $450 in attorney-fee re- coupment, $100 for DNA testing and a $100 lab fee, with restitu- tion to be determined at a hear- ing June 25. Sawyer ordered Utheim to have a drug and alcohol evalua- tion within 30 days of her release, and imposed a year of commu- nity custody during which she is to participate in any treatment program indicated. Utheim was ordered to un- dergo random urinalysis at the direction of her community cor- rections officer, to consume no substances including alcohol, and to refrain from driving un- less licensed and insured. Not-guilty pleas: Police: Man threatened res A man arrested earlier this month after allegedly threaten- ing to kill a Kamilche man with a section of metal pipe was ar- raigned before Judge James Sawyer Monday in Mason Coun- Sparr gets 50 months in prison A double amputee who once terrorized people on the Skokom- ish Indian Reservation spoke of changing his ways when he was sentenced for failing to register as a sex offender in Mason County Superior Court last week. A subdued Travis Liberty Sparr, 34, told the court he was transient when he was arrested for failing to provide the Washington De- partment of Corrections with an address. He asked for leniency in a sentence whose range of 43 to 57 months was dictated bY his of- fender score of 14. Deputy Prosecutor Rebecca Jones Garcia and Judge James Sawyer both alluded to Sparr's record of rape, harassment, in- timidation of a witness, possession of drugs, assault and a previous failure to register. Jones Garcia asked for a sentence at the top of the range. Sparr's attorney, Ronald Sergi, i asked ibr a low- or mid-range sen- tence and said his client had gone "beyond the violence" by avoiding fights he would earlier have pro- voked or participated in. Addressing the court, Sparr said he felt the Department of Corrections set him up for fail- ure by requiring that he provide a residential address when he was reporting regularly as a transient. He said he was working and try- ing to get his own place when he was arrested, adding that he had initially lived with his mother but left because his sister was using marijuana at the residence. "I've been through a lot," Sparr said. "I know my history is not one to be proud of." Sawyer agreed. "You've come a long way," the judge said. "You've built this histo- ry and it's hard to live down a bad reputation but you can do that." Sawyer said Sparr deserved consideration for the start he had made at changing his life, and im- posed a mid-range 50-month sen- tence with 36 to 48 months of com- munity custody to follow it. Court costs, fees and fines assigned to Sparr totaled $3,133.99. Sparr, who has lost both of his legs, admitted a violation of con- ditions of an earlier sentence and Judge Sawyer ruled the 30-day jail penalty on that violation could be served concurrently with his sen- tence. Sparr, who was found guilty at trial, filed notice appealing the conviction. ty Superior Court. Leroy J. Yocash, 36, who gave the court the address of 260 SE T'Peeksin Lane, entered a not-guilty plea through attorney Andrew Rubenstein. Yocash was arrested at 4:47 a.m March 1 by Mason County sheriffs deputies assisting Squaxin Island tribal officers with the investigation of a report from Virginia Berumen, who said Yocash was beating up her husband outside their resi- dence on Steh Chass Place. She told officers Yocash was wielding a metal pipe and threat- ening to kill Jose Berumen. Mr. Berumen reportedly told officers he ran inside the house and Yo- cash hit the door with the pipe, breaking the glass and door jamb before he left on foot. Officers said they contacted Yocash and he said: "I'm going to kill him and destroy the entire reservation." Rubenstein told the court he was concerned about Yocash's competency to assist with his own defense. The case was scheduled for an omnibus hearing April 16, pretrial May 7, and trial in the week beginning May 15. Also arraigned on Monday was Richard Plechner, 42, currently an inmate in the state prison sys- tem, who lived at 1006 West Cota Street and 2001 Hanks Lake Road before his incarceration. He was charged with bail jumping. Plechner, who has been in prison since his sentencing on an assault charge in 2005, objected to his arraignment, raising the issue of timeliness. Ronald Sergi was appointed to represent him. Judge Sawyer ordered Plechner released on personal recogni- zance, since he is not due for re- lease from prison until early in 2008, and set further hearings and trial in his case on the 90- day rule. On Monday, March 19: * Chrystal Ann Coleman, 24, of 8580 West Cloquallum Road, Shelton, pied not guilty to two counts of violation of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act. She was arrested late in 2005 on potential drug charges. Coleman, who was represented by attorney Harold Karlsvik, was released on personal recog- nizance to reappear for omnibus proceedings May 7 and trial in the June term. * Travis J. Harrison, 27, O f 1407 East Beacon Street, Monte- sano, pied not guilty to charges of vehicular assault and driving under the influence. He is ac- cused of driving shortly after he was released from jail on a DUI arrest, having been given tests that measured blood alcohol lev- els of .178 and .184. According to information filed in the case, Harrison left the courthouse to find his com- panions at Big E's, a downtown bar. Shortly afterward, officers responded to the report of a one- vehicle crash on State Route 108. Harrison's companion in the ve- hicle, Eric Creamer, was serious- ly injured in the crash. Harrison is represented in the case by attorney Wayne Hagen Jr. The defendant was told he could have urinalyses, required as a condition of his release, done in Grays Harbor County with the proper documentation for the lo- cal probation department. On Friday, March 16, Chris- topher M. James, 19, of Iii North Valley Drive, Shelton, pled not guilty to two counts of possession of stolen property in the second degree. He is accused of having com- pact discs and a CD player be- longing to Timothy Sorenson and a credit card belonging to Ken- neth Gazzaway. He told the court attorney Larry King would rep- resent him, and Eric Valley filled in for King at the arraignment. The case was set for omnibus hearings April 2, pretrial April 16 and trial in the term begin- ning May 1. Prison term ordered in Rayonier break-in An Olympia man sentenced on a drug-offender's sentencing option in Mason County Superior Court will still serve more than two years in prison for multiple burglaries and thefts in November from the former ITT Rayonier building on the Shelton waterfront. Jerald Lee McCowan, 36, of 8413 Queets Drive NE, Olympia, was convicted at a trial in Febru- ary of second-degree burglary and theft in the second degree for a break-in November 7, second-de- gree burglary and second-degree theft for a break-in November 9 as well as second-degree bur- glary and attempted theft in the first degree when he was arrested November 12 inside the build- ing with his brother. He was also found to be in possession of meth- amphetamine. His sentence requires that he follow the 29.75 months of in- carceration with 29.75 months of community custody for the burglaries, eight months on each of the theft convictions and nine months on the drug charge. The sentences will run concurrently. McCowan was ordered to pay $1,206.45 in court costs, $975 in attorney fees, $200 for genetic test- ing and lab fees, and a $500 assess- ment for the crime victims' com- pensation fund. Restitution will be determined at a hearing July 16. Page 32 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 29, 2007 NESTLED IN THE arms of firefighter David Lucas Jr., Rosebud, a mixed-breed pooch, is pulled to safety from a ledge below a cliff off Kamilche Shores Road. Lucky dog gets new leash on life Rosebud, a 3-year-old, 45- pound mixed breed is one lucky dog. She was rescued by firefight- ers from fire districts 4 and 6 during the afternoon of Wednes- day, March 14, after falling about 25 feet over an embank- ment from a home located on Kamilche Shores Road. Rosebud had gone over the embankment and landed on a small ledge about 20 feet below. The beach was another 25 feet beneath the unstable ledge. David Lucas Jr. of Fire Dis- trict 4 went over the edge at- tached to three ropes controlled by other firefighters. Bob Bur- bridge, assistant Fire District 4 chief, said it took the rope res- cue team about an hour to bring the dog to safety. According to Rosebud's own- ers, Sarah and Justin Trosper, this was not her first brush with death. When they first got their dog they saved her from being euthanized. Rosebud has also survived a heart condition and a lung infection from aspirating a toy. March 14 was the Trospers' first day in the neighborhood af- ter moving up from California. Their neighbor's dog alerted the Trospers to Rosebud's where- abouts. They believe Rosebud was attempting to retrieve a basketball she had spotted on the beach approximately 45 feet below when she fell. Sentencings: Son gets jail on burglary charge Two men were sentenced to jail time Monday in Mason County Su- perior Court. • George Thomas Casterline III, 32, of 505 East Summit Ave- nue, Bremerton, appeared for sen- tencing on a charge of residential burglary and received a firsttime offender sentence with credit for time he has already served. Defense attorney Andrew Ru- benstein asked for a first-time of- fender sentence and noted that Casterline, serving the first jail time in his life, had been incar- cerated for more than two months while the case was pending. He was accused of entering his fa- ther's home while being paid to work outside and was originally accused of taking drugs, although the elder Casterline later said he found them, Rubenstein said. Casterline told the court: "I'm deeply sorry for what did occur. I have since reconciled with my fa- ther and completed the job. There were no drugs involved whatsoev- er. I am regretful that things hap- pened the way they did. I just want to move on frqm here." He said he would be moving to the Seattle area. When the fa- ther contacted the sheriffs office he said the son was a known drug user, Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz told the court. Judge Sawyer imposed a first- time offender sentence of 90 days in the Mason County Jail with credit for time served, 24 months community custody, and drug and alcohol conditions. He ordered Casterline to have a drug-alcohol evaluation within 30 days, and to submit to random urinalysis. Sawyer imposed court costs of $298, $500 for the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney fees, and a genetic testing fee of $100, to be paid at $30 per month. The judge also ordered moral reconation ther- apy, and told Casterline to report immediately to the Washington State Department of Corrections. • Jonathon David Garza, 25, of 961 SE Arcadia Road, Shelton, was given a 30-day sentence for forgery. Garza had pled guilty to attempting to cash money orders after getting involved with a check" cashing scheme on the Internet. Garza's attorney, Ronald Sergi, asked for conversion to electronic home monitoring to accommodate ongoing appointments Garza, a discharged Marine, has with Vet- erans Affairs. Judge Sawyer ordered him to serve six days in jail and said he could then be released to 24 days of electronic home monitoring at his own expense. The judge or- dered Garza to pay court costs of $246, a cime victims' fund con" tribution of $500, attorney fees of $450, and a $100 genetic testing fee. Since the money orders were not cashed, he said, no restitutio would be ordered. Charges against a LilliwaUP woman were dismissed in Maso County Superior Court MondaY, and no charges were filed in seV" eral cases scheduled for arraigW ment Monday. Dismissed were charges against Melinda Sue Horn, a Jorstad Creek resident who was arreste d_ December 16 and later charged with theft and possession of meth" amphetamine. No charges date of their arraignments Sean Thomas Meyers, for an order exonerating $2,500 was signed; William M. whose case was referred to County District Court, and Jef': emy Allen Hood, whose bail was exonerated earlier and whose case was referred to district court. Vehicular victim takes polo shot at woman who hit him A contrite Shelton woman who drove with methamphetamine in her system will spend eight months in the Mason County Jail and another month doing community service after her sen- tencing in Mason County Supe- rior Court Monday. Teri Lynn Utheim, 41, of 942 Cascade Avenue, Shelton, wept as she heard Judge James Sawyer pronounce sentence on a charge of vehicular assault. Earlier this month, she had pied guilty to a charge filed after her Mustang crossed the centerline on Highway 101 near Shelton June 13, 2006, and hit a truck driven by Roger Lee Addington of Oregon. Addington appeared in court wearing a polo shirt with "I was Crippled by a woman on meth" embroidered across the back, and provided the court with a packet of photographs depicting his vehicle and his life since the crash. Deputy Prosecutor Rein- hold Schuetz told the court that after Addington learned of the standard sentencing range of 3-9 months for Utheim, who has no criminal history, he said: "That's all she's going to get for crippling me for life?" Schuetz recommended a top- of-the-range nine-month sen- tence. Defense attorney Charles Lane told the court: "It is a very unfortunate case. We under- stand the effect this accident had on the victim, but it has also had a great impact on my client. She is still dealing with medical is- sues and the stress and remorse of what happened. This is not a situation with numerous DUIs." UTHEIM, WHO appeared with friends and family for sup- port, spoke on her own behalf, ad- dressing her victim. "This is not my way of life," she told Adding- ton, explaining that she had had a drink from a can "not knowing what was in it." The drink made her sick, and she said she was thinking only of confronting the person who gave it to her. When she came to after the crash, she said, "the first thing I tried to do was get out and help you. I hope to God you forgive me; that is not my life." Judge Sawyer commented: "When a person looks at the pic- tures of the accident scene, it's a wonder we're here on vehicular assault, not vehicular homicide." Referring to a victim-impact letter Addington wrote, he said that Addington "is a 71-year-old gentleman who led an extremely active life, a fireman who worked in extreme situations, and who has lost his quality of life, lost his opportunity to continue em- ployment, lost the opportunity to do many things he enjoyed that require the mobility of being fit." Sawyer noted the victim had spent approximately 30 years in the Los Angeles Fire Depart- ment and had managed to avoid injury, only to find himself run into by the defendant." THE JUDGE imposed a nine- month sentence, converting 30 days to 240 hours of community service but denying Utheim's re- quest to serve her time on elec- tronic home monitoring. He as- signed court costs of $723.50, a crime victims' fund contribution of $500, $450 in attorney-fee re- coupment, $100 for DNA testing and a $100 lab fee, with restitu- tion to be determined at a hear- ing June 25. Sawyer ordered Utheim to have a drug and alcohol evalua- tion within 30 days of her release, and imposed a year of commu- nity custody during which she is to participate in any treatment program indicated. Utheim was ordered to un- dergo random urinalysis at the direction of her community cor- rections officer, to consume no substances including alcohol, and to refrain from driving un- less licensed and insured. Not-guilty pleas: Police: Man threatened res A man arrested earlier this month after allegedly threaten- ing to kill a Kamilche man with a section of metal pipe was ar- raigned before Judge James Sawyer Monday in Mason Coun- Sparr gets 50 months in prison A double amputee who once terrorized people on the Skokom- ish Indian Reservation spoke of changing his ways when he was sentenced for failing to register as a sex offender in Mason County Superior Court last week. A subdued Travis Liberty Sparr, 34, told the court he was transient when he was arrested for failing to provide the Washington De- partment of Corrections with an address. He asked for leniency in a sentence whose range of 43 to 57 months was dictated bY his of- fender score of 14. Deputy Prosecutor Rebecca Jones Garcia and Judge James Sawyer both alluded to Sparr's record of rape, harassment, in- timidation of a witness, possession of drugs, assault and a previous failure to register. Jones Garcia asked for a sentence at the top of the range. Sparr's attorney, Ronald Sergi, i asked ibr a low- or mid-range sen- tence and said his client had gone "beyond the violence" by avoiding fights he would earlier have pro- voked or participated in. Addressing the court, Sparr said he felt the Department of Corrections set him up for fail- ure by requiring that he provide a residential address when he was reporting regularly as a transient. He said he was working and try- ing to get his own place when he was arrested, adding that he had initially lived with his mother but left because his sister was using marijuana at the residence. "I've been through a lot," Sparr said. "I know my history is not one to be proud of." Sawyer agreed. "You've come a long way," the judge said. "You've built this histo- ry and it's hard to live down a bad reputation but you can do that." Sawyer said Sparr deserved consideration for the start he had made at changing his life, and im- posed a mid-range 50-month sen- tence with 36 to 48 months of com- munity custody to follow it. Court costs, fees and fines assigned to Sparr totaled $3,133.99. Sparr, who has lost both of his legs, admitted a violation of con- ditions of an earlier sentence and Judge Sawyer ruled the 30-day jail penalty on that violation could be served concurrently with his sen- tence. Sparr, who was found guilty at trial, filed notice appealing the conviction. ty Superior Court. Leroy J. Yocash, 36, who gave the court the address of 260 SE T'Peeksin Lane, entered a not-guilty plea through attorney Andrew Rubenstein. Yocash was arrested at 4:47 a.m March 1 by Mason County sheriffs deputies assisting Squaxin Island tribal officers with the investigation of a report from Virginia Berumen, who said Yocash was beating up her husband outside their resi- dence on Steh Chass Place. She told officers Yocash was wielding a metal pipe and threat- ening to kill Jose Berumen. Mr. Berumen reportedly told officers he ran inside the house and Yo- cash hit the door with the pipe, breaking the glass and door jamb before he left on foot. Officers said they contacted Yocash and he said: "I'm going to kill him and destroy the entire reservation." Rubenstein told the court he was concerned about Yocash's competency to assist with his own defense. The case was scheduled for an omnibus hearing April 16, pretrial May 7, and trial in the week beginning May 15. Also arraigned on Monday was Richard Plechner, 42, currently an inmate in the state prison sys- tem, who lived at 1006 West Cota Street and 2001 Hanks Lake Road before his incarceration. He was charged with bail jumping. Plechner, who has been in prison since his sentencing on an assault charge in 2005, objected to his arraignment, raising the issue of timeliness. Ronald Sergi was appointed to represent him. Judge Sawyer ordered Plechner released on personal recogni- zance, since he is not due for re- lease from prison until early in 2008, and set further hearings and trial in his case on the 90- day rule. On Monday, March 19: * Chrystal Ann Coleman, 24, of 8580 West Cloquallum Road, Shelton, pied not guilty to two counts of violation of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act. She was arrested late in 2005 on potential drug charges. Coleman, who was represented by attorney Harold Karlsvik, was released on personal recog- nizance to reappear for omnibus proceedings May 7 and trial in the June term. * Travis J. Harrison, 27, O f 1407 East Beacon Street, Monte- sano, pied not guilty to charges of vehicular assault and driving under the influence. He is ac- cused of driving shortly after he was released from jail on a DUI arrest, having been given tests that measured blood alcohol lev- els of .178 and .184. According to information filed in the case, Harrison left the courthouse to find his com- panions at Big E's, a downtown bar. Shortly afterward, officers responded to the report of a one- vehicle crash on State Route 108. Harrison's companion in the ve- hicle, Eric Creamer, was serious- ly injured in the crash. Harrison is represented in the case by attorney Wayne Hagen Jr. The defendant was told he could have urinalyses, required as a condition of his release, done in Grays Harbor County with the proper documentation for the lo- cal probation department. On Friday, March 16, Chris- topher M. James, 19, of Iii North Valley Drive, Shelton, pled not guilty to two counts of possession of stolen property in the second degree. He is accused of having com- pact discs and a CD player be- longing to Timothy Sorenson and a credit card belonging to Ken- neth Gazzaway. He told the court attorney Larry King would rep- resent him, and Eric Valley filled in for King at the arraignment. The case was set for omnibus hearings April 2, pretrial April 16 and trial in the term begin- ning May 1. Prison term ordered in Rayonier break-in An Olympia man sentenced on a drug-offender's sentencing option in Mason County Superior Court will still serve more than two years in prison for multiple burglaries and thefts in November from the former ITT Rayonier building on the Shelton waterfront. Jerald Lee McCowan, 36, of 8413 Queets Drive NE, Olympia, was convicted at a trial in Febru- ary of second-degree burglary and theft in the second degree for a break-in November 7, second-de- gree burglary and second-degree theft for a break-in November 9 as well as second-degree bur- glary and attempted theft in the first degree when he was arrested November 12 inside the build- ing with his brother. He was also found to be in possession of meth- amphetamine. His sentence requires that he follow the 29.75 months of in- carceration with 29.75 months of community custody for the burglaries, eight months on each of the theft convictions and nine months on the drug charge. The sentences will run concurrently. McCowan was ordered to pay $1,206.45 in court costs, $975 in attorney fees, $200 for genetic test- ing and lab fees, and a $500 assess- ment for the crime victims' com- pensation fund. Restitution will be determined at a hearing July 16. Page 32 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 29, 2007 NESTLED IN THE arms of firefighter David Lucas Jr., Rosebud, a mixed-breed pooch, is pulled to safety from a ledge below a cliff off Kamilche Shores Road. Lucky dog gets new leash on life Rosebud, a 3-year-old, 45- pound mixed breed is one lucky dog. She was rescued by firefight- ers from fire districts 4 and 6 during the afternoon of Wednes- day, March 14, after falling about 25 feet over an embank- ment from a home located on Kamilche Shores Road. Rosebud had gone over the embankment and landed on a small ledge about 20 feet below. The beach was another 25 feet beneath the unstable ledge. David Lucas Jr. of Fire Dis- trict 4 went over the edge at- tached to three ropes controlled by other firefighters. Bob Bur- bridge, assistant Fire District 4 chief, said it took the rope res- cue team about an hour to bring the dog to safety. According to Rosebud's own- ers, Sarah and Justin Trosper, this was not her first brush with death. When they first got their dog they saved her from being euthanized. Rosebud has also survived a heart condition and a lung infection from aspirating a toy. March 14 was the Trospers' first day in the neighborhood af- ter moving up from California. Their neighbor's dog alerted the Trospers to Rosebud's where- abouts. They believe Rosebud was attempting to retrieve a basketball she had spotted on the beach approximately 45 feet below when she fell. Sentencings: Son gets jail on burglary charge Two men were sentenced to jail time Monday in Mason County Su- perior Court. • George Thomas Casterline III, 32, of 505 East Summit Ave- nue, Bremerton, appeared for sen- tencing on a charge of residential burglary and received a firsttime offender sentence with credit for time he has already served. Defense attorney Andrew Ru- benstein asked for a first-time of- fender sentence and noted that Casterline, serving the first jail time in his life, had been incar- cerated for more than two months while the case was pending. He was accused of entering his fa- ther's home while being paid to work outside and was originally accused of taking drugs, although the elder Casterline later said he found them, Rubenstein said. Casterline told the court: "I'm deeply sorry for what did occur. I have since reconciled with my fa- ther and completed the job. There were no drugs involved whatsoev- er. I am regretful that things hap- pened the way they did. I just want to move on frqm here." He said he would be moving to the Seattle area. When the fa- ther contacted the sheriffs office he said the son was a known drug user, Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz told the court. Judge Sawyer imposed a first- time offender sentence of 90 days in the Mason County Jail with credit for time served, 24 months community custody, and drug and alcohol conditions. He ordered Casterline to have a drug-alcohol evaluation within 30 days, and to submit to random urinalysis. Sawyer imposed court costs of $298, $500 for the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney fees, and a genetic testing fee of $100, to be paid at $30 per month. The judge also ordered moral reconation ther- apy, and told Casterline to report immediately to the Washington State Department of Corrections. • Jonathon David Garza, 25, of 961 SE Arcadia Road, Shelton, was given a 30-day sentence for forgery. Garza had pled guilty to attempting to cash money orders after getting involved with a check" cashing scheme on the Internet. Garza's attorney, Ronald Sergi, asked for conversion to electronic home monitoring to accommodate ongoing appointments Garza, a discharged Marine, has with Vet- erans Affairs. Judge Sawyer ordered him to serve six days in jail and said he could then be released to 24 days of electronic home monitoring at his own expense. The judge or- dered Garza to pay court costs of $246, a cime victims' fund con" tribution of $500, attorney fees of $450, and a $100 genetic testing fee. Since the money orders were not cashed, he said, no restitutio would be ordered. Charges against a LilliwaUP woman were dismissed in Maso County Superior Court MondaY, and no charges were filed in seV" eral cases scheduled for arraigW ment Monday. Dismissed were charges against Melinda Sue Horn, a Jorstad Creek resident who was arreste d_ December 16 and later charged with theft and possession of meth" amphetamine. No charges date of their arraignments Sean Thomas Meyers, for an order exonerating $2,500 was signed; William M. whose case was referred to County District Court, and Jef': emy Allen Hood, whose bail was exonerated earlier and whose case was referred to district court.