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s to assault verdict t with a 'repo man' Superior court roundup: Man who drove a stolen RV County Superior after hearing a tale of )ossessed vehicle a Timberlakes ault. James Bullard, 50, of Drive, Shelton, was Friday of assault in followed a two-day ason County Superior Jurors reduced the degree after find- not guilty of assault -Cond degree. Judge of Lewis County ;e against Bullard an incident last in which he pulled and threated man" who had come a 1991 Ford Escort Bullard's wife, Pat- didn't know was that Michael Baxter had by the U.S. Marines combat and that a three-inch blade ALTERCATION never blows but it did come to by Deputy ld Schuetz. Ron by the court llard, who has been for the past two to a back ailment. the state's first wit- Thursday, say- January 22 he was repossess the Es- Lat two days later he -, Rhonda, went out to home in the Timber- to retrieve the e said the Bullards in their payments to the finance his mission was to get after he "put the air," which is repo a car to the that he drove home once to idea- and that after he got in the air," Bullard of the house. Schuetz 1 to describe how the de- upon learning car was being repos- .IkPPY, '' Baxter said. )py to have their That's typical in dealing with un- allard and her son had in the car, Baxt- he told Bullard he Over the contents if handed over the refused to give him him with vulgar to climb into the drove away, he told a chase in an said, adding 911 to alert the Ma- Sheriffs Office to "He's still right and he moves up be- d tries to run me off told the court. he called Mrs. Bul- Agate Store and to exchange the the keys. "I a I would not deal that he was a hothead to deal and I say then you're not getting your stuff." He testified that Bullard pulled out his knife during a struggle over some of the contents of the car. "With the events that have happened so far I've gathered that he's a nut case and is going to try to stab me," Baxter said. Schuetz then produced a two- inch folding knife that Judge Bro- sey admitted into evidence. Bax- ter said he wasn't afraid of being killed but that he thought Bullard might be able to cut him up a bit. "I said, 'What are you going to do, stab me?' and then made a motion to my hip where I keep my knife," he said. BAXTER SAID when he pulled out his own knife Bullard retreated and threatened to stab the tires of the Escort, but he handed over the keys. "He said he knows my phone number and he knows where I live and that he's going to hunt me down and take care of me and kill me," Baxter said. Baxter, who said he called 911 to tell authorities the defendant had flashed a knife, told jurors Bullard called his cell phone to make more threats while he wait- ed at the Deer Creek Store for a deputy to respond to his call. Un- der cross-examination by Sergi he testified that he had a gun in his pickup truck and that he never struck Bullard. Deputy Don Peters of the Ma- son County Sheriffs Office said he was dispatched to Deer Creek about 1:30 p.m. January 24. He said he took a statement from Baxter and then drove to the Bul- lards' house, noting en route some tire skid marks near where Bax- ter said the defendant had hit the brake. Peters said he arrested Bullard after the defendant admitted a confrontation with Baxter. "A pat- down search of his person pro- duced a small knife," he said. He identified the prosecution exhibit as the knife he removed from Bul- lard's pants pocket. Under cross- examination by Sergi, Peters said he transported Bullard to the Ma- son County Jail. He said he didn't notice a knife on the repo man and hadn't thought to search him. "There was no reason for me to be alarmed at all," he said. Schuetz rested the state's case. SERGI CALLED Patricia Bullard to the stand as the first witness for the defense. She testi- fied that she was at home on January 24 when her husband said that someone was taking the car. "I laughed. I thought it was a joke," she said. Mrs. Bullard said she wanted her husband to retrieve from the car her son's jacket and snow- boots and a picture that had been given to her. She said she gave him the key and comforted the children while her husband dealt with Baxter. She said he was in- jured when he returned. "I saw he was bleeding from the top of his head," she said. She testified that Baxter called from the Agate Store and that her husband went there to talk to the repo man. She said she was play- ing Monopoly with her son when Deputy Peters arrived. SERGI THEN called the de- fendant to the stand. Bullard con- tradicted Baxter's testimony that he castigated the repo man with vulgar words. "I do not use pro- fanity like that," Mr. Bullard said. He testified that Baxter pushed him away from the car when he refused to hand over the key. "I managed to get the door open and he ran to his truck and took off with me hanging onto the door," he said. Bullard said that's when he hurt his head. In his account of the chase, he said Baxter was the errant motorist. "I tried to get around him to convey the thought that 'I've got the key, here's the key' and ...he tried to run me off the road," he said. He admitted that after meeting Baxter at the Agate Store he got into the Escort to try to reclaim the contents of the car. He admit- ted to applying the emergency brake and said he dropped some stuff on the road during a strug- gle with Baxter. "He told me that if I attempted to pick those up he was going to do me right then and there," he said. BAXTER, THE defendant con- tended, was first to pull a knife. He said he handed over the keys after Baxter said deputies were on the way. "I was in fear of my life. I didn't know what he was going to do next," Bullard said. Cross-examined by Schuetz, he testified that he never threatened to stab the tires of the 1991 Ford Escort. "I have no idea what he's talking about. If I had attempted to stab the tires of a vehicle I think I would have done it," he said. He said he did not try to stab Baxter and did not wave a knife at the repo man. "I was very up- set about losing the car that day and then I got more upset with Mr. Baxter at being assaulted and him trying to run me off the road. It made it even worse," he said. Sergi called the Bullards' daughter, Jennifer Joan Bullard, who said she was in the bathroom when she heard that the Escort was being towed away. "MY DAD WAS in it trying to get stuff out for my morn and my dad was still in it when he drove away," she said. "I thought it was kind of immature the way the driver reacted to my dad trying to get my mom's stuff out." The next morning, Schuetz called Rhonda Baxter to the stand to rebut the defense. Her account of events verified her husband's testimony. Schuetz played a tape of Bax- ter's calls to 911. In the first he described how he and his wife were being chased out of Timber- lakes by a guy in an MG Midget. The second gave his description of the confrontation on the Agate Road. "He pulled a knife on me," Baxter was heard to say. In his closing, Sergi pointed out that no blows were ever ex- changed. He said if Bullard as- saulted Baxter it was at most the lesser crime of assault in the fourth degree. After deliberating for several hours the jury agreed. Jurors were Marjorie Denny, Sherry Clemmens, David Myers, Carroll Bryant, Richard Berg, Daniel Wadsworth, Debra Shoe- maker, Ella Snell, Joleta Crad- dick, Tamara Hale, Sally Ganter and Rita Kieburtz. Judge Brosey ordered a presen- tence investigation and said he will set a sentencing date once the presentence report is complet- ed. Until that time Bullard will be out of jail on $2,500 bail. He indicated Wednesday that he would be appealing his convic- tion. 3000 New & Used Choices Everyday In Olympia Steven's gets liquor license Angela and Steven Olson have received approval of their state li- censing for Steven's Fine Dining on Railroad Avenue in Shelton, the Washington State Liquor Control Board announced last week. The license is for the sale of spirits, beer and wine for restau- rant and bar service, according to the board's press release. MINUTES later Mr. .'d up, jumped into Started taking per- lut of the car just as it away from said, adding started smoking ad after Bullard hit brake. with Bullard on Baxter said, "He not getting the key deliver H EATIN GwO Ie COMPARE OUR PRICES ! enters plea in meth-lab case A Seattle man who was at the wheel of a stolen motorhome taken for the manufacturing of methamphetamine entered a guilty plea in Mason County Su- perior Court last Friday. Kelly Thomas Phelps, 36, of 16824 12th Avenue West, Seattle, pled guilty on Friday to posses- sion of stolen property in the first degree. Prosecutor Amber Finlay agreed to drop two other counts in exchange for the guilty plea. The original charges against him included attempting to elude and manufacturing of methampheta- mine, an illegal drug. Phelps was arrested after a chase that in- volved a stolen recreational vehi- cle that had been turned into a rolling meth lab. "I drove a vehi- cle and there was sufficient rea- son for me to believe it was a sto- len vehicle," he told the court. Defense attorney Bruce Finlay said his client was lucky. "He got himself into a situation that could have turned out very, very bad but under the circumstances he has come out quite well," Finlay said. PHELPS WAS arrested after a high-speed chase past Pioneer School shortly after school let out. That's why Judge James Sawyer handed down a harsher sentence than the 45 days in jail the depu- ty prosecutor recommended. "The conduct that you involved yourself in on this particular date was dangerous beyond this par- ticular consequence," Sawyer said. "Your driving endangered a number of people, including school children, and a drug lab was involved." Sawyer sentenced Phelps to 90 days in jail with 30 days convert- ed to 240 hours of community ser- vice and credit for the 31 days al- ready served. He ordered Phelps to pay $583 in court costs and $500 to the crime victims' fund. He will be under the supervision of the court for 12 months after his release. Sawyer ordered him to report to the jail on May 1. This will en- able him to oversee his parents' manufacturing business in South King County while they are out of the state. Sawyer scheduled a restitution hearing for May 27. "Obviously I went down a path that has gotten me into a lot of trouble. The major thing is how I've turned my life around in re- action to this matter. My family's gotten together and things for me couldn't be better," Phelps said. IN OTHER superior court pro- ceedings: • Joseph Lee Isenbarger, 18, of 722 Pine Street, Shelton was identified Wednesday, April 7, in connection with potential charges of residential burglary and theft in the second degree. Judge James Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and set bail at $5,000. Bail is another $5,000 for earli- er charges of theft of a firearm and illegal possession of a fire- arm. Isenbarger is accused, ac- cording to a report turned over to the prosecutor's office last month by Officer Thorn Adams of the Shelton Police Department, of stealing a rifle from Alfred Munoz of Shelton on March 11 and then trying to exchange it for meth- amphetamine, an illegal drug. The new charge concerns alle- gations that he broke into a neighbor's house and stole her purse. Sawyer scheduled arraign- ment for April 15 and told him to stay away from Mike Boyer, who allegedly knew about the theft, and from Chrissy Billgren, the al- leged victim. Ron Sergi has been appointed to be his attorney in both cases. • Charles Ray Smith, 34, of 645 Bellevue Street, Shelton was identified Monday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with license suspend- ed. Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and appointed Sergi to be his attorney. The judge set bail at $2,000 and scheduled ar- raignment for April 15. Smith was arrested Sunday after a traf- fic stop on Shelton Springs Road. • Gerald W. Bailey, 32, of 17912 Pacific Highway South, Federal Way, was identified Mon- day on forgery charges. Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and appointed Charles Lane to be his attorney. The judge set bail at $2,500 and told him to stay away from Jim Hanna, the alleged victim, and the Peninsula Federal Credit Union. Sawyer scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 28, pretrial for May 26 and trial for the jury term that begins June 7. • Kristine Anne Zarnke, 32, of 100 East People Court, Shel- ton, appeared in court after her arrest on a bench warrant. The warrant was issued after she failed to appear for a pretrial hearing on a 1989 charge of co- caine possession. Sawyer set bail IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlUflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Weather IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII High Low Precip. Fahrenheit (In.) April 7 57 42 .19 April 8 51 34 .01 April 9 48 31 .04 April 10 50 32 .78 April 11 66 29 0 April 12 67 44 .02 April 13 57 32 0 Measurements for the previ- ous 24 hours are recorded for the National Weather Service at 4 p.m. each day at Olympic Air at Sanderson Field. National Weather Service meteorologists predict sunny weather for most of the weekend with a cooling trend. Lows should range 35 to 45 with highs 65 to 75 Friday and Saturday and 60 to 65 Sunday, when a few clouds are expected to roll in. at $5,000 and scheduled a pre- trial hearing for May 26 and trial for the jury term that begins June 7. • Richard William Michael- is, 28, of 200 West Kelly Road, Shelton was identified Monday on charges of malicious mischief and domestic violence assault in the fourth degree. Judge Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and said Michaelis could afford to pay his own attorney. Sawyer set bail at $1,500 and scheduled arraign- ment for April 29. Michaelis was arrested on Har- rier Road after his girlfriend, Charity Manning, used a neigh- bor's telephone to call police. Ac- cording to court papers he started breaking things after she told him she wanted to end their rela- tionship. • Rick Heyer, 47, of 170 East Vaughn Place, was identified Monday on charges of felony vio- lation of a no-contact order. Judge Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and appointed Lane to represent Heyer. Lane suggested the state try to deter- mine whether Heyer is safe to be at large. Heyer already faces as- sault charges in Mason County District Court. Sawyer set bail at $7,500 and and told Heyer to stay away from taverns and the alleged victim in the case. Arraignment was sched- uled for April 15. • Annette Marie Brittain, 38, of 200 Endeavor Lane, Shel- ton was ordered to serve 20 days in jail for violating the conditions of her supervision. The underlying cause was a 1992 case of theft in the third de- gree. She admitted that she failed to make regular payments to- wards legal financial obligations of $835. Brittain told the court that she doesn't make enough money as a housekeeper to make regular pay- ments. Defense attorney Lane asked if she could work off the debt in the community service program. Sawyer said she would have to make payments and scheduled a July 22 hearing to re- view her progress. "If you're physically capable of going out and cleaning houses you had best fred a couple of more houses to clean and get this paid off," Sawyer said. • Kimberly Ann Sturgell, 34, of 1623 South Second Street, Shelton, was identified in connec- tion with allegations of posession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with license suspended in the third degree. Sawyer found probable cause for her arrest and appointed Sergi to be her attorney. He released her on personal recognizance and ordered her to take regular tests to prove that her system is clear of methamphetamine and other illegal drugs. Sturgell wa' arrested on Sun- day after a traffic stop by an offi- cer of" the Sheiton Police Depart- ment. Arraignment was sched- uled for April 29. • Terry Lynn Simmons, 42, of 5121 West Cloquallum Road, Shelton, was identified Tuesday on potential charges of felony eluding and failure to transfer the title to a motor vehicle. He was arrested Sunday after a trooper with the Washington State Patrol spotted him in a ve- hicle with expired tabs. Simmons attempted to get away when the officer gave chase on State Route 102, allegations in his court file indicated. Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and appointed Lane to be his attorney. Bail was set at $1,000. Arraignment was sched- uled for April 29. Exchange program is offered American Institute fbr Foreign Study offers two opportunities fbr local people to involve themselves in a cultural exchange. Academic Year in America, says Andrea Baskinger of AIFS, is a program which brings inter- national students to the United States for a semester or academic year. The students have good Eng- lish skills, motivation and their own medical insurance and spending money, notes Basking- er. They offer a connection with another culture and AIFS ol'fbrs a scholarship for study abroad as an exchange. In another program, American Youth Abroad, AIFS offers local young people a chance to study in another country. Information on both programs is available from Baskinger by phoning her toll-free at (800) 322- 4678, Extension 6078, or sending e-mail to abaskinger@aifs. com. " REPAIRS " OVERHAULS • MAINTENANCE • New Tractor Parts and Implemerlts • Used Tractors Fox' Sale Repairs Plus Automotive,Truck, RV anti Tractor Repair 1022 Eas| Johns Prairie Road Shel|on, WA 98584  CaU 426-0403  B Washlngton's Largest Choice For New & Used Exit Black Lake Blvd. or Cooper Point Road ott" HWY. 101 To Olympia s West S|dc One Auto Mall 24 Manufacturers Carry kerosene. CAl.@ Located at Sanderson Industrial Park 427-8084 Thursday, 15, County 17 vehicle a Timberlakes of assault. Bullard, 50, of Shelton, was Friday of assault in t with a 'repo man' Superior court roundup: to assault verdict M--anw-h00ove a stolen RV afteC°l::Yn::Pt:[:°o ;2udrIst:f. then y°u re n°t getting h2:tchisSeh00;dsa0000Bhista;Cw°00ntt2: enters plea in meth-lab case followed a two-day County Superior Jurors reduced the .gree after find- not guilty of assault econd degree. Judge of Lewis County ;e against Bullard an incident last 4 in which he pulled knife and threated who had come a 1991 Ford Escort Bullard's wife, Pat- didn't know was that Michael Baxter had by the U.S. Marines combat and that a three-inch blade :)N never but it did come to by Deputy ,ld Schuetz. Ron by the court dlard, who has been for the past two to a back ailment. the state's first wit- Thursday, say- January 22 he was repossess the Es- Lat two days later he -, Rhonda, went out to home in the Timber- to retrieve the e said the Bullards in their payments to the finance his mission was to get after he "put the air," which is repo a car to the that he drove ard home once to iden- and that after he got m the air," Bullard of the house. Schuetz to describe how the de- upon learning car was being repos- .IMPPY, '' Baxter said. )py to have their That's typical in dealing with un- and her son had in the car, Baxt- he told Bullard he the contents if handed over the refused to give him him with vulgar to climb into the drove away, he told He testified that Bullard pulled out his knife during a struggle over some of the contents of the car. "With the events that have happened so far I've gathered that he's a nut case and is going to try to stab me," Baxter said. Schuetz then produced a two- inch folding knife that Judge Bro- sey admitted into evidence. Bax- ter said he wasn't afraid of being killed but that he thought Bullard might be able to cut him up a bit. "I said, 'What are you going to do, stab me?' and then made a motion to my hip where I keep my knife," he said. BAXTER SAID when he pulled out his own knife Bullard retreated and threatened to stab the tires of the Escort, but he handed over the keys. "He said he knows my phone number and he knows where I live and that he's going to hunt me down and take care of me and kill me," Baxter said. Baxter, who said he called 911 to tell authorities the defendant had flashed a knife, told jurors Bullard called his cell phone to make more threats while he wait- ed at the Deer Creek Store for a deputy to respond to his call. Un- der cross-examination by Sergi he testified that he had a gun in his pickup truck and that he never struck Bullard. Deputy Don Peters of the Ma- son County Sheriffs Office said he was dispatched to Deer Creek about 1:30 p.m. January 24. He said he took a statement from Baxter and then drove to the Bul- lards' house, noting en route some tire skid marks near where Bax- ter said the defendant had hit the brake. Peters said he arrested Bullard after the defendant admitted a confrontation with Baxter. "A pat- down search of his person pro- duced a small knife," he said. He identified the prosecution exhibit as the knife he removed from Bul- lard's pants pocket. Under cross- examination by Sergi, Peters said he transported Bullard to the Ma- son County Jail. He said he didn't notice a knife on the repo man and hadn't thought to search him. "There was no reason for me to be alarmed at all," he said. Schuetz rested the state's case. SERGI CALLED Patricia Bullard to the stand as the first witness for the defense. She testi- fied that she was at home on January 24 when her husband said that someone was taking the car. "I laughed. I thought it was a joke," she said. Mrs. Bullard said she wanted her husband to retrieve from the car her son's jacket and snow- boots and a picture that had been given to her. She said she gave him the key and comforted the children while her husband dealt with Baxter. She said he was in- jured when he returned. "I saw he was bleeding from the top of his head," she said. She testified that Baxter called from the Agate Store and that her husband went there to talk to the repo man. She said she was play- ing Monopoly with her son when Deputy Peters arrived. SERGI THEN called the de- fendant to the stand. Bullard con- tradicted Baxter's testimony that he castigated the repo man with vulgar words. "I do not use pro- fanity like that," Mr. Bullard said. He testified that Baxter pushed him away from the car when he refused to hand over the key. "I managed to get the door open and he ran to his truck and took off with me hanging onto the door," he said. Bullard said that's when he errant motorist. "I tried to get around him to convey the thought that 'I've got the key, here's the key' and ...he tried to run me off the road," he said. He admitted that after meeting Baxter at the Agate Store he got into the Escort to try to reclaim the contents of the car. He admit- ted to applying the emergency brake and said he dropped some stuff on the road during a strug- gle with Baxter. "He told me that if I attempted to pick those up he was going to do me right then and there," he said. BAXTER, THE defendant con- tended, was first to pull a knife. He said he handed over the keys after Baxter said deputies were on the way. "I was in fear of my life. I didn't know what he was going to do next," Bullard said. Cross-examined by Schuetz, he testified that he never threatened to stab the tires of the 1991 Ford Escort. "I have no idea what he's talking about. If I had attempted to stab the tires of a vehicle I think I would have done it," he said. He said he did not try to stab Baxter and did not wave a knife at the repo man. "I was very up- set about losing the car that day and then I got more upset with Mr. Baxter at being assaulted and him trying to run me off the road. It made it even worse," he said. Sergi called the Bullards' daughter, Jennifer Joan Bullard, who said she was in the bathroom when she heard that the Escort was being towed away. "MY DAD WAS in it trying to get stuff out for my mom and my dad was still in it when he drove away," she said. "I thought it was kind of immature the way the driver reacted to my dad trying to get my mom's stuff out." The next morning, Schuetz called Rhonda Baxter to the stand to rebut the defense. Her account of events verified her husband's testimony. Schuetz played a tape of Bax- ter's calls to 911. In the first he described how he and his wife were being chased out of Timber- lakes by a guy in an MG Midget. The second gave his description of the confrontation on the Agate Road. "He pulled a knife on me," Baxter was heard to say. In his closing, Sergi pointed out that no blows were ever ex- changed. He said if Bullard as- saulted Baxter it was at most the lesser crime of assault in the fourth degree. After deliberating for several hours the jury agreed. Jurors were Marjorie Denny, Sherry Clemmens, David Myers, Carroll Bryant, Richard Berg, Daniel Wadsworth, Debra Shoe- maker, Ella Snell, Joleta Crad- dick, Tamara Hale, Sally Ganter and Rita Kieburtz. Judge Brosey ordered a presen- tence investigation and said he will set a sentencing date once the presentence report is complet- ed. Until that time Bullard will be out of jail on $2,500 bail. He indicated Wednesday that he would be appealing his convic- tion. 3000 New & Used Choices Everyday In Olympia Steven's gets liquor license Angela and Steven Olson have received approval of their state li- censing for Steven's Fine Dining on Railroad Avenue in Shelton, the Washington State Liquor Control Board announced last week. The license is for the sale of spirits, beer and wine for restau- rant and bar service, according to the board's press release. aSon chase in an said, adding 911 to alert the Ma- Sheriffs Office to "He's still right and he moves up be- d tries to run me off told the court. he called Mrs. Bul- Agate Store and to exchange the car for the keys. "I a I would not deal that he was a hothead to deal MINUTES later Mr. ;d up, jumped into Started taking per- lut of the car just as it away from said, adding started smoking )ad after Bullard hit brake. with Bullard on Baxter said, "He not getting the key One Auto Mall 24 Manufacturers A Seattle man who was at the wheel of a stolen motorhome taken for the manufacturing of methamphetamine entered a guilty plea in Mason County Su- perior Court last Friday. Kelly Thomas Phelps, 36, of 16824 12th Avenue West, Seattle, pied guilty on Friday to posses- sion of stolen property in the first degree. Prosecutor Amber Finlay agreed to drop two other counts in exchange for the guilty plea. The original charges against him included attempting to elude and manufacturing of methampheta- mine, an illegal drug. Phelps was arrested after a chase that in- volved a stolen recreational vehi- cle that had been turned into a rolling meth lab. "I drove a vehi- cle and there was sufficient rea- son for me to believe it was a sto- len vehicle," he told the court. Defense attorney Bruce Finlay said his client was lucky. "He got himself into a situation that could have turned out very, very bad but under the circumstances he has come out quite well," Finlay said. PHELPS WAS arrested after a high-speed chase past Pioneer School shortly after school let out. That's why Judge James Sawyer handed down a harsher sentence than the 45 days in jail the depu- ty prosecutor recommended. "The conduct that you involved yourself in on this particular date was dangerous beyond this par- ticular consequence," Sawyer said. 'Tour driving endangered a number of people, including school children, and a drug lab was involved." Sawyer sentenced Phelps to 90 days in jail with 30 days convert- ed to 240 hours of community ser- vice and credit for the 31 days al- ready served. He ordered Phelps to pay $583 in court costs and $500 to the crime victims' fund. He will be under the supervision of the court for 12 months after his release. Sawyer ordered him to report to the jail on May 1. This will en- able him to oversee his parents' manufacturing business in South King County while they are out of the state. Sawyer scheduled a restitution hearing for May 27. "Obviously I went down a path that has gotten me into a lot of trouble. The major thing is how I've turned my life around in re- action to this matter. My family's gotten together and things for me couldn't be better," Phelps said. IN OTHER superior court pro- ceedings: • Joseph Lee Isenbarger, 18, of 722 Pine Street, Shelton was identified Wednesday, April 7, in connection with potential charges of residential burglary and theft in the second degree. Judge James Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and set bail at $5,000. Bail is another $5,000 for earli- er charges of theft of a firearm and illegal possession of a fire- Located at Sanderson Industrial Park 427-8084 arm. Isenbarger is accused, ac- cording to a report turned over to the prosecutor's office last month by Officer Thorn Adams of the Shelton Police Department, of stealing a rifle from Alfred Munoz of Shelton on March 11 and then trying to exchange it for meth- amphetamine, an illegal drug. The new charge concerns alle- gations that he broke into a neighbor's house and stole her purse. Sawyer scheduled arraign- ment for April 15 and told him to stay away from Mike Boyer, who allegedly knew about the theft, and from Chrissy Billgren, the al- leged victim. Ron Sergi has been appointed to be his attorney in both cases. • Charles Ray Smith, 34, of 645 Bellevue Street, Shelton was identified Monday on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with license suspend- ed. Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and appointed Sergi to be his attorney. The judge set bail at $2,000 and scheduled ar- raignment for April 15. Smith was arrested Sunday after a traf- fic stop on Shelton Springs Road. • Gerald W. Bailey, 32, of 17912 Pacific Highway South, Federal Way, was identified Mon- day on forgery charges. Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and appointed Charles Lane to be his attorney. The judge set bail at $2,500 and told him to stay away from Jim Hanna, the alleged victim, and the Peninsula Federal Credit Union. Sawyer scheduled an omnibus hearing for April 28, pretrial for May 26 and trial for the jury term that begins June 7. • Kristine Anne Zarnke, 32, of 100 East People Court, Shel- ton, appeared in court after her arrest on a bench warrant. The warrant was issued after she failed to appear for a pretrial hearing on a 1989 charge of co- caine possession. Sawyer set bail IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlUlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Weather IIIIIIIIIIIIIlUlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllll High Low Precip. Fahrenheit (In.) April 7 57 42 .19 April 8 51 34 .01 April 9 48 31 .04 April 10 50 32 .78 April 11 66 29 0 April 12 67 44 .02 April 13 57 32 0 Measurements for the previ- ous 24 hours are recorded for the National Weather Service at 4 p.m. each day at Olympic Air at Sanderson Field. National Weather Service meteorologists predict sunny weather for most of the weekend with a cooling trend. Lows should range 35 to 45 with highs 65 to 75 Friday and Saturday and 60 to 65 Sunday, when a few clouds are expected to roll in. Washlngton's Largest Choice For New & Used at $5,000 and scheduled a pre- trial hearing for May 26 and trial for the jury term that begins June 7. • Richard William Michael- is, 28, of 200 West Kelly Road, Shelton was identified Monday on charges of malicious mischief and domestic violence assault in the fourth degree. Judge Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and said Michaelis could afford to pay his own attorney. Sawyer set bail at $1,500 and scheduled arraign- ment for April 29. Michaelis was arrested on Har- rier Road after his girlfriend, Charity Manning, used a neigh- bor's telephone to call police. Ac- cording to court papers he started breaking things after she told him she wanted to end their rela- tionship. • Rick Heyer, 47, of 170 East Vaughn Place, was identified Monday on charges of felony vio- lation of a no-contact order. Judge Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and appointed Lane to represent Heyer. Lane suggested the state try to deter- mine whether Heyer is safe to be at large. Heyer already faces as- sault charges in Mason County District Court. Sawyer set bail at $7,500 and and told Heyer to stay away from taverns and the alleged victim in the case. Arraignment was sched- uled for April 15. • Annette Marie Brittain, 38, of 200 Endeavor Lane, Shel- ton was ordered to serve 20 days in jail for violating the conditions of her supervision. The underlying cause was a 1992 case of theft in the third de- gree. She admitted that she failed to make regular payments to- wards legal financial obligations of $835. Brittain told the court that she doesn't make enough money as a housekeeper to make regular pay- ments. Defense attorney Lane asked if she could work off the debt in the community service program. Sawyer said she would have to make payments and scheduled a July 22 hearing to re- view her progress. "If you're physically capable of going out and cleaning houses you had best fred a couple of more houses to clean and get this paid off," Sawyer said. • Kimberly Ann Sturgell, 34, of 1623 South Second Street, Shelton, was identified in connec- tion with allegations of posession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with license suspended in the third degree. Sawyer found probable cause for her arrest and appointed Sergi to be her attorney. He released her on personal recognizance and ordered her to take regular tests to prove that her system is clear of methamphetamine and other illegal drugs. Sturgell waa arrested on Sun- day after a traffic stop by an offi- cer of the Sheiton Police Depart- ment. Arraignment was sched- uled for April 29. • Terry Lynn Simmons, 42, of 5121 West Cloquallum Road, Shelton, was identified Tuesday on potential charges of felony eluding and failure to transfer the title to a motor vehicle. He was arrested Sunday after a trooper with the Washington State Patrol spotted him in a ve- hicle with expired tabs. Simmons attempted to get away when the officer gave chase on State Route 102, allegations in his court file indicated. Sawyer found probable cause for his arrest and appointed Lane to be his attorney. Bail was set at $1,000. Arraignment was sched- uled for April 29. Exchange program is offered American Institute fbr Foreign Study offers two opportunities fbr local people to involve themselves in a cultural exchange. Academic Year in America, says Andrea Baskinger of AIFS, is a program which brings inter- national students to the United States for a semester or academic year. The students have good Eng- lish skills, motivation and their own medical insurance and spending money, notes Basking- er. They offer a connection with another culture and AIFS offers a scholarship for study abroad as an exchange. In another program, American Youth Abroad, AIFS oilers local young people a chance to study in another country. Information on both programs is available from Baskinger by phoning her toll-free at (800) 322- 4678, Extension 6078, or sending e-mail to abaskinger@aifs. com. " REPAIRS " OVERHAULS • MAINTENANCE Repairs Plus Automotive,Truck, RV and Tractor Repair • New Tra(:tor Parts and hnplements 1022 East Johns Prairie Road Sh Iron, WA 98584 I" Used Tractors For Sale  "'' ,:,,,1 " C  l  426-0403  ilB Exit Black Lake Blvd. or Cooper Point Road ott" HWY. 101 To Olympia s West Side Thursday, April 15, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 17