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Weed work Inmates at the Mason County Jail work off some of their time by clearing away weeds. ;.00;entencings: Wood gets jail, drug treatment for having meth Two people convicted of felony offenses were sentenced to confine- ment in the Mason County Jail af- ter hearings held May 8 in Mason County Superior Court. • Paul Luke Wood, 27 of 250 East Auseth Lane, Shelton, who was convicted of possession of IIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Weather IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII High Low Fahrenheit Precip. (In.) May 9 64 44 0 May 10 66 34 0 May 11 68 37 0 May 12 64 37 0 May 13 55 43 0 May 14 71 32 0 May 15 84 37 0 Measurements are recorded for the National Weather Service at Sanderson Field. Wednesday morning the Na- tional Weather Service predicted mostly cloudy conditions on Thurs- day with a high near 68 degrees. There should be decreasing clouds Thursday night with a low around 40. Friday and Friday night should be mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain on Friday night. Highs should be near 68 with a low around 45 degrees. Forecasters expect mostly cloudy conditions to continue on Saturday and Saturday night, with a chance of showers. The highs should near 62 degrees and lows around 43 degrees. There is a chance of showers in the forecast for Sunday with most- ly cloudy conditions and a high near 62. Sunday night should be partly cloudy with the low around 40 degrees. The extended forecast for Mon- day through Tuesday calls for partly cloudy skies on Monday with a high near 66. Monday night should be mostly clear with a low around 39. There should be mostly sunny skies on Tuesday with a high near 71. methamphetamine, was sentenced to 45 days under the First-time Offender Sentencing Option which provides a sentence of from zero to 90 days followed by 24 months of community supervision. Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy reported that with no prior felony criminal history the standard sentencing range is from zero to six months followed by nine to 12 months of community custody. Judge Toni Sheldon ordered Wood to have a substance-abuse evaluation and to follow all recom- mended treatment. She imposed legal financial obligations of a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' compensation fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment and $450 in court costs. • Angela Marie Williams, 33, of 1311 Summit Street, She]- ton, received 30 days for theft in the second degree. Judge Sheldon imposed legal financial obligations of $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment and $406.50 in court costs and scheduled a restitution hearing for June 18. Critical00uffers will get a boost The Mason Conservation Dis- trict has been awarded a $215,010 grant for a critical area buffer res- toration project. The grant is from the Centen- nial Clean Water Fund, a state funding source for improving and protecting water quality in Wash- ington State. The conservation district will use the money to pre- vent critical area buffer loss and restore damaged buffers by shore- lines, lakesides, streams and wet- lands. The district will also develop restoration plans, restore criti- cal area buffer functions, develop Geographic Information System layers and maps and provide edu- cation, training and technical as- sistance to landowners and resi- dents of Mason County. Jury: Transient guilty in home burglary case A Mason County Superior Court jury convicted a 21-year- old man of breaking into a Shelton residence and taking knives, belt buckles and other items. Rene Pedro Paumier of Shel- ton was convicted after a three- day trial of residential burglary and theft in the third degree for entering a residence at 528 Laurel Street in January and taking items belonging to Ja- son Howland. Paumier, who is listed as transient, is scheduled for sentencing on Monday. Testimony began May 9 with Howland, who described his residence on Laurel Street. He said the yard is fenced with only "three access" points, at the front, side and back of the home. He also said his house has a front and back door. He said Terry McClintic is a neigh- bor who lives across the street. HOWLAND SAID on the weekend of January 19-21 he was "staying at his girlfriend's parents' house since they were out of town," and only stopped at his residence to shower and change clothes. "That Sunday afternoon I noticed that the front gate was opened still. I noticed the spare bedroom door was opened and the fan was on in the bedroom and stuff was missing out of the closet," Howland said. "The back door was busted open and the side and rear gates in the fence were opened." He said the only person with permission to be on his prop- erty is his mother. He said she drives a red Mazda pickup truck and had stopped at his place on Saturday afternoon, but she went into a separate building, not the house. Howland said eight to 10 belt buckles with a value of about $20 apiece were missing. "I keep them in a row and they were all gone." He testified that five or six baseball-style hats were missing, in addition to a couple of watches, sunglasses, Guilty pleas: clothing items and knives. HE SAID HE had three knives, two folding, spring- loaded Kirshaws and the other a knife in a leather case. He said he paid about $80 for one of the Kirshaws but said the other had been a gift. McClintic of 521 Laurel Street testified that he saw Paumier coming out of How- land's residence on Saturday, January 20. He said he was out on his porch "having a smoke" around noon or maybe 11 a.m. and noticed a red pickup truck parked at the side of Howland's house. He said he was paying attention to vehicles in the area because "we had some ste- reos taken out of cars before. I didn't really know the truck; it looked kind of funny." McClintic continued, "The door opened up and I saw the guy running out the front door. It was a fast walk and he didn't latch the gate." He said How- land and his girlfriend always latch their gate because they have dogs. He identified Paumier as the person he saw coming out the front door. He said he had seen Paumier over the past few years "because he rides a bike around" and that he had spo- ken to Paumier in the past. DEPUTY PROSECUTOR Reinhold Schuetz asked Mc- Clintic if it was "the defendant" he saw coming out of the resi- dence on January 20. "I believe so," McClintic responded. "He was wearing baggy blue jeans and he had a black coat on with bright-blue stripes going down the arms. He also had on a black baseball cap. The thing that made me most curious was he came out of the house and when he got to the gate he kind of slumped over." Defense attorney Ronald Sergi asked McClintic if he had mistaken Paumier for his brother in the past. McClin- tic said he had one time. He said Paumier was not carrying anything and was not wearing gloves. Officer Warren Ohlson of the Shelton Police Department said he investigated the break-in. H.e said he went through the re$" dence with Howland and took photos, which he identified for the jury. He said he was unable to get any "viable" fingerprin off a large glass jug which haa been used to hold coins or off of the closet area "where item were found to be missing." 01" son said on January 24 he too a statement from McClinti¢ and Paumier became a persO of interest in the case. OFFICER MARK Hinton of the SPD said that on JanuarY 25 he met with Paumier. ;Ie contacted us down by Lumber" u1 men's. We let some people know we were looking for him. I@.  was on a bicycle. We requesti bllb to search him and his backpa t01d and he consented," he said', that The officer said he found s knife and a belt buckle. After a a Paumier was taken into cus Isl dy at the police station, he said, N, he contacted Howland. Ve lel: had the burglary victim co pte down and he IDed' (identifiea! the items." Hinton said he advise.: Paumier of his constitutioql rights and he agreed to make J statement about how he c to acquire the knife and buckle' ,' "He gave several explanati R', one was he got them from Tr | lwi sures; the items were in a bro | 7, , bag in an apartment compl:{: | ,e' he did not know where he  I 1 the items, i a The defense did not present any witnesses. Members of the jury, W were seated May 8, were rim,: Hatlem, Eric Miller, JoA. Wood, Grant Sabin, L Hinckley, Briann MamemS Deanna Smith, Chris bell, Cyrus Darling, Plunkett, Linda Amar Robin McDaniel. Diana was the alternate. Felony trials are averted Three defendants scheduled for trials this month in unrelated Ma- son County Superior Court cases changed their pleas recently. All of them are scheduled for sentencing on June 4. • Christina Ann Jones, 24, of 2360 NE Old Belfair Highway, Belfair, entered guilty pleas on Friday, May 11, to charges of crim- inal trespass in the second degree and malicious mischief in the third degree, a gross misdemeanor. Jones, who was residing at 121 East rrigal Place at the time of her arrest on October 7 of last year, had been charged with resi- dential burglary. According to court documents she used a ham- mer to break out a window at the residence of Ted Mason at 60 East Errigal Place and then attempted to climb through it. The sentencing range is from zero to 60 for trespassing and up to 365 days for the gross misde- meanor, Judge Toni Sheldon said, with the state recommending a sentence of credit for time served. l.004an arrested in child: rape case by the initials "M.C.B.," between October and December 2006 when he was residing with the girl's fam- ily in Belfair. The girl reportedly told the detective she consented to the sexual contact, which included several incidents of oral sex and attempted intercourse at the girl's residence. Judge Sheldon appointed an at- torney to represent St. Albun, set bail at $20,000 and scheduled ar- raignment for May 18. She ordered him to have no contact with the alleged victim, her mother, iden- tified by the initials "K.M.T," or children under the age of 18. She prohibited him from going to plac- es where children normally con- gregate and said St. A/bun must stay at least 500 yards away from the alleged victim's residence. (Continued from page 27.) less than 40 grams of marijuana and theft in the third degree. He was arrested May 11 by Of- ricer Brent Dehning of the SPD who said he was responding to a shoplifting complaint at Wal- Mart from Ranger Garpinski, a loss prevention officer. Garpinski said he followed Nichols and saw him conceal perfume bottles and then exit the store. Garpinski said he detained the suspect as he at- tempted to leave the store and Nichols allegedly threw a bag- gie in a trash can. It contained a green leafy substance which field- tested positive for marijuana and a white pill identified as Metha- done, which requires a prescrip- tion, Dehning reported. The per- fume was valued at $64.68. Judge Sheldon ordered Nichols to have no contact with Wal-Mart. She released him on his promise to appear for arraignment on May 21 at which time there will be a review of Nichols' financial sta- tus to determine if he qualifies for court-appointed counsel. On Friday, May 11: • John Barry "JB" St. AI. bun Jr., 18, of 200 NE Santa Ma- ria Drive, Belfair, was identified in an investigation of four counts of rape of a child in the second de- gree. According to a probable-cause statement filed with the court by Detective Jack Gardner of the Mason County Sheriffs Office, St. A/bun reportedly had multiple sexual contacts with a 14-year-old girl, identified in court documents The judge told Jones she will be re- sponsible for restitution and noted a restitution estimate of $639 for the cost of a broken window has been received from an insurance company. • Alan Lee Lauber, 40, of 321 West Delight Park Road, Shelton, changed his pleas on Thursday, May 10. He entered an A/ford plea of guilty to a charge of possession of stolen property in the second de- gree and pled guilty to an amend- ed charge of bail jumping. In his plea statement Lauber admitted he failed to appear for court proceedings on March 16 and wrote he was pleading guilty to second-degree possession of sto- len property to take advantage of a plea bargain "and avoid more se- rious charges." Lauber was arrested on June 8 of last year by deputies from the Mason County Sheriffs Office who were investigating the May 29 theft of copper wire from Arcadia Electric. Deputies said they found stripped insulation on Lauber's property. Lauber reportedly told officers he allowed two people to strip the wire at his place and said they told him he could keep one third, which he and Dawn E. Mow- er reportedly sold to a recycling center in Tumwater for $900. "The defendant in possession of copper wire a value in excess of $250," Prosecutor Reinhold SchuetZ ed. The sentencing ranges are'. four to 12 months for the jumping conviction and fro to six months for stolen property, Judge explained. • Timothy 34, of 101 SE Majestic Shelton, pled guilty on day, May 9, to two counts jumping. He had been arrested ber 15, 2005 in an second-degree burglary $10,000 bail. He failed to for an omnibus on ary 9, 2006 and a $15 was issued for his ing to court documents. appeared on January 23, the warrant was quashed dates were set for the case. McKenzie then failed pear for a trial readiness on June 23, 2006. With an offender score o fl the sentencing range is to 12 months, Judge plained. Do you know how uninhabitable burn buildings are still sta in our city? .y I know of 2; how about Russ Donnoy PANTORIUM €IJNERS & I'AII, ORII Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6:00 P'$' Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Serving Sheton and 218 South Second Mason County for 82 years 426-3371 Page 28 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 17, 2007 Weed work Inmates at the Mason County Jail work off some of their time by clearing away weeds. ;.00;entencings: Wood gets jail, drug treatment for having meth Two people convicted of felony offenses were sentenced to confine- ment in the Mason County Jail af- ter hearings held May 8 in Mason County Superior Court. • Paul Luke Wood, 27 of 250 East Auseth Lane, Shelton, who was convicted of possession of IIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Weather IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII High Low Fahrenheit Precip. (In.) May 9 64 44 0 May 10 66 34 0 May 11 68 37 0 May 12 64 37 0 May 13 55 43 0 May 14 71 32 0 May 15 84 37 0 Measurements are recorded for the National Weather Service at Sanderson Field. Wednesday morning the Na- tional Weather Service predicted mostly cloudy conditions on Thurs- day with a high near 68 degrees. There should be decreasing clouds Thursday night with a low around 40. Friday and Friday night should be mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain on Friday night. Highs should be near 68 with a low around 45 degrees. Forecasters expect mostly cloudy conditions to continue on Saturday and Saturday night, with a chance of showers. The highs should near 62 degrees and lows around 43 degrees. There is a chance of showers in the forecast for Sunday with most- ly cloudy conditions and a high near 62. Sunday night should be partly cloudy with the low around 40 degrees. The extended forecast for Mon- day through Tuesday calls for partly cloudy skies on Monday with a high near 66. Monday night should be mostly clear with a low around 39. There should be mostly sunny skies on Tuesday with a high near 71. methamphetamine, was sentenced to 45 days under the First-time Offender Sentencing Option which provides a sentence of from zero to 90 days followed by 24 months of community supervision. Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy reported that with no prior felony criminal history the standard sentencing range is from zero to six months followed by nine to 12 months of community custody. Judge Toni Sheldon ordered Wood to have a substance-abuse evaluation and to follow all recom- mended treatment. She imposed legal financial obligations of a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' compensation fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment and $450 in court costs. • Angela Marie Williams, 33, of 1311 Summit Street, She]- ton, received 30 days for theft in the second degree. Judge Sheldon imposed legal financial obligations of $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment and $406.50 in court costs and scheduled a restitution hearing for June 18. Critical00uffers will get a boost The Mason Conservation Dis- trict has been awarded a $215,010 grant for a critical area buffer res- toration project. The grant is from the Centen- nial Clean Water Fund, a state funding source for improving and protecting water quality in Wash- ington State. The conservation district will use the money to pre- vent critical area buffer loss and restore damaged buffers by shore- lines, lakesides, streams and wet- lands. The district will also develop restoration plans, restore criti- cal area buffer functions, develop Geographic Information System layers and maps and provide edu- cation, training and technical as- sistance to landowners and resi- dents of Mason County. Jury: Transient guilty in home burglary case A Mason County Superior Court jury convicted a 21-year- old man of breaking into a Shelton residence and taking knives, belt buckles and other items. Rene Pedro Paumier of Shel- ton was convicted after a three- day trial of residential burglary and theft in the third degree for entering a residence at 528 Laurel Street in January and taking items belonging to Ja- son Howland. Paumier, who is listed as transient, is scheduled for sentencing on Monday. Testimony began May 9 with Howland, who described his residence on Laurel Street. He said the yard is fenced with only "three access" points, at the front, side and back of the home. He also said his house has a front and back door. He said Terry McClintic is a neigh- bor who lives across the street. HOWLAND SAID on the weekend of January 19-21 he was "staying at his girlfriend's parents' house since they were out of town," and only stopped at his residence to shower and change clothes. "That Sunday afternoon I noticed that the front gate was opened still. I noticed the spare bedroom door was opened and the fan was on in the bedroom and stuff was missing out of the closet," Howland said. "The back door was busted open and the side and rear gates in the fence were opened." He said the only person with permission to be on his prop- erty is his mother. He said she drives a red Mazda pickup truck and had stopped at his place on Saturday afternoon, but she went into a separate building, not the house. Howland said eight to 10 belt buckles with a value of about $20 apiece were missing. "I keep them in a row and they were all gone." He testified that five or six baseball-style hats were missing, in addition to a couple of watches, sunglasses, Guilty pleas: clothing items and knives. HE SAID HE had three knives, two folding, spring- loaded Kirshaws and the other a knife in a leather case. He said he paid about $80 for one of the Kirshaws but said the other had been a gift. McClintic of 521 Laurel Street testified that he saw Paumier coming out of How- land's residence on Saturday, January 20. He said he was out on his porch "having a smoke" around noon or maybe 11 a.m. and noticed a red pickup truck parked at the side of Howland's house. He said he was paying attention to vehicles in the area because "we had some ste- reos taken out of cars before. I didn't really know the truck; it looked kind of funny." McClintic continued, "The door opened up and I saw the guy running out the front door. It was a fast walk and he didn't latch the gate." He said How- land and his girlfriend always latch their gate because they have dogs. He identified Paumier as the person he saw coming out the front door. He said he had seen Paumier over the past few years "because he rides a bike around" and that he had spo- ken to Paumier in the past. DEPUTY PROSECUTOR Reinhold Schuetz asked Mc- Clintic if it was "the defendant" he saw coming out of the resi- dence on January 20. "I believe so," McClintic responded. "He was wearing baggy blue jeans and he had a black coat on with bright-blue stripes going down the arms. He also had on a black baseball cap. The thing that made me most curious was he came out of the house and when he got to the gate he kind of slumped over." Defense attorney Ronald Sergi asked McClintic if he had mistaken Paumier for his brother in the past. McClin- tic said he had one time. He said Paumier was not carrying anything and was not wearing gloves. Officer Warren Ohlson of the Shelton Police Department said he investigated the break-in. H.e said he went through the re$" dence with Howland and took photos, which he identified for the jury. He said he was unable to get any "viable" fingerprin off a large glass jug which haa been used to hold coins or off of the closet area "where item were found to be missing." 01" son said on January 24 he too a statement from McClinti¢ and Paumier became a persO of interest in the case. OFFICER MARK Hinton of the SPD said that on JanuarY 25 he met with Paumier. ;Ie contacted us down by Lumber" u1 men's. We let some people know we were looking for him. I@.  was on a bicycle. We requesti bllb to search him and his backpa t01d and he consented," he said', that The officer said he found s knife and a belt buckle. After a a Paumier was taken into cus Isl dy at the police station, he said, N, he contacted Howland. Ve lel: had the burglary victim co pte down and he IDed' (identifiea! the items." Hinton said he advise.: Paumier of his constitutioql rights and he agreed to make J statement about how he c to acquire the knife and buckle' ,' "He gave several explanati R', one was he got them from Tr | lwi sures; the items were in a bro | 7, , bag in an apartment compl:{: | ,e' he did not know where he  I 1 the items, i a The defense did not present any witnesses. Members of the jury, W were seated May 8, were rim,: Hatlem, Eric Miller, JoA. Wood, Grant Sabin, L Hinckley, Briann MamemS Deanna Smith, Chris bell, Cyrus Darling, Plunkett, Linda Amar Robin McDaniel. Diana was the alternate. Felony trials are averted Three defendants scheduled for trials this month in unrelated Ma- son County Superior Court cases changed their pleas recently. All of them are scheduled for sentencing on June 4. • Christina Ann Jones, 24, of 2360 NE Old Belfair Highway, Belfair, entered guilty pleas on Friday, May 11, to charges of crim- inal trespass in the second degree and malicious mischief in the third degree, a gross misdemeanor. Jones, who was residing at 121 East rrigal Place at the time of her arrest on October 7 of last year, had been charged with resi- dential burglary. According to court documents she used a ham- mer to break out a window at the residence of Ted Mason at 60 East Errigal Place and then attempted to climb through it. The sentencing range is from zero to 60 for trespassing and up to 365 days for the gross misde- meanor, Judge Toni Sheldon said, with the state recommending a sentence of credit for time served. l.004an arrested in child: rape case by the initials "M.C.B.," between October and December 2006 when he was residing with the girl's fam- ily in Belfair. The girl reportedly told the detective she consented to the sexual contact, which included several incidents of oral sex and attempted intercourse at the girl's residence. Judge Sheldon appointed an at- torney to represent St. Albun, set bail at $20,000 and scheduled ar- raignment for May 18. She ordered him to have no contact with the alleged victim, her mother, iden- tified by the initials "K.M.T," or children under the age of 18. She prohibited him from going to plac- es where children normally con- gregate and said St. A/bun must stay at least 500 yards away from the alleged victim's residence. (Continued from page 27.) less than 40 grams of marijuana and theft in the third degree. He was arrested May 11 by Of- ricer Brent Dehning of the SPD who said he was responding to a shoplifting complaint at Wal- Mart from Ranger Garpinski, a loss prevention officer. Garpinski said he followed Nichols and saw him conceal perfume bottles and then exit the store. Garpinski said he detained the suspect as he at- tempted to leave the store and Nichols allegedly threw a bag- gie in a trash can. It contained a green leafy substance which field- tested positive for marijuana and a white pill identified as Metha- done, which requires a prescrip- tion, Dehning reported. The per- fume was valued at $64.68. Judge Sheldon ordered Nichols to have no contact with Wal-Mart. She released him on his promise to appear for arraignment on May 21 at which time there will be a review of Nichols' financial sta- tus to determine if he qualifies for court-appointed counsel. On Friday, May 11: • John Barry "JB" St. AI. bun Jr., 18, of 200 NE Santa Ma- ria Drive, Belfair, was identified in an investigation of four counts of rape of a child in the second de- gree. According to a probable-cause statement filed with the court by Detective Jack Gardner of the Mason County Sheriffs Office, St. A/bun reportedly had multiple sexual contacts with a 14-year-old girl, identified in court documents The judge told Jones she will be re- sponsible for restitution and noted a restitution estimate of $639 for the cost of a broken window has been received from an insurance company. • Alan Lee Lauber, 40, of 321 West Delight Park Road, Shelton, changed his pleas on Thursday, May 10. He entered an A/ford plea of guilty to a charge of possession of stolen property in the second de- gree and pled guilty to an amend- ed charge of bail jumping. In his plea statement Lauber admitted he failed to appear for court proceedings on March 16 and wrote he was pleading guilty to second-degree possession of sto- len property to take advantage of a plea bargain "and avoid more se- rious charges." Lauber was arrested on June 8 of last year by deputies from the Mason County Sheriffs Office who were investigating the May 29 theft of copper wire from Arcadia Electric. Deputies said they found stripped insulation on Lauber's property. Lauber reportedly told officers he allowed two people to strip the wire at his place and said they told him he could keep one third, which he and Dawn E. Mow- er reportedly sold to a recycling center in Tumwater for $900. "The defendant in possession of copper wire a value in excess of $250," Prosecutor Reinhold SchuetZ ed. The sentencing ranges are'. four to 12 months for the jumping conviction and fro to six months for stolen property, Judge explained. • Timothy 34, of 101 SE Majestic Shelton, pled guilty on day, May 9, to two counts jumping. He had been arrested ber 15, 2005 in an second-degree burglary $10,000 bail. He failed to for an omnibus on ary 9, 2006 and a $15 was issued for his ing to court documents. appeared on January 23, the warrant was quashed dates were set for the case. McKenzie then failed pear for a trial readiness on June 23, 2006. With an offender score o fl the sentencing range is to 12 months, Judge plained. Do you know how uninhabitable burn buildings are still sta in our city? .y I know of 2; how about Russ Donnoy PANTORIUM €IJNERS & I'AII, ORII Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6:00 P'$' Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Serving Sheton and 218 South Second Mason County for 82 years 426-3371 Page 28 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 17, 2007