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CHIEF Richard Knight and crew were honored for a life. Greg Yates and Debra Gau of Fire District revived an unconscious man who had been gathering in Allyn. ,son, firefighters ored as 'champs' Commissioner Don Wilson June 25. He has been a hospital Mason County Public Hospi- District 1 was selected by the rUsiness Examiner as its 2007 Champion in Support Also honored were firefighters Yates and Debra Gau of Fire 5, along with Chief Rich- crew. was chosen for his im- iact on health care and was hen- for his service in ()lympia on district commissioner and a volun- teer in health care since 1989. Yates, Gau and the others from Fire District 5 were Healthcare Champions in Emergency Services for rescuing a 56-year-old man who had collapsed and stopped breath- ing on March 23 while gathering shellfish at low tide in Allyn. He had to be brought ashore by boat, then carried across the beach to an ambulance. The Volunteer Center of Mason ounty has information about a of volunteer opportunities, and computer tu- Tutor adults in reading, math, English as a second lan- and the operation of comput- Training is provided. (36596) Kennel helper. Assist staff feeding dogs and cleaning and help exercise dogs in enclosed play area on two-to- shifts. (35665) Vednesdsy, July 4 w ......... 2'50 a.m ............. 6.8 ft. ) igh ..... " .... 7:1.q )w.. ' ......... ;,j a.m ............. 9.6 ft. igh .................. p.m ........... -1.6 ft. al .................. 9:30 p.m ........... 12.6 ft. no 3w ................. 3:39 a pnl hursday, July 5 m ............ 5.7 ft. igh ' • • 3, .................. 8:22 a.m ............. 9.0 ft. ow 1 i -" .................. 3:07 p.rn ........... -0.2 ft. Lt, gh ................ 10:03 p.m ........... 12.7 ft. rlday, July 6 3 W , ." ................ 4"32 a m ............ 4.5 ft. ,vql=gh 9"^ • " ,,W .................. :;iv a.m ............. 8.5 ft. • ':_." .................. 3:52 p.m ............. 1.5 ft, dlJg n ................ 10:37 p.m ........... 12.7 ft. ,$iStUrday, July 7 ' w J. -" ............... 5'27 a m ............ 3.0 ft. -igw h ................ 11 ;00 a:m: ............ 8.1 ft. ,11: .' .................. 4:42 p.m ............. 3.6 ft. ,T gh ................ 11:13 p.m ........... 12.6 ft. J Unday, July 8 w .." .............. 6'24 a m 1 4 ft Igh ................. "! ............... 12'40 p.m ............. 8.2 ft. ................. 5:42 p.m ............. 56 ft. II Saday, July 10 gu h ................ 12:37 a.m ........... 12.2 ft. i ................... 8:14 a.m ........... -1.4 ft. , o .................. 4:03 p.m ........... 10.3 ft. ................... 8:25 p.m ............. 8.4 ft. ednesday, July 11 gh .................. 1 ;26 a.m ........... 12.0 ft. Iw --" .................. 9:06 a.m ........... -2.3 ft. .......... ................... : ............ 8.7 ft. tursday, July 12 gh .... 2'18 a.m ........... 11.8 ft. IW .......... -." ....... 9"56 a.m. -3.0 ft. g ................. W ....... ......... 5"55 p.m ........... 12.0 ft. " ................ 10:53 p.m ............. 8.6 ft. Drivers. Help transport Mason County seniors and disabled adults to medical appointments and es- sential services in your own vehicle. Mileage reimbursement. (81346) Kitchen volunteer. Help pre- pare meals for delivery to low-in- come seniors and to be served at the Shelton Senior Activities Cen- ter. (36699) For more information, see the Web site at www.volunteer.ws or call 426-3405 and refer to the num- ber listed after the volunteer job. 8 j 00cides Hood Canal at Union Oakland Bay at Shelton Wednesday, July 4 Low ................... 4:45 High .................. 8:44 Low ................... 4:19 High ................ 10:55 Thursday, July 5 Low ................... 5:34 High .................. 9:47 Low ................... 5:02 High ................ 11:28 Friday, July 6 Low ................... 6:27 a.m ............. 3.9 ft. High ................ 11:00 a.m ........... t0.3 ft. Low ................... 5:47 p.m ............. 1.3 ft. Saturday, July 7 High ................ 12:02 a.m ........... 15.4 ft. Low ................... 7:22 a.m ............. 2.6 ft. High ................ 12:25 p.m ............. 9.8 ft. Low ................... 6:37 p.m ............. 3.1 ft. Sunday, July 8 High ................ 12:38 a.m ........... 15.2 ft. Low ................... 8:19 a.m ............. 1.2 ft. High .................. 2:05 p.m ........... 10.0 ft. Low ................... 7:37 p.m ............. 4.9 ft. Monday, July 9 High .................. 1:18 a.m ........... 15.1 ft. Low ................... 9:15 a.m ........... -0.1 ft. High .................. 3:56 p.m ........... 11.0 ft. Low ................... 8:53 p.m ............. 6.3 ft. Tuesday, July 10 High .................. 2:02 Low ................. 10:09 High .................. 5:28 Low ................. 10:20 Wednesday, July 11 High .................. 2:51 Low ................. 11:01 High .................. 6:31 Low ................. 11:42 Thursday, July 12 High .................. 3:43 Low ................. 11:51 High .................. 7:20 a.m ............. 5.9 ft. a.m ........... 1t.6 ft. p.m ........... -1.4 ft. p.m ........... 15.2 ft. a.m ............. 5.0 ft. a.m ........... 11.0 ft. p.m ........... -0.2 ft. p.m ........... 15.4 ft. a.m ........... 14.7 ft. a.m ........... -1.2 ft. p.m ........... 12.5 ft. p.m ............. 7.3 ft. a.m ........... 14.5 ft. a.m ........... -2.0 ft. p.m ........... 13.7 ft. p.m ............. 7.5 ft. a.m ........... 14.2 ft. a.m ........... -2.6 ft. p.m ........... 14.5 ft. Jury acquits Gardner over burglary charge A 38-year-old man accused of entering a residence on the North Shore Road with the homeowner's son was acquitted by a jury after a two-day trial in Mason County Superior Court. Brett A. Gardner was found not guilty of burglary in the sec- ond degree. He is an inmate with the Washington Department of Corrections, serving a 13-month sentence for felony eluding in Kit- sap County. He was residing at 505 South Summit Street, Bremerton, with his codefendant, George Caster- line III, who pied guilty to resi- dential burglary and was sen- tenced March 26 to 90 days in the Mason County Jail. GARDNER WAS accused of breaking into the home of George Casterline Jr. who had hired his son to work at his place on Janu- ary 3. The younger Casterline, who had been prohibited from entering the residence, brought Gardner with him to do the work, according to testimony at the tri- al. Testimony began with George Casterline Jr. of 3558 NE North Shore Road, Belfair, who said he hired his son to install some insu- lation in the crawl space He said the residence is a three-bedroom, two-bath home with an attached garage and that he put all the materials and tools outside the residence. tie said he banned his son from the home because "he has stolen from me before and I have liquor in my house and I know how he gets." He said he called his daughter, Becca, who lives in Port Orchard, and asked her to take his son to the North Shore residence. "She knew that he wasn't suppose to be in the house," he said. "My daugh- ter called me later and told me my son had been drinking and he was taking things out of my house." THE ELDER Casterline said the house was locked when he left for work but that he had left a window open in one of the bath- rooms. "I found footprints on my toilet seat," he said. he also said one of his most expensive bottles of vodka had been opened." He said a number of $1 coins were missing, but he got them back because his son gave them to his daughter for gas. Beeca M. Casterline said her brother called her and "asked me if I would give him a ride to my father's house." She said she knew her brother was doing work on the outside of the house and "everything he needed to do the work was outside." She said she was aware of the prohibition about her brother going into the house. Ms. Casterline said a person she knew as "Creeper, my broth- er's new roommate" was with her brother when she picked him up. She identified Gardner as the per- son she knew as "Creeper." During the ride to the North Shore residence, Ms. Casterline said, "I did address to George, who was in the passenger seat, about what Dad had said: There was no need to go inside the house. I did get out of the car and walked around and I did see some of the tools were outside the garage. SHE TESTIFIED that a cou- ple of hours later she went back to their father's home to let her brother know she would be giv- ing him a ride home. "I walked around to the back and I saw the door was opened in the garage and I saw my brother putting things in a backpack," she said. "When I picked him up he had a cooler, a duffel bag and a backpack." She said she left and came back about an hour later. "When I got there the second time, knowing they were in the house, I knocked on the door and I saw the defen- dant get up off the couch but no one answered." Casterline said she saw Gard- ner through a bay window by the front door. "I walked around back. My brother was very im- paired and I could smell alcohol. I could smell alcohol on them both individually," she said. She said she took them home and called her dad. Defense at- torney Ronald Sergi asked her if Gardner heard her tell her broth- er not to enter the residence as they were driving there. She said no. "This was the first time I had seen Mr. Gardner. I was address- ing my brother." SERGI ASKED her if Gard- ner had any of the items taken from the residence and she said no. She also said he was less im- paired than her brother. She did acknowledge her brother was pulling things from his pockets on the ride back to Bremerton which came from her father's residence, including the dollar coins. Deputy Rich Germeau said he investigated the complaint from George Casterline Jr. and took a statement. The elder Casterline testified he waited three days to call the police but the deputy said, "When I took this statement he said the burglary occurred the .same day. I had to wait a day to take a statement from his daugh- ter and it took me a couple of days to do the probable-cause state- ment." The defense did not present any witnesses. Members of the jury, who deliberated about two hours before delivering the not-guilty verdict, were Deborah Nicklaus, Colleen Macklin, Donald Monger, James Garner, Sandra .Ogden, Janice Cookson, Wilfred Bren- nan, Billy Scott, Dwight Spilseth, Maxine Hayhurst, Sharon Lakas and Doug Williamson. Todd Fen- nel was the alternate juror. Superior court roundup: Lakebay man is arrested in Belfair for making meth Bail was set at $25,000 for a Pierce County man arrested at a Belfair residence when officers from the West Sound Narcot- ics Enforcement" Team served a search warrant. Robert Doug Pierce, 42, was identified on Monday, July 2, in Mason County Superior Court in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine and manufac- ture of meth. He said he resides in Lakebay with his mother. He was arrested June 29 when officers forced their way into a Rainbow Lane residence where they found Pierce and Angela L. Owens, who fled on foot and has not been arrested. Officers report- edly found suspected meth inside the residence and an operating meth lab was reportedly found in a detached shed on the property. Michael Siperly, a potential wit- ness or codefendant, was living in a car at the residence. Court Commissioner Rich Ad- amson appointed David Lousteau as defense counsel, set bail at $25,000 and scheduled arraign- ment for July 9. He ordered Pierce to have no contact with Owens or Siperly. On Thursday, June 28: * Joseph Lynn Longshore, 30, ofel North Salish Court, Shel- ton, was identified in an investi- gation of theft in the third degree and unlawful possession of the prescription drug Methadone. He was arrested on June 27 by Officer Warren Ohlson of the Shelton Police Department who said he was responding to a report from Ranger Gapinski, a loss-pre- vention officer at Wal-Mart, that a man, Longshore, and a woman had been detained on potential theft charges. Longshore was arrested on a Shelton Municipal Court warrant. He was searched and the police officer reportedly found four white pills in his pants pocket. The pills were identified as Methadone, a narcotic. Gapinski said the wom- an and Longshore tried to exit the store with a remote control valued at $9.66. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed Ronald Sergi as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled arraignment for July 5. She or- dered Longshore to have no con- tact with Wal-Mart and a poten- tial codefendant. A couple arrested for trespass- ing on the Skokomish reservation also appeared Jtthe 28. Tracy Dawn Williams, 33, and Michael Troy Williams, 44, both of 521 Rivendell, Grapeview, were identified in an investiga- tion of possession of methamphet- amine. She has also been known by the last names of Cook and Transue. They were arrested June 27 by deputies responding to a report of two people detained by a Skokom- ish public safety, officer for tres- passing on the reservation. The tribal officer allegedly found sus- pected drugs in their vehicle and open alcoholic containers. A black bag reportedly was found behind the passenger's seat. Officers said it contained numer- ous baggies containing a white residue, a glass pipe, a small scale and several hypodermic needles. The white substpnce in the bag- gies field-tested positive for meth. Judge Sheldon appointed Charles Lane as defense attorney for Ms. Williams and a law firm to represent Mr. Williams. She set bail at $7,500 for her and $5,000 for him. The couple is scheduled for arraignment on July 5. Two guilty of not registering here as sex offenders Two men convicted of sex offens- es as juveniles admitted not abid- ing by registration requirements when they changed their pleas on Friday, June 29, in Mason County Superior Court • William Charlie Moose, 19, who was extradited from Texas on a superior court warrant, admit- ted a 2006 violation for failure to register as a sex offender. He was convicted as a juvenile in October 2005 in Nevada of rape, according to court records. In his plea statement Moose ad- mitted: "From October 9 to Octo- ber 31, 2006 1 failed to be properly registered with the Mason County Sheriffs Office having a previous conviction for a sex offense." With an offender score of four, the sentencing range is from 12 to 14 months, Judge Toni Sheldon explained. She scheduled sentenc- ing for July 9. * Joshua Adam Briggs, 20, whose last known registered ad- dress was at 40 East T0tten Place, Shelton, pled guilty at his arraign- ment to a charge of failure to reg- ister as a sex offender. He was con- victed in 2000 of rape of a child in the first degree. As an unranked felony the stan- dard sentencing range is from zero to 365 days, with the state recom- mending a sentence of 30 days, the judge explained. "This is the first time he has failed to comply with registration requirements," Shel- don added. Briggs is scheduled for sentenc- ing July 9. Tax office gets revenue device The Mason County Commission on June 26 authorized a memoran- dum of understanding between the Washington Department of Reve- nue for the Electronic Real Estate Excise Tax Grant. This is related to the purchase of the Terrascan Tax and Assessment System for the Mason County Assessor's Of- rice and the Mason County Trea- surer's Office. Thursday, July 5, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 27 CHIEF Richard Knight and crew were honored for a life. Greg Yates and Debra Gau of Fire District revived an unconscious man who had been gathering in Allyn. ,son, firefighters ored as 'champs' Commissioner Don Wilson June 25. He has been a hospital Mason County Public Hospi- District 1 was selected by the rUsiness Examiner as its 2007 Champion in Support Also honored were firefighters Yates and Debra Gau of Fire 5, along with Chief Rich- crew. was chosen for his im- iact on health care and was hen- for his service in ()lympia on district commissioner and a volun- teer in health care since 1989. Yates, Gau and the others from Fire District 5 were Healthcare Champions in Emergency Services for rescuing a 56-year-old man who had collapsed and stopped breath- ing on March 23 while gathering shellfish at low tide in Allyn. He had to be brought ashore by boat, then carried across the beach to an ambulance. The Volunteer Center of Mason ounty has information about a of volunteer opportunities, and computer tu- Tutor adults in reading, math, English as a second lan- and the operation of comput- Training is provided. (36596) Kennel helper. Assist staff feeding dogs and cleaning and help exercise dogs in enclosed play area on two-to- shifts. (35665) Vednesdsy, July 4 w ......... 2'50 a.m ............. 6.8 ft. ) igh ..... " .... 7:1.q )w.. ' ......... ;,j a.m ............. 9.6 ft. igh .................. p.m ........... -1.6 ft. al .................. 9:30 p.m ........... 12.6 ft. no 3w ................. 3:39 a pnl hursday, July 5 m ............ 5.7 ft. igh ' • • 3, .................. 8:22 a.m ............. 9.0 ft. ow 1 i -" .................. 3:07 p.rn ........... -0.2 ft. Lt, gh ................ 10:03 p.m ........... 12.7 ft. rlday, July 6 3 W , ." ................ 4"32 a m ............ 4.5 ft. ,vql=gh 9"^ • " ,,W .................. :;iv a.m ............. 8.5 ft. • ':_." .................. 3:52 p.m ............. 1.5 ft, dlJg n ................ 10:37 p.m ........... 12.7 ft. ,$iStUrday, July 7 ' w J. -" ............... 5'27 a m ............ 3.0 ft. -igw h ................ 11 ;00 a:m: ............ 8.1 ft. ,11: .' .................. 4:42 p.m ............. 3.6 ft. ,T gh ................ 11:13 p.m ........... 12.6 ft. J Unday, July 8 w .." .............. 6'24 a m 1 4 ft Igh ................. "! ............... 12'40 p.m ............. 8.2 ft. ................. 5:42 p.m ............. 56 ft. II Saday, July 10 gu h ................ 12:37 a.m ........... 12.2 ft. i ................... 8:14 a.m ........... -1.4 ft. , o .................. 4:03 p.m ........... 10.3 ft. ................... 8:25 p.m ............. 8.4 ft. ednesday, July 11 gh .................. 1 ;26 a.m ........... 12.0 ft. Iw --" .................. 9:06 a.m ........... -2.3 ft. .......... ................... : ............ 8.7 ft. tursday, July 12 gh .... 2'18 a.m ........... 11.8 ft. IW .......... -." ....... 9"56 a.m. -3.0 ft. g ................. W ....... ......... 5"55 p.m ........... 12.0 ft. " ................ 10:53 p.m ............. 8.6 ft. Drivers. Help transport Mason County seniors and disabled adults to medical appointments and es- sential services in your own vehicle. Mileage reimbursement. (81346) Kitchen volunteer. Help pre- pare meals for delivery to low-in- come seniors and to be served at the Shelton Senior Activities Cen- ter. (36699) For more information, see the Web site at www.volunteer.ws or call 426-3405 and refer to the num- ber listed after the volunteer job. 8 j 00cides Hood Canal at Union Oakland Bay at Shelton Wednesday, July 4 Low ................... 4:45 High .................. 8:44 Low ................... 4:19 High ................ 10:55 Thursday, July 5 Low ................... 5:34 High .................. 9:47 Low ................... 5:02 High ................ 11:28 Friday, July 6 Low ................... 6:27 a.m ............. 3.9 ft. High ................ 11:00 a.m ........... t0.3 ft. Low ................... 5:47 p.m ............. 1.3 ft. Saturday, July 7 High ................ 12:02 a.m ........... 15.4 ft. Low ................... 7:22 a.m ............. 2.6 ft. High ................ 12:25 p.m ............. 9.8 ft. Low ................... 6:37 p.m ............. 3.1 ft. Sunday, July 8 High ................ 12:38 a.m ........... 15.2 ft. Low ................... 8:19 a.m ............. 1.2 ft. High .................. 2:05 p.m ........... 10.0 ft. Low ................... 7:37 p.m ............. 4.9 ft. Monday, July 9 High .................. 1:18 a.m ........... 15.1 ft. Low ................... 9:15 a.m ........... -0.1 ft. High .................. 3:56 p.m ........... 11.0 ft. Low ................... 8:53 p.m ............. 6.3 ft. Tuesday, July 10 High .................. 2:02 Low ................. 10:09 High .................. 5:28 Low ................. 10:20 Wednesday, July 11 High .................. 2:51 Low ................. 11:01 High .................. 6:31 Low ................. 11:42 Thursday, July 12 High .................. 3:43 Low ................. 11:51 High .................. 7:20 a.m ............. 5.9 ft. a.m ........... 1t.6 ft. p.m ........... -1.4 ft. p.m ........... 15.2 ft. a.m ............. 5.0 ft. a.m ........... 11.0 ft. p.m ........... -0.2 ft. p.m ........... 15.4 ft. a.m ........... 14.7 ft. a.m ........... -1.2 ft. p.m ........... 12.5 ft. p.m ............. 7.3 ft. a.m ........... 14.5 ft. a.m ........... -2.0 ft. p.m ........... 13.7 ft. p.m ............. 7.5 ft. a.m ........... 14.2 ft. a.m ........... -2.6 ft. p.m ........... 14.5 ft. Jury acquits Gardner over burglary charge A 38-year-old man accused of entering a residence on the North Shore Road with the homeowner's son was acquitted by a jury after a two-day trial in Mason County Superior Court. Brett A. Gardner was found not guilty of burglary in the sec- ond degree. He is an inmate with the Washington Department of Corrections, serving a 13-month sentence for felony eluding in Kit- sap County. He was residing at 505 South Summit Street, Bremerton, with his codefendant, George Caster- line III, who pied guilty to resi- dential burglary and was sen- tenced March 26 to 90 days in the Mason County Jail. GARDNER WAS accused of breaking into the home of George Casterline Jr. who had hired his son to work at his place on Janu- ary 3. The younger Casterline, who had been prohibited from entering the residence, brought Gardner with him to do the work, according to testimony at the tri- al. Testimony began with George Casterline Jr. of 3558 NE North Shore Road, Belfair, who said he hired his son to install some insu- lation in the crawl space He said the residence is a three-bedroom, two-bath home with an attached garage and that he put all the materials and tools outside the residence. tie said he banned his son from the home because "he has stolen from me before and I have liquor in my house and I know how he gets." He said he called his daughter, Becca, who lives in Port Orchard, and asked her to take his son to the North Shore residence. "She knew that he wasn't suppose to be in the house," he said. "My daugh- ter called me later and told me my son had been drinking and he was taking things out of my house." THE ELDER Casterline said the house was locked when he left for work but that he had left a window open in one of the bath- rooms. "I found footprints on my toilet seat," he said. he also said one of his most expensive bottles of vodka had been opened." He said a number of $1 coins were missing, but he got them back because his son gave them to his daughter for gas. Beeca M. Casterline said her brother called her and "asked me if I would give him a ride to my father's house." She said she knew her brother was doing work on the outside of the house and "everything he needed to do the work was outside." She said she was aware of the prohibition about her brother going into the house. Ms. Casterline said a person she knew as "Creeper, my broth- er's new roommate" was with her brother when she picked him up. She identified Gardner as the per- son she knew as "Creeper." During the ride to the North Shore residence, Ms. Casterline said, "I did address to George, who was in the passenger seat, about what Dad had said: There was no need to go inside the house. I did get out of the car and walked around and I did see some of the tools were outside the garage. SHE TESTIFIED that a cou- ple of hours later she went back to their father's home to let her brother know she would be giv- ing him a ride home. "I walked around to the back and I saw the door was opened in the garage and I saw my brother putting things in a backpack," she said. "When I picked him up he had a cooler, a duffel bag and a backpack." She said she left and came back about an hour later. "When I got there the second time, knowing they were in the house, I knocked on the door and I saw the defen- dant get up off the couch but no one answered." Casterline said she saw Gard- ner through a bay window by the front door. "I walked around back. My brother was very im- paired and I could smell alcohol. I could smell alcohol on them both individually," she said. She said she took them home and called her dad. Defense at- torney Ronald Sergi asked her if Gardner heard her tell her broth- er not to enter the residence as they were driving there. She said no. "This was the first time I had seen Mr. Gardner. I was address- ing my brother." SERGI ASKED her if Gard- ner had any of the items taken from the residence and she said no. She also said he was less im- paired than her brother. She did acknowledge her brother was pulling things from his pockets on the ride back to Bremerton which came from her father's residence, including the dollar coins. Deputy Rich Germeau said he investigated the complaint from George Casterline Jr. and took a statement. The elder Casterline testified he waited three days to call the police but the deputy said, "When I took this statement he said the burglary occurred the .same day. I had to wait a day to take a statement from his daugh- ter and it took me a couple of days to do the probable-cause state- ment." The defense did not present any witnesses. Members of the jury, who deliberated about two hours before delivering the not-guilty verdict, were Deborah Nicklaus, Colleen Macklin, Donald Monger, James Garner, Sandra .Ogden, Janice Cookson, Wilfred Bren- nan, Billy Scott, Dwight Spilseth, Maxine Hayhurst, Sharon Lakas and Doug Williamson. Todd Fen- nel was the alternate juror. Superior court roundup: Lakebay man is arrested in Belfair for making meth Bail was set at $25,000 for a Pierce County man arrested at a Belfair residence when officers from the West Sound Narcot- ics Enforcement" Team served a search warrant. Robert Doug Pierce, 42, was identified on Monday, July 2, in Mason County Superior Court in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine and manufac- ture of meth. He said he resides in Lakebay with his mother. He was arrested June 29 when officers forced their way into a Rainbow Lane residence where they found Pierce and Angela L. Owens, who fled on foot and has not been arrested. Officers report- edly found suspected meth inside the residence and an operating meth lab was reportedly found in a detached shed on the property. Michael Siperly, a potential wit- ness or codefendant, was living in a car at the residence. Court Commissioner Rich Ad- amson appointed David Lousteau as defense counsel, set bail at $25,000 and scheduled arraign- ment for July 9. He ordered Pierce to have no contact with Owens or Siperly. On Thursday, June 28: * Joseph Lynn Longshore, 30, ofel North Salish Court, Shel- ton, was identified in an investi- gation of theft in the third degree and unlawful possession of the prescription drug Methadone. He was arrested on June 27 by Officer Warren Ohlson of the Shelton Police Department who said he was responding to a report from Ranger Gapinski, a loss-pre- vention officer at Wal-Mart, that a man, Longshore, and a woman had been detained on potential theft charges. Longshore was arrested on a Shelton Municipal Court warrant. He was searched and the police officer reportedly found four white pills in his pants pocket. The pills were identified as Methadone, a narcotic. Gapinski said the wom- an and Longshore tried to exit the store with a remote control valued at $9.66. Judge Toni Sheldon appointed Ronald Sergi as defense attorney, set bail at $2,500 and scheduled arraignment for July 5. She or- dered Longshore to have no con- tact with Wal-Mart and a poten- tial codefendant. A couple arrested for trespass- ing on the Skokomish reservation also appeared Jtthe 28. Tracy Dawn Williams, 33, and Michael Troy Williams, 44, both of 521 Rivendell, Grapeview, were identified in an investiga- tion of possession of methamphet- amine. She has also been known by the last names of Cook and Transue. They were arrested June 27 by deputies responding to a report of two people detained by a Skokom- ish public safety, officer for tres- passing on the reservation. The tribal officer allegedly found sus- pected drugs in their vehicle and open alcoholic containers. A black bag reportedly was found behind the passenger's seat. Officers said it contained numer- ous baggies containing a white residue, a glass pipe, a small scale and several hypodermic needles. The white substpnce in the bag- gies field-tested positive for meth. Judge Sheldon appointed Charles Lane as defense attorney for Ms. Williams and a law firm to represent Mr. Williams. She set bail at $7,500 for her and $5,000 for him. The couple is scheduled for arraignment on July 5. Two guilty of not registering here as sex offenders Two men convicted of sex offens- es as juveniles admitted not abid- ing by registration requirements when they changed their pleas on Friday, June 29, in Mason County Superior Court • William Charlie Moose, 19, who was extradited from Texas on a superior court warrant, admit- ted a 2006 violation for failure to register as a sex offender. He was convicted as a juvenile in October 2005 in Nevada of rape, according to court records. In his plea statement Moose ad- mitted: "From October 9 to Octo- ber 31, 2006 1 failed to be properly registered with the Mason County Sheriffs Office having a previous conviction for a sex offense." With an offender score of four, the sentencing range is from 12 to 14 months, Judge Toni Sheldon explained. She scheduled sentenc- ing for July 9. * Joshua Adam Briggs, 20, whose last known registered ad- dress was at 40 East T0tten Place, Shelton, pled guilty at his arraign- ment to a charge of failure to reg- ister as a sex offender. He was con- victed in 2000 of rape of a child in the first degree. As an unranked felony the stan- dard sentencing range is from zero to 365 days, with the state recom- mending a sentence of 30 days, the judge explained. "This is the first time he has failed to comply with registration requirements," Shel- don added. Briggs is scheduled for sentenc- ing July 9. Tax office gets revenue device The Mason County Commission on June 26 authorized a memoran- dum of understanding between the Washington Department of Reve- nue for the Electronic Real Estate Excise Tax Grant. This is related to the purchase of the Terrascan Tax and Assessment System for the Mason County Assessor's Of- rice and the Mason County Trea- surer's Office. Thursday, July 5, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 27