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00)ourt roundup: Gunman arrested in She!ton "',_ 17-year-old man from the written a $500 check to her. Drive, Hoodsport, was identified in was identified in an investigation delivery and sales. Some $275 in ,;JOmish Indian Reservation, Neese was taken into custody on an investigation of theft in the sec- of three counts of violation of a no- cash was found in Sisson s wallet. Lt ate ' • ...... ,, ' ' st d m connection with an al- two outstanding Shelton Mumclpal ond degree. He was arrested July contact order. He is represented by The manner of storing the bills | lassault involving a handgun, Court warrants. At first Neese said 14 and is suspected of taking four Bruce Finlay. was also consistent with sale," the [ race any potential criminal she got the check at a garage sale. metal beer signs, a neon Corona He was arrested July 12 when officer wrote. jrges as an adult. !harles Sydney Longshore of North Tribal Center Road was ltified Monday, July 16, in Ma- b r County Suverior Court in an t s ' .  . • tigahon of assault ]n the sec- ;t degree with a firearm. ;1 ngshore was arrested at 1:44 r. on July 13 by Shelton police ,fers responding to a report of a Urbance involving a handgun ]}715 SE Holman Street. Erica, llF and Edward Chavira and Tri- I (larza saw Longshore with five ])ix people standing in the alley tiag for someone named Curtis, rding to police reports. Eric lVira reportedly told him no one z aed Curtis was in the house. |that point, Longshore alleg- r Pulled a black semiautomatic I'ugun and pointed it at the four [Pie. Longshore reportedly kept [gun aimed at the people in the ldence as he backed away and [the area with the group. Udge Toni Sheldon appointed I les Lane to defend Longshore,  |bail at $25,000 and set arraign- t for July 23. She ordered ilgshore to have no contact with tential witnesses. !2TUESDAY, July 17 o[oKimberly Irene Neese, 34, lu 21 Arcadia Road, Shelton, was  llhfied in an investigation of , ]ery and attempted theft in the , d degree. :f.e was arrested July 16 by /Iton Police Officer Aaron Belt .]r responded to a report of a per- ntrying to cash a stolen check  .:r Community Credit Union. i;l!sher, a credit union official, .%1 When the check signature did '.1 atch Rhonda Whitener's sig- ;re on the account card, they d her and she said the check r Stolen. Whitener also said she 'aot know Neese and had not 1 Questioned at the police depart- ment, Neese claimed she got the check from Melissa Moore, with whom she was going to split the proceeds. Judge Sheldon appointed James Foley for detbnse, set bail at $1,500 and set a July 24 arraignment. She ordered Neese to have no con- tact with the credit union, Fisher, Whitener and Moore, a potential codefendant. ON MONDAY, July 16: • Jolene E. Stevens, 48, of 671 East Creekside Drive, Belfair, was identified in 23 counts of theft in the second degree and 23 counts of forgery. According to a probable-cause statement by Detective Mike Fos- ter of the Mason County Sheriffs Office, Stevens is suspected of cashing checks on two business ac- counts of Panzera and Sons, Incor- porated. Joseph Panzera Jr. said he hired Stevens as an accountant and bookkeeper May 1. Panzera said he received overdraft notices, checked his payroll accounts and discovered Stevens had paid her- self and her boyfriend, Mike Fish- er, about $12,000 from his accounts at Wells Fargo Bank. She had two of his checkbooks, he told Foster. Foster reviewed paperwork from bank accounts and reported Ste- vens wrote 23 individual checks to herself between May 1 and July 2, totaling $11,480, and cashed them. Each of the 23 checks were for amounts between $250 but less than $1,500. Judge Sheldon appointed Ron- ald Sergi as counsel, ordered Ste- vens to have no contact with Jo- seph Panzera and his business and released Stevens on her promise to appear for arraignment July 23. • Jared Leigh Hicks, 20, of 280 North Mount Washington beer sign and three tap handles from the Model T Tavern in Hood- sport, whose owner Mark McDou: gall reported the theft July 14. McDougall said the theft happened July 6 or 7 and an employee's son told her he saw the stolen items in the bed of Hicks' pickup truck at Lumbermen's in Shelton, where Hicks works. An employee checked the bed of the pickup and saw the Corona sign. Shelton Police Officer Mark Hinton contacted Hicks and lo- cated the other metal signs in the truck. Hicks claimed he had "no clue" about how the items ended up in his truck. Judge Sheldon appointed Foley as defense counsel and released Hicks on his promise to appear for arraignment July 23. She ordered him to have no contact with the Model T Tavern, McDougall and a potential codefendant who was taken to the Mason County Juve- nile Detention Center. • Anthony Owen DeMiero, 41, 51 NE Salty Drive, Belfair, was identified in an investigation of fel- ony harassment. He said he would hire an attorney. He was arrested July 15 by a sheriffs deputy responding to a reported disturbance in the area of Salty Drive and Santa Maria Lane. John Greenway said DeMiero, a neighbor, threatened to shoot him, his dog and his wife with a cross- bow. DeMiero claimed he did not own a crossbow and had not threat- ened anyone. Judge Sheldon set bail at $5,000 and scheduled arraignment for July 23. She ordered DeMiero to have no contact with John Green- way and his wife, Shannon Strong. ON FRIDAY, July 13: * Robert Dale Beasley Jr., 40, of 220 East Tahuya Drive, Shelton, ]00ex offender is jailed 20-year-old convicted sex of- st living in Shelton has re- ' a 30-day sentence for fail-  register and a warning potential prison sentence ils to abide by all registra- [0requirements again. Shun Adam Briggs of 40 East 79 a Place was sentenced on in Mason County Superior ft. He pled guilty at his ar- .raent June 29. He was con- .I of rape of a child in the first ' in 2000 and had moved t Yakima County to Mason .ty and did not register with ?herifl's office. n s an unranked felony, the Sacing range is from zero to days, Deputy Prosecutor Re- al a Jones Garcia said. "This is Cle , ,, ,t fendant s first conviction, es Garcia said, "and because it .[st offense, there is an agreed "taendation of 30 days. Lr e defendant should consider s warning shot across the rJ If he commits another failure ,Ster he will have a range Bfc.o 14 months, a prison sen- : Briggs pied guilty at ar- .?;mtent and says he lost sight Priority of registering," said d Ser, defense counsel. "He s it, and he won't lose sight ain." ggs said, "I realized that 1 oaess up. This is not the type Le odel I want to be for my [ [ apologize." tl ;SaY°::ctne and °nly °P" a minimal sen- q Judge Toni Sheldon told 1 She advised him to make t cer who handles sex of- t r ,, i, egistration his new best = ' and reminded him he has a g obligation to register. She d legal financial obligations uv to the crime victims' com- Ltion fund, $450 in attorney-  .COUpment for the county and )1 In COurt costs.  MOnday, July 2, in superior 01,elissa- Ann Johnson, 25, Grant Avenue, Shelton, .sentenced to three months in fr POSsession of methamphet- e, resolving a 2006 case. She .tertainated from drug court. th an offender score of one, 'atdard sentencing range is Zero to six months followed re to 12 months of communi- Pe e r,rvismn, Deputy Prosecutor 'JOrcy said. He said Johnson has a previous drug conviction in superior court for which she was sentenced on February 5, 2005. "I'm sorry I messed up drug court. Life started happening and I didn't know what to do so I ran," Johnson said. "I do plan on being clean and sober. I've been doing NA (Narcotics Anonymous) and AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)." Judge Sheldon said Johnson would be on 12 months of supervi- sion and ordered her to have a sub- stance-abuse evaluation and fol- low all recommendations for treat- ment. She imposed legal financial obligations of a $2,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment and $250 in court costs. • Santiago Perez Pablo, 30, of 1411 Ellinor Avenue, Shelton, was sentenced to two months in jail for escape in the second de- gree. When he pied guilty he ad- mitted he walked away from a Mason County Jail litter crew on December 1, 2006. With an offender score of zero, the sentencing range is from one to three months, Deputy Prosecu- tor Reinhold Schuetz said. He rec- ommended a mid-range sentence. Perez Pablo is currently serving time on two convictions for driving under the influence, and he will be under community supervision as a result of those convictions. Perez Pablo apologized to the court. Judge Toni Sheldon said the sentence would be consecutive to any time he is serving in district court and imposed legal financial obligations of $500 to the crime victims' compensation fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment fo r the county and $406.50 in court costs. Court-certified interpreter Kar- en Horn translated the proceed- ings into English and Spanish. • Stephen Gregory Bird, 39, of 4841 Lemon Road NE, Olym- pia, was sentenced to 45 days for possession of cocaine on February 19, 2005. He was convicted after a bench trial. Judge Sheldon used the first- time offender sentencing option, which provides for a sentence of from zero to 90 days followed by two years of community supervi- sion. Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy said there was a lengthy period of warrant history. With no prior felony convictions the standard sentencing range is from zero to six months followed by nine to 12 months of community supervision. He said the state would not object to a first-time offender waiver. In court, Bird said he had "one slip" back in February 2005 and then he "jumped back on the wagon." He said he was in Con- necticut dealing with other issues when he was on warrant status. "This took a very low priority in my life. I want to get this behind me." Bird also wrote a letter to the court which the judge read prior to sentencing. Judge Sheldon converted 30 days to 240 hours of community service and ordered Bird to have a substance-abuse evaluation and follow all recommendations for treatment. She said he would be on 24 months of community super- vision and imposed legal financial obligations of a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund and $400 in court costs. * Shannon Marie Arndt, 27, of 181 Sea Vista Lane, Grape- view, was sentenced to 30 days for possession of methamphet- amine, resolving a 2006 case. Judge Sheldon sentenced her un- der the first-time offender waiver and said she would receive credit for 23 days which she had served while the case was pending with any remaining time converted to community service. The standard sentencing range is from zero to six months, Dorcy said, with nine to 12 months of community supervision. Court-appointed defense coun- sel Eric Valley said Arndt, who has admitted she has a sub- stance-abuse problem, had been "in a good place" prior to her ar- rest in this incident back in May 2006. He said she had been clean and sober for eight months prior to the incident which led to her arrest. "This has been a hard road for me to come back from, but it was an easy road to go down," Arndt said. "I have been working, and I have a steady job now. I got my family back through tough love." Judge Sheldon said Arndt would be on 24 months of supervision and ordered her to have a substance- abuse evaluation and follow all recommendations for treatment. She imposed legal financial obliga- tions of a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $1,892.40 in attorney-fee recoupment and $600 in court costs. he showed up for a trial readi- "ness hearing in another superior court case in which he is accused of breaking into a residence at 10 East Colvos Place, Shelton, March 23 and assaulting Carl L. Hills, who was living with Rene M. Dem- mon, with whom Beasley had a dat- ing relationship. A protection order in that case prohibits contact with Demmon and Hills. On April 15 Kristopher and Brandy L. Kord reported seeing Beasley and Demmon together at a party. She shares custody of a child with Mr. Kord and she reportedly told him she did not want their son to know she was living with Beas- ley "on the sly." On July 4, Hills reported seeing Beasley pick up Demmon in the parking lot at Wal-Mart and then head north on Highway 101. Detec- tives Jack Gardner and Luther Pit- tman located the vehicle July 10 in the driveway at 220 Tahuya Drive and at about 10:32 a.m. the detec- tives said they saw Demmon leave in the vehicle. Judge James Sawyer set bail at $3L?,000 and scheduled arraign- ment for July 23. • Roy Lee Sisson, 37, of 405 Dearborn Avenue, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, possession of Vicodin, a prescription narcotic, with intent to deliver, possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana and use of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested at 10:42 p.m. July 12 at Pioneer School by a dep- uty responding to a report of a sus- picious vehicle parked in the front parking lot. The deputy recognized Sisson from previous contacts and learned there was an active Shel- ton Municipal Court warrant for Sisson's arrest. The deputy de- scribed Sisson as uncooperative. According to the officer's report, a glass smoking pipe with white residue was in plain view on the seat of the pickup truck. He re- portedly found three small baggies of a substance which field-tested positive for meth in a coin purse in Sisson's pants pocket and a small baggie with a green vegetable ma- terial which tested positive for marijuana. In the vehicle, the deputy also found more baggies, one with nine pills identified as Vicodin, and the other containing more pills crushed up; a 1.3-gram baggie of suspected meth; three digital scales; four cell phones; multiple empty baggies; a hand-held police scanner; and an agent used in the cutting of meth for sale. The deputy wrote, "The manner in which the suspected meth was each packaged individually and in large amounts is consistent not with personal use but rather for Judge James Sawyer appointed James Foley as defense counsel, set bail at $5,000 and scheduled arraignment for July 23. ON THURSDAY, July 12: • Mary Louise Balaski, 40, who was arrested at 1210 Deer- view Circle, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine. She was arrested July 11 by De- tective Robert Noyes of the Mason County Sheriffs Office and other law enforcement officers investigat- ing a Mason County Public Health report that several people were liv- ing on Deerview Circle property deemed "unfit for use." The Harstine Island property was declared unfit two days after officers from the sheriffs office and West Sound Narcotics Enforce- ment Team served a warrant and found an illegal methamphetamine laboratory, illegal narcotics, para- phernalia and hazardous materi- als. Balaski and her boyfriend, identified as Steve M. Banks, were living in a travel trailer in which officers reportedly found a small plastic baggie containing a white residue which field-tested positive for meth. Judge James Sawyer appointed Ronald Sergi as defense counsel and set bail at $5,000, citing "a significant history of warrants." He scheduled arraignment for July 23. ON WEDNESDAY, July 11: • Matthew Calvin Peterson, 28, of 941 Valley Road, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of possession of meth and obstruct- ing law enforcement. He was arrested July I0 in the Safeway parking lot by Officer D. Patton of the Shelton Police De- partment who said he saw a green Dodge Neon with a cracked wind- shield and learned the registered owner of the vehicle, Peterson, had a warrant for his arrest. A male in the rear seat identi- fied himself as Corey Peterson, born September 30, 1984. Shelton Police Officer Tasesa Malaya ar- rived and identified the man in the back seat as Matthew Peterson. There were no warrants for Corey Peterson but Matthew Peterson had five warrants including a no- bail warrant from the Department of Corrections. A tattoo on Matthew Peterson's arm matched a descrip- tion from DOC. The officer asked if he could search bags of clothing that were in the trunk, and Peterson allegedly consented. A pipe was found with a residue inside it which field-tested positive for meth. Judge Sheldon appointed Ser- gi as defense counsel, set bail at $5,000 and scheduled arraignment for July 18.  00ides  Hood Canal at Union Thursday, July 19 Low ................... 3:38 a.m ............ 4.8 ft. High .................. 8:36 a.m ............ 8.7 ft. Low ................... 2:54 p.m ............ 1.6 ft. High .................. 9:42 p.m .......... 12,0 ft. Friday, July 20 Low ................... 4:24 a.m ............ 3.9 ft. High .................. 9:41 a.m ............ 8.1 ft. Low ................... 3:33 p.m ............ 3.3 ft. High ................ 10:11 p.m .......... 11.6 ft. Saturday, July 21 Low ................... 5:11 a.m ............ 3.1 ft. High ................ 10:57 a.m ............ 7.8 ft. Low ................... 4:15 p.m ............ 5.1 ft. High ................ 10:42 p.m .......... 11.3 ft. Sunday, July 22 Low ................... 5:59 a.m ............ 2.2 ft. High ................ 12:34 p.m ............ 7.9 ft. Low ................. .5:06 p.m ............ 6.8 ft. High ................ 11:17 p.m .......... 10.8 ft. Monday, July 23 Low ................... 6:49 a.m ............ 1.5 ft. High .................. 2:39 p.m ............ 8.6 ft. Low ................... 6:23 p.m ............ 8.1 ft. High ................ 11:56 p.m .......... 10.4 ft. Tuesday, July 24 Low ................... 7:38 a.m ............ 0.7 ft. High .................. 4:07 p.m ............ 9.7 ft. Low ................... 8:18 p.m ............ 8.9 ft. Wednesday, July 25 High ................ 12:41 a.m .......... 10.1 ft. Low ................... 8:27 a.m ............ 0.1 ft. High .................. 4:57 p.m .......... 10.5 ft. Low ................... 9:51 p.m ............ 9.0 ft. Thursday, July 26 High .................. 1:32 a.m .......... 10.0 ft. Low ................... 9:13 a.m ........... -0.6 ft. High .................. 5:33 p.m .......... 11.1 ft. Low ................. 10:43 p.m ............ 8.8 ft. Oakland Bay at Shelton Thursday, July 19 Low ................... 5:33 a.m ............ 4.1 ft. High ................ 10:01 a.m .......... 10.6 ft. Low ................... 4:49 p.m ............ 1.4 ft. High ................ 11:07 p.m .......... 14.5 ft. Friday, July 20 Low ................... 6:19 a.m ............ 3.4 ft. High ................ 11:06 a.m ............ 9.8 ft. Low ................... 5:28 p.m ............ 2.9 ft. High ................ 11:36 p.m .......... 14.1 ft. Saturday, July 21 Low ................... 7:06 a.m ............ 2.7 ft. High ................ 12:22 p.m ............ 9.4 ft. Low ................... 6:10 p,m ............ 4.4 ft. Sunday, July 22 High ................ 12:07 a.m .......... 13.7 ft. Low ................... 7:54 a.m ............ 1.9 ft. High .................. 1:59 p.m ............ 9.6 ft. Low ................... 7:01 p.rn ............ 5.9 ft. Monday, July 23 High ............ ,..12:42 a.rn .......... 13.1 ft. Low ................... 8:44 a.m ......... ,.. 1.3 ft. High .................. 4:04 p.m.. ........ 10.5 ft, Low ..... , ............. 8:18 p.m ............ 7.0 ft. Tuesday, July 24 High .................. 1:21 a.m .......... 12.6 ft. Low ................... 9:33 a.m ............ 0.6 ft. High ......... , ........ 5:32 p.m .......... 11.7 ft. Low ................. 10:13 p.rn ............ 7.7 ft. Wednesday, July 25 High .................. 2:06 a.m .......... 12.2 ft. Low ................. 10:22 a.m ............ 0.1 ft. High .................. 6:22 p.m .......... 12.7 ft. Low ................. 11:46 p.m ............ 7.8 ft. Thursday, July 26 High ............... ,..2:57 a.m .......... 12.1 ft. Low ................. 11:08 a.rn ........... -0.6 ft. High .................. 6:58 p.m .......... 13.5 ft. Thursday, July 19, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 27 00)ourt roundup: Gunman arrested in She!ton "',_ 17-year-old man from the written a $500 check to her. Drive, Hoodsport, was identified in was identified in an investigation delivery and sales. Some $275 in ,;JOmish Indian Reservation, Neese was taken into custody on an investigation of theft in the sec- of three counts of violation of a no- cash was found in Sisson s wallet. Lt ate ' • ...... ,, ' ' st d m connection with an al- two outstanding Shelton Mumclpal ond degree. He was arrested July contact order. He is represented by The manner of storing the bills | lassault involving a handgun, Court warrants. At first Neese said 14 and is suspected of taking four Bruce Finlay. was also consistent with sale," the [ race any potential criminal she got the check at a garage sale. metal beer signs, a neon Corona He was arrested July 12 when officer wrote. jrges as an adult. !harles Sydney Longshore of North Tribal Center Road was ltified Monday, July 16, in Ma- b r County Suverior Court in an t s ' .  . • tigahon of assault ]n the sec- ;t degree with a firearm. ;1 ngshore was arrested at 1:44 r. on July 13 by Shelton police ,fers responding to a report of a Urbance involving a handgun ]}715 SE Holman Street. Erica, llF and Edward Chavira and Tri- I (larza saw Longshore with five ])ix people standing in the alley tiag for someone named Curtis, rding to police reports. Eric lVira reportedly told him no one z aed Curtis was in the house. |that point, Longshore alleg- r Pulled a black semiautomatic I'ugun and pointed it at the four [Pie. Longshore reportedly kept [gun aimed at the people in the ldence as he backed away and [the area with the group. Udge Toni Sheldon appointed I les Lane to defend Longshore,  |bail at $25,000 and set arraign- t for July 23. She ordered ilgshore to have no contact with tential witnesses. !2TUESDAY, July 17 o[oKimberly Irene Neese, 34, lu 21 Arcadia Road, Shelton, was  llhfied in an investigation of , ]ery and attempted theft in the , d degree. :f.e was arrested July 16 by /Iton Police Officer Aaron Belt .]r responded to a report of a per- ntrying to cash a stolen check  .:r Community Credit Union. i;l!sher, a credit union official, .%1 When the check signature did '.1 atch Rhonda Whitener's sig- ;re on the account card, they d her and she said the check r Stolen. Whitener also said she 'aot know Neese and had not 1 Questioned at the police depart- ment, Neese claimed she got the check from Melissa Moore, with whom she was going to split the proceeds. Judge Sheldon appointed James Foley for detbnse, set bail at $1,500 and set a July 24 arraignment. She ordered Neese to have no con- tact with the credit union, Fisher, Whitener and Moore, a potential codefendant. ON MONDAY, July 16: • Jolene E. Stevens, 48, of 671 East Creekside Drive, Belfair, was identified in 23 counts of theft in the second degree and 23 counts of forgery. According to a probable-cause statement by Detective Mike Fos- ter of the Mason County Sheriffs Office, Stevens is suspected of cashing checks on two business ac- counts of Panzera and Sons, Incor- porated. Joseph Panzera Jr. said he hired Stevens as an accountant and bookkeeper May 1. Panzera said he received overdraft notices, checked his payroll accounts and discovered Stevens had paid her- self and her boyfriend, Mike Fish- er, about $12,000 from his accounts at Wells Fargo Bank. She had two of his checkbooks, he told Foster. Foster reviewed paperwork from bank accounts and reported Ste- vens wrote 23 individual checks to herself between May 1 and July 2, totaling $11,480, and cashed them. Each of the 23 checks were for amounts between $250 but less than $1,500. Judge Sheldon appointed Ron- ald Sergi as counsel, ordered Ste- vens to have no contact with Jo- seph Panzera and his business and released Stevens on her promise to appear for arraignment July 23. • Jared Leigh Hicks, 20, of 280 North Mount Washington beer sign and three tap handles from the Model T Tavern in Hood- sport, whose owner Mark McDou: gall reported the theft July 14. McDougall said the theft happened July 6 or 7 and an employee's son told her he saw the stolen items in the bed of Hicks' pickup truck at Lumbermen's in Shelton, where Hicks works. An employee checked the bed of the pickup and saw the Corona sign. Shelton Police Officer Mark Hinton contacted Hicks and lo- cated the other metal signs in the truck. Hicks claimed he had "no clue" about how the items ended up in his truck. Judge Sheldon appointed Foley as defense counsel and released Hicks on his promise to appear for arraignment July 23. She ordered him to have no contact with the Model T Tavern, McDougall and a potential codefendant who was taken to the Mason County Juve- nile Detention Center. • Anthony Owen DeMiero, 41, 51 NE Salty Drive, Belfair, was identified in an investigation of fel- ony harassment. He said he would hire an attorney. He was arrested July 15 by a sheriffs deputy responding to a reported disturbance in the area of Salty Drive and Santa Maria Lane. John Greenway said DeMiero, a neighbor, threatened to shoot him, his dog and his wife with a cross- bow. DeMiero claimed he did not own a crossbow and had not threat- ened anyone. Judge Sheldon set bail at $5,000 and scheduled arraignment for July 23. She ordered DeMiero to have no contact with John Green- way and his wife, Shannon Strong. ON FRIDAY, July 13: * Robert Dale Beasley Jr., 40, of 220 East Tahuya Drive, Shelton, ]00ex offender is jailed 20-year-old convicted sex of- st living in Shelton has re- ' a 30-day sentence for fail-  register and a warning potential prison sentence ils to abide by all registra- [0requirements again. Shun Adam Briggs of 40 East 79 a Place was sentenced on in Mason County Superior ft. He pled guilty at his ar- .raent June 29. He was con- .I of rape of a child in the first ' in 2000 and had moved t Yakima County to Mason .ty and did not register with ?herifl's office. n s an unranked felony, the Sacing range is from zero to days, Deputy Prosecutor Re- al a Jones Garcia said. "This is Cle , ,, ,t fendant s first conviction, es Garcia said, "and because it .[st offense, there is an agreed "taendation of 30 days. Lr e defendant should consider s warning shot across the rJ If he commits another failure ,Ster he will have a range Bfc.o 14 months, a prison sen- : Briggs pied guilty at ar- .?;mtent and says he lost sight Priority of registering," said d Ser, defense counsel. "He s it, and he won't lose sight ain." ggs said, "I realized that 1 oaess up. This is not the type Le odel I want to be for my [ [ apologize." tl ;SaY°::ctne and °nly °P" a minimal sen- q Judge Toni Sheldon told 1 She advised him to make t cer who handles sex of- t r ,, i, egistration his new best = ' and reminded him he has a g obligation to register. She d legal financial obligations uv to the crime victims' com- Ltion fund, $450 in attorney-  .COUpment for the county and )1 In COurt costs.  MOnday, July 2, in superior 01,elissa- Ann Johnson, 25, Grant Avenue, Shelton, .sentenced to three months in fr POSsession of methamphet- e, resolving a 2006 case. She .tertainated from drug court. th an offender score of one, 'atdard sentencing range is Zero to six months followed re to 12 months of communi- Pe e r,rvismn, Deputy Prosecutor 'JOrcy said. He said Johnson has a previous drug conviction in superior court for which she was sentenced on February 5, 2005. "I'm sorry I messed up drug court. Life started happening and I didn't know what to do so I ran," Johnson said. "I do plan on being clean and sober. I've been doing NA (Narcotics Anonymous) and AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)." Judge Sheldon said Johnson would be on 12 months of supervi- sion and ordered her to have a sub- stance-abuse evaluation and fol- low all recommendations for treat- ment. She imposed legal financial obligations of a $2,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment and $250 in court costs. • Santiago Perez Pablo, 30, of 1411 Ellinor Avenue, Shelton, was sentenced to two months in jail for escape in the second de- gree. When he pied guilty he ad- mitted he walked away from a Mason County Jail litter crew on December 1, 2006. With an offender score of zero, the sentencing range is from one to three months, Deputy Prosecu- tor Reinhold Schuetz said. He rec- ommended a mid-range sentence. Perez Pablo is currently serving time on two convictions for driving under the influence, and he will be under community supervision as a result of those convictions. Perez Pablo apologized to the court. Judge Toni Sheldon said the sentence would be consecutive to any time he is serving in district court and imposed legal financial obligations of $500 to the crime victims' compensation fund, $450 in attorney-fee recoupment fo r the county and $406.50 in court costs. Court-certified interpreter Kar- en Horn translated the proceed- ings into English and Spanish. • Stephen Gregory Bird, 39, of 4841 Lemon Road NE, Olym- pia, was sentenced to 45 days for possession of cocaine on February 19, 2005. He was convicted after a bench trial. Judge Sheldon used the first- time offender sentencing option, which provides for a sentence of from zero to 90 days followed by two years of community supervi- sion. Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy said there was a lengthy period of warrant history. With no prior felony convictions the standard sentencing range is from zero to six months followed by nine to 12 months of community supervision. He said the state would not object to a first-time offender waiver. In court, Bird said he had "one slip" back in February 2005 and then he "jumped back on the wagon." He said he was in Con- necticut dealing with other issues when he was on warrant status. "This took a very low priority in my life. I want to get this behind me." Bird also wrote a letter to the court which the judge read prior to sentencing. Judge Sheldon converted 30 days to 240 hours of community service and ordered Bird to have a substance-abuse evaluation and follow all recommendations for treatment. She said he would be on 24 months of community super- vision and imposed legal financial obligations of a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund and $400 in court costs. * Shannon Marie Arndt, 27, of 181 Sea Vista Lane, Grape- view, was sentenced to 30 days for possession of methamphet- amine, resolving a 2006 case. Judge Sheldon sentenced her un- der the first-time offender waiver and said she would receive credit for 23 days which she had served while the case was pending with any remaining time converted to community service. The standard sentencing range is from zero to six months, Dorcy said, with nine to 12 months of community supervision. Court-appointed defense coun- sel Eric Valley said Arndt, who has admitted she has a sub- stance-abuse problem, had been "in a good place" prior to her ar- rest in this incident back in May 2006. He said she had been clean and sober for eight months prior to the incident which led to her arrest. "This has been a hard road for me to come back from, but it was an easy road to go down," Arndt said. "I have been working, and I have a steady job now. I got my family back through tough love." Judge Sheldon said Arndt would be on 24 months of supervision and ordered her to have a substance- abuse evaluation and follow all recommendations for treatment. She imposed legal financial obliga- tions of a $1,000 drug fine, $500 to the crime victims' fund, $1,892.40 in attorney-fee recoupment and $600 in court costs. he showed up for a trial readi- "ness hearing in another superior court case in which he is accused of breaking into a residence at 10 East Colvos Place, Shelton, March 23 and assaulting Carl L. Hills, who was living with Rene M. Dem- mon, with whom Beasley had a dat- ing relationship. A protection order in that case prohibits contact with Demmon and Hills. On April 15 Kristopher and Brandy L. Kord reported seeing Beasley and Demmon together at a party. She shares custody of a child with Mr. Kord and she reportedly told him she did not want their son to know she was living with Beas- ley "on the sly." On July 4, Hills reported seeing Beasley pick up Demmon in the parking lot at Wal-Mart and then head north on Highway 101. Detec- tives Jack Gardner and Luther Pit- tman located the vehicle July 10 in the driveway at 220 Tahuya Drive and at about 10:32 a.m. the detec- tives said they saw Demmon leave in the vehicle. Judge James Sawyer set bail at $3L?,000 and scheduled arraign- ment for July 23. • Roy Lee Sisson, 37, of 405 Dearborn Avenue, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, possession of Vicodin, a prescription narcotic, with intent to deliver, possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana and use of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested at 10:42 p.m. July 12 at Pioneer School by a dep- uty responding to a report of a sus- picious vehicle parked in the front parking lot. The deputy recognized Sisson from previous contacts and learned there was an active Shel- ton Municipal Court warrant for Sisson's arrest. The deputy de- scribed Sisson as uncooperative. According to the officer's report, a glass smoking pipe with white residue was in plain view on the seat of the pickup truck. He re- portedly found three small baggies of a substance which field-tested positive for meth in a coin purse in Sisson's pants pocket and a small baggie with a green vegetable ma- terial which tested positive for marijuana. In the vehicle, the deputy also found more baggies, one with nine pills identified as Vicodin, and the other containing more pills crushed up; a 1.3-gram baggie of suspected meth; three digital scales; four cell phones; multiple empty baggies; a hand-held police scanner; and an agent used in the cutting of meth for sale. The deputy wrote, "The manner in which the suspected meth was each packaged individually and in large amounts is consistent not with personal use but rather for Judge James Sawyer appointed James Foley as defense counsel, set bail at $5,000 and scheduled arraignment for July 23. ON THURSDAY, July 12: • Mary Louise Balaski, 40, who was arrested at 1210 Deer- view Circle, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of possession of methamphetamine. She was arrested July 11 by De- tective Robert Noyes of the Mason County Sheriffs Office and other law enforcement officers investigat- ing a Mason County Public Health report that several people were liv- ing on Deerview Circle property deemed "unfit for use." The Harstine Island property was declared unfit two days after officers from the sheriffs office and West Sound Narcotics Enforce- ment Team served a warrant and found an illegal methamphetamine laboratory, illegal narcotics, para- phernalia and hazardous materi- als. Balaski and her boyfriend, identified as Steve M. Banks, were living in a travel trailer in which officers reportedly found a small plastic baggie containing a white residue which field-tested positive for meth. Judge James Sawyer appointed Ronald Sergi as defense counsel and set bail at $5,000, citing "a significant history of warrants." He scheduled arraignment for July 23. ON WEDNESDAY, July 11: • Matthew Calvin Peterson, 28, of 941 Valley Road, Shelton, was identified in an investigation of possession of meth and obstruct- ing law enforcement. He was arrested July I0 in the Safeway parking lot by Officer D. Patton of the Shelton Police De- partment who said he saw a green Dodge Neon with a cracked wind- shield and learned the registered owner of the vehicle, Peterson, had a warrant for his arrest. A male in the rear seat identi- fied himself as Corey Peterson, born September 30, 1984. Shelton Police Officer Tasesa Malaya ar- rived and identified the man in the back seat as Matthew Peterson. There were no warrants for Corey Peterson but Matthew Peterson had five warrants including a no- bail warrant from the Department of Corrections. A tattoo on Matthew Peterson's arm matched a descrip- tion from DOC. The officer asked if he could search bags of clothing that were in the trunk, and Peterson allegedly consented. A pipe was found with a residue inside it which field-tested positive for meth. Judge Sheldon appointed Ser- gi as defense counsel, set bail at $5,000 and scheduled arraignment for July 18.  00ides  Hood Canal at Union Thursday, July 19 Low ................... 3:38 a.m ............ 4.8 ft. High .................. 8:36 a.m ............ 8.7 ft. Low ................... 2:54 p.m ............ 1.6 ft. High .................. 9:42 p.m .......... 12,0 ft. Friday, July 20 Low ................... 4:24 a.m ............ 3.9 ft. High .................. 9:41 a.m ............ 8.1 ft. Low ................... 3:33 p.m ............ 3.3 ft. High ................ 10:11 p.m .......... 11.6 ft. Saturday, July 21 Low ................... 5:11 a.m ............ 3.1 ft. High ................ 10:57 a.m ............ 7.8 ft. Low ................... 4:15 p.m ............ 5.1 ft. High ................ 10:42 p.m .......... 11.3 ft. Sunday, July 22 Low ................... 5:59 a.m ............ 2.2 ft. High ................ 12:34 p.m ............ 7.9 ft. Low ................. .5:06 p.m ............ 6.8 ft. High ................ 11:17 p.m .......... 10.8 ft. Monday, July 23 Low ................... 6:49 a.m ............ 1.5 ft. High .................. 2:39 p.m ............ 8.6 ft. Low ................... 6:23 p.m ............ 8.1 ft. High ................ 11:56 p.m .......... 10.4 ft. Tuesday, July 24 Low ................... 7:38 a.m ............ 0.7 ft. High .................. 4:07 p.m ............ 9.7 ft. Low ................... 8:18 p.m ............ 8.9 ft. Wednesday, July 25 High ................ 12:41 a.m .......... 10.1 ft. Low ................... 8:27 a.m ............ 0.1 ft. High .................. 4:57 p.m .......... 10.5 ft. Low ................... 9:51 p.m ............ 9.0 ft. Thursday, July 26 High .................. 1:32 a.m .......... 10.0 ft. Low ................... 9:13 a.m ........... -0.6 ft. High .................. 5:33 p.m .......... 11.1 ft. Low ................. 10:43 p.m ............ 8.8 ft. Oakland Bay at Shelton Thursday, July 19 Low ................... 5:33 a.m ............ 4.1 ft. High ................ 10:01 a.m .......... 10.6 ft. Low ................... 4:49 p.m ............ 1.4 ft. High ................ 11:07 p.m .......... 14.5 ft. Friday, July 20 Low ................... 6:19 a.m ............ 3.4 ft. High ................ 11:06 a.m ............ 9.8 ft. Low ................... 5:28 p.m ............ 2.9 ft. High ................ 11:36 p.m .......... 14.1 ft. Saturday, July 21 Low ................... 7:06 a.m ............ 2.7 ft. High ................ 12:22 p.m ............ 9.4 ft. Low ................... 6:10 p,m ............ 4.4 ft. Sunday, July 22 High ................ 12:07 a.m .......... 13.7 ft. Low ................... 7:54 a.m ............ 1.9 ft. High .................. 1:59 p.m ............ 9.6 ft. Low ................... 7:01 p.rn ............ 5.9 ft. Monday, July 23 High ............ ,..12:42 a.rn .......... 13.1 ft. Low ................... 8:44 a.m ......... ,.. 1.3 ft. High .................. 4:04 p.m.. ........ 10.5 ft, Low ..... , ............. 8:18 p.m ............ 7.0 ft. Tuesday, July 24 High .................. 1:21 a.m .......... 12.6 ft. Low ................... 9:33 a.m ............ 0.6 ft. High ......... , ........ 5:32 p.m .......... 11.7 ft. Low ................. 10:13 p.rn ............ 7.7 ft. Wednesday, July 25 High .................. 2:06 a.m .......... 12.2 ft. Low ................. 10:22 a.m ............ 0.1 ft. High .................. 6:22 p.m .......... 12.7 ft. Low ................. 11:46 p.m ............ 7.8 ft. Thursday, July 26 High ............... ,..2:57 a.m .......... 12.1 ft. Low ................. 11:08 a.rn ........... -0.6 ft. High .................. 6:58 p.m .......... 13.5 ft. Thursday, July 19, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 27