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il Car seat safety teer medical transportation driver Jack Dauzen- gets tips on installing an infant seat from Wendy .s of Thurston County SafeKids. Dauzenroth lives ,illiwaup and is a volunteer with the Volunteer ter of Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties and mber of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro- (RSVP). He attended driver training at Little k Casino on July 23. Volunteers in the Medical ,portation Program drive low-income residents edical and dental appointments. t r, J iiil Y00ecord bIIASON COUNTY STRICT COURT ents in Mason County Court Judge Victoria s' jurisdiction during the !eek include: ring under the infiu- ,Timothy W. Miller, 405 L Street, Shelton, 365 days, nded, $2,605; Donald R. 120 Potlatch Drive, Hood- 4,231, 365 days, 364 sus- Juan Equihua Torres, lillips Lake Road, Shelton, 365 days, 364 suspended; P. Johns, 50 SE Ko Pul helton, and driving with suspended first degree, .!365 days, 135 suspended 5 days, 180 suspended; :A. Nelson, 430 SE Gosnell helton, $823, 365 days nded. gent driving: Gary Pat'- erning, 1120 South 10th Shelton, first degree, 90 9 suspended, $543; An- ' Benner, 1570 SE Saint bVs Drive, Shelton, sec- gree, $260; Sheri V. Stal- 2 East Pickering Road, , 90 days, 89 suspended, Lng while license sus- kl or revoked: Matthew Peterson, 941 Valley ]helton, third degree, and ing a public servant, 365 !60 suspended, $250; Mi- r. Langer, 101 West Rail- Venue, Shelton, two counts, !degree, 365 days, 361 sus- !, $490; Randy E. Deibert, orth 12th Street, Shelton, gree, 365 days, 275 sus- $620; Jerry Wayne De- . Box 11, Shelton, $253, rs suspended; Robert Bri- , 1907 Olympic Highway Shelton, second degree, 65 days, 360 suspended.  Valid operator's license: losa Cruz, 2221 Adams ;Shelton, $538; Enrique R. |-'Uan, Belfair, $538. liability insurance" Jack i, la 691 SE Binns Swiger [ ad, Shelton, $538; Brian sk, 90 West Old Bell Road, , and no vehicle registra- 639; Claude H. Challand- ,. Walnut Street, Shelton, Ure to use seatbelt, $650; • Sechrist, 11090 Wicks ad SW, Port Hadlock,  ren S. Rast, 280 East [, treet, Union, and failure ' $691; Spencer Douglas |s, 91 NE Pond Court, Bel- Speeding, $670; Thomas . ayes, 1221 West Frank- [lton, and speeding, $335, [.eding, no insurance ana Ill of intermediate license, o Illh:" W. Delay, P.O. B x m[ohn, $360. P oh legal weight: ettyj n Ses, Shelton, $387; Sam ging, Incorporated, 201 , Rochester, and over ce permit, expired ton-  defective turn signa s, Waste violation: Jen- tie Prat, 521 NE Larson d, $500. _fUl fishing: Charles 09 SE Evergreen Boule- shougal, $86; Sing Mak, chester Avenue, Co- quitlam, British Columbia, $109; Sherri Lynn Rimpler, 2009 ll0th Avenue East, Dogwood, $86; Scott D. Nolan, 4528 13th Avenue SE, Lacey, $172; Sean Nolan, 7131 Lakeside Street, Olympia, $86; Jung J. Lee, 1817 22nd Avenue SE, Puyallup, $251; Hong-Ki Chang, 1817 22nd Avenue SE, Puyallup, $251; Trisha Homu- ra, 3323 Ala Lilia Street, Hono- lulu, Hawaii, $109; Christopher E. Dubay, 2321 Friendly Grove Road NE, Olympia, $162; Aaron Lanigan, 8611 86th Avenue NW, Gig Harbor, $109; Charles T. Un- derhill, 2308 Callanan Street, Shelton, $81; Brent R. Johnson, 2208.67th Avenue NE, Tacoma, $109; Ralph E. Schmitt Jr., 1612 Delores Place, Port Angeles, $350; Joshua A. Cherry, 421 E Street, Shelton, exceeding bag limit, $162; Tung Thanh Nguy- en, 2927 210th Street SW, Lyn- nwood, failure to shuck oysters on beach, $109; Wayne D. Gam- ber, 70 North Skokomish Flats Road, Shelton, harvest of oysters without license, $200, 365 days suspended, and over limit oys- ters and removal of oysters from beach in shell, $200, 90 days sus- pended. Obstructing an officer: Alan Lee Lauber, 321 West Delight Park Road, Shelton, 365 days, 358 suspended, $420. Assault in the fourth de- gree: Randy E. Deibert, 70 North Bass Place, Hoodsport, domestic violence, 365 days, 336 suspend- ed, $143. SHELTON MUNICIPAL COURT Judgments in Shelton Munici- pal Court Judge Amber Finlay's jurisdiction during the past week include: Driving while license sus- pended or revoked: Tim A. Mallea, 1843 Dickinson Avenue, Shelton, third degree, $250, 90 days suspended. No liability insurance: Frank E. Ori, Belfair, and ex- pired tabs, $742. Unlawful issuance of a bank check: Karen A. Willy, 711 West Pine Street, Shelton, $150. MASON COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Divorces Granted Michele Renee Knauf and Carl David Knauf. Ruth B. Carder and William R. Carder. Zamna Yates and Gregory Vaughn Yates• Michael Lee Davis and Carol Ann Davis. Cory Kane and Yolanda Del- gado. New Cases Accounts Receivable, Incorpo- rated, against Vally Estabrooke, transcript of judgment. Washington Department of Revenue against William Hamb- lin and Jeannie I Hamblin, tax warrant. Johnnie Cary and Gary Gor- don against Leanna Shipp, un- lawful detainer• Saba Commercial Services Cor- poration against Dennis Harang and Marie Harang, commercial. (Please turn to page 30.) Not-guilty pleas: Kenyons are charged with gun crime, injury assault A young Shelton man who is incarcerated in the state's prison system with a release date of 2025 began proceedings on another felo- ny charge in Mason County Supe- rior Court Monday. James Ryan Kenyon, 23, en- tered a not-guilty plea to a charge of unlawful possession of a hand- gun in the first degree stemming from a 2004 incident. He was charged in connection with a hand- gun he allegedly had in his posses- sion on October 14, 2004. Kenyon was not allowed to own or possess a firearm because of a previous conviction on a charge of arson in the second degree. According to the arresting agency affidavit, Kenyon was at- tempting to elude a pursuing po- lice vehicle when, knowing he had a 9-ram Smith and Wesson semi- automatic pistol which he wasn't allowed to possess, he threw the firearm from his vehicle while making a turn: However, accord- ing to a Shelton Police Department affidavit of probable cause, he told his girlfriend at the time, Destiny Meehan, about the gun during a taped telephone call from the Ma- son County Jail, and also talked to his father about it. Jeannette Boothe was appoint- ed to represent Kenyon, who is to appear for omnibus proceedings October 1, pretrial and readiness hearings October 15 and 19, and trial in the term beginning Octo- ber 23. A NUMBER OF other people were also arraigned on Monday before Judge James Sawyer: • Bradley Damon Kenyon, 43, of 502 Maple Street, Shel- ton, entered a not-guilty plea to a charge of assault in the second degree. He was assisted by attor- ney James Foley in answering the charge, filed after he allegedly hit April Bunting while holding her by the hair at his residence on July 17. Bunting, according to an affida- vit prepared on July 20 by Depu- ty Doug Smith, suffered broken bones in her face as a result of the assault. Kenyon, who remains in cus- tody, is scheduled to appear for omnibus proceedings August 27, pretrial and readiness hearings September 17 and 21, and trial in the term beginning September 25. • Kenneth Earl Nelson, 18, of 3914 SE Salmonberry Road, Port Orchard, pled not guilty to a charge of malicious mischief in the first degree. He was identified July 30 in an investigation of vandalism to golf carts in the summer of 2006 at LakeLand Village Golf Course in Allyn. Judge Toni Sheldon ap- pointed Eric Valley and released Nelson, who appeared after receiv- ing a summons in the mail, on his promise to appear for future court dates. She ordered him to have no contact with potential codefen- dants and the golf course. Nelson is suspected of damag- ing electronics in the panels of four golf carts on June 9, 2006, when he was 17 years old. He allegedly participated in the offense with at least three other people, according to sheriffs office reports. Omnibus proceedings are set for October 1, with pretrial and readiness hear- ings October 15 and 19 and trial in the week beginning October 23. • Kenneth Gene Bopp, 47, of 571 NE Trudeau Mountain Road, Belfair, entered a not-guilty plea to a charge of possession of meth- amphetamine. He was identified July 30 in the wake of an inves- tigation begun December 21, 2005 at his Trudeau Mountain Road residence. Judge Sheldon appoint- ed Eric Valley as defense counsel and set bail at $2,500. Bopp was arrested after officers with the Washington Department of Corrections and the sheriffs of- fice conducted a home visit and found two small bags containing a white crystal powder which field- tested positive for meth. He was on supervision for a second-degree assault conviction. Bopp report- edly said the meth found in the bedroom was his. Valley entered an objection to the timeliness of the arraignment. * Ezekiel D. Lee, 22, who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections, appeared on a charge of custodial assault. Judge Sawyer identified and arraigned him. Ron- ald Sergi stood in for defense at- torney Foley, whom Judge Sawyer appointed to represent him, to en- tera not-guilty plea to the charge. Lee was ordered to appear for omnibus proceedings October 1, pretrial and readiness hearings October 15 and 19, and trial in the term beginning October 23. Michael Martin Meurs Jr., 18, of 180 Lake Forest Drive, A1- lyn, a codefendant in a case involv- ing vandalism to buses and school facilities at North Mason High School, pled not guilty to amend- ed information changing dates on vandalism incidents in which he is accused of participating. He was also arraigned on an ad- ditional charge, arson, stemming from his alleged involvement in the burning of an obscene figure into the high-school football field. He was assisted in court by de- fense attorney Sergi. Four defendants were arraigned on July 30 in unrelated cases and are scheduled for omnibus hear- ings August 27, pretrial hearings October 8 and trials during the jury terra beginning October 16. • Jeffery Sterling Walter Wooldridge, 29, of 11 East Union Ridge Road, Union, entered not- guilty pleas to charges of assault in the second degree, attempted escape in the third degree and malicious mischief in the second degree. Wooldridge was taken into cus- tody at gunpoint on July 18 after allegedly threatening Brandon D. Wellborn with a gun which re- sembled a semi-automatic weapon but was later identified as an "air soft pellet gun." That's according to a statement filed with the court and written by Sergeant Jerry Lingle of the Shelton Police De- partment: Wellborn reported see- ing Wooldridge, his former friend, parked in a white Suburban in the 700 block of Birch Street. The al- leged victim walked up to the rig and Wooldridge reportedly point- ed a black semi-automatic weapon at him through a closed window and told Wellborn to get away or he would shoot him. Wellborn said he was convinced the gun was real and Wooldridge was going to shoot him. He left the area and reported the incident, ac- cording to Lingle's report. Wooldridge was taken to the po- lice station and placed in a holding cell. He is accused of trying to pick the lock with a carpenter's nail, damaging the cell door and lock. • David Everett Swader, 35, of 110 NE Pine Tree Place, Ta- huya, pied not guilty to attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle. He was arrested July 19 by a deputy from the Mason County Sheriffs Office who reported using a radar gun to clock the speed of a vehicle Swader was driving at 74 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per- hour zone on the Belfair-Tahuya Road. The driver of the vehicle re- portedly sped up as the officer ac- tivated the lights and siren on his patrol vehicle and attempted to stop the vehicle which was speed- ing. The deputy said the vehicle turned into a driveway at the Ta- huya residence and the driver was identified as Swader. • Robert Dale Beasley Jr., 40, of 220 East Tahuya Drive, Shelton, entered not-guilty pleas to three counts of violation of a no- contact order. He was arrested July 12 when 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, on March 23 and assaulting Carl L. Hills, who was living with Rene M. Demmon, with whom Beasley had had a dating relationship. Officers said Beasley is named in a protec- tion order in that case which pro- hibits contact with Demmon and Hills. On April 15 Kristopher W. Kord and Brandy L. Kord reported see- ing Beasley and Demmon together at a party at Colvos Place. Dem- men shares custody of a 7-year-old child with Mr. Kord and she re- portedly told him she did not want their son to know she was living with Beasley. She reportedly told Mr. Kord things were resolved be- tween her and Beasley and they were "living together on the sly." Carl Hills reportedly saw Bea- sley drive into the parking lot at Wal-Mart in a 1999 red Explorer on July 4 and watched Beasely drive around and then pick up Demmon with a cart full of gro- ceries. Detectives Jack Gardner and Luther Pittman of the Mason County Sheriffs Office said they located the vehicle on July 10 in the driveway at 220 Tahuya Drive and at about 10:32 a.m., the detec- tives said, they saw Demmon get into the vehicle and back out of the driveway, going to her shift at Anchor Bank which started at 11 a.m. on July 11. • Anthony Owen DeMiero, 41, of 51 NE Salty Drive, Belfair, pled not guilty to a charge of fel- ony harassment• He was arrested July 15 and is accused of threat- ening to shoot his neighbor, John Greenway, with a crossbow• The neighbors were reportedly arguing about their dogs and others in the neighborhood. On Thursday, August 2: • Nicholas Peter Salas, 19, of 602 Sunrise Court in Shelton pied not guilty to unlawful pos- session of a firearm and assault in (Please turn to page 31.) Two avoid convictions with Friendship's help Orders of dismissal were en- tered for assault cases against two defendants in Mason County Superior Court after they success- fully completed year-long diver- sion programs through Friend- ship, a nonprofit organization that contracts with the county to work with people accused of crimes who show promise of dealing with their problems. Margeaux Teresa Bruce, 39, of Belfair, who had been charged with assault in the third degree, appeared with defense attorney Ronald Sergi and presented her certificate of completion of the pro- flrrested but not charged I Brandon A. Patrick was re- leased from all orders imposed on him in Mason County Superior Court after his arrest on July 21 in an investigation of possession of stolen property in the second de- gree. A report on file with the supe- rior court clerk indicated that he was driving a Ford pickup truck but could not prove ownership. He told the officer that he had pur- chased the vehicle, but the title had not been transferred. Judge James Sawyer also re- leased Rafael Leon Torres from all orders from the bench related to his recent arrest after no charge was filed against him. gram. Judge James Sawyer said he was happy to sign the order of dismissal and advised her that her goal should be not to end up back in court again. Donald James Ahrens, 66, of 173 NE Steelhead Drive South, Belfair, appeared with defense attorney Charles Houle and pre- sented his certificate of comple- tion of a program begun after he was charged with assault. Depu- ty Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz agreed with his attorney that a district court matter was part of the bargain that included the di- version program. "We were aware of the two tracks," said Schuetz. Judge Sawyer signed the orders of dismissal in this case as well, SET TO START on the de- manding course of diversion was Steven Edward Strand, who was entered into the diversion program with Friendship seeking resolution of a charge of third-de- gree assault, a domestic-violence offense, filed earlier this year. Deputy Prosecutor Rebecca Jones Garcia told the court diversion was the desired outcome sought by the victim in the case, and said Strand was currently involved in alcohol counseling. Judge Sawyer reminded Strand that he waives his trial rights and if he fails the program, he will be tried at the bench on the basis of the police report, but that charges will be dismissed if he succeeds. He is scheduled for diversion re- view on August 11, 2008. Thursday, August 9, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 29 il Car seat safety teer medical transportation driver Jack Dauzen- gets tips on installing an infant seat from Wendy .s of Thurston County SafeKids. Dauzenroth lives ,illiwaup and is a volunteer with the Volunteer ter of Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties and mber of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro- (RSVP). He attended driver training at Little k Casino on July 23. Volunteers in the Medical ,portation Program drive low-income residents edical and dental appointments. t r, J iiil Y00ecord bIIASON COUNTY STRICT COURT ents in Mason County Court Judge Victoria s' jurisdiction during the !eek include: ring under the infiu- ,Timothy W. Miller, 405 L Street, Shelton, 365 days, nded, $2,605; Donald R. 120 Potlatch Drive, Hood- 4,231, 365 days, 364 sus- Juan Equihua Torres, lillips Lake Road, Shelton, 365 days, 364 suspended; P. Johns, 50 SE Ko Pul helton, and driving with suspended first degree, .!365 days, 135 suspended 5 days, 180 suspended; :A. Nelson, 430 SE Gosnell helton, $823, 365 days nded. gent driving: Gary Pat'- erning, 1120 South 10th Shelton, first degree, 90 9 suspended, $543; An- ' Benner, 1570 SE Saint bVs Drive, Shelton, sec- gree, $260; Sheri V. Stal- 2 East Pickering Road, , 90 days, 89 suspended, Lng while license sus- kl or revoked: Matthew Peterson, 941 Valley ]helton, third degree, and ing a public servant, 365 !60 suspended, $250; Mi- r. Langer, 101 West Rail- Venue, Shelton, two counts, !degree, 365 days, 361 sus- !, $490; Randy E. Deibert, orth 12th Street, Shelton, gree, 365 days, 275 sus- $620; Jerry Wayne De- . Box 11, Shelton, $253, rs suspended; Robert Bri- , 1907 Olympic Highway Shelton, second degree, 65 days, 360 suspended.  Valid operator's license: losa Cruz, 2221 Adams ;Shelton, $538; Enrique R. |-'Uan, Belfair, $538. liability insurance" Jack i, la 691 SE Binns Swiger [ ad, Shelton, $538; Brian sk, 90 West Old Bell Road, , and no vehicle registra- 639; Claude H. Challand- ,. Walnut Street, Shelton, Ure to use seatbelt, $650; • Sechrist, 11090 Wicks ad SW, Port Hadlock,  ren S. Rast, 280 East [, treet, Union, and failure ' $691; Spencer Douglas |s, 91 NE Pond Court, Bel- Speeding, $670; Thomas . ayes, 1221 West Frank- [lton, and speeding, $335, [.eding, no insurance ana Ill of intermediate license, o Illh:" W. Delay, P.O. B x m[ohn, $360. P oh legal weight: ettyj n Ses, Shelton, $387; Sam ging, Incorporated, 201 , Rochester, and over ce permit, expired ton-  defective turn signa s, Waste violation: Jen- tie Prat, 521 NE Larson d, $500. _fUl fishing: Charles 09 SE Evergreen Boule- shougal, $86; Sing Mak, chester Avenue, Co- quitlam, British Columbia, $109; Sherri Lynn Rimpler, 2009 ll0th Avenue East, Dogwood, $86; Scott D. Nolan, 4528 13th Avenue SE, Lacey, $172; Sean Nolan, 7131 Lakeside Street, Olympia, $86; Jung J. Lee, 1817 22nd Avenue SE, Puyallup, $251; Hong-Ki Chang, 1817 22nd Avenue SE, Puyallup, $251; Trisha Homu- ra, 3323 Ala Lilia Street, Hono- lulu, Hawaii, $109; Christopher E. Dubay, 2321 Friendly Grove Road NE, Olympia, $162; Aaron Lanigan, 8611 86th Avenue NW, Gig Harbor, $109; Charles T. Un- derhill, 2308 Callanan Street, Shelton, $81; Brent R. Johnson, 2208.67th Avenue NE, Tacoma, $109; Ralph E. Schmitt Jr., 1612 Delores Place, Port Angeles, $350; Joshua A. Cherry, 421 E Street, Shelton, exceeding bag limit, $162; Tung Thanh Nguy- en, 2927 210th Street SW, Lyn- nwood, failure to shuck oysters on beach, $109; Wayne D. Gam- ber, 70 North Skokomish Flats Road, Shelton, harvest of oysters without license, $200, 365 days suspended, and over limit oys- ters and removal of oysters from beach in shell, $200, 90 days sus- pended. Obstructing an officer: Alan Lee Lauber, 321 West Delight Park Road, Shelton, 365 days, 358 suspended, $420. Assault in the fourth de- gree: Randy E. Deibert, 70 North Bass Place, Hoodsport, domestic violence, 365 days, 336 suspend- ed, $143. SHELTON MUNICIPAL COURT Judgments in Shelton Munici- pal Court Judge Amber Finlay's jurisdiction during the past week include: Driving while license sus- pended or revoked: Tim A. Mallea, 1843 Dickinson Avenue, Shelton, third degree, $250, 90 days suspended. No liability insurance: Frank E. Ori, Belfair, and ex- pired tabs, $742. Unlawful issuance of a bank check: Karen A. Willy, 711 West Pine Street, Shelton, $150. MASON COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Divorces Granted Michele Renee Knauf and Carl David Knauf. Ruth B. Carder and William R. Carder. Zamna Yates and Gregory Vaughn Yates• Michael Lee Davis and Carol Ann Davis. Cory Kane and Yolanda Del- gado. New Cases Accounts Receivable, Incorpo- rated, against Vally Estabrooke, transcript of judgment. Washington Department of Revenue against William Hamb- lin and Jeannie I Hamblin, tax warrant. Johnnie Cary and Gary Gor- don against Leanna Shipp, un- lawful detainer• Saba Commercial Services Cor- poration against Dennis Harang and Marie Harang, commercial. (Please turn to page 30.) Not-guilty pleas: Kenyons are charged with gun crime, injury assault A young Shelton man who is incarcerated in the state's prison system with a release date of 2025 began proceedings on another felo- ny charge in Mason County Supe- rior Court Monday. James Ryan Kenyon, 23, en- tered a not-guilty plea to a charge of unlawful possession of a hand- gun in the first degree stemming from a 2004 incident. He was charged in connection with a hand- gun he allegedly had in his posses- sion on October 14, 2004. Kenyon was not allowed to own or possess a firearm because of a previous conviction on a charge of arson in the second degree. According to the arresting agency affidavit, Kenyon was at- tempting to elude a pursuing po- lice vehicle when, knowing he had a 9-ram Smith and Wesson semi- automatic pistol which he wasn't allowed to possess, he threw the firearm from his vehicle while making a turn: However, accord- ing to a Shelton Police Department affidavit of probable cause, he told his girlfriend at the time, Destiny Meehan, about the gun during a taped telephone call from the Ma- son County Jail, and also talked to his father about it. Jeannette Boothe was appoint- ed to represent Kenyon, who is to appear for omnibus proceedings October 1, pretrial and readiness hearings October 15 and 19, and trial in the term beginning Octo- ber 23. A NUMBER OF other people were also arraigned on Monday before Judge James Sawyer: • Bradley Damon Kenyon, 43, of 502 Maple Street, Shel- ton, entered a not-guilty plea to a charge of assault in the second degree. He was assisted by attor- ney James Foley in answering the charge, filed after he allegedly hit April Bunting while holding her by the hair at his residence on July 17. Bunting, according to an affida- vit prepared on July 20 by Depu- ty Doug Smith, suffered broken bones in her face as a result of the assault. Kenyon, who remains in cus- tody, is scheduled to appear for omnibus proceedings August 27, pretrial and readiness hearings September 17 and 21, and trial in the term beginning September 25. • Kenneth Earl Nelson, 18, of 3914 SE Salmonberry Road, Port Orchard, pled not guilty to a charge of malicious mischief in the first degree. He was identified July 30 in an investigation of vandalism to golf carts in the summer of 2006 at LakeLand Village Golf Course in Allyn. Judge Toni Sheldon ap- pointed Eric Valley and released Nelson, who appeared after receiv- ing a summons in the mail, on his promise to appear for future court dates. She ordered him to have no contact with potential codefen- dants and the golf course. Nelson is suspected of damag- ing electronics in the panels of four golf carts on June 9, 2006, when he was 17 years old. He allegedly participated in the offense with at least three other people, according to sheriffs office reports. Omnibus proceedings are set for October 1, with pretrial and readiness hear- ings October 15 and 19 and trial in the week beginning October 23. • Kenneth Gene Bopp, 47, of 571 NE Trudeau Mountain Road, Belfair, entered a not-guilty plea to a charge of possession of meth- amphetamine. He was identified July 30 in the wake of an inves- tigation begun December 21, 2005 at his Trudeau Mountain Road residence. Judge Sheldon appoint- ed Eric Valley as defense counsel and set bail at $2,500. Bopp was arrested after officers with the Washington Department of Corrections and the sheriffs of- fice conducted a home visit and found two small bags containing a white crystal powder which field- tested positive for meth. He was on supervision for a second-degree assault conviction. Bopp report- edly said the meth found in the bedroom was his. Valley entered an objection to the timeliness of the arraignment. * Ezekiel D. Lee, 22, who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections, appeared on a charge of custodial assault. Judge Sawyer identified and arraigned him. Ron- ald Sergi stood in for defense at- torney Foley, whom Judge Sawyer appointed to represent him, to en- tera not-guilty plea to the charge. Lee was ordered to appear for omnibus proceedings October 1, pretrial and readiness hearings October 15 and 19, and trial in the term beginning October 23. Michael Martin Meurs Jr., 18, of 180 Lake Forest Drive, A1- lyn, a codefendant in a case involv- ing vandalism to buses and school facilities at North Mason High School, pled not guilty to amend- ed information changing dates on vandalism incidents in which he is accused of participating. He was also arraigned on an ad- ditional charge, arson, stemming from his alleged involvement in the burning of an obscene figure into the high-school football field. He was assisted in court by de- fense attorney Sergi. Four defendants were arraigned on July 30 in unrelated cases and are scheduled for omnibus hear- ings August 27, pretrial hearings October 8 and trials during the jury terra beginning October 16. • Jeffery Sterling Walter Wooldridge, 29, of 11 East Union Ridge Road, Union, entered not- guilty pleas to charges of assault in the second degree, attempted escape in the third degree and malicious mischief in the second degree. Wooldridge was taken into cus- tody at gunpoint on July 18 after allegedly threatening Brandon D. Wellborn with a gun which re- sembled a semi-automatic weapon but was later identified as an "air soft pellet gun." That's according to a statement filed with the court and written by Sergeant Jerry Lingle of the Shelton Police De- partment: Wellborn reported see- ing Wooldridge, his former friend, parked in a white Suburban in the 700 block of Birch Street. The al- leged victim walked up to the rig and Wooldridge reportedly point- ed a black semi-automatic weapon at him through a closed window and told Wellborn to get away or he would shoot him. Wellborn said he was convinced the gun was real and Wooldridge was going to shoot him. He left the area and reported the incident, ac- cording to Lingle's report. Wooldridge was taken to the po- lice station and placed in a holding cell. He is accused of trying to pick the lock with a carpenter's nail, damaging the cell door and lock. • David Everett Swader, 35, of 110 NE Pine Tree Place, Ta- huya, pied not guilty to attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle. He was arrested July 19 by a deputy from the Mason County Sheriffs Office who reported using a radar gun to clock the speed of a vehicle Swader was driving at 74 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per- hour zone on the Belfair-Tahuya Road. The driver of the vehicle re- portedly sped up as the officer ac- tivated the lights and siren on his patrol vehicle and attempted to stop the vehicle which was speed- ing. The deputy said the vehicle turned into a driveway at the Ta- huya residence and the driver was identified as Swader. • Robert Dale Beasley Jr., 40, of 220 East Tahuya Drive, Shelton, entered not-guilty pleas to three counts of violation of a no- contact order. He was arrested July 12 when 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, on March 23 and assaulting Carl L. Hills, who was living with Rene M. Demmon, with whom Beasley had had a dating relationship. Officers said Beasley is named in a protec- tion order in that case which pro- hibits contact with Demmon and Hills. On April 15 Kristopher W. Kord and Brandy L. Kord reported see- ing Beasley and Demmon together at a party at Colvos Place. Dem- men shares custody of a 7-year-old child with Mr. Kord and she re- portedly told him she did not want their son to know she was living with Beasley. She reportedly told Mr. Kord things were resolved be- tween her and Beasley and they were "living together on the sly." Carl Hills reportedly saw Bea- sley drive into the parking lot at Wal-Mart in a 1999 red Explorer on July 4 and watched Beasely drive around and then pick up Demmon with a cart full of gro- ceries. Detectives Jack Gardner and Luther Pittman of the Mason County Sheriffs Office said they located the vehicle on July 10 in the driveway at 220 Tahuya Drive and at about 10:32 a.m., the detec- tives said, they saw Demmon get into the vehicle and back out of the driveway, going to her shift at Anchor Bank which started at 11 a.m. on July 11. • Anthony Owen DeMiero, 41, of 51 NE Salty Drive, Belfair, pled not guilty to a charge of fel- ony harassment• He was arrested July 15 and is accused of threat- ening to shoot his neighbor, John Greenway, with a crossbow• The neighbors were reportedly arguing about their dogs and others in the neighborhood. On Thursday, August 2: • Nicholas Peter Salas, 19, of 602 Sunrise Court in Shelton pied not guilty to unlawful pos- session of a firearm and assault in (Please turn to page 31.) Two avoid convictions with Friendship's help Orders of dismissal were en- tered for assault cases against two defendants in Mason County Superior Court after they success- fully completed year-long diver- sion programs through Friend- ship, a nonprofit organization that contracts with the county to work with people accused of crimes who show promise of dealing with their problems. Margeaux Teresa Bruce, 39, of Belfair, who had been charged with assault in the third degree, appeared with defense attorney Ronald Sergi and presented her certificate of completion of the pro- flrrested but not charged I Brandon A. Patrick was re- leased from all orders imposed on him in Mason County Superior Court after his arrest on July 21 in an investigation of possession of stolen property in the second de- gree. A report on file with the supe- rior court clerk indicated that he was driving a Ford pickup truck but could not prove ownership. He told the officer that he had pur- chased the vehicle, but the title had not been transferred. Judge James Sawyer also re- leased Rafael Leon Torres from all orders from the bench related to his recent arrest after no charge was filed against him. gram. Judge James Sawyer said he was happy to sign the order of dismissal and advised her that her goal should be not to end up back in court again. Donald James Ahrens, 66, of 173 NE Steelhead Drive South, Belfair, appeared with defense attorney Charles Houle and pre- sented his certificate of comple- tion of a program begun after he was charged with assault. Depu- ty Prosecutor Reinhold Schuetz agreed with his attorney that a district court matter was part of the bargain that included the di- version program. "We were aware of the two tracks," said Schuetz. Judge Sawyer signed the orders of dismissal in this case as well, SET TO START on the de- manding course of diversion was Steven Edward Strand, who was entered into the diversion program with Friendship seeking resolution of a charge of third-de- gree assault, a domestic-violence offense, filed earlier this year. Deputy Prosecutor Rebecca Jones Garcia told the court diversion was the desired outcome sought by the victim in the case, and said Strand was currently involved in alcohol counseling. Judge Sawyer reminded Strand that he waives his trial rights and if he fails the program, he will be tried at the bench on the basis of the police report, but that charges will be dismissed if he succeeds. He is scheduled for diversion re- view on August 11, 2008. Thursday, August 9, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 29