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Convicted rapist faces
prison and deportation
A 22-year-old man faces depor-
tation after serving a sentence
for having sexual relations with
a teenage girl.
Cruz Ramos Carrillo was sen-
tenced on Monday in Mason
County Superior Court to 14
months ibr rape of a child in the
00lrrest
warrants
A no-bail warrant was issued
for an Ephrata man who failed to
provide proof to Mason County Su-
perior Court by Monday, Septem-
ber 10, of being on electronic home
monitoring. Jay Curtis Fawver,
33, of 468 Eighth Avenue NE, was
allowed to serve part of his sen-
tence for felony eluding on the jail
alternative. Warrants also were
issued for the following people
who failed to appear September
7 for hearings regarding payment
of legal financial obligations: Ja-
cob Ivan Schmitt, $4.453.42;
Atilano Manuel Siguenza San-
chez, $2,095.63; Adelfo Mejia
Ramirez, $1,187.88; and Juan
Blancos Salazar, $1,978.84.
third degree. In pleading guilty,
Carrillo admitted having sexual
intercourse between May 3 and
July 12, 2005 with a 15-year-old
identified by the initials "A.F.J."
The standard sentencing range
is from 12 to 14 months, Deputy
Prosecutor Rebecca Jones Gar-
cia reported. She recommended
a top-of-the-range sentence, not-
ing Carrillo also was convicted
of fourth-degree assault involv-
ing the victim of this offense. She
said they had been in "an ongoing
relationship for several years"
and that there is a substantial
difference in their ages.
The prosecutor also said Car-
rillo attempted to influence the
victim's mother from jail and sent
letters attempting to persuade
the victim to withdraw her state-
ments to the authorities. Jones
Garcia said Carrillo is currently
serving time for driving under
the influence and recommended
the sentence for rape be concur-
rent to the DUI sentences from
Mason County District Court.
She said he would be deported af-
ter completing his sentences.
Defense attorney Charles Lane
said the case against Carrillo is
the "result of significant cultural
differences." He said his client
had assumed he had the girl's
mother's permission to be with
her. "They had a relationship
and had a child together. He does
hope to return and see his child,"
he added.
Carrillo apologized to the
court. "I want to let you know I
intend to be responsible and sup-
port my family. I know I will be
deported but I would like to get a
green card. I would like to marry
the girl and comply with every-
thing the court requires."
Judge James Sawyer said: "The
underlying domestic violence in-
dicates 14 months is the proper
sentence." Sawyer said Carrillo
would be on 36 to 48 months of
community supervision and must
register as a sex offender if he is
not deported. The judge ordered
Carrillo to have no contact with
the victim for five years and im-
posed legal financial obligations
of $500 to the crime victims' com-
pensation fund, $450 in attorney-
fee recoupment for the county
and $557 in court costs.
Court-certified interpreter
Karen Horn translated the pro-
ceedings into Spanish and Eng-
lish.
Jury divided on tale
A Mason County Superior
Court jury deliberated about
seven hours over two days before
announcing they were unable to
reach a decision in the trial of a
23-year-old Belfair man accused
of having a stolen car.
Anthony Michael Sam Martin,
of 401 NE Bear Creek-Dewatto
Road, had been charged with pos-
session of stolen property in the
first degree involving a Honda
Prelude owned by Donald Phil-
lips. Judge James Sawyer de-
clared a mistrial on September 6.
The jury was seated Septem-
ber 4 and began hearing testi-
mony with that of Deputy Larry
Ellis of the Mason County Sher-
iffs Office. He said he received a
phone call on July 8 from Kendra
York who stated a stolen vehicle,
a 1990 Honda Prelude, was seen
in the Belfair area. "She informed
me the vehicle had been painted
black and had black or charcoal-
gray spoke rims on the vehicle
with a spoiler on the back."
ELLIS SAID YORK told him
the vehicle was on Bear Creek-
Dewatto Road where a person she
knew as "Tony" lived. He said he
and Deputy Kelly LaFrance went
to the residence. "She (LaFrance)
informed me she might know who
the person was," he said, and so
the two deputies went to the loca-
tion and contacted Martin and his
brother. He said there were three
vehicles on the premises and two
of them were black Honda Pre-
ludes, one a 1990 and the other a
1988 which he described as being
very similar.
He said most of his contact was
with Martin's brother. He said he
ran the license plate on one of the
Honda Preludes and it came back
as stolen. The plate was regis-
O
tered to a white Honda Prelude.
He said he and LaFrance checked
the vehicle identification num-
ber, or VIN, on both Preludes.
"The defendant's vehicle (the
1988 model) had stolen plates on
it. Both are similar in the style
and make. One had charcoal-gray
or black spoke rims. The origi-
nal color of the vehicle had been
changed, from white. We contact-
ed the registered owner of the ve-
hicle and he came to the property
to retrieve it," Ellis said.
Testimony resumed on Sep-
tember 5 with LaFrance. She
said Martin told her he bought
the 1990 Prelude from a guy in
Bremerton for $250. LaFrance
said Martin told her he put the
plates from his 1988 Prelude on
the one he bought because he did
not get a title or registration from
the man he bought it from.
She said Martin told her the
1990 model had a better sound
system than his 1988. Martin
also told LaFrance he works at a
Honda dealership in Burien and
had a key made for the 1990 Pre-
lude since the ignition key which
came with it did not work very
well.
LaFRANCE SAID the Shel-
ton Communications Center con-
firmed one of the Hondas, the
1990, had been reported stolen to
the Shelton Police Department by
Donald Phillips. She said the VIN
on the stolen Prelude had been
scratched off and there were ob-
vious signs the vehicle had been
repainted black and the original
color was white.
Phillips, the owner of the sto-
len vehicle, said he purchased the
qchite 1990 Prelude for $1,300,
with the transaction being partly
cash and partly a trade. He said
Drug offender guilty
of having firearm too
A Belfair man incarcerated
with the Washington Depart,
ment of Corrections for a drug
crime changed his plea recently in
a related firearms case in Mason
County Superior Court.
Michael Eugene Manning, 45,
formerly of 741 NE Blacksmith
Lake Drive, pied guilty on Monday
to unlawful possession of a firearm
in the second degree, resolving a
2006 case. In exchange for his plea
the state agreed to dismiss three
additional charges of unlawful
possession of a firearm.
Manning was convicted by a
jury of possession of methamphet-
amine with intent to deliver, but
the jury was unable to reach a
verdict on four counts of unlawful
possession of firearms and Judge
James Sawyer declared a mistrial
on those charges. The state re-
filed the firearms charges and the
plea agreement resolves the case,
Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy re-
ported.
According to testimony at trial,
when officers in the Special Inves-
tigative Unit of the Kitsap County
Sheriffs Office served a search
warrant at Manning's residence on
October 4 of last year, they found
about an ounce of meth divided
into smaller quantities, scales,
packaging materials and $2,300
in cash as well as four firearms.
Because of previous felony convic-
tions, Manning cannot own, use or
possess firearms.
With an offender score of three,
the standard sentencing range is
from nine to 12 months, Judge
Sawyer explained. The sentence
would be concurrent with any
other sentence he is serving. Man-
ning, who was sentenced on May
21, 2007 to 16 months for the meth
conviction, is scheduled for sen-
tencing on September 17,
Page 2'8- SheltOn-Mason County Journal- Thursday, September 13, 2007
he upgraded the stereo system
and purchased spoke rim wheels
for the car. He said the tires and
rims were about $1,000. Phillips
also said he worked on the sus-
pension system.
He said when he got his car
back, it was not in as good condi-
tion as when he reported it stolen
on May 15. He said it had been re-
painted. Phillips said he removed
the spoke rims and stereo system
before selling it for $1,000.
MARTIN TESTIFIED in his
own defense. He claimed he had
a bill of sale for $250 dated April
11, 2007 from a guy in Bremerton
and expected to get the title and
registration from him. "The guy
I bought it from told me it might
not be on the up and up," he ad-
mitted.
He said he ran the VIN for the
Guilty pleas:
Kerry Worf, Roger McNulty J
Amy Allen. Theresa Over
was the alternate.
Creek pro3ect work continues
A worker takes a measurement on a pile driver Fri
on the north bank of Goldsborough Creek just e
of the First Street Bridge. The machine was used t
drive bridge piers deep into the ground on both sid
.... ]I
of the creek in connection with the City of Sheltont
pipe bridge project, which will lead to the eventual reI" i
1990 Prelude through a Honda "Maybe he should have
computer system at his work- to the police but a 23-ye !ii
he
wa " M
place and "got no hits" which he doesn't think that y,
said indicated to him that it was reminding the jury that 1
database at
not stolen. He also said he had a did check the ,
key made at work using the VIN Honda dealership, ti 10:
because the one he had been giv- The jury began delibera
en did not work very well. about 2 p.m. on September o
Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold returned at 9 a.m. on Septe .
Schuetz told the jury in his clos- 6. The lead juror announced, tl l,mm
ing argument that Martin knew were unable to reach a unam
the vehicle might be stolen and decision at 12:40 p.m. Judge
bought it anyway. He said the bill yer scheduled a new trial da.,
of sale was a handwritten docu- the jury term beginning NoV
ment with an illegible signature ber 20. I I
and called it "a concoction" by The jurors were Joenne
Martin in an attempt to cover his Marjorie Kegley, Amy McFl
tracks. Eric Langdon, Timothy F¢,
IN HIS CLOSING argument Neal Meints, Raymond Ho
defense attorney Ronald Sergi Joyce Kramer, Colleen Kn
said the key issue was whether
or not Martin knew the vehicle
which he purchased was stolen.
Juvenile crimes prohibit felon
with drugs from having firearm
A Belfair man pied guilty to
having illegal possession of drugs
and a gun.
The sentencing of David Jay
Patrick, 22, of 121 NE Rainbow
Lane was set for September 24
after he entered guilty pleas on
Friday to charges of unlawful
possession of Hydrocodone, un-
lawful possession of a firearm in
the second degree and unlawful
possession of Alprasolan.
In his plea statement, Patrick
admitted he had the prescription
drugs when he was arrested on
June 13 and did not have a valid
prescription for either one. He
also admitted officers found a gun
under the driver's seat of the ve-
hicle he was driving.
Patrick has two prior felony
convictions as a juvenile which
preclude him from owning, using
or possessing firearms, Deputy
Prosecutor Mike Dorcy reported.
With an offender score of two the
sentencing ranges are from zero
to six months for the drug offens-
es and from four to 12 months
for the firearm conviction, Judge
Toni Sheldon explained.
• Christopher Eugene
Thompson, 36, of 1808 West Ford
Loop Road, Elma, pied guilty to
possession of methamphetamine.
In his plea statement he wrote,
"I was driving in Mason County
and I was in possession of a small
amount of methamphetamine."
Thompson is set for sentencing
on October 8. With an offender
score of four the sentencing range
is from six to 18 months with sen-
tences of six to 12 months served
in the county jail and sentences of
more than a year, 12 months plus
one day, are served in prison,
Judge Sheldon explained.
On Thursday, September 6:
• Kimberly Irene Neese, 34,
of 421 Arcadia Road, Shelton, pled
guilty to charges of attempted
theft in the second degree, a gross
misdemeanor, and forgery, a fel-
ony. In exchange for her plea the
state agreed to dismiss a charge
of identity theft, defense counsel
Jim Foley reported.
With an offender score of seven,
Judge Sheldon said the sentenc-
ing range for forgery is from 14 to
18 months and from zero to 365
days for the attempted theft. She
ordered an evaluation, called a
presentence report, so Neese can
be screened for a Drug Offender
Sentencing Alternative. Sentenc-
ing was set for September 24.
According to court documents,
Neese was arrested on July 16 by
Officer Aaron Belt of the Shelton
Police Department, who said he
responded to a report of a person
trying to cash a stolen check at
Our Community Credit Union.
Bert Fisher, a credit union official,
said when the check signature did
not match Rhonda Whitener's sig-
nature on the account card, they
called Whitener and she said the
check was stolen. Whitener said
she did not know Neese and had
not written a $500 check to her,
• April Jeanell Hancock,
40, of 11 East Sea Vista Lane,
Grapeview, entered guilty pleas
to charges of possession of meth-
amphetamine and driving while
license suspended in the first de-
gree as a jury panel waited in the
hallway.
In her plea statement, she
wrote that she had meth when
she was arrested June 7 and that
she drove while her license '
revoked. She was stopped arO
11 p.m. by Deputy W.O. Ada.
failure to dim bright headli
for a passing vehicle. t
With an offender score of
t
the sentencing range for the $.
conviction is zero to six mo
Judge Sheldon explained.
driving conviction has a m d
tory sentence of 180 days andad.
be up to 365 days. She tola i
II
cock although the state agre:j.
recommend her for drug
the drug court option is not
to the plea. ,il
If Hancock is accepted into d't
court and completes all of th:l
quirements she will be alloWe.°.
withdraw her plea and th, ':
charge will be dismissed.
If Hancock is not
drug court, sentencing is
October 8.
Correction:
The address of a Shelton
reported in last week's
Roundup was incorrect. De?
N. Lewis, 38, does not resid
8633 East State Route 3, shel..._..
which is a business address. 1'
provided an address of 80 SI.
glove in Shelton to the court
he was identified in an inveSiA
tion of possession of methaP
amine, theft in the third de P
and two counts of use of drug lr r,
aphernalia.
Convicted rapist faces
prison and deportation
A 22-year-old man faces depor-
tation after serving a sentence
for having sexual relations with
a teenage girl.
Cruz Ramos Carrillo was sen-
tenced on Monday in Mason
County Superior Court to 14
months ibr rape of a child in the
00lrrest
warrants
A no-bail warrant was issued
for an Ephrata man who failed to
provide proof to Mason County Su-
perior Court by Monday, Septem-
ber 10, of being on electronic home
monitoring. Jay Curtis Fawver,
33, of 468 Eighth Avenue NE, was
allowed to serve part of his sen-
tence for felony eluding on the jail
alternative. Warrants also were
issued for the following people
who failed to appear September
7 for hearings regarding payment
of legal financial obligations: Ja-
cob Ivan Schmitt, $4.453.42;
Atilano Manuel Siguenza San-
chez, $2,095.63; Adelfo Mejia
Ramirez, $1,187.88; and Juan
Blancos Salazar, $1,978.84.
third degree. In pleading guilty,
Carrillo admitted having sexual
intercourse between May 3 and
July 12, 2005 with a 15-year-old
identified by the initials "A.F.J."
The standard sentencing range
is from 12 to 14 months, Deputy
Prosecutor Rebecca Jones Gar-
cia reported. She recommended
a top-of-the-range sentence, not-
ing Carrillo also was convicted
of fourth-degree assault involv-
ing the victim of this offense. She
said they had been in "an ongoing
relationship for several years"
and that there is a substantial
difference in their ages.
The prosecutor also said Car-
rillo attempted to influence the
victim's mother from jail and sent
letters attempting to persuade
the victim to withdraw her state-
ments to the authorities. Jones
Garcia said Carrillo is currently
serving time for driving under
the influence and recommended
the sentence for rape be concur-
rent to the DUI sentences from
Mason County District Court.
She said he would be deported af-
ter completing his sentences.
Defense attorney Charles Lane
said the case against Carrillo is
the "result of significant cultural
differences." He said his client
had assumed he had the girl's
mother's permission to be with
her. "They had a relationship
and had a child together. He does
hope to return and see his child,"
he added.
Carrillo apologized to the
court. "I want to let you know I
intend to be responsible and sup-
port my family. I know I will be
deported but I would like to get a
green card. I would like to marry
the girl and comply with every-
thing the court requires."
Judge James Sawyer said: "The
underlying domestic violence in-
dicates 14 months is the proper
sentence." Sawyer said Carrillo
would be on 36 to 48 months of
community supervision and must
register as a sex offender if he is
not deported. The judge ordered
Carrillo to have no contact with
the victim for five years and im-
posed legal financial obligations
of $500 to the crime victims' com-
pensation fund, $450 in attorney-
fee recoupment for the county
and $557 in court costs.
Court-certified interpreter
Karen Horn translated the pro-
ceedings into Spanish and Eng-
lish.
Jury divided on tale
A Mason County Superior
Court jury deliberated about
seven hours over two days before
announcing they were unable to
reach a decision in the trial of a
23-year-old Belfair man accused
of having a stolen car.
Anthony Michael Sam Martin,
of 401 NE Bear Creek-Dewatto
Road, had been charged with pos-
session of stolen property in the
first degree involving a Honda
Prelude owned by Donald Phil-
lips. Judge James Sawyer de-
clared a mistrial on September 6.
The jury was seated Septem-
ber 4 and began hearing testi-
mony with that of Deputy Larry
Ellis of the Mason County Sher-
iffs Office. He said he received a
phone call on July 8 from Kendra
York who stated a stolen vehicle,
a 1990 Honda Prelude, was seen
in the Belfair area. "She informed
me the vehicle had been painted
black and had black or charcoal-
gray spoke rims on the vehicle
with a spoiler on the back."
ELLIS SAID YORK told him
the vehicle was on Bear Creek-
Dewatto Road where a person she
knew as "Tony" lived. He said he
and Deputy Kelly LaFrance went
to the residence. "She (LaFrance)
informed me she might know who
the person was," he said, and so
the two deputies went to the loca-
tion and contacted Martin and his
brother. He said there were three
vehicles on the premises and two
of them were black Honda Pre-
ludes, one a 1990 and the other a
1988 which he described as being
very similar.
He said most of his contact was
with Martin's brother. He said he
ran the license plate on one of the
Honda Preludes and it came back
as stolen. The plate was regis-
O
tered to a white Honda Prelude.
He said he and LaFrance checked
the vehicle identification num-
ber, or VIN, on both Preludes.
"The defendant's vehicle (the
1988 model) had stolen plates on
it. Both are similar in the style
and make. One had charcoal-gray
or black spoke rims. The origi-
nal color of the vehicle had been
changed, from white. We contact-
ed the registered owner of the ve-
hicle and he came to the property
to retrieve it," Ellis said.
Testimony resumed on Sep-
tember 5 with LaFrance. She
said Martin told her he bought
the 1990 Prelude from a guy in
Bremerton for $250. LaFrance
said Martin told her he put the
plates from his 1988 Prelude on
the one he bought because he did
not get a title or registration from
the man he bought it from.
She said Martin told her the
1990 model had a better sound
system than his 1988. Martin
also told LaFrance he works at a
Honda dealership in Burien and
had a key made for the 1990 Pre-
lude since the ignition key which
came with it did not work very
well.
LaFRANCE SAID the Shel-
ton Communications Center con-
firmed one of the Hondas, the
1990, had been reported stolen to
the Shelton Police Department by
Donald Phillips. She said the VIN
on the stolen Prelude had been
scratched off and there were ob-
vious signs the vehicle had been
repainted black and the original
color was white.
Phillips, the owner of the sto-
len vehicle, said he purchased the
qchite 1990 Prelude for $1,300,
with the transaction being partly
cash and partly a trade. He said
Drug offender guilty
of having firearm too
A Belfair man incarcerated
with the Washington Depart,
ment of Corrections for a drug
crime changed his plea recently in
a related firearms case in Mason
County Superior Court.
Michael Eugene Manning, 45,
formerly of 741 NE Blacksmith
Lake Drive, pied guilty on Monday
to unlawful possession of a firearm
in the second degree, resolving a
2006 case. In exchange for his plea
the state agreed to dismiss three
additional charges of unlawful
possession of a firearm.
Manning was convicted by a
jury of possession of methamphet-
amine with intent to deliver, but
the jury was unable to reach a
verdict on four counts of unlawful
possession of firearms and Judge
James Sawyer declared a mistrial
on those charges. The state re-
filed the firearms charges and the
plea agreement resolves the case,
Deputy Prosecutor Mike Dorcy re-
ported.
According to testimony at trial,
when officers in the Special Inves-
tigative Unit of the Kitsap County
Sheriffs Office served a search
warrant at Manning's residence on
October 4 of last year, they found
about an ounce of meth divided
into smaller quantities, scales,
packaging materials and $2,300
in cash as well as four firearms.
Because of previous felony convic-
tions, Manning cannot own, use or
possess firearms.
With an offender score of three,
the standard sentencing range is
from nine to 12 months, Judge
Sawyer explained. The sentence
would be concurrent with any
other sentence he is serving. Man-
ning, who was sentenced on May
21, 2007 to 16 months for the meth
conviction, is scheduled for sen-
tencing on September 17,
Page 2'8- SheltOn-Mason County Journal- Thursday, September 13, 2007
he upgraded the stereo system
and purchased spoke rim wheels
for the car. He said the tires and
rims were about $1,000. Phillips
also said he worked on the sus-
pension system.
He said when he got his car
back, it was not in as good condi-
tion as when he reported it stolen
on May 15. He said it had been re-
painted. Phillips said he removed
the spoke rims and stereo system
before selling it for $1,000.
MARTIN TESTIFIED in his
own defense. He claimed he had
a bill of sale for $250 dated April
11, 2007 from a guy in Bremerton
and expected to get the title and
registration from him. "The guy
I bought it from told me it might
not be on the up and up," he ad-
mitted.
He said he ran the VIN for the
Guilty pleas:
Kerry Worf, Roger McNulty J
Amy Allen. Theresa Over
was the alternate.
Creek pro3ect work continues
A worker takes a measurement on a pile driver Fri
on the north bank of Goldsborough Creek just e
of the First Street Bridge. The machine was used t
drive bridge piers deep into the ground on both sid
.... ]I
of the creek in connection with the City of Sheltont
pipe bridge project, which will lead to the eventual reI" i
1990 Prelude through a Honda "Maybe he should have
computer system at his work- to the police but a 23-ye !ii
he
wa " M
place and "got no hits" which he doesn't think that y,
said indicated to him that it was reminding the jury that 1
database at
not stolen. He also said he had a did check the ,
key made at work using the VIN Honda dealership, ti 10:
because the one he had been giv- The jury began delibera
en did not work very well. about 2 p.m. on September o
Deputy Prosecutor Reinhold returned at 9 a.m. on Septe .
Schuetz told the jury in his clos- 6. The lead juror announced, tl l,mm
ing argument that Martin knew were unable to reach a unam
the vehicle might be stolen and decision at 12:40 p.m. Judge
bought it anyway. He said the bill yer scheduled a new trial da.,
of sale was a handwritten docu- the jury term beginning NoV
ment with an illegible signature ber 20. I I
and called it "a concoction" by The jurors were Joenne
Martin in an attempt to cover his Marjorie Kegley, Amy McFl
tracks. Eric Langdon, Timothy F¢,
IN HIS CLOSING argument Neal Meints, Raymond Ho
defense attorney Ronald Sergi Joyce Kramer, Colleen Kn
said the key issue was whether
or not Martin knew the vehicle
which he purchased was stolen.
Juvenile crimes prohibit felon
with drugs from having firearm
A Belfair man pied guilty to
having illegal possession of drugs
and a gun.
The sentencing of David Jay
Patrick, 22, of 121 NE Rainbow
Lane was set for September 24
after he entered guilty pleas on
Friday to charges of unlawful
possession of Hydrocodone, un-
lawful possession of a firearm in
the second degree and unlawful
possession of Alprasolan.
In his plea statement, Patrick
admitted he had the prescription
drugs when he was arrested on
June 13 and did not have a valid
prescription for either one. He
also admitted officers found a gun
under the driver's seat of the ve-
hicle he was driving.
Patrick has two prior felony
convictions as a juvenile which
preclude him from owning, using
or possessing firearms, Deputy
Prosecutor Mike Dorcy reported.
With an offender score of two the
sentencing ranges are from zero
to six months for the drug offens-
es and from four to 12 months
for the firearm conviction, Judge
Toni Sheldon explained.
• Christopher Eugene
Thompson, 36, of 1808 West Ford
Loop Road, Elma, pied guilty to
possession of methamphetamine.
In his plea statement he wrote,
"I was driving in Mason County
and I was in possession of a small
amount of methamphetamine."
Thompson is set for sentencing
on October 8. With an offender
score of four the sentencing range
is from six to 18 months with sen-
tences of six to 12 months served
in the county jail and sentences of
more than a year, 12 months plus
one day, are served in prison,
Judge Sheldon explained.
On Thursday, September 6:
• Kimberly Irene Neese, 34,
of 421 Arcadia Road, Shelton, pled
guilty to charges of attempted
theft in the second degree, a gross
misdemeanor, and forgery, a fel-
ony. In exchange for her plea the
state agreed to dismiss a charge
of identity theft, defense counsel
Jim Foley reported.
With an offender score of seven,
Judge Sheldon said the sentenc-
ing range for forgery is from 14 to
18 months and from zero to 365
days for the attempted theft. She
ordered an evaluation, called a
presentence report, so Neese can
be screened for a Drug Offender
Sentencing Alternative. Sentenc-
ing was set for September 24.
According to court documents,
Neese was arrested on July 16 by
Officer Aaron Belt of the Shelton
Police Department, who said he
responded to a report of a person
trying to cash a stolen check at
Our Community Credit Union.
Bert Fisher, a credit union official,
said when the check signature did
not match Rhonda Whitener's sig-
nature on the account card, they
called Whitener and she said the
check was stolen. Whitener said
she did not know Neese and had
not written a $500 check to her,
• April Jeanell Hancock,
40, of 11 East Sea Vista Lane,
Grapeview, entered guilty pleas
to charges of possession of meth-
amphetamine and driving while
license suspended in the first de-
gree as a jury panel waited in the
hallway.
In her plea statement, she
wrote that she had meth when
she was arrested June 7 and that
she drove while her license '
revoked. She was stopped arO
11 p.m. by Deputy W.O. Ada.
failure to dim bright headli
for a passing vehicle. t
With an offender score of
t
the sentencing range for the $.
conviction is zero to six mo
Judge Sheldon explained.
driving conviction has a m d
tory sentence of 180 days andad.
be up to 365 days. She tola i
II
cock although the state agre:j.
recommend her for drug
the drug court option is not
to the plea. ,il
If Hancock is accepted into d't
court and completes all of th:l
quirements she will be alloWe.°.
withdraw her plea and th, ':
charge will be dismissed.
If Hancock is not
drug court, sentencing is
October 8.
Correction:
The address of a Shelton
reported in last week's
Roundup was incorrect. De?
N. Lewis, 38, does not resid
8633 East State Route 3, shel..._..
which is a business address. 1'
provided an address of 80 SI.
glove in Shelton to the court
he was identified in an inveSiA
tion of possession of methaP
amine, theft in the third de P
and two counts of use of drug lr r,
aphernalia.