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The Mason County Sheriffs Office ‘
has been busy in recent weeks.
The weekend that started Oct. 16
kicked off with a spur-of-the-moment
seizure of firearms and drugs and
wrapped up with a rollover accident
on a Forest Service road on Oct. 18,
before a mere planned seizure of fire-
arms and ammunition on Oct. 21.
Deputy Matt Colbenson, public in-
formation officer for the Sheriff’s Of-
fice, described the Oct. 16 seizure of
illegal firearms and drugs:
“One of our deputies was patrol-
ling Grapeview in the early morning
hours when he saw a vehicle stopped
in the middle of an intersection,” Col-
benson said. “Naturally, he thought
this was rather odd, and when he ap-
proached to make contact, the vehicle
sped off.”
The vehicle pulled into a driveway
and stopped. He fled, leaving behind
a female passenger in the vehicle. A
search warrant turned up two fire-
accidents
Police responded. '
“It’s no mystery what happened,”
Colbenson said. “There were no drugs
or alcohol involved. They were simply
not exercising safe driving and go—
ing too fast for the road conditions,
when their vehicle caught the corner
and flipped. But none of them were
injured.”
Oct. 21 marked another early
morning visit to Grapeview by county
law enforcement, this time as part
' of a multijurisdictional SWAT team
serving a high-risk warrant.
. Colbenson said the Sheriffs Office
joined with the Shelton Police De-
partment, the state Department of
Fish and Wildlife, and county fire and
EMS agencies to apprehend a suspect
on charges of assault with a firearm
and unlawful firearm possession.
“A lot of times, SWAT teams get
called out to respond to situations on
the fly, but this time, they were able
to plan ahead,” Colbenson said. “They
made a great plan and executed it
smoothly.” The suspect was taken
into custody without incident or in-
arms, $190 in cash, and a cache of juries, and detectives recovered sev-
narcotics that included methamphet-
amine, heroin and oxycontin.
“They also had scales and several
baggies that indicated an intent to
distribute,” Colbenson said.
That weekend closed out with a
noninjury vehicular accident.
Colbenson said a car with three
teenagers rolled over on U.S. Forest
Service Road 23, above Skokomish
Valley. around 3!.3QP-m. on Oct. 1.8-
The car was upside down but all
three teens were able to extricate
themselves.
The Mason County Sheriff’s Office
was joined by members of West Ma-
son Fire and the Skokomish Tribal
eral loaded firearms and what they
deemed “a significant amount” of am-
munition.
Two days earlier, the Sheriffs Of-
fice had posted an unrelated request
on social media asking people not to
post images from major accidents on
their own accounts out of consider-
ation for family members of those in-
volved in injuries or fatalities so that
next of kin can be notified first.
“We’re not looking to preclude any-
one’s freedom of speech,” Colbenson
said. “We’re just asking folks t6 be
tasteful and respectful to those loved
ones who might need to grieve or be
notified”
One injured in SR3 wreck
Staff report
news@masoncounty. com
A three-truck wreck on state Route
3 at 3:41 pm. on Oct. 23 left one pas- '
senger injured, all three cars dam-
aged, but all three drivers unharmed.
A 2010 Chevrolet pickup, driven
by 35-year-old Gig Harbor resident
Jacob E. Goranson, land a 2020 Ford
pickup, driven by 67-year-old Port
Townsend resident Steven M. Raab,
were stopped for traffic while north-
bound on Route 3 at milepost 6.7
when a 2004 Chevrolet pickup driven
by 51-year-old Rainier resident Todd
M. Quackenbush locked its brakes
and could not stop in time.
Quackenbush’s vehicle rear-ended
Goranson’s vehicle and pushed Goran-
son’s vehicle into the rear of Raab’s ve-
hicle.
Quackenbdsh’s passenger, 49-year-
old fellow Rainier resident Tracey L.
Quackenbush, was transported to Ma—
son General Hospital with injuries. All
four people were wearing seatbelts.
Goranson and Raab were able to
drive their vehicles from the scene,
but Quackenbush’s vehicle had to be
towed.
According to the Washington State
Patrol.rep0rt, Quackenbush was cited
for exceeding a reasonable safe speed.
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