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Superior court roundup:
Her nose broken,
her husband is
jailed for assault
Bail was set at $50,000 for a stop sign and the driver, identi-
Shelton man arrested after alleg-
edly kicking his wife in the face
and choking her.
Pedro Matias Ramirez, 23, of
7221/2 West Pine Street, was iden-
tified on Monday in Mason County
Superior Court in an investigation
of assault in the second degree,
obstructing law enforcement and
resisting arrest. He is suspected of
domestic violence.
He was arrested December 23
by Officer Daniel Patton of the
Shelton Police Department who
said he was responding to a report
of a domestic dispute at an apart-
ment on Pine Street. The officer
said that when he arrived several
people were outside the apartment
building and a man, later identified
as Matias Ramirez, began running
but was apprehended after being
shot with a Taser gun. Matias
Ramirez had numerous warrants
for his arrest, officers said.
With the assistance of a Span-
ish language interpreter, Hilda
Carria Carria said she had been
married to Matias Ramirez tbr
about seven months. She said he
became upset with her and used
his foot to kick her in the face and
then he put his hands around her
neck and squeezed hard until she
was unable to breathe.
Staff in the Emergency Room at
Mason General Hospital reported
she had a broken nose and a con-
tusion on her eye which was swol-
len shut.
Judge Toni Sheldon appointed
James Foley as defense attorney,
set bail at $50,000 and scheduled
arraignment for January 3. She
ordered him to have no contact
with Hilda Carria Carria.
Two court interpreters assisted
in the proceedings: Karen Horn
translated in English and Span-
ish; and Velta Martin Munoz ap-
peared telephonically to translate
from Spanish to Mam, a Guatema-
lan dialect.
On Monday, December 24
• Ellis Burton Bouvier, 44, of
304 West Pine Acres Way, Shel-
ton, was identified in an investi-
gation of failure to comply with
an order from a law enforcement
officer and felony violation of a
court order prohibiting him from
having contact with Jamie Lynn
Delamarter, with whom he had a
dating relationship.
He was arrested December 21
by Trooper Joshua Merritt of the
Washington State Patrol who re-
ported seeing two people stopped
at a stop sign at the intersection of
Pine Acres Way and Dayton-Air-
port Road. He said the male pas-
senger, later identified as Bouvier,
was not wearing a seatbelt and
the vehicle backed away from the
State: Soaked
cars no bargain
Mason County Auditor Karen
Herr has passed along an advisory
by state licensing officials that car
shoppers should be on the lookout
for vehicles damaged in the recent
flooding.
The storm of December 2-3 may
have damaged many vehicles, and
some of them may be cleaned up
and offered for sale.
The Washington Department
of Licensing points out that after
Being cleaned up the vehicles may
look like any other vehicle, but
there are significant mechanical,
safety and health risks associated
with flood-damaged vehicles.
"Many vehicles suffered flood
damage, and it is possible they
may soon be offered for sale," Liz
Luce, director of the department
said. "Flood damage is very seri-
ous and can undermine a vehicle's
safety and resale value."
Dirty floodwater can cause rust
and damage major mechanical
parts like engines and transmis-
sions. The water also damages
electrical systems, especially on-
board computers. Consumers are
advised to look for such signs of
water damage as sand or rust un-
der trunk mats or in fender wells
and enlist the help of profession-
als. "When purchasing a used car,
a consumer should always careful-
ly examine and test drive a vehi-
cle," Luce said. "They also should
have it inspected by a mechanic
they trust and avoid any seller
who refuses to allow an indepen-
(Please turn to page 25.)
fled as Delamarter, got out of the
vehicle and came walking toward
the trooper.
Merritt said he asked where the
passenger was and she said she did
not know and was not sure who he
was. Merritt located Bouvier in the
bushes but the suspect reportedly
took off on foot. Delamarter identi-
fied Bouvier as the passenger and
said he showed up at the house on
Pine Acres Way and started yelling
at her but she did not want to get
him in trouble. Bouvier, who was
found in the woods nearby, was
convicted of violation of a court or-
der in November and there was a
valid no-contact order in place as a
result of that conviction.
Judge Sheldon appointed Ron-
aid Sergi as defense attorney, set
bail at $10,000 and scheduled ar-
raignment for January 4. She or-
dered him to have no contact with
Delamarter.
• Rocky R. Garrick, 22, of
1622 Ridge Road, Shelton, was
identified in an investigation of
possession of methamphetamine
with intent to deliver, use of drug
paraphernalia and driving while
license suspended in the third de-
gree.
He was arrested December 23
by Officer Mike Fiola of the Shel-
ton Police Department who said
he stopped the vehicle Garrick
was driving for expired tabs and
learned Garrick had a suspended
license. The dfficer reported find-
ing a plastic container by the floor-
board of the driver's seat and said
it contained a bag with a white
crystal substance inside it, three
smaller bags, a measuring spoon
which had a crystal substance on
the end of it and a smoking device.
The crystal substance field-tested
positive for meth, the officer re-
ported. Fiola also reported finding
a small digital scale on the floor of
the vehicle. Fiola said he searched
Garrick and found "a bundle of
cash in his front pocket, including
two $50 bills and 18 $20 bills."
Judge Sheldon appointed Jea-
nette Boothe as defense attorney,
set bail at $I0,000 and scheduled
arraignment for January 3.
On Thursday, December 20:
• Alan Jay Groome, 32, of 135
University Avenue, Shelton, was
identified in an investigation of
felony harassment and assault in
the fourth degree. He is suspected
of domestic violence against his
brother.
He was arrested on December 19
by Officer Chris Kostad of the SPD
who said he was responding to a
report from Christopher Groome.
He said his brother Alan was stay-
ing with him at the residence on
University Avenue. Christopher
Groome reportedly said his broth-
er grabbed him by the throat and
threatened to kill him after the
siblings had an argument.
Judge James Sawyer appointed
Foley as defense attorney, set bail
at $15,000 and scheduled arraign-
ment for December 31. He ordered
him to have no contact with his
brother and said if he posts bail he
must provide an address which is
different from his brother's resi-
dence.
• David Ames, 39, of 12119
NE 149th Street, Kirkland, was
identified in an investigation of
burglary in the second degree and
possession of stolen property in
the second degree.
He was residing at 211 North
Standstill Drive, Hoodsport, on
May 6 at the time of the alleged
offenses. Ames is suspected of
breaking into the Fire District 18
Fire Hall at 240 North Standstill
Drive and taking two walkie-talk-
ie radios, a charger for the radios,
two side mirrors from the fire en-
gine and two response regulation
books.
Shellie Malarz, the owner of the
residence where Ames was stay-
ing, said she allowed him to stay
there in exchange for his work re-
modeling the residence which is
across the street from the fire hall.
Malarz reportedly found items she
suspected were taken from the fire
hall in the residence and the ga-
rage.
Judge Sawyer appointed Boothe
as defense attorney, set bail at
$5,000 and scheduled arraign-
mentfar December 31, H,m:
Ames to have no contact with Fire
District 18 property, Chief Mi-
chael Mott or potential witnesses
Malarz and Roy Klein.
Page 24 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 27, 2007
SHOWN IS A GROUP which worked to pass a tax hike to improve
services. Standing from left are Fire District 5 Chief Richard
Shelton Fire Chief Jim Ghiglione, Jeff McHargue, Theresia Ehrich,
ny Temple, Chief Deputy Dean Byrd, Mike Aiken, Undersheriff Jim
rett and former Sheriff Steve Whybark. Seated are Shelton Police
Terry Davenport and Sheriff Casey Salisbury.
Dispatch center getting
more funds in new year
By JEFF GREEN
Starting with the New Year, thd
local sales tax in Mason County
increases by 1/10th of I percent.
Funds generated by the tax
increase will go to improve and
enhance the emergency 911 com-
munications system.
"We do not have an emergency
repair and replacement fund,"
Shelton Police Chief Terry Daven-
port said of the 911 system that is
operated out of the police depart-
ment's communications division.
The additional sales tax will help
establish a savings account and
won't put the burden on users, he
added.
"The people of Mason County
really stepped up to the plate. It
gives us a permanent, solid fund-
ing source," Davenport said. The
increase will generate an estimat-
ed $560,000 a year, depending on
sales in the county.
"THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY hap-
py that passed," said Mike Aiken,
director of the police department's
communications division. Funds
can be used for facilities, equip-
ment, operations and salaries of
dispatchers, he said, adding offi-
cials hope they can use the funds
to relieve the amount of overtime
pay by staffing the communica-
tions center properly.
"Everyone recognizes the pub-
lic's response to this was very
strong," Aiken said of the sales-
tax increase, which got nearly 70-
percent voter approval at the polls
in November.
Technology has been moving
faster than the economy and the
communications center has con-
stantly been upgrading its equip-
ment, Davenport said. The fund-
ing for those upgrades has come
from the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
Summer visitors have been
a drain on emergency services,
but weren't paying for them, the
police chief said, adding that the
sales tax increase makes it fair for
everyone, permanent residents
and transient residents alike.
FUNDS GENERATED by the
additional sales tax will go into a
special fund within Mason County
government and can be used only
for 911 services, Davenport em-
phasized. A nine-member
Communications Advisory
has been established to
the funding. That board
a Mason County
the sheriff, the Shelton
the Shelton police chief, a fire
trict commissioner, a fire
chief, the Fire District. 5. chief'I tl'"
Fire District 5 commmsmner
a
a police chief from a local
nation.
Also on January I,
the fire dispatch system
operated by Fire District 5,
cially becomes part of the
Communications Division,
known as SHELCOM.
FIRECOM dispatchers
been operating at the 911
nications center since
2006. "It's working very well
is proof that it can be done
done efficiently," Aiken said.
January 1, first responders
see any difference in service."
There are currently 10
patchers'in SHELCOM and
January 1, their number will
crease to 15 with the addition
five FIRECOM dispatchers.
Not-guilty pleas:
Mom charged with putting
the bite on her 3-year-old
A Shelton woman who alleg-
edly bit her 3-year-old daughter
on her arm to show her how biting
felt appeared for arraignment on
an assault charge filed in Mason
County Superior Court.
Christen L. Rivera-Rosario,
22, of 2941 Phillips Lake Loop
Road, entered a not-guilty plea on
December 21 to a charge of assault
of a child in the third degree. She
has been known by the last name
Wasilausky.
She was arrested December 17
by a deputy from the Mason Coun-
ty Sheriffs Office investigating a
report from the Shelton office of the
Washington Department of Social
and Health Services Child Protec-
tive Services. Donald R. Tripp and
Silva J. Tripp reported an assault
on their 3-year-old granddaugh-
ter, identified in court documents
by the initials "A.M.W.," by her
mother.
Mr. Tripp said he got a call on
December 16 from Rivera-Rosa-
rio, who was saying, "I'm sorry,
so sorry." After she was arrested
at the office, Rivera-Rosario al-
legedly said she got angry when
the 3-year-old tried to bite her 19-
month-old sister. The 3-year-old
reportedly had numerous scratch-
es on her face, bruises on her right
eye and forehead and a bite mark
on her right arm, according to the
officer's report. When she showed
her bite mark, she said, "Mommy
bit me."
Her case is scheduled for an
omnibus hearing on January 14,
a pretrial hearing on February 4,
a trial readiness hearing on Feb-
ruary 8 and trial during the jury
term beginning February 12.
Five defendants were arraigned
on December 24 and are scheduled
for omnibus hearings on February
4, pretrial hearings on March 3,
trial readiness hearings on March
7 and trials during the jury term
beginning March 11.
• James Winfield Dunn, 24,
of 40 Treasure Court, Grapeview,
pled not guilty to a charge of as-
sault of a child in the third degree.
He is accused of domestic violence
against his stepson.
Dunn was arrested on Decem-
ber 13 at the Shelton office of the
Washington Department of So-
cial and Health Services by Dep-
uty Bradley Trout of the Mason
County Sheriffs Office who said
he was investigating a report from
Child Protective Services filed on
December 11. According to court
documents, a 4-year-old preschool
student at Grapeview Elementary
School showed up with slap marks
on his face.
The child, identified by the ini-
tials "R.J.M.," reportedly told pre-
school teacher Barb Denny that
"Daddy slapped me." Joan Jen-
sen, principal at Grapeview, noti-
fied the state and caseworker Kat
Sheibner placed the child in pro-
tective custody.
Trout reported seeing red marks
on the right side of the child's face
and 26 hours after the incident
noted he "could still see
on the child." Dunn allegedly
mitted striking the child after
toddler threw a toy truck at
and hit him in the genitals.
• Joshua Aaron Socha 20
250 NE Jolly Roger Lane,
entered not-guilty pleas to charge
of unlawful imprisonment and a
sault in the fourth degree. He
accused of domestic violence.
He was arrested around 1 a.]
on December 8 after a report b.
Terra Fagen who allegedly tol,
deputies Socha was "drunk and de
pressed" art tried to prevent he
from leaving the residence on
Roger Lane. She said he
her and said she could "watch m
blow my head off." J
• Calvin C. Mrsny, 42, of 57
East Olde Lyme Road, Shelto
pled not guilty to trafficking i
stolen property in the first
He reportedly told Deputy
Rhoades he sold a gun so
bail his wife out ofjail so the famil
could be together for Christmas.
According to Rhoades' arreS4
report, Larry L. Lawler Jr. said i
October he let Mrsny use a rifle fol
hunting. Lawler said on Novel'
ber 29 Mrsny did not return th $
rifle and he learned it had bee
stolefl in a vehicle prowl but lateJ
he saw the truck. Another friend,
Mark Christiansen reportedly saiid'|
Mrsny sold the rifle for money.
Mrsny reportedly admitted lae|
(Please turn to page 25.)
Superior court roundup:
Her nose broken,
her husband is
jmled for assault
Bail was set at $50,000 for a stop sign and the driver, identi-
Shelton man arrested after alleg-
edly kicking his wife in the face
and choking her.
Pedro Matias Ramirez, 23, of
7221/2 West Pine Street, was iden-
tified on Monday in Mason County
Superior Court in an investigation
of assault in the second degree,
obstructing law enforcement and
resisting arrest. He is suspected of
domestic violence.
He was arrested December 23
by Officer Daniel Patton of the
Shelton Police Department who
said he was responding to a report
of a domestic dispute at an apart-
ment on Pine Street. The officer
said that when he arrived several
people were outside the apartment
building and a man, later identified
as Matias Ramirez, began running
but was apprehended after being
shot with a Taser gun. Matias
Ramirez had numerous warrants
for his arrest, officers said.
With the assistance of a Span-
ish language interpreter, Hilda
Carria Carria said she had been
married to Matias Ramirez tbr
about seven months. She said he
became upset with her and used
his foot to kick her in the face and
then he put his hands around her
neck and squeezed hard until she
was unable to breathe.
Staff in the Emergency Room at
Mason General Hospital reported
she had a broken nose and a con-
tusion on her eye which was swol-
len shut.
Judge Toni Sheldon appointed
James Foley as defense attorney,
set bail at $50,000 and scheduled
arraignment for January 3. She
ordered him to have no contact
with Hilda Carria Carria.
Two court interpreters assisted
in the proceedings: Karen Horn
translated in English and Span-
ish; and Velta Martin Munoz ap-
peared telephonically to translate
from Spanish to Mam, a Guatema-
lan dialect.
On Monday, December 24
• Ellis Burton Bouvier, 44, of
304 West Pine Acres Way, Shel-
ton, was identified in an investi-
gation of failure to comply with
an order from a law enforcement
officer and felony violation of a
court order prohibiting him from
having contact with Jamie Lynn
Delamarter, with whom he had a
dating relationship.
He was arrested December 21
by Trooper Joshua Merritt of the
Washington State Patrol who re-
ported seeing two people stopped
at a stop sign at the intersection of
Pine Acres Way and Dayton-Air-
port Road. He said the male pas-
senger, later identified as Bouvier,
was not wearing a seatbelt and
the vehicle backed away from the
State: Soaked
cars no bargain
Mason County Auditor Karen
Herr has passed along an advisory
by state licensing officials that car
shoppers should be on the lookout
for vehicles damaged in the recent
flooding.
The storm of December 2-3 may
have damaged many vehicles, and
some of them may be cleaned up
and offered for sale.
The Washington Department
of Licensing points out that after
tieing cleaned up the vehicles may
look like any other vehicle, but
there are significant mechanical,
safety and health risks associated
with flood-damaged vehicles.
"Many vehicles suffered flood
damage, and it is possible they
may soon be offered for sale," Liz
Luce, director of the department
said. "Flood damage is very seri-
ous and can undermine a vehicle's
safety and resale value."
Dirty floodwater can cause rust
and damage major mechanical
parts like engines and transmis-
sions. The water also damages
electrical systems, especially on-
board computers. Consumers are
advised to look for such signs of
water damage as sand or rust un-
der trunk mats or in fender wells
and enlist the help of profession-
als. "When purchasing a used car,
a consumer should always careful-
ly examine and test drive a vehi-
cle," Luce said. "They also should
have it inspected by a mechanic
they trust and avoid any seller
who refuses to allow an indepen-
(Please turn to page 25.)
fled as Delamarter, got out of the
vehicle and came walking toward
the trooper.
Merritt said he asked where the
passenger was and she said she did
not know and was not sure who he
was. Merritt located Bouvier in the
bushes but the suspect reportedly
took off on foot. Delamarter identi-
fied Bouvier as the passenger and
said he showed up at the house on
Pine Acres Way and started yelling
at her but she did not want to get
him in trouble. Bouvier, who was
found in the woods nearby, was
convicted of violation of a court or-
der in November and there was a
valid no-contact order in place as a
result of that conviction.
Judge Sheldon appointed Ron-
aid Sergi as defense attorney, set
bail at $10,000 and scheduled ar-
raignment for January 4. She or-
dered him to have no contact with
Delamarter.
• Rocky R. Garrick, 22, of
1622 Ridge Road, Shelton, was
identified in an investigation of
possession of methamphetamine
with intent to deliver, use of drug
paraphernalia and driving while
license suspended in the third de-
gree.
He was arrested December 23
by Officer Mike Fiola of the Shel-
ton Police Department who said
he stopped the vehicle Garrick
was driving for expired tabs and
learned Garrick had a suspended
license. The dfficer reported find-
ing a plastic container by the floor-
board of the driver's seat and said
it contained a bag with a white
crystal substance inside it, three
smaller bags, a measuring spoon
which had a crystal substance on
the end of it and a smoking device.
The crystal substance field-tested
positive for meth, the officer re-
ported. Fiola also reported finding
a small digital scale on the floor of
the vehicle. Fiola said he searched
Garrick and found "a bundle of
cash in his front pocket, including
two $50 bills and 18 $20 bills."
Judge Sheldon appointed Jea-
nette Boothe as defense attorney,
set bail at $I0,000 and scheduled
arraignment for January 3.
On Thursday, December 20:
• Alan Jay Groome, 32, of 135
University Avenue, Shelton, was
identified in an investigation of
felony harassment and assault in
the fourth degree. He is suspected
of domestic violence against his
brother.
He was arrested on December 19
by Officer Chris Kostad of the SPD
who said he was responding to a
report from Christopher Groome.
He said his brother Alan was stay-
ing with him at the residence on
University Avenue. Christopher
Groome reportedly said his broth-
er grabbed him by the throat and
threatened to kill him after the
siblings had an argument.
Judge James Sawyer appointed
Foley as defense attorney, set bail
at $15,000 and scheduled arraign-
ment for December 31. He ordered
him to have no contact with his
brother and said if he posts bail he
must provide an address which is
different from his brother's resi-
dence.
• David Ames, 39, of 12119
NE 149th Street, Kirkland, was
identified in an investigation of
burglary in the second degree and
possession of stolen property in
the second degree.
He was residing at 211 North
Standstill Drive, Hoodsport, on
May 6 at the time of the alleged
offenses. Ames is suspected of
breaking into the Fire District 18
Fire Hall at 240 North Standstill
Drive and taking two walkie-talk-
ie radios, a charger for the radios,
two side mirrors from the fire en-
gine and two response regulation
books.
Shellie Malarz, the owner of the
residence where Ames was stay-
ing, said she allowed him to stay
there in exchange for his work re-
modeling the residence which is
across the street from the fire hall.
Malarz reportedly found items she
suspected were taken from the fire
hall in the residence and the ga-
rage.
Judge Sawyer appointed Boothe
as defense attorney, set bail at
$5,000 and scheduled arraign-
mentfar December 31, H,m:
Ames to have no contact with Fire
District 18 property, Chief Mi-
chael Mott or potential witnesses
Malarz and Roy Klein.
Page 24 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 27, 2007
SHOWN IS A GROUP which worked to pass a tax hike to improve
services. Standing from left are Fire District 5 Chief Richard
Shelton Fire Chief Jim Ghiglione, Jeff McHargue, Theresia Ehrich,
ny Temple, Chief Deputy Dean Byrd, Mike Aiken, Undersheriff Jim
rett and former Sheriff Steve Whybark. Seated are Shelton Police
Terry Davenport and Sheriff Casey Salisbury.
Dispatch center getting
more funds in new year
By JEFF GREEN
Starting with the New Year, thd
local sales tax in Mason County
increases by 1/10th of I percent.
Funds generated by the tax
increase will go to improve and
enhance the emergency 911 com-
munications system.
"We do not have an emergency
repair and replacement fund,"
Shelton Police Chief Terry Daven-
port said of the 911 system that is
operated out of the police depart-
ment's communications division.
The additional sales tax will help
establish a savings account and
won't put the burden on users, he
added.
"The people of Mason County
really stepped up to the plate. It
gives us a permanent, solid fund-
ing source," Davenport said. The
increase will generate an estimat-
ed $560,000 a year, depending on
sales in the county.
"THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY hap-
py that passed," said Mike Aiken,
director of the police department's
communications division. Funds
can be used for facilities, equip-
ment, operations and salaries of
dispatchers, he said, adding offi-
cials hope they can use the funds
to relieve the amount of overtime
pay by staffing the communica-
tions center properly.
"Everyone recognizes the pub-
lic's response to this was very
strong," Aiken said of the sales-
tax increase, which got nearly 70-
percent voter approval at the polls
in November.
Technology has been moving
faster than the economy and the
communications center has con-
stantly been upgrading its equip-
ment, Davenport said. The fund-
ing for those upgrades has come
from the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
Summer visitors have been
a drain on emergency services,
but weren't paying for them, the
police chief said, adding that the
sales tax increase makes it fair for
everyone, permanent residents
and transient residents alike.
FUNDS GENERATED by the
additional sales tax will go into a
special fund within Mason County
government and can be used only
for 911 services, Davenport em-
phasized. A nine-member
Communications Advisory
has been established to
the funding. That board
a Mason County
the sheriff, the Shelton
the Shelton police chief, a fire
trict commissioner, a fire
chief, the Fire District. 5. chief'I tl'"
Fire District 5 commmsmner
a
a police chief from a local
nation.
Also on January I,
the fire dispatch system
operated by Fire District 5,
cially becomes part of the
Communications Division,
known as SHELCOM.
FIRECOM dispatchers
been operating at the 911
nications center since
2006. "It's working very well
is proof that it can be done
done efficiently," Aiken said.
January 1, first responders
see any difference in service."
There are currently 10
patchers'in SHELCOM and
January 1, their number will
crease to 15 with the addition
five FIRECOM dispatchers.
Not-guilty pleas:
Mom charged with putting
the bite on her 3-year-old
A Shelton woman who alleg-
edly bit her 3-year-old daughter
on her arm to show her how biting
felt appeared for arraignment on
an assault charge filed in Mason
County Superior Court.
Christen L. Rivera-Rosario,
22, of 2941 Phillips Lake Loop
Road, entered a not-guilty plea on
December 21 to a charge of assault
of a child in the third degree. She
has been known by the last name
Wasilausky.
She was arrested December 17
by a deputy from the Mason Coun-
ty Sheriffs Office investigating a
report from the Shelton office of the
Washington Department of Social
and Health Services Child Protec-
tive Services. Donald R. Tripp and
Silva J. Tripp reported an assault
on their 3-year-old granddaugh-
ter, identified in court documents
by the initials "A.M.W.," by her
mother.
Mr. Tripp said he got a call on
December 16 from Rivera-Rosa-
rio, who was saying, "I'm sorry,
so sorry." After she was arrested
at the office, Rivera-Rosario al-
legedly said she got angry when
the 3-year-old tried to bite her 19-
month-old sister. The 3-year-old
reportedly had numerous scratch-
es on her face, bruises on her right
eye and forehead and a bite mark
on her right arm, according to the
officer's report. When she showed
her bite mark, she said, "Mommy
bit me."
Her case is scheduled for an
omnibus hearing on January 14,
a pretrial hearing on February 4,
a trial readiness hearing on Feb-
ruary 8 and trial during the jury
term beginning February 12.
Five defendants were arraigned
on December 24 and are scheduled
for omnibus hearings on February
4, pretrial hearings on March 3,
trial readiness hearings on March
7 and trials during the jury term
beginning March 11.
• James Winfield Dunn, 24,
of 40 Treasure Court, Grapeview,
pled not guilty to a charge of as-
sault of a child in the third degree.
He is accused of domestic violence
against his stepson.
Dunn was arrested on Decem-
ber 13 at the Shelton office of the
Washington Department of So-
cial and Health Services by Dep-
uty Bradley Trout of the Mason
County Sheriffs Office who said
he was investigating a report from
Child Protective Services filed on
December 11. According to court
documents, a 4-year-old preschool
student at Grapeview Elementary
School showed up with slap marks
on his face.
The child, identified by the ini-
tials "R.J.M.," reportedly told pre-
school teacher Barb Denny that
"Daddy slapped me." Joan Jen-
sen, principal at Grapeview, noti-
fied the state and caseworker Kat
Sheibner placed the child in pro-
tective custody.
Trout reported seeing red marks
on the right side of the child's face
and 26 hours after the incident
noted he "could still see
on the child." Dunn allegedly
mitted striking the child after
toddler threw a toy truck at
and hit him in the genitals.
• Joshua Aaron Socha 20
250 NE Jolly Roger Lane,
entered not-guilty pleas to charge
of unlawful imprisonment and a
sault in the fourth degree. He
accused of domestic violence.
He was arrested around 1 a.]
on December 8 after a report b.
Terra Fagen who allegedly tol,
deputies Socha was "drunk and de
pressed" art tried to prevent he
from leaving the residence on
Roger Lane. She said he
her and said she could "watch m
blow my head off." J
• Calvin C. Mrsny, 42, of 57
East Olde Lyme Road, Shelto
pled not guilty to trafficking i
stolen property in the first
He reportedly told Deputy
Rhoades he sold a gun so
bail his wife out ofjail so the famil
could be together for Christmas.
According to Rhoades' arreS4
report, Larry L. Lawler Jr. said i
October he let Mrsny use a rifle fol
hunting. Lawler said on Novel'
ber 29 Mrsny did not return th $
rifle and he learned it had bee
stolefl in a vehicle prowl but lateJ
he saw the truck. Another friend,
Mark Christiansen reportedly saiid'|
Mrsny sold the rifle for money.
Mrsny reportedly admitted lae|
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