Lewis County Sirens.com

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Updated at 6:12 p.m.

WRECK: BURNING TRUCK IGNITES TREES NEAR PACKWOOD

• A 67-year-old driver who thinks he fell asleep escaped serious injury when he ran off the road and collided with a tree and his truck caught on fire yesterday afternoon near Packwood. A deputy was called about 2:15 p.m. regarding the wreck about three miles up Skate Creek Road South, according to authorities. Lewis County Fire District 10 Chief Lonnie Goble said passersby brought the man into the fire station and told them about the fire. Firefighters found the 2000 Dodge Ram on its side against a tree and flames burning an approximately 50-foot circle around the vehicle. Goble said one tree landed on the back of the truck and six or seven trees partially burned before they got it extinguished. The man, from Graham, was seen by medics at the Packwood fire station for scrapes and told to go see a doctor, according to the fire department and the sheriff’s office. The deputy issued a citation for wheels off the roadway, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

FIRE BREAKS OUT ATOP TALLEST DRAPER VALLEY TOWER

• Chehalis firefighters climbed to the top of a 138-foot tall tower at the Draper Valley Farms’ plant off West Main Street at State Avenue yesterday for a fire. Crews called about 11:20 a.m. arrived to find workers had already got at it with fire extinguishers and knocked down the flames, but it was still smoldering, according to the Chehalis Fire Department. Grain mash had gotten plugged up at the top and the friction with the conveyor belt ignited the materials, Fire Capt. Kevin Curfman said. Curfman and another firefighter carried and then hoisted five-gallon water cans up to finish putting it out. It’s a concern, because any dust can be an explosive hazard, Curfman said. “In fact, years ago they had an explosion there and a gentleman was killed,” he said. The fire department cleared the scene at about 1:30 p.m. The damage was minimal, according to Curfman.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 6:40 p.m. yesterday for a burglary to a home at the 600 block of West Cherry Street. A neighbor had seen two males enter and take items out of the residence, according to the Centralia Police Department. Among the missing valuables were electronics and clothing, according to police.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police called about 12:15 a.m. today to a report someone had pulled out and cut wires to a TV cable box at the 1100 block of South Tower Avenue ended up arresting 31-year-old Adam P. Chapman for third-degree malicious mischief. Chapman had a previous relationship with the resident and was booked into the Lewis County Jail for the alleged domestic incident, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Police were called about 10 a.m. yesterday morning for a report of of a window broken out of an SUV overnight at the 2800 block of Van Dyke Street in Centralia.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, shoplifting, protection order violation, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving under the influence; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, vandalism, third-degree theft, suspicious circumstances, telephone harassment, dog alone in hot car, collision on city street, woman who thought her purse might have been stolen from her cart while shopping; request for help removing handcuffs from a child who had been playing with them … and more, among 179 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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TEENS CAR PROWLING

• A Centralia mother turned in her teenage son last night, suspecting he was involved in vehicle prowls in the Cooks Hill Road area. A deputy called just before 9 p.m. yesterday spoke to the mom and then interviewed the 16-year-old, who reportedly confessed that during April and May, he and a friend stole property from three separate vehicles, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy was told they prowled unlocked cars with valuables in plain view, according to the sheriff’s office. Among the loot were backpacks, credit cards and at least one laptop computer, Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey said. Some of the missing items were recovered from a 15-year-old boy’s bedroom, Kimsey said. The two teens were arrested and booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center for vehicle prowl, second-degree theft and second-degree possession of stolen property, Kimsey reports.

CHEHALIS FIGHT UNDER INVESTIGATION

• Chehalis police were called about 7:40 p.m. yesterday for a dispute at the 300 block of Southwest Third Street that may have involved a knocked-out tooth on a child. The incident is under investigation, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Chehalis police were notified about 6 p.m. yesterday that the black with gray 1970 Chevrolet pickup truck stolen the day before from  the park and ride at the 800 block of West Main Street had turned up in Pierce County. A deputy there found it unoccupied, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• An 18-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested last night after allegedly punching out the window of a building at the 200 block of Railroad Avenue in Centralia. Officers called about 9:45 p.m. issued a citation for third-degree malicious mischief to Griffyn B. Dollarhyde and then released him pending a court date, according to the Centralia Police Department.

SNACK, BEERS AND HOME REPAIR LEADS TO FELONY CHARGE

• A 54-year-old man who allegedly stopped at his former girlfriend’s Winlock home, repaired her table and left a note asking if she wanted to buy some firewood was arrested for violating a no-contact order but charged yesterday in Lewis County Superior Court with burglary. A deputy back on April 4 reportedly went to the woman’s home on the 300 block of Hawkins Road looking for Rodney D. DeWolf because he had an outstanding warrant and found DeWolf hiding inside. Later when the deputy interviewed the woman, she said she had returned home to find it looked like DeWolf had been there, as he’d fixed some food to eat, drank several beers, left a note and also her table had been fixed, according to charging documents. DeWolf was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail on April 28, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The charge of residential burglary is class B felony with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, shoplifting, trespassing, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, oven fire, hit and run, third-degree theft, disorderly conduct, unfounded report, suspicious circumstances, deer walking down middle of road … and more, among 161 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 4:30 a.m. today.

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Updated at 4:19 p.m.

SON-IN-LAW JAILED AFTER KNIFE INCIDENT

• A 23-year-old who allegedly pulled a knife on his mother-in-law was arrested yesterday for felony harassment. Deputies responding about 11:15 a.m. to a dispute at the 200 block of Collins Road near Toledo were told Jackson M. O’Dowd threatened her with the folding knife, causing the 55-year-old woman to fear for her life, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. O’Dowd, of Toledo, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called just after 3 p.m. yesterday to a residential burglary at the 1400 block of Prospect Avenue. Taken from the unlocked home were cameras, electronics and clothing, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• Chehalis police were called just before 6:30 p.m. yesterday following the discovery a truck left at the park and ride at the 800 block of West Main Street that morning was missing. The stolen vehicle is a black with gray 1970 Chevrolet pickup truck, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

PORCH PILFERING

• Chehalis police were called about 5:20 p.m. yesterday when an individual saw three kids carrying a box down an alley they suspected could have been stolen from a porch of a residence in the area of the 400 block of Southwest Cascade Avenue. When questioned, they discarded the parcel and an arriving officer concluded it was a delivery of a pair of shoes and took it to its rightful owner, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police took a report of a window damaged from a pellet at the 300 block of North Tower Avenue about 9 p.m. yesterday.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports an investigation showed both drivers contributed to a car versus school bus accident on Monday afternoon along the 200 block of River Heights Road in Centralia. Nobody was injured and the damage was minor when the two vehicles made contact near the center double line on a curve, according to the sheriff’s office. There were two girls on the bus along with the driver, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. A 16-year-old Centralia boy was driving the Toyota Corolla involved, Brown said.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants,  misdemeanor assault, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, graffiti on a garage, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, out-of-control teenager … and more, among 148 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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Updated at 1:33 p.m.

SMASH AND GRAB DOWNTOWN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called just before 7 o’clock this morning to a business on the 300 block of South Tower Avenue where someone broke a window to get inside and stole various items, including generators. A list of missing property is being compiled by the victim, Powersports Northwest, according to the Centralia Police Department.

GRAB AND RUN SHOPLIFT

• Centralia police were called yesterday evening by two businesses in which a group of males ran into the store, grabbed merchandise and then ran back out the door. Officers were called about 7:40 p.m. to Verizon at the 1100 block of Johnson Road and then about five minutes later by ATT at the 1200 block of Lum Road, according to the Centralia Police Department. The shoplifters were described as four black males who got into two white four-door passenger cars when they fled, according to police.

BREAK-IN VADER

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning that about $1,000 worth of tools and equipment were stolen from the 100 block of Westside Highway in Vader between 4 p.m. on Saturday and 8 o’clock on Sunday morning. Among the missing property are a John Deere riding mower and a Craftsman five-drawer rolling tool box, a sawzall, a drill and a skill saw, according to the sheriff’s office.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called about 11:35 a.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl at the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue in which a pistol and other valuables were stolen during the night.

PERSISTENT CALLER

• A Chehalis resident contacted police yesterday morning after getting repeated phone calls from a stranger telling her to send $600. They threatened her, stating they knew where she lived, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

AND FROM MORTON

• Officers responded to the 300 block of Cottlers Lane last Thursday for a report of a business being run without a business license. The case is still under investigation, according to the Morton Police Department.

DOG FIGHT MOSSYROCK

• Police were call about 8:45 p.m. last Wednesday to the 300 block of James Street in Mossyrock where they were told a woman was walking her two dogs behind the bus garage when a vicious wiener dog charged out of the property and bit her dog in the mouth. Officers attempted to make contact with the owners at that address but there appeared to be no one home and there was no dog at the residence at the time, according to the Morton Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A large branch from a big deciduous tree along South Market Boulevard dropped onto the roadway this morning, its fall broken by the rear end of a passing car. The back of the car was smashed, but nobody was hurt, according to the Chehalis Police Department. “It appears the tree was rotten,” department spokesperson Linda Bailey said. City workers responded to the approximately 9:15 a.m. incident near Fifth Street and removed the tree parts from the road, according to Bailey.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, disorderly conduct, violation of no-contact order, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, littering, runaway juvenile, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street … and more, among 148 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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South Market Boulevard at Fifth Street in Chehalis. / Courtesy photo by Jon Johnson

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Updated at 7:37 p.m.

‘PEEK-A-BOO, WE FOUND YOU’

• Deputies who got a tip on the whereabouts of 21-year-old Steven N. Romero who allegedly was the driver chased down Cascade Avenue by Chehalis police on Thursday responded to the 100 block of Nix Lane in Centralia yesterday, underwent door-to-door canvassing and eventually found him hiding in a trailer, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail for warrants and violating a protection order, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies also contacted Halli A. Hoey, 31, from Rochester and arrested her for second-degree possession of stolen property and being in possession of approximately one half pound of marijuana, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. Hoey was also booked into jail.

• Three people were arrested for third-degree rendering criminal assistance in Vader on Saturday night after deputies found a person they were looking for hiding under a blanket in a bedroom. Deputies arrived about 8:30 p.m. to the residence on the 100 block of Enchanted Valley Drive and were told Robert D. Hyatt Jr., 45, stayed there but they did not know where he was, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were given consent to look inside and located him, the sheriff’s office reports. Hyatt allegedly stood up and instead of putting his hands behind his back, elbowed a deputy in the cheekbone, according to Chief Deputy Stacy Brown. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault and his warrant, and also booked were Sherri R. Hyatt, 50; John F. Cooke, 68; and Dianne Cooke, 47, according to Brown. Because of a large glass pipe found next to a 14-year-old’s bed, a case for the teen was referred to prosecutors for a charge of possession of paraphernalia, Brown said. He was turned over to a relative.

BURGLARY SENIOR CENTER

• Chehalis police were called regarding a break-in to the senior center at the 2500 block of North National Avenue on Saturday morning. Someone had rummaged through cupboards and drawers and a deposit box was pried open, according to the Chehalis Police Department. A small amount of cash was missing and an entry door was damaged, according to police.

COMPUTER GAME SYSTEM STOLEN

• Someone got into a rural Chehalis residence on the 1600 block of Bishop Road through an unsecured door and stole a Playstation 3 with an external hard drive sometime between 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

SCORES OF PIPES STOLEN IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called on Saturday evening for a burglary to a garage on the 1200 block of Plum Street. Taken were 80 glass smoking devices, according to the Centralia Police Department.

TRESPASSING FOR SLEEP

• A 61-year-old Centralia man said he was just looking for a place to sleep after police were called to a house which was supposed to be vacant at the 700 block of Southwest McFadden just before 8 a.m. yesterday, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The owner had arrived and heard noises, and responding officers arrested Richard K. Bowman for first-degree criminal trespass, according to police. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• A 40-year-old Pe Ell man was arrested after he called 911 and said his girlfriend had threatened to break the windows out of his vehicle with an ax but a responding deputy concluded he assaulted her on Friday afternoon. Shane Pedersen was arrested for second-degree assault, as the deputy found abrasions on top of his knuckles and found marks bruises and scrapes on the girlfriend consistent with struggling on the ground, according to charging documents. He allegedly punched her, bit her and began to strangle her using both hands after throwing her to the ground, according to court documents. Pedersen was booked into the Lewis County Jail and ordered held on $20,000 bail, but was released over the weekend. He appeared before  a Lewis County Superior Court judge this afternoon on the charge for that same offense and was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim. His arraignment is May 19.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 24-year-old driver ended up with cuts and scratches when his 1995 Honda Civic failed to negotiate a curve along Oppelt Road and collided with a tree at about 1:40 a.m. yesterday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Donovin E. Dual was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital to be checked and then booked into the Lewis County Jail for driving under the influence and third-degree driving with suspended license and was cited for not having insurance and for wheels off the roadway, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. The car had major damage and was towed, Brown said.

ZOOM, ZOOM

• A 26-year-old man who said he’d only been riding his motorcycle for a month was arrested after a high speed pursuit that began near Ethel and reached speeds of 128 mph on Friday night. Angel Chavira-Hernandez was spotted about 10:20 p.m. traveling west bound on U.S. Highway 12 near Oyler Road at 72 mph in a 55 mph zone, according to the Washington State Patrol. When he saw a trooper, he accelerated and headed south on Interstate 5, allegedly passing cars on the right and the left and sometimes “splitting traffic” passing near the center line, with two troopers in pursuit, according to the state patrol. Charging documents state that at milepost 57, the black sport motorcycle exited and when he found the northbound onramp blocked by a trooper, Chavira-Hernandez sped southbound on the northbound freeway offramp. The motorcycle then headed north at about 100 mph until the bike ran out of gas at milepost 77 in Chehalis, the documents relate. He was arrested at gunpoint. The defendant reportedly asked if the trooper was driving a “special” patrol car because it was faster than a normal police car. The Kent resident was arrested, booked into jail and today charged with attempting to elude a pursuing police car. Bail for the Kent resident was set at $5,000.

• A 20-year-old Winlock resident was arrested for attempting to elude following a police pursuit that began about 5:30 p.m. on Friday on U.S. Highway 12 near Mayfield Lake and ended near Mary’s Corner. Dakota S. Duel was reportedly speeding, westbound, and when a trooper tried to pull him  over, he sped up passing several vehicles in a no-passing zone. The chase continued at speeds in excess of 90 mph and spike strips deflated at least one of the passenger side tires at Ethel Hill and another spike strip near Jackson Highway got the other tire, according to the  Washington State Patrol. The rubber came completely off both tires and Duel, along with his passenger, was taken into custody, charging documents state. He was booked into the Lewis County Jail and charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with attempting to elude a pursuing police car. His bail was set at $10,000.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, disorderly conduct,  urinating in public, misdemeanor domestic assault, driving with suspended license, driving with no license; responses for alarm, hit and run, vandalism, civil issue, unfounded report, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, little grass fire along Interstate 5, secondhand report of bear in Wal-Mart parking lot, numerous reports from people calling 911 because they saw what they thought was someone smoking what they think was marijuana while driving or out in public; complaint someone wrote in lipstick all over some else’s truck, complaint that one motorist took a picture of another motorist before the other pulled front of the 911 caller and slammed on his brakes  … and more, among 398 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 6:50 a.m. today.

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BURGLARY CHEHALIS

• A snow board, snow skis and a weed eater were discovered missing from a detached garage on the 400 block of Southwest 15th Street in Chehalis yesterday afternoon. An entry door had been damaged and the break-in was believed to have occurred sometime during the previous two days, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Centralia police were called about 1:50 p.m. yesterday to the 1500 block of Delaware Avenue where mail was stolen from a mailbox but later found in a nearby alley.

• More third-degree thefts reported in Centralia yesterday, all over all day including money from a wallet at 300 block of East Pine Street; cell phone at 900 block of South Scheuber Road; bicycle from 900 block of Woodland Avenue; clothing, more clothing and a butane torch from 1400 block of Lum Road.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called about 5:45 a.m. today about tires getting slashed on a vehicle parked at the 300 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue.

• Centralia police yesterday referred a case involving a juvenile for a charge of third-degree malicious mischief in connection with graffiti spray painted onto a wall at the 1000 block of North Pearl Street.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• All participants suffered minor or no injuries in a three-vehicle chain reaction rear-end collision yesterday at the 1100 block of West Reynolds Avenue in Centralia, according to Riverside Fire Authority. The wreck involved a large pickup truck, a small passenger car and larger service truck, the fire department reports.

• Police are looking for a 21-year-old Centralia motorist after he eluded officers yesterday afternoon following an attempted traffic stop at Southwest Cascade Avenue at Sixth Street in Chehalis. Police pursued the red 2002 Kia Spectra to the area of 20th Street but terminated the chase because of safety concerns, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The incident began about 2:24 p.m., according to police. The department says Steven N. Romero has outstanding warrants for second-degree theft of a motor vehicle and fourth-degree assault.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespass, shoplifting, protection order violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, collision on city street, little grass fire along Interstate 5 … and more, among 155 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:45 a.m. today.

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BACKPAGE.COM ENCOUNTER ENDS WITH VIOLENT ROBBERY

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning they booked an individual into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree robbery in a case in which 53-year-old Chehalis man invited an “escort” to his home but was attacked, tied up and pistol whipped by two males who arrived with her. The victim was bound at the wrists and ankles while numerous valuables were stolen from his residence on the 900 block of Logan Hill Road, including televisions, his wallet, his cellphone and laptop computer, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said. Brown said it happened last Friday, but the man didn’t report it until the following day. Property found in a vehicle seized by Chehalis police after a shoplifting incident led to Natrone Bostick, 19, of Lakewood, according to Brown. Charges may be forthcoming for the two individuals who were with Bostick when he was arrested on Tuesday, Brown said.

DRUGS, GUNS FOUND AFTER SHOPLIFTING INCIDENT

• Three people detained by troopers on Interstate 5 near milepost 68 following a suspected shoplifting incident at Home Depot in Chehalis on Tuesday afternoon were arrested for various offenses including organized retail theft. Chehalis police were called about 3:45 p.m. about an incident at the 1700 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue, according to the Chehalis Police Department. After their vehicle was impounded and searched, police found firearms, drugs, paraphernalia and other items, including property believed to have been taken in a burglary, according to police. Booked into the Lewis County Jail were Samath L. Hem, 23, Tacoma; Natrone D. Bostick, 19, of Lakewood; and Alicia R. Chester, 21, from Tacoma, police department spokesperson Linda Bailey said.

BREAK-IN CENTRALIA

• Centralia police were called about 8:25 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a burglary to a building on the 2700 block of West Reynolds Avenue. Food and other items were discovered missing but a complete list has not yet been provided, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AUTO THEFT

• Chehalis police called just after 9 o’clock yesterday morning about an abandoned vehicle behind a laundry business on the 800 block of South Market Boulevard discovered 1994 Geo Metro had been reported stolen out of Centralia. The car was impounded, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• A white 2000 Ford F250 pickup truck containing tools and logging equipment was stolen from an apartment complex at the 1700 block of Van Wormer Street in Centralia, according to a report made on Tuesday to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It’s license plate reads C65594B, according to the sheriff’s office.

DRUGS

• A 29-year-old man picked up for a warrant was allegedly found with a baggie containing 1.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine in his wallet on Tuesday evening. When deputies contacted Shamus D. Gilligan on South Gold Street in Centralia, he allegedly gave them a false name, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Gilligan, from Centralia, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

UNRULY INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED

• A 31-year-old Packwood resident was arrested for interfering with a health care facility and third-degree malicious mischief after police were called about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday on the 1000 block of Kresky Avenue in Centralia. Adam M. Roberts was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police were called just after 6 p.m. yesterday regarding a gun stolen from a vehicle at the 2000 block of Borst Avenue.

• A firearm was reported stolen from a parked vehicle about 8:40 a.m. yesterday at the 500 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia.

SEX CRIME INVESTIGATION

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office reported yesterday they arrested a 24-year-old Centralia resident for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old from Winlock. The alleged incident took place about two weeks ago and authorities were notified last Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies contacted Jon C. Zammito at his home on Tuesday, arrested him for third-degree rape of a child and booked him into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said.

SUSPICIOUS MATERIALS CHECKED ON BY POLICE

• It wasn’t a meth lab found in a deceased relative’s Chehalis apartment, but it was various household chemicals that appeared to have been assembled for the purpose of making meth, the Chehalis Police Department said this morning. An officer called on Monday about the find at the 200 block of Southeast Washington Avenue reports none of it was mixed together or processed in any way and the reporting party was given contact information for organizations that deal with those kinds of things, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said today.

ASSAULT IN COURTROOM FOLLOW UP

• The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday morning it is recommending charges of assault and intimidating a witness for defendant Dominic L. Combs, who when he saw his father enter the courtroom during Combs’ trial jumped from his seat and head butted the the 63-year-old man. Combs, 28, was on trial in Lewis County Superior Court on Monday for felony harassment and other charges. Chief Deputy Stacy Brown said Combs was handcuffed and wearing belly chains at the time and was detained at the entryway to Judge James Lawler’s courtroom by security and police. A mistrial was declared and the Centralia man was brought before another judge yesterday where they scheduled a date of May 23 to re-do the trial.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia police were called about 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday for a hit and run at the Johnson Road and Borst Avenue where a victim reported he was brushed by a car as he was walking onto the roadway. He fell back causing cuts to his hands, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, misdemeanor assault, third-degree theft, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, immoral communication with minor; responses for alarm, dispute, hit and run, suspicious circumstances … and more, among 154 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 6:20 a.m. today.