Updated
PARKING LOT BRAWL
• One person was arrested when a fight broke out between a pair of young men collecting signatures for a petition at Wal-Mart last night. Chehalis police called about 9:40 p.m. to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue were told Michael P. Arrants, 23, of Vancouver, Wash. thought he’d been scammed regarding his pay and tried to get the 21-year-old victim to get out of his car and fight, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Arrants allegedly opened the vehicle door and slapped and kicked at the victim, who got out and punched Arrants, according to police. When the victim tried to apologize and help Arrants up, Arrants allegedly threw a bottle shattering the rear window of a vehicle, Sgt. Brian Hickey said. Arrants appeared intoxicated and subsequently nodded off, so he was taken to the hospital to be checked out before being booked into the Lewis County Jail for disorderly conduct and malicious mischief, Hickey said.
THREE ARRESTS INSTEAD OF ONE
• Three people were arrested yesterday evening when Centralia police went to a suspect’s home to detain him for an earlier alleged domestic violence incident. Raul Paramo-Rangel, 45, and Sarah J. Villalobos, 38, reportedly denied the suspect was there at the home on the 500 block of West Fourth Street and refused to let officers in to look, according to the Centralia Police Department. Paramo-Rangel blocked the doorway and was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed, according to Sgt. Kurt Reichert. She was arrested for obstructing, he was arrested for obstructing and resisting, according to police. Alex L. Paramo, 22, was arrested for the domestic violence incidents involved fourth-degree assault and malicious mischief, according to police. All are Centralia residents, all were booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.
MARIJUANA AND OTHER STUFF
• Centralia police arrested a 17-year-old Rochester boy this morning following an overnight burglary in which two bongs were reported stolen from a residence on the 1100 block of South Pearl Street. An officer called about 12:06 a.m. learned a window was broken out of the home while the resident was away, according to the Centralia Police Department. The teen was subsequently arrested for first-degree burglary and booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center, according to police. The two marijuana bongs were found and returned to their owner, according to Sgt. Kurt Reichert.
• A 17-year-old girl was arrested for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia after contact with police about 11:40 a.m. yesterday at the 800 block of Eshom Road in Centralia.
• A 24-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for possession of about 100 grams of marijuana and possession of methamphetamine related to a pipe found when she was pulled over for a traffic violation about 12:15 a.m. today on the 2900 block of Jackson Highway South of Chehalis. Ashley C. Huner was also allegedly driving with a suspended license, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY
• An 18-year-old Chehalis area resident called the sheriff’ office yesterday when he heard voices by his shop and subsequently saw one person running towards the brush and then a white Ford pickup driving away. It happened just before 1 p.m. at the 1600 block of North Fork Road, according to the lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Nothing appeared to be missing, the sheriff’s office said.
THEFT OF GUITAR
• A guitar and amplifier were reported stolen from a home on the 800 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia yesterday afternoon.
TWO BURGLARIES ON BIG HANAFORD ROAD
• The sheriff’s office reported this morning that a shop and barn on the 100 block of Big Hanaford Road outside Centralia were burglarized just before 3 a.m. yesterday, in the case that led to the arrest of three people in Centralia in a stolen van. As deputies responded to the call, they observed various pieces of apparent stolen property along the road that turned out to have come from another burglary on the 300 block, from a vacant residence, according to the sheriff’s office. Andrew J. Larson, 20, Chad E. Holmes, 24, and William J. Larson, 49, were arrested for burglary, along with offenses alleged by Centralia police.
WANTED WINLOCK MAN TURNS SELF IN
• Winlock resident John I. Burkett was arrested this morning on a $100,000 warrant for alleged witness tampering in his assault case that is scheduled to go to trial next week. Burkett, owner of an automobile sales business in Centralia, called a Chehalis detective yesterday to let him know he would be at Lewis County Superior Court today for a pre-trial hearing, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Officers let him handle his court business and then took him into custody for the warrant, Sgt. Brian Hickey said. Burkett’s attorney Chris Baum said his client disputes the witness tampering allegation.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter