“OPEN CARRY” OF RIFLE LEADS TO ARREST
• A deputy traveling along the 1200 block of state Route 506 in Vader about 11 a.m. yesterday stopped to talk with two males sitting on a guard rail, one of which had a rifle strapped to his backpack which turned out to be stolen, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Inside the pack were two pistols, one of which was also stolen, according to the sheriff’s office. One of the guns was missing from Longview and the other from Lincoln County, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. Arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for possession of stolen firearms was Joshua Jordan, 36, of Longview, Brown said.
STOLEN FIREARMS
• Centralia police responded about 4:30 p.m. yesterday to a report of a handgun and jewelry stolen from a residence on the 1100 block of South Schueber Road.
• A deputy took a report from an 88-year-old Centralia area man yesterday who said the night before when he returned to his residence on the 3800 block of Cooks Hill Road after giving a ride home to a female he knew only as Felicia he realized his Ruger 22 caliber revolver was missing. The man said he normally keeps the gun on an end table by his chair, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement are attempting to locate the visitor, according to the sheriff’s office.
AUTO THEFT
• A black 1993 Honda Civic was reported stolen yesterday from the 900 block of B Street in Vader. A deputy learned from the 60-year-old owner he parked the car in front of the house about 6 p.m. on Sunday and when he went back out at 6 a.m. yesterday, it was gone. It has an Oregon license plate of ZUB 478, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
BREAK-INS
• A resident on the 1900 block of U.S. Highway 12 in Ethel reported yesterday discovering someone had kicked in a door to his detached garage, although nothing appeared to be missing. A responding deputy learned from the man’s mother who lives down the road that about 15 minutes before an alarm went off, a thin not very tall male with short hair had come to her home asking for gas or a ride to get some gas, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The subject dressed in a white T-short and blue jeans left in the direction of her son’s place, according to the sheriff’s office.
• A deputy was called yesterday afternoon to the 300 block of Russell Road in Winlock where a neighbor taking care of the lawn reported finding forced entry to two outbuildings sometime since Friday, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. It’s not clear what might be missing as the property owner who resides in California hasn’t arrived yet to take inventory, according to the sheriff’s office.
DRUGS
• Centralia police were talking with a 24-year-old Lacey man yesterday in connection with a forgery case at the 1200 block of Harrison Avenue and discovered he was in possession of suspected methamphetamine. Caleb L. Roney was arrested for possession and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.
BURNING BRUSH
• Riverside Fire Authority was called about 2 p.m. yesterday to the 700 block of Teitzel Road where a grass fire got out of control. An area of about 100 feet by 100 feet burned and they extinguished it, Capt. Casey McCarthy said.
COLLISIONS
• Troopers called yesterday morning to milepost 75 of U.S. Highway 12 in Ethel found a chip truck on its side but the driver apparently uninjured. Lewis County Fire District 8 was called a couple of hours following the incident to take the driver to the hospital, Fire Chief Duran McDaniel said.
• People inside Rite-Aid felt the building shake and items along the inside wall fell to the floor following a traffic stop in Chehalis last night. It was just before 9:15 p.m. when an officer traveling along the 500 block of South Market Boulevard attempted to pull over a Honda Accord because of an exhaust system issue, according to the Chehalis Police Department. The female driver turned into the retailer’s parking lot, the officer heard a sound of grinding as though the brakes failed and the car went into the building, department spokesperson Linda Bailey said. None of the three occupants were injured, but the impact left scuff marks on the exterior brickwork and damage to the license plate and bumper area, Bailey said. A 20-year-old passenger, Alex M. Folden of Centralia, was arrested and booked for an outstanding warrant from the state Department of Corrections, according to police. Bailey said she didn’t yet know if the driver was cited.
AND MORE
• And as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants; responses for disputes, shoplifting, suspicious circumstances … and more.
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CORRECTION: The roundup has been updated to correctly reflect the source of information regarding the arrest on state Route 506 for possession of stolen firearms
Westbound truck wrecks in Ethel. / Courtesy photo by Washington State Patrol
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Actually to stop a person on the street and do an investigative interview is called a terry stop after the Terry v. Ohio case. All police need for that is reasonable suspicion that a crime has been or is about to be committed. To search the person in depth after that requires probable cause under the 4th amendment.
Having a rifle open carry is enough under Terry to stop and talk. In most cases the person is carrying a legal firearm not stolen. Dope!
Wow the open carry law only applies to your own firearms. Dumbass award goes to….
Hi Sharyn. I knew it had to be a McCarty, Phillip Ryan. I checked the jail roster.
Sharyn, who was the suspect in a theft on Leudinghaus Rd. yesterday who was chased down and caught by the K-9 dog behind my house on Chandler Rd. out here in Dryad?
While I am also a proponent of fourth amendment rights, I think if someone had been sitting on the side of the road with a chainsaw strapped to his backpack, the police would have stopped to question the person. Probable cause is a very subjective element, and I’ve had law enforcement tell me they can come up with probable cause in almost any circumstance.
And also…. gad, what a dolt – steal stuff and carry it out in the open – ESPECIALLY a weapon. He earned his jail ride.
Yes, I would agree not smart to be open carry with stolen weapons.
But what I would really like to know is is that the only reason the LEO made a stop is because he had a rifle.
It is gonna get bad if every time a person has a weapon they are gonna get stopped and confronted. I myself got pulled over the other day (for no mud flaps on my truck). Then the next thing is do you have any weapons in the vehicle? That time I did not, but what if I did and did not declare it. I know they need a warrant but it takes very little for a LOE to “make up” a reason to search and arrest someone. I do not trust a single one of them.
Open carry a stolen gun while carrying other stolen guns; BRILLIANT!