Randall D. Mauel, right, looks to his lawyer Don Blair during his sentencing hearing in Lewis County Superior Court.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – When police found a backpack containing a one-gallon freezer bag nearly filled with chards of meth and more than $11,000 worth of heroin inside a south Chehalis home in December, they didn’t have the authority to enter the house.
So say lawyers in the case of the Mauel brothers, two men arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, as well as unlawful use of a building for drug purposes.
“There was an issue with the search warrant affidavit, which would have been extremely difficult for the state to overcome,” Lewis County Deputy Prosecutor Paul Masiello said yesterday.
Randall D. Mauel, 43, was in Lewis County Superior Court with his attorney, following a plea agreement which would send him to prison for a year and a day.
The raid that took place on Dec. 9 at the 2500 block of Jackson Highway came out of fast-moving investigation by the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force. The Lewis County Regional Crime Task Force and the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team assisted, contributing about half of the 14 law enforcement officers that swarmed the residence.
Centralia defense attorney Don Blair told the judge a problem with the affidavit was an understatement.
Mauel pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon to two counts of drug possession, admitting he had drugs.
Lewis County Superior Court Judge Richard Brosey agreed with the recommended time, and read off a list of 16 previous felony convictions, mostly involving drugs, on the defendant’s record.
The judge was told he will be also doing two years for a Thurston County conviction that followed his March arrest in Tenino when detectives reportedly found nearly $10,000 cash in his wallet, along with a little more than an ounce of methamphetamine and a small amount of heroin.
Masiello said the case of Ryan G. Mauel, the younger brother was resolved a few months ago, with a few months of electronic home monitoring, if he recalled correctly.
The sheriff’s office describes them both as Chehalis residents. When the brothers were charged in December, the judge was told the house belonged to their parents.
“We’re trying to get the best outcome we could possibly get,” Masiello said after the hearing.
Without the drugs available as evidence, the case essentially goes away, he said.
He explained the issue of the search warrant this way: When using an informant, they needed to establish the informant saw what they saw and that the informant was credible, he said.
When the Thurston County drug task force officer made a recorded request by phone to a judge, the officer didn’t really address the veracity part, other than saying, we’ve used this person before, he said.
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For background, read “Two charged with drug dealing, two set free after Chehalis area raid” from Wednesday December 11, 2013, here
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Kudos to you darrin for your words, u r a good friend to have ! In reference to the response which asked ” was Jesus on meth, or was it heroin…”. Not relevant, the relevant question to ask would be “would Jesus have accepted and forgiven those who were on either one and those who supplied the addicts with both” I’m sure any one who honestly cares what Jesus did knows the answer so shut the fuc* up haters. Furthernire Randy IS very intelligent, intelligent enough to not be a bigot as obviously many of YOU are! Last thought I have , Randy would definitely help a poor sick or otherwise needy human being at the drop of a hat ,would you….?
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Does this mean that when someone ods on oxycontin we get to prosecute big pharma?? YAAAAY. How bout when these school shooters who are all messed up on prozac, adhd drugs, and powerful anti psychotic medication go get guns and start shooting people, can we then go after big pharma? 100% of the mass shootings in the past 20 years were perpetrated by people on these big pharma drugs. It really isn’t guns that are the problem but politicians who are in the pockets of big pharmacutical companies. Lets prosecute some of those guys.
You compare the arrest and imprisonment of a “piece of shit” but very intelligent, scumbag drug dealer to the Salem witch trials? Really? You mean since there is a demand for illegal and dangerous drugs, it is right and proper for someone to fill it? I honestly have a problem understanding your point of view. It would be nice to see some of you people who do have a clue get the karma you have earned. If I read your diatribe correctly, you believe only child molesters and rapists deserve the death penalty, certainly not the drug dealer who destroy lives and kill by their trade.
By the way, the word is too, not to.
If this man is so intelligent then why is he some tweak selling flunkie living with mommy at 43….???
Wow most of you people on here have no clue. This man is not a piece of shit. He is very intelligent. He will have no problem doing time, Ron. Hopefully you will say the wrong thing to the wrong guy on the street and get death, your karma for wishing that on anyone who is not a child molester,or a rapist. Why don’t you educate yourself a bit on drugs and addiction before you post a ridiculous comment like that. You would have fit right in in salem during the witch trials. All those people THOUGHT they were right to. Bottom line is cops didn’t do there job right, he should walk, no 2 years, nothing. Oh, republican logger(oxymoron name, no doubt) you sir are an idiot.
The guy has proven time & time again that he does not contribute to society. He is 43, has a resume of prison & drug dealing not actual jobs and has zero regard for others.
I say mix him up a hot shot of his own dope.
Nothing like getting a taste of your own medicine.
I am not making excuses for anyone, my main point here is that the cops have to do their job correctly or people will go free. I am just confused by other people saying this guy deserves to die, or I should say I do not agree that death is warranted in this case.
I am not clear on where I called for this scumbag’s death. All I said was it was good to get him off the streets for a while.
I find your making excuses for him since he fills a demand rather disturbing. I believe there would be a lot fewer adicts without the dealers.
Finally, an eye for an eye as an exacting and literal punishment came from Hammurabi’s Code in the 18th century BC. When mentioned in the Bible (Old Testament), it was as a limit on punishment after a proper trial, not for so called vigilante justice. Jewish scholars long ago interpreted to mean an equivalent punishment (like three years in prison).
So are you saying that if he might have killed someone we should kill him? I do not follow. The drugs he sells may have cause someone to die sure, but he did not administer them to people. People make choices. I am not saying that this guy is a saint. People are so quick to pass a judgement and say someone should die. Hopefully you are never falsely accused of a crime and sentenced to death. This happens. Once again it is pretty clear there was criminal activity in this case. Clearly. But if we allow the police to operate outside of the law, the law becomes meaningless. The cops should have done things correctly. If they did the outcome of this would have been different.
And nice call on the old eye for an eye. That is some old bible stuff, not Jesus.
How do you know he didn’t kill anyone? Do you have his customer list? Maybe someone else will take his place, but it is like throwing the starfish in the sea, you can’t stop them all but you can stop one. The plain fact is, drug dealers are scum who are lower than used car salesmen or attorneys, lower even than congressmen.
However, Jesus did not say “an eye for an eye,” He said, “Turn the other cheek.” Too bad the cops and judges decided to screw this one up. However, as I read the article, he still ends up getting a total of three years for his drug dealing activities. Too bad most likely he will just return to a life of crime when he gets out.
An eye for an eye, but this guy did not kill anyone. So I am not sure deserves to die. One thing to remember in all this is that drug dealers do not make people buy drugs from them. Two way street. Not that it makes it a good thing to do. It is just strange to me that the answer to this is to kill the guy. Someone will just take his place. I think it is short sighted.
This website is funny. Watching rats stick up for who they ratted on.
Won’t make a difference what you say here now that the case is busted and they name you once and for all.
JR, You cant get around the facts here, your friend is a danger to the community. His “business”, how he makes his living hurts other people. Period. Find all the excuses you want but the facts remain. Addiction is a disease is an opinion and in my opinion its a choice, plain and simple. You make a choice to put the pipe to your mouth, you make a choice to shoot poison into your veins, you make a choice to short powder into your sinuses. Say all the feel good excuses for addiction you want to Lurker, I’ve been around near 60 years and have at one time or another made the above choices, and eventually made the CHOICE to stop. If people around here would get pissed off enough at guys like this Randy, LC would be a lot nicer place to live….
Was Jesus on meth, or heroin? I forget.
Burnout ass tweakers anyway.
Where are my chainsaws you junkie f*ckers stole anyway…???
And just to catch everyone up to speed, J.R. was in the house with Randy and Ryan when they were raided. Check out the previous story
Hey Ron Green, Randy has never made a public or private claim to be a “pillar of society” . Hoping that he says the wrong thing to the wrong guy in prison is a waste of your time and energy. Its not going to happen.Randy is not perfect but he is definitely not the punk your trying so hard to suggest he his..worry more about what comes out of your own mouth Ron.Everyone, including you and I, would be fucked if we did collect on whats deserved. My hopes for you Ron is that you are able to pull your head out.. Your frustration is valid , but very misguided
Sandy , your comment about the parents is not worth a shit. You speak of them as they are guilty and should suffer some kind of punishment as well..They are decent people so please keep that shit to yourself.. Thanks…
If I remember correctly, in 2010 the totality of value of the Fed. seizures related to drug activity doubled from 1 to 2 billion $. Shouldn’t that mean that drug activity was halved? I couldn’t find a single piece of data that pointed to any reduction in drug crimes resulting from the Fed stealing citizens shit. PIGS LIE!
Anyone who has smoked an imported joint has the blood of innocents on their hands. I’m talking about those folks that die daily in Juarez, Mexico. I have their blood on my hands and I feel terrible about it.
Ron
People whos moral objectivity was removed or negated have a less than accurate picture of the drug culture. You’ve been listening to the PIGS too much.
It makes absolutely no difference if these people are put in prison or not. There will be hundreds if not thousands of people to step into their shoes tomorrow.
Using your logic, those hundreds or thousands are scumbags too and that just isn’t the case.
If you want a solution to the problem, accurate definition of the problem is crucial.
Addiction is a terrible disease and I have it(for those of you who didn’t know).
I get so pissed off when I read some of the shit you folks post because you look like idiots when you post shit THAT PLAINLY ISN’T TRUE!!!
Look around you at the human suffering from addiction…
How many are in prison due to addiction…
Do you want to just shoot them all?
It would solve the problem.
Ron your perception of the drug culture is way off base. If you want a solution to the problem, you need to have a clear understanding of the root causes of the problem.
The political powers that be, don’t want you to understand the problem for a multitude of reasons. If they wanted you to understand, they wouldn’t lie to you about it.
If you want to know the truth about addiction, find an addict and discuss it with them or check out an NA meeting. Don’t listen wholly to the parasites, they will lead you astray.
Fathead, obviously the judges and police screwed this up, no doubt. That’s where the frustration comes to play. As for wanting to end this scuzzbags life. I think if we had a toll of how much misery, hurt, carnage and death this a holes “business” cost anyone connected with him we might be able tap Jesus for whatever passage says something about “an eye for an eye”. Don’t you think a Fathead?
The fact of the matter is the police have to operate within the confines of the law. This was an unlawful search, end of story. Everything they found has to be throw out. Sorry. And saying this guy deserves death is kind of over the top don’t you think? Let ‘s see what Jesus has to say about this:
John 8:7 They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!”
This is another reason so many drug dealers get away with what they do! What a freaking joke!
Another case of mommy and daddy giving everything to the kids, they are nothing but spoiled lazy ass brats. Ron Greene I couldn’t agree with you more.
In this case, it was the judges fault. Judges routinely grant search warrants without really exploring whether or not probable cause exists. Judges need to do a better job of questioning police, and not rubber stamp warrant requests.
Ron,
You hit the nail on the head.
Shyanne, Visit reality much? This turd is obviously not some junkie who sells a bit on the side to support his habit, if that was the case we could maybe find some common ground. This guy is obviously a professional drug dealer, your average street tweaker doesn’t ever see let alone possess a gallon zip lock bag of meth or $11k in heroin. People like this are not going to change by a little prison time, getting arrested in Lewis didn’t slow him down from selling and getting busted in Thurston did it? Apparently he’s a mover, they caught him with $10k in cash in Tenino. The only thing that may change a turd like this is a lengthy prison sentence, 10+ years, personally I don’t want to pay taxes toward warehousing scum like this, a bullet, length of rope or lethal injection is much cheaper with a guaranteed result. Poor Randy won’t deal dope to any more addicts and won’t contribute to any more young people getting a taste for this poison. Simple solution.
More people need to realize that we all are capable of illegal , and immoral things. Some of us are guilty of things far worse than this man, and although we all need to be held responsible and pay our debt to society;let’s try and remember to have compassion for our fellow man. He may be seen in the eye’s of society as a threat, but there’s a flip side… He’s also a victim, a victim of addiction. When a person uses drugs it is their choice, Randy didn’t make them. I guess what I am trying to say is, I chose not see this as a reason for celebrating another worthless, scumbag being taken off the streets , but a blessing because people can change and everyone of us deserves to be given a chance to make it right. His sentence just may have saved his life, I know mine did. Sometimes all it takes for another person to change their lives around is for another person to believe that they can.
Another “pillar of society” gets off with a slap on the wrist. Hopefully this dope dealing pile of steaming excrement will say the wrong thing to the wrong guy in prison and get what he really deserves for selling this poison, death….