By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Instead of going forward with an arraignment yesterday, prosecutors released from jail a 22-year-old accused of injuring her boyfriend’s toddlers.
Chandra M. Munsey was arrested last week, held with no bail and then charged on Monday with two counts of second-degree child assault. The judge set her bail at $50,000.
Chandra M. Munsey
Authorities have revealed little about the case, other than alleging it occurred in Lewis County between Monday and Wednesday of last week.
The boys, ages 2 and 3, were taken from their father into protective custody. Thirty-one-year-old Casiano Baldovinos has said he believes his girlfriend is innocent and that he found his children with bruises when he picked them up from Munsey’s parents home outside of Centralia, and then called police.
Baldovinos and Munsey live together in Chehalis, her lawyer told the court earlier this week.
Lewis County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Brad Meagher said yesterday he asked the judge to reduce Munsey’s bail to a $10,000 signature bond.
“We’re continuing our investigation, we need more time,” Meagher said as to the reason why.
The court related timelines and deadlines that apply for a defendant who is out of custody are less strict than for those who are locked up, according to Meagher.
“The only way to buy more time is to let her out of jail,” he said.
The documents detailing the allegations have been sealed by the judge at the prosecutor’s request. Meagher indicated the reason for the temporary closure of the records is to prevent information in them from interfering with the sheriff’s office continuing investigation.
Munsey’s arraignment is now expected to take place next Thursday in Lewis County Superior Court.
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For background, read “Lewis County Sheriff’s Office investigating child assault, one arrested” from Tuesday July 28, 2015, here
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
@Bustybabe-I couldn’t have said it better! the “snoozy beast” continues his flouride fueled rants but is he getting it removed from our water system? Just bitchin’ about it won’t git er done. He would have to wake up, get off the floor and go to city hall. Every sirens post has flouride to blame…
@SleepingGiant–you keep bitching bout fluoride in the city’s water. yet that’s all ur doing..ur not helping Noone with ur bitching ..SO SHUT UP OR MOVE AWAY FROM CITY WATER. AND GET A PLACE WITH URL OWN WELL ON IT ..OR BUY BOTTLED WATER ..JUST SHUT UP..PLEASE? 🙂
The PA’s case against this girl is falling apart if they ever had one. She really needs a good lawyer at this point to get the charges dropped. The public defender will plead her out to something even if the case is shaky.
Also, I think that she should contemplate how she got into this mess with a 31yo guy with two infant children. Maybe it’s time to re-evaluate and change course in life.
There is always the identified crazy or bad person but many times the real bad or crazy person remains uncharged because they are smart enough to shift the blame.
SG, I think that many or most Lewis County residents are on fluoride free well water. I know that I have a well deep under the Cowlitz which has the best tasting fluoride free water in the nation – I should bottle it.
Where are all you na sayers now? As she walks out of jail.. wanna really help Centralias children end public water Fluoradation.