Ricky A. Satcher, right, is advised by temporary defense attorney Rachael Tiller in Lewis County Superior Court
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A 61-year-old Toledo area man who contends local lawyers stole his property is locked up in the Lewis County Jail after allegedly threatening their lives.
Ricky A. Satcher was detained on a $100,000 arrest warrant in a case investigated by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
He was brought before a judge yesterday afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court for a bail hearing, represented by temporary defense attorney Rachael Tiller.
“Mr. Satcher has communicated, quite effectively I believe, he does believe he is the victim in this case,” Tiller told the judge.
Pacific County Prosecutor Mark McClain told Judge Joely O’Rourke he had significant concerns because authorities don’t know where all of Satcher’s firearms are.
When McClain noted he doesn’t know the defendant’s address, Satcher responded loudly, after having been asked already to direct his comments to his lawyer.
“I don’t have an address, Sir,” he said. “These people stole my land and stole my farm.”
He refused to sign the court documents put in front of him and the judge changed his bail from $100,000 to a no-bail hold.
Satcher is charged with felony telephone harassment related to alleged calls to Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer.
He is also charged with two counts of felony harassment, threat to kill in connection with voice mail messages he allegedly left for Scott Blinks and Bill Hiller. Both are private practice lawyers with offices in Chehalis.
Charging documents in the case go back to February, when Satcher allegedly began leaving voice mail messages for the three attorneys, speaking of grievances he has with them, the current sheriff, the Lewis County Superior Court administrator, former Lewis County Superior Court Judge H. John Hall and others, complaints he had made and suits he had filed.
Satcher subsequently left messages for the three in which he indicated he had verified with the Washington State Patrol he could make citizens arrest, would be doing that in the coming week, and advised they should not resist or he would use force to overcome such resistance, the charging documents relate.
In the profanity-laced voice mail, Satcher asserts he will be discrediting and exposing the criminal activity of Blinks, Hillier and Meyer, Prosecutor McClain wrote in the documents.
Blinks provided the detective with one voice message in which Satcher says he will get even with Blinks in the end. Hillier’s law firm reported Satcher left messages referring to Hillier’s daughter.
But at the beginning of this month, the detective listened to voice messages Satcher allegedly left for Blinks and Hillier, discussing the investigation and saying if certain things don’t work out, he has “other means” of taking care of things.
“After a pause, there is a clearly recognizable gun shot and Satcher says he is practicing to get justice …” McClain wrote.
Satcher allegedly made other comments, such as how his father was a military sniper and he was taught to always shoot in the head because you don’t want anything to move after you shoot it; and that as a farmer, he knows how to get justice.
At one point during the investigation, Satcher had brought a packet of documents to the sheriff’s office that appeared to relate to a 2012 investigation in which Satcher asserted certain property was his and charges were not filed. He was very angry and yelling and the detective could not readily follow him, McClain wrote.
Charging documents show Satcher with a home address on Layton Road in Toledo.
Judge O’Rourke yesterday appointed Chehalis attorney Chris Baum to represent Satcher. His arraignment is scheduled for next Thursday.
The charges were filed on Oct. 17 and Satcher was booked into the Lewis County Jail on Wednesday.
Prosecutor Meyer said after the hearing, the Pacific County prosecutor is handling the case because Meyer is one of the victims, although Meyer’s name is not specifically noted in the information document filed.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Rick, Has worked hard all his life. He bought that farm years ago. I don’t know what is going on but I don’t know how they can just take his property. I am his mother, his dad passed away one year ago. I don’t know how this can help him but I had to write you! Thank you Joyce N. Satcher
Rick A. Satcher is my son. I know he bought the property in Toledo on Layton Road.
Somethings not right. Meyer is constantly being victimized. I wonder how many cases have been filed by himself to protect him self. I can think of atleast 4. The telephone harrassment guy, Amos, some burgler, now this guy. Meyer is just covering for his buddies making the charges stick, give him a break. Somehow dodging a internal investigation. Playing it by the book? Give it six months it will be something else. When will we clean house from the ground up in this county?
I believe this guy. Maybe they really did steal what was rightfully his. I dont put it past them.