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SWAT TEAM RESPONDS FOR PROTECTION ORDER VIOLATION
• A 41-year-old Ethel man was arrested after a woman reported he was barricaded inside a residence with three children early this morning, drawing a response from the SWAT team to the 100 block of Oyler Road. The woman was arrested also, for false reporting and making false statements. Deputies were told just after midnight there was a dispute and that Jeromie S. Holmes was inside the home with the kids, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. After several hours, law enforcement was able to remove the youngsters from the residence and eventually found Holmes hiding in a crawl space, according to the sheriff’s office. A subsequent investigation showed the account of a hostage situation was untrue, so Krista M. Deel, 37, from Ethel, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said. Holmes was booked for three counts of felony violation of a no contact order, according to Breen.
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
• A deputy responded to a report from Mossyrock High School about 11:15 a.m. yesterday that an 18-year-old male had possibly engaged in sex with juvenile girls and a subsequent investigation turned up an incident from March involving a now-14-year-old girl, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Justin E. Gootgeld, of Mossyrock, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for second-degree rape of a child, according to the sheriff’s office.
FRAUD
• Chehalis police were notified about 12:45 p.m. yesterday of a possible identity theft associated with the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.
CAR PROWL
• Chehalis police called to the 1700 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue just before 8 a.m. yesterday for three vehicles with their windows broken out, which had been rummaged through.
DRUGS
• Chehalis police called for a possible drug violation about 5:30 p.m. yesterday at the 100 block of Northeast Hampe Way involving a juvenile are referring a case to prosecutors for evaluation of charges, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
AND MORE
• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, trespass, harassment, disorderly person, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances … and more among 159 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter