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One injured, one arrested after car chase with gunshots in Onalaska

Wednesday, July 11th, 2018

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Deputies responding to a report of a motorist firing shots at another car while chasing it in Onalaska last night came upon the two vehicles wrecked at Shanklin and Burchette roads and subsequently arrested a 38-year-old local man.

The 21-year-old Onalaska man whose Volkswagen Jetta came under gunfire was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital to be treated for head and neck trauma, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said this morning it’s not clear what prompted the incident.

Deputies were called about the moving dispute about 9:15 p.m. and arrived to the crash scene to find the suspect was gone, but a .45 caliber handgun was located under his 1995 Honda Civic, according to the sheriff’s office.

A track by a police dog eventually turned up the suspect, Two Dogs Fasaga, 38, of Onalaska, who was arrested for first-degree assault and other offenses, Breen said. A 39-year-old woman from Auburn who allegedly arrived to potentially transport Fasaga out of the area was arrested and booked for first-degree rendering criminal assistance, Breen said.

The 21-year-old told deputies he had been trying to get away from the unknown male driver who had shot at him several times and when he made a turn onto Burchette Road, the suspect’s Honda Civic hit a ditch, began to flip and roll, and then shoved the 21-year-old’s Jetta into a guard rail, Breen said. Both cars were totaled, he said.

Breen didn’t specify if the victim was injured from the wreck or from a bullet.

Fasaga was booked into the Lewis County Jail also for drive-by shooting, hit and tun injury, unlawful possession of a firearm and reckless driving, according to the sheriff’s office.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Monday, July 9th, 2018
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DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• A deputy called to the 1900 block of Spencer Road in Salkum about 9:45 p.m. on Friday for a physical dispute said a 39-year-old woman had red marks on her throat and bruises and told of being choked until she could not breathe and then being punched in the head two or three times. Her son witnessed it, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies are forwarding the case to prosecutors for a charge of second-degree assault with a 44-year-old Kelso man as their suspect, according to the sheriff’s office.

BAD BILL

• Chehalis police were called to the 1600 block of Northwest  Louisiana Avenue about 12:25 p.m. on Saturday after a customer attempted to pass a $20 bill which had words printed across it saying it was replica currency. The fake money was taken into police custody, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A handgun and three packs of cigarettes were reported stolen from a vehicle parked at the 2800 block of Russell Road in Centralia at noon on Sunday, a theft believed to have occurred during the night. It is unknown if the vehicle had been locked, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Centralia police were called just after 9 a.m. on Friday on a report of attempted prowl to several vehicles in the area of the 1100 block of Brotherson Road. A male and female were seen on video footage, according to the Centralia Police Department. No cars were entered but a motorcycle cover had been damaged, according to police.

DRUGS

• A tip on the whereabouts of a person with an outstanding warrant led a deputy to a parking lot at the 1100 block of U.S. Highway 12 about 11:10 p.m. yesterday where a 26-year-old Onalaska woman was arrested, and a search of her belongings turned up suspected methamphetamine and suspected cocaine. When contacted in a pickup truck, Naly Tong allegedly gave someone else’s name, but the deputy recognized her from her drivers license photo, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. She was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

• A 63-year-old Centralia man picked up on an outstanding warrant at the 1000 block of Belmont Avenue in Centralia just after 11 a.m. on Friday was also arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Nicholas F. Henderson was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called to the 400 block of Southwest William Avenue about 7:10 a.m. on Saturday after an individual discovered a window on their vehicle had been broken.

WANDERING TODDLER

• Chehalis police were called about 5:10 p.m. on Saturday after a toddler was found wandering alone outside in the area of Eighth Street and William Avenue wearing only a T-shirt and a diaper. The boy pointed towards his home along the same block and an officer contacted a very panicked father who had been asleep, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Police learned the child had opened a door and left, according to a department spokesperson.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 16-year-old motorist was injured after she swerved to miss a deer along U.S. Highway 12 in Oakville and her car left the roadway and came to rest on its driver’s side down an embankment on Saturday night. Troopers called about 11:45 p.m. found the 2007 Ford Focus was totaled, according to the Washington State Patrol. Amanda M. Lewis was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital, according to the state patrol.

• Centralia police were called just after 10 p.m. on Saturday for a vehicle versus pedestrian accident at the 500 block of Harrison Avenue that resulted in a minor injury to the pedestrian. The investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle was not at fault, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 60-year-old Olympia man was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital after his 2017 Yamaha FZ07 motorcycle struck a guardrail on eastbound state Route 508 near milepost 20 on Saturday morning. Troopers called to the scene about 10:20 a.m. noted Mark R. Richardson had been wearing a helmet, according to the Washington State Patrol.

• Two people from Amboy were injured when their motorcycle left the roadway, struck a ditch then an embankment and rolled over on Friday morning on eastbound U.S. Highway 12 eight miles east of Packwood. Troopers called about 10:36 a.m. report Samuel P. Brock, 50, and passenger Kimberly A. Brock, 51, were taken to Morton General Hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. The 2013 Harley Davidson FXD was impounded.

STRUCTURE FIRE

• The cause of a fire that destroyed an outbuilding on property set for future demolition on the 1100 block of Long Road in Centralia is under investigation, according to Riverside Fire Authority. Crews were called about 6:30 a.m. on Sunday and were joined by the Chehalis Fire Department and Centralia police, according to Fire Capt. Scott Weinert.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, obstructing, trespassing, probation violation, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, third-degree theft, violation of no contact order, fourth-degree domestic assault, failure to transfer vehicle title within 45 days; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, civil issue, hit and run, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, vehicle collision, misdemeanor assault … and more among 480 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sheriff’s Office: Highway robbery nets cell phone for pedestrian wielding writing instrument

Monday, July 9th, 2018

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A Chehalis teen lost his baseball cap and cell phone to a stranger who got into his vehicle at a East Lewis County intersection yesterday evening and frightened him with a pen.

The 17-year-old motorist told law enforcement that when he pulled up to an intersection on U.S. Highway 12 at Mossyrock, a man approached and said he wanted a ride, which the teen allowed, because the man’s demeanor made him think the man might have had a weapon, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

The teenager said as they traveled westbound, the passenger indicated while holding a pen, he could stab the teenager in the throat and then asked for his cell phone and its password, according to the sheriff’s office. He complied, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said

When they pulled into a business at the 100 block of U.S. Highway 12 at about 7:40 p.m., the 17-year-old Chehalis boy got out and went for help while the passenger fled, according to Breen.

The Centralia Police Department and the Washington State Patrol subsequently located a suspect at a business on the 900 block of Harrison Avenue and Adam R. Brown, a 32-year-old with no address, was arrested for first-degree robbery, Breen said. Brown was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Friday, July 6th, 2018
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BURGLARY

• A deputy was called about 5:30 p.m. yesterday for a break-in at the 100 block of Johnson Road in Onalaska where sometime since Saturday someone forced their way into a garage and stole a push mower as well as a Briggs and Stratton 10 hp generator, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Chehalis police were called about 9:25 a.m. yesterday for a second-degree burglary at the 600 block of Northwest State Avenue.

VANDALISM

• Chehalis police were called to the 300 block of Southwest Third Street yesterday where an individual reported someone had tagged their car with spray paint during the night.

JAYWALKING

• A 25-year-old Toledo resident who allegedly refused to give officers his name when he was contacted just after 10 p.m. yesterday for crossing a street outside of a sidewalk at the 100 block of West Magnolia Street in Centralia was arrested for obstructing a public servant. Jesse J. Wallace was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• Centralia police were called just after 4p.m. yesterday for a vehicle versus pedestrian accident with minor injuries at the 600 block of West Maple Street.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, driving with suspended license, third-degree theft, fourth-degree assault; responses for alarm, dispute, vandalism, civil issue, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault … and more among 176 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Thursday, July 5th, 2018
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ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 27-year-old Chehalis resident was arrested for driving under the influence after a deputy hearing his story of how an armed hitchhiker stole his car from Seminary Hill Road noticed the victim had slight lacerations to his eyebrow and knuckle and located the 2000 Dodge Neon wrecked on the 100 block of Black Bear Lane. Deputies had been dispatched for the supposed vehicle theft about 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday evening and while talking with the “victim” saw injuries that were consistent with him having been involved in a collision, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Lupe Guadalupe Mendez was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

BURGLARY AND THEFT

• A deputy was called to the 100 block of Sheila Drive in Salkum yesterday following the discovery of a break-in to a shed in which about $3,700 worth of property was stolen, including a 2003 Honda 250 ATV, a Stihl chainsaw, an impact gun, a five-gallon gas can and a 1000-watt Coleman generator, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Chehalis police were called to investigate a second-degree theft about 11:15 .m. yesterday associated with the 800 block of Southwest 19th Street.

• Chehalis police were called about 10 a.m.yesterday for a second-degree burglary  on the 2000 block of Southwest Salsbury Avenue.

• A 52-year-old woman reported on Tuesday evening that three mountain bikes were stolen from where they had been chained to a lean-to on the 100 block of Sand Creek Drive in Glenoma. The loss is estimated at $10,000, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

• Centralia police were called about 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday to the 1700 block of Harrison Avenue regarding the theft of a Bluetooth speaker from residence.

• Chehalis police were called about 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday to a vacant and uninhabitable home on the 2100 block of Southwest Salsbury Avenue for a break-in.

• Centralia police were called to the 900 block of South Tower Avenue at about 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday on a report of multiple items taken out of a locked shed.

• Police were called to the 200 block of West Center Street in Centralia about 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday after two males entered a business and stole a wallet off of a desk and ran out the door. Victim called back advising someone was attempting to use his credit cards in Tumwater, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VEHICLE THEFT

• A deputy was dispatched about 12:50 p.m. on Tuesday when a 21-year-old Olympia man discovered his motorcycle had been stolen after he ran out of gas and parked it near the intersection of Conrad and Pleasant Valley roads. Missing is a red 2005 Kawasaki ZX636 valued at about $6,500, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The owner went to get fuel and when he returned, it was gone, according to the sheriff’s office.

GETTING HIGH OUTSIDE

• An adult female was issued a notice of infraction for smoking marijuana in public about 5:37 p.m. yesterday at the 100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, probation violation, trespassing, driving under the influence, driving with suspended license, protection order violation, driving without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, hit and run, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft, misdemeanor assault, receipt of counterfeit bills … and more among 299 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
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BREAK-IN

• Chehalis police are investigating a burglary after being called about 10 a.m. yesterday to a business on the 500 block of West Main Street. Someone had removed a small safe containing an undisclosed amount of cash and credit cards, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Centralia police were called about 8:10 a.m. yesterday for a burglary to a church at the 500 block of South Washington Avenue where electronics and multiple other items had been removed.

FRAUD

• Chehalis police were called about 5:30 p.m. yesterday to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue after a business discovered a counterfeit $100 bill had been used during a transaction.

• Chehalis police were asked about 2:15 p.m. yesterday to investigate a case of suspected identity theft.

BREAK-DOWN

• A 50-year-old woman contacted by Centralia police about 6:40 p.m. yesterday because she was walking down the middle of Harrison Avenue was apparently hallucinating and was a danger to herself so she was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital for an evaluation, according to the Centralia Police Department. A case will be forwarded to prosecutors for possession of methamphetamine, according to police.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, obstructing, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, disorderly person, suspicious circumstances, misdemeanor theft … and more among 167 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Prosecutor: Randle teen was beat to death

Monday, July 2nd, 2018
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Benito “Benny” S. Marquez awaits his turn to go before a judge in Lewis County Superior Court for bail hearing

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Prosecutors say 16-year-old  Benjamin Eastman III was sexually violated with a stick during a fatal assault by his friend and the friend’s brother in which he was hit and kicked to death before being buried in a shallow grave the suspects marked with a cross made of sticks in Randle.

Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer today charged Benito S. Marquez, 16, and his older brother Jonathon R. Adamson, 21, with first-degree murder and other offenses including first-degree rape.

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Benjamin Eastman III
2002 – 2018

All three are from Randle. Detectives have said Eastman and Marquez lived near each other and were longtime friends.

“We’re not going to talk about motive at this time,” Meyer said after a court hearing for the defendants.

Meyer says the brothers lured Eastman to a wooded area under the guise of a camping trip on or about Sunday June 24. Eastman’s father reported him missing on Wednesday and investigators discovered his body this past Thursday on property off the Cispus Road belonging to the brothers’ grandparents.

The brothers appeared in Lewis County Superior Court this afternoon, in a nearly packed courtroom, represented by defense attorney Scott Johnson from Tri-Cities and a second lawyer.

Meyer asked they be held in lieu of $10 million bail and Judge James Lawler agreed.

Eastman lived with his father BJ Eastman on the 100 block of Gharet Road East in Randle and he last saw his son before going to bed on the Saturday night, according to authorities.

As deputies began looking for the teen, they were provided with his cell phone records which showed he was in contact with his friend and classmate Marquez, who goes by Benny, in the early morning hours on Sunday, according to charging documents.

Eastman indicated in a text he would be traveling to his buddy’s home, in the last activity on his phone, according to prosecutors.

When Marquez was interviewed last last week, he denied Eastman ever showed up.

Based on subsequent interviews with the suspects, detectives were able to determine the two planned to assault Eastman when they lured him to a wooded area, Meyer wrote in charging documents. Meyer said he didn’t know where that location was.

It was estimated by Adamson the assault lasted between 20 and 45 minutes, continuing after Eastman was on the ground; with well over 100 kicks delivered to the victim, according to the allegations. The pathologist agreed that number could be correct, based on the extensive injuries to Eastman’s head and torso, according to Meyer.

Adamson allegedly told authorities he pulled down Eastman’s pants and inserted a stick from the scene into Eastman’s rectum, while Marquez held Eastman’s shoulders, according to Meyer.

The two allegedly hit Eastman repeatedly with a large rock to ensure he was dead and buried him in a shallow grave at the scene. His and the brothers’ clothing along with a shovel were burned in a burn pile behind the brothers’ home, according to Meyer.

A short time later, concerned the site would be discovered, the brothers allegedly removed the body, wrapping it in plastic and twine from their grandparents’ barn and re-buried him on the grandparents’ property.

Detectives were were initially told that was a gravesite for a dog, but last Thursday when Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Ken Cheeseman got permission to search the property, he began to move the soil and uncovered a human foot, according to authorities. The grave was marked with a cross made of sticks.

Attempts to contact the brothers at that time revealed they had fled the area. Late the following afternoon, Adamson and Marquez were found when troopers made a traffic stop on Interstate 90 near Ellensburg.

The brothers are also charged with tampering with physical evidence and unlawful disposal of remains. If convicted, they face a maximum penalty of life in prison, according to Meyer’s charging documents.

Meyer said although Marquez is a juvenile, under the law a 16-year-old or a 17-year-old is automatically charged in adult court, for certain crimes.

The arraignments are scheduled for July 12.
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For background, read “Brothers arrested in death of 16-year-old Randle boy” from Saturday June 30, 2018, here

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Jonathon R. Adamson is escorted to the defense table for a bail hearing in Lewis County Superior Court