Sheriff’s Office: Wanted man points weapon, gets shot

March 5th, 2019

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – An autopsy was scheduled for today on a man shot and killed by deputies who say he pointed a weapon at them when they attempted to detain him on a warrant related to child sex crimes, on a dead-end road in East Lewis County.

It happened about 1:15 a.m. on Sunday in between Glenoma and Randle, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

The deputy and reserve deputy involved were placed on administrative leave per protocol while the investigation takes place, according to sheriff’s Chief Deputy Bruce Kimsey.

According to Kimsey, the two were on patrol when they located a suspicious vehicle parked on the 100 block of Rainey Creek Road. When they checked the sole occupant’s driving status, they also learned he had a no-bail warrant  out of Pierce County for first-degree child rape and two counts of second-degree child molestation, Kimsey said in a press release.

As deputies requested the man to step out of the vehicle, the man brandished and pointed a weapon at the deputies, according to Kimsey.

Both deputies fired their duty weapons at the man, to end the threat, Kimsey stated. Aid was rendered, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into the shooting is being conducted by a multi-agency Critical Incident Investigation Team. CIIT is comprised of investigators from Thurston, Mason, Grays Harbor and Pacific counties, as well as the Washington State Patrol. Kimsey would not specify what sort of weapon the deceased had used.

The Lewis County Coroner’s Office is responsible for releasing the name of the deceased.

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ASSAULT

• Officers were called to a health care facility at the 1800 block of Cooks Hill Road about 5:50 p.m. yesterday because a man who had been trespassed from the location had returned and allegedly assaulted a staff member. Stephen D. Barker, 50, of Seattle, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree assault and first-degree burglary, according to the Centralia Police Department.

PANTS UNZIPPED

• Darren L. Fullerton, 52, of Centralia, was arrested for lewd conduct after he was found lying beside the road  at Locust Street and Tower Avenue about 8:30 p.m. yesterday allegedly with his private parts exposed. He was then released pending court, according to the Centralia Police Department.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called to the 1500 block of Windsor Avenue just after 5 p.m. yesterday where someone broke a window on the back side of a house.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, driving with suspended license; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor assault, suspicious circumstances and more among 141 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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February 28th, 2019
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DOMESTIC ASSAULT

• Chehalis police were called about 9:35 p.m. yesterday by a woman near the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue who said her significant other had broken her nose. She was transported to the hospital for treatment and the suspect located a couple of blocks away was arrested for second-degree domestic assault, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Ramiro E. Adams, 33, of Chehalis, was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to police.

• Officers called about 1:50 p.m. yesterday and asked to check on a shirtless, shoeless man at a park near Southwest 12th Street in Chehalis subsequently learned he had thrown a knife at a women in a nearby residence. Eugene S. McFall, 36, from Centralia, was arrested for second-degree domestic assault and booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

CAR PROWL

• A purse and about $400 in cash was taken in a vehicle prowl at the 400 block of West Summa Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 1 p.m. yesterday.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, failure to transfer title, disorderly bus conduct, operating motor vehicle without required ignition interlock device; responses for alarm, dispute, harassment, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances and more among 144 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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February 27th, 2019
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THREAT

• Centralia police were contacted about 1:15 p.m. yesterday to take a report of death threats made to a local person, in a case associated with the 700 block of Harrison Avenue. Police are investigating.

• A boy, younger than 18, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center yesterday for allegedly making threats to harm staff members at school. An officer responding to the 900 block of Johnson Road following an approximately 8:25 a.m. yesterday call labeled the case harassment.

CONTEMPT OF COURT

• A 55-year-old Centralia woman was ordered by a judge to be jailed for 24 hours after she was found to be in contempt of court yesterday. Bethia L. Williams was allegedly disorderly, contemptuous, and (displayed) insolent behavior towards the judge during proceedings in Centralia Municipal Court, according to the Centralia Police Department.

THEFT, THEFT, THEFT

• Chehalis police were called about 9:40 a.m. yesterday to take a report of a second-degree burglary at the 2500 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue.

• Chehalis police were called just before 9 a.m. yesterday to take a report of the theft of a truck from the 2500 block of North National Avenue. The gray 2003 GMC Sierra 2500 has been missing for a couple of weeks, according to the Chehalis Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called to the 10 block of Southwest Chehalis Avenue at about 10:15 a.m. on Monday to take a report of a second-degree burglary.

• Chehalis police were called to the 2500 block of Northeast Kresky Avenue at about 12:45 p.m. on Monday to take a report of a second-degree burglary.

• Construction materials were stolen from a building site at the 1800 block of Ahlers Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 12:30 p.m. yesterday.

• A generator was stolen from a residence at the 700 block of Vienna Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 10:15 a.m. yesterday.

CAR PROWL

• Centralia police got a report of a vehicle prowl  about 6:30 a.m. today at the 3300 block of Borst Avenue.

• Centralia police were called to the 1000 block of South Gold Street about 8:50 a.m. on Monday where someone had reportedly gained access into the fenced yard of a business and broke into a vehicle.

ON THE ROAD, OFF THE ROAD

• A 24-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for driving under the influence as well as hit and run following an approximately 7:40 p.m. call yesterday associated with the 800 block of Harrison Avenue in Centralia. Yuriy Gaidaichuk was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• A 63-year-old Tenino man was injured when his Ford Ranger struck the rear of a Ford 350 pickup on northbound state Route 395 about nine miles north of Pasco this morning. Daniel Green was transported to Lourdes Medical Center and cited for speed too fast for conditions, according to the Washington State Patrol. The other driver was reportedly unhurt.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, trespassing, third-degree theft, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, fourth-degree assault, violation of protection / no contact order; responses for alarm, dispute, civil issue, vehicle collision, suspicious circumstances and more among 266 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 48-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

Six injured, two dead after wreck near White Pass

February 25th, 2019

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A woman and her 10-year-old passenger were killed when their vehicle crossed the centerline and struck head-on another vehicle carrying five children on U.S. Highway 12 about 10 miles east of Packwood over the weekend.

The youngsters, ages 4, 6, 9, 10 and 13, were transported to Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. Their driver, 36-year-old Jamie L. Hudson, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to the Washington State Patrol. They live in Selah, according to the state patrol.

Troopers called about 2 p.m. on Saturday to the wreck near milepost 141 described both sport utility vehicles as totaled. It happened just east of state Route 123, about 10 miles before White Pass.

Jonna R. Rane, 39, from London, England, and Stephen J. Rane, from Kirkland, died at the scene, according to authorities. The Lewis County Coroner’s Office reported today the boy lives in Bothell.

Rane was behind the wheel of a 2017 Ford Escape traveling eastbound and crossed into the oncoming lane, the state patrol reports. The investigating trooper indicated it was unknown if the two had been wearing seat belts. Hudson and her passengers had been headed westbound in a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. They were all buckled in, according to the state patrol.

The cause of the collision is under investigation, but no criminal charges are expected.

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February 25th, 2019
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AXE SCARE

• At approximately 10 a.m. today, the school in Oakville was placed on lockdown because of a report of a male walking in the area carrying an axe and yelling. Law enforcement responded and detained the 30-year-old Oregon resident, according to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office. He had not made any direct threats and appeared to be having mental health issues, according to the sheriff’s office. The man, who was in the area visiting family, was taken into protective custody and transported to the hospital to be evaluated by a mental health professional.

THEFT

• Four vehicles were prowled in the area of 600 South Cedar Street in Centralia, according to reports made to police about 9:25 a.m. on Saturday. Pictures were taken of the subject, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• Chehalis police were called about 10:40 a.m. on Friday to the 700 block of Northwest Liberty Place where a hotel customer said that items including a bankcard were taken from her wallet in her room, after she went to bed and locked the deadbolt.

VANDALISM

• Centralia police were called to the 1200 block of West Chestnut Street following the discovery on Friday morning that during the night, the driver’s side window of a vehicle parked in the driveway had been broken.

ASSAULT INVESTIGATION

• Centralia police reported on Saturday morning they were investigating an alleged assault reported to them about 12:40 p.m. on Friday, in a case associated with the 300 block of West Chestnut Street.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for drugs, warrants, reckless driving,  third-degree theft, malicious mischief, driving with suspended license, driving under the influence, fourth-degree domestic assault, failure to transfer vehicle title, violation of protection / no contact order, failure to obey law enforcement officer, refusing to comply with law enforcement officer; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, trespassing, hit and run, civil issue, vehicle collision, misdemeanor theft, suspicious circumstances and more among 399 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 72-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.

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February 22nd, 2019
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Updated

BIG THEFT

• Chehalis police yesterday arrested a woman for first-degree theft in a case reported the afternoon of Jan. 30 from a business at the 1400 block of Northwest Airport Road involving the theft of money. The owner of Riverside Golf Course thought deposits were missing and an audit concluded that more than $90,000 vanished between May 2018 and last month, according to the Chehalis Police Department. Barbara A. Simons, 69, from Centralia, the accountant, was interviewed by detectives yesterday and claimed she had a gambling problem, according to police. Simons was booked into the Lewis County Jail.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• A resident used a dry-chemical extinguisher to put out a stovetop fire but left the premises before a neighbor spotted flames on the roof in Centralia yesterday. Firefighters called about 11 a.m. to the 1300 block of Kulien Avenue found no one inside when they arrived but discovered flames had traveled up through the stove vent, through the attic and onto the roof, according to Riverside Fire Authority. They put the fire out and checked the rest of the building for further extension, but found none, according to fire Capt. Scott Weinert. The damage was described as moderate. Inside the kitchen, fire had originated on the stove and burned the cabinets above, according to Weinert. A fire extinguisher was sitting on the counter. Crews made contact with the owner a little later and he reported that he had received a call from an occupant that there had been a kitchen fire in the residence but he had extinguished it. The fire department advises people to call them when there is an accidental fire inside their homes, as flames can easily travel in hidden places that may not be visible to the untrained observer.

GLASS BREAKING

• Centralia police were contacted about 7:15 a.m. today by an individual who reported the driver’s side window of their vehicle had been broken at the 1200 block of West Chestnut Street.

• Police were called to the 1000 block of Roosevelt Street in Centralia about 6:25 a.m. today where the rear window of their vehicle had been broken.

• An unknown person threw a rock through the glass door of a business at the 1000 block of Eckerson Avenue in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:35 p.m. yesterday.

• Centralia police were called to the 1300 block of Lum Road at about 5:05 p.m. yesterday for a vehicle prowl. A window had been broken, according to the Centralia Police Department.

• The windows of a business were vandalized at the 100 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia, according to a report made to police about 11:35 a.m. yesterday.

SCAMMED

• Chehalis police were called to the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue  about 10:40 a.m. yesterday following the discovery that the day before, a customer had managed to trick a cashier out of more than $1,000.

DRUGS

• A 23-year-old Centralia resident was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after he was contacted by law enforcement just after 1 p.m. yesterday at the 1200 block of West Main Street in Centralia. Armando I. Carbajal Paz was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the Centralia Police Department.

AND MORE

• And, as usual, other incidents such as arrests for warrants, driving with suspended license, fourth-degree domestic assault, failure to transfer vehicle title; responses for alarm, dispute, shoplifting, harassment, civil issue, suspicious circumstances and more among 135 calls for local law enforcement and / or fire-emergency medical services in the 24-hour period ending about 7 a.m. today.