By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A Castle Rock man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly admitted to fleeing the scene of a crash that killed a Chehalis motorcyclist, then setting his… Continue reading "Driver Who Fled Fatal I-5 Crash Allegedly Set Fire to Truck, Reported It Stolen"
By The Chronicle Two suspects were charged this week after allegedly stealing $2,500 in purses from a Centralia store Saturday. Elijah J. Chambers, 18, of Renton, and Brianna R. Westwood,… Continue reading "Two Charged With Stealing $2,500 in Purses From Centralia Business"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A Kalama man was arrested after allegedly causing a collision that injured himself and a teenage passenger on Interstate 5 south of Chehalis. Brenden K.… Continue reading "Driver Arrested on DUI, Vehicular Assault Charges After Interstate Crash"
By The Chronicle A trial was scheduled to begin Wednesday in the case of a Chehalis man who evaded capture on a no-bail warrant in a child-molestation case for seven… Continue reading "After Seven Years, Chehalis Man Faces Trial for Alleged Child Molestation"
By The Chronicle A Chehalis man has been convicted twice in about six months for nearly identical domestic violence crimes involving the same victim. Adam C. Sullivan, 34, was charged… Continue reading "Chehalis Man Gets More Than Two Years After Second Conviction for Domestic Violence in Six Months"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A Lacey man accused of pulling a woman out of her car early Tuesday morning in a Centralia parking lot made his first appearance Wednesday… Continue reading "Accused Centralia Carjacker’s Competency in Question"
By Natalie Johnson/ njohnson@chronline.com A fire in Salkum in December has resulted in criminal charges for two men associated with a marijuana grow found on the property. Timothy A. Neal, 48,… Continue reading "December Fire in Salkum Leads to Charges After Pot Grow Discovered"
By The Chronicle A Centralia man was charged Thursday in Lewis County Superior Court for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in late 2016. Frank I. Flores, 31, was charged Thursday… Continue reading "Centralia Man Charged With Rape of Teen"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A man who allegedly used a false name when arrested after being caught with several ounces of methamphetamine in Chehalis last month was sentenced Wednesday to… Continue reading "Man Faces Jail and Likely Deportation After Arrest in Chehalis for Drugs"
By The Chronicle A Centralia woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to setting fires in November at an apartment complex she managed in an alleged attempt to get a resident to move.… Continue reading "Centralia Woman Pleads Guilty to Setting Fires at Apartment Complex"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A witness who led police to an operational methamphetamine lab in Galvin earlier this week was arrested Wednesday on outstanding warrants and new a drug… Continue reading "Centralia Woman Who Led Police to Meth Lab Arrested on Drug Charge"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A former Lewis County dispatcher has filed a lawsuit against the county, claiming it violated family and domestic violence leave provisions under state law and… Continue reading "Former 911 Dispatcher Sues Lewis County, Alleges Discrimination and Retaliation"
By The Chronicle Three of five men charged this month in a gang-related riot at Green Hill School in Chehalis have already pleaded guilty to their charges and been sentenced.… Continue reading "Three of Five Green Hill Riot Suspects Have Been Sentenced"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com Three members of a family injured or otherwise harmed after a horse pulling a carriage ran into a packed midway at the 2016 Southwest Washington… Continue reading "Family Files Lawsuit Against Lewis County, Carriage Company for Injuries From Runaway Horse"
By The Chronicle Two men arrested during a seizure of 24 pounds of methamphetamine in Lewis County March 17 are expected to be charged in federal court, according to the… Continue reading "Men Arrested in Lewis County With 24 Pounds of Meth in Gas Tank Face Federal Prosecution"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A Centralia man was charged Wednesday in Lewis County Superior Court on suspicion of assaulting a woman who, when police arrived, gave up the location… Continue reading "Lewis County Man Held on $200,000 Bail for Meth Lab, Other Crimes"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A man suspected to be the ringleader of a gang of thieves accused in a string of burglaries at fast-food chains up and down the Interstate… Continue reading "Alleged Ringleader of Fast-Food Chain Burglaries Pleads Guilty"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com Almost a year after Chehalis police responded to a report of a home-invasion robbery involving three masked suspects with guns, three suspects have now been… Continue reading "Three Suspects Charged in 2016 Home-Invasion Robbery in Chehalis"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A Sequim man is facing a felony charge after allegedly drawing a BB gun that closely resembled a pistol on a Centralia police officer Wednesday… Continue reading "Sequim Man Held on $200,000 Bail After Pulling BB Gun on Officer"
By The Chronicle One of the five men charged in a gang-related riot in August at Green Hill School pleaded guilty Thursday, two days after he was charged along… Continue reading "Green Hill Riot Suspect Pleads Guilty"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com Two people accused of making and using fake cash in a string of incidences over several months in Centralia and Chehalis were sentenced Wednesday to… Continue reading "Suspects Receive DOSA Sentence in Counterfeit Case"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com Five former and current residents at Green Hill School, a juvenile corrections facility, are facing charges after allegedly inciting a riot in August with members… Continue reading "Five Face Charges After Rival Gangs Clash at Green Hill"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com An Oregon resident was arrested Sunday morning in Lewis County after allegedly leading troopers from the Washington State Patrol on a chase reaching speeds of… Continue reading "Teen Charged in Lewis County After 150 MPH Chase Ends With Empty Gas Tank"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A man caught with several ounces of methamphetamine in Chehalis this week is being held on $500,000 bail in the Lewis County Jail after the… Continue reading "Bail Set at $500,000 for Suspected Illegal Immigrant Arrested With Meth in Chehalis"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com One of four suspects charged in relation to a string of burglaries targeting fast-food chains up and down the Interstate 5 corridor pleaded guilty Wednesday… Continue reading "Man Pleads Guilty to Cutting Hole in Centralia McDonald’s Roof, Stealing Cash"