Wahkiakum Superior Court - April 28, 2011

Michael Sullivan, judge

April 4, 2011

State versus Rick Charles Mueller, 19: The defendant pled guilty to a charge of burglary in the third degree. He was ordered to serve 365 days in jail, with 169 suspended on conditions; he was ordered to pay $230 court costs and a $500 Crime Victim Compensation (CVC) assessment, and he was ordered to have a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommended programs.

State versus Kent D. Dunn, 48: The defendant pled guilty to unlawful display of a weapon in an intimidating manner; he was sentenced to serve 365 days in jail with 364 suspended on conditions, and he was ordered to pay $500 CVC, $230 court costs, and $753.30 for the cost of his court appointed attorney.

State versus Steve Dan Singmaster, 55: A jury trial was scheduled for June 16; the defendant is charged with two counts of fourth degree assault/domestic violence, driving while license suspended, and operating a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock.

State versus Sean Neal Gilbert, 27: A jury trial was scheduled for July 18 and 19; the defendant entered not-guilty pleas to charges of residential burglary/domestic violence, third degree assault, third degree escape and violation of a restraining order.

April 18, 2011

State versus Gregory Alan Bain, 47: The defendant pled guilty to a charge of first degree criminal trespass. He was sentenced to 365 days in jail, suspended on conditions, and ordered to pay $500 CVC, $230 court costs and restitution of $13,683.51.

State versus Brain S. Montgomery, 17: The defendant was charged with second degree criminal trespass, and arraignment was continued to May 2 for plea or trial setting. The state alleges that the defendant was among a party of juveniles found at a Jeep stuck in mud on an Elochoman Valley farm. Owners of the farm said people driving four-wheel drive vehicles damaged a new plantation of trees; people at the scene said there was no indication the field was closed to trespass.

Arraignment was scheduled for May 2 for three people arrested April 17 on charges of taking metal from a vacant Skamokawa Valley farm. Dana K. Montgomery, 30, Angel Lee Arola, 37, and Debra Ann Barto, 29, are charged with second degree burglary, third degree theft, and possession of stolen property in the third degree.