Parents of Toledo teen charged with assaulting father won’t cooperate with prosecutors

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – The parents of the 16-year-old Toledo boy accused of hitting his father in the head with a baseball bat are refusing to talk with police or prosecutors about the case.

The Toledo High School student was arrested in mid-July and charged in adult court with first-degree assault, a felony with a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Charging documents allege he came upon his parents arguing about the father’s extramarital affairs and struck his dad with a metal baseball bat.

When police and aid were called to the Toledo home, the father Leslie Bagley was unconscious on the floor with what was described as major trauma to his head, according to authorities. The mother appeared intoxicated, police noted.

Bagley, 55, was airlifted to Harbor Medical Center in Seattle that morning, July 19. Within days he was upgraded to satisfactory condition.

When Toledo Police Chief John Brockmueller traveled to the hospital to speak to Bagley, the mother Tena Bagley stopped him at the door and turned him away, according to court documents.

“I’m going to put a stop to this right now,” Tena Bagley is quoted as telling him. “I told you that I don’t want to give a statement and Les does not want to give one.

“You need to contact our attorney Chris Baum.”

Baum, who represents the teenager, has said in court the parents are upset the police report does not accurately reflect the situation.

Bail was set at $75,000, but a judge allowed the family to post $7,500 cash with the court and put up the grandfather’s property as security.

No contact orders are in place preventing the teen from communicating with his parents. A judge said the boy could stay with an adult brother.

Prosecutors write in court documents they have spoken with a family friend who says the couple is not releasing any information, even to their friends, “perhaps because they do not want police to have the information.”

Lewis County Deputy Prosecutor Shane O’Rourke said today the mother is a witness, the father the alleged victim and he needs to interview them, but he’s exhausted all avenues in trying to reach them.

“These are my witnesses, I need to talk to them,” he said. “They’re not talking.”

Lewis County Superior Court Judge Richard Brosey signed an order yesterday for the parents to appear for a deposition. O’Rourke said next week he will be scheduling the meeting.

The boy has pleaded not guilty. A trial is set for the week of Oct. 15.

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For background, read “Toledo teen charged in adult court for allegedly taking bat to father’s head” from Tuesday July 24, 2012, here

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9 Responses to “Parents of Toledo teen charged with assaulting father won’t cooperate with prosecutors”

  1. Thanks Ninja, I just want to be Clear on the reason I was attacked by the Centralia Police. It’s because what happened over 20 years ago when I was a Kid. “Just because I have a past doesn’t mean I don’t have a Future”. Everyone thinks they know so much about me, but in reality what do you really Know? Do you know I Picked up Garbage on the streets of Centralia for two weeks, only to have a gun pointed at me by the Police Department. Do you know that I give Homeless People money, Ever stop to talk to a Homeless person? Every help a Person stranded on the side of the road? I do all of these things in my Community. Did you know I was ran over and left to die by a Drunk Driver? Look people one day you could need my Hand in this commuity. If you people want to side with the cops that’s fine, but the Facts are clear. We all know the reason I was attacked and Choked. It’s because of my past. So if you people don’t want to wake up that’s fine with me. But I’m not going to be held down by your words or anyone elses Words. Your Hate Fuels my Fire. The Whole Sex Offender issue is my issue. Do you know that some Fucking Werido Put hands on me when I was a Child. And you want to Fucking Judge Me. Take a Look in your Own Closet before you look in MIne. And Look around the Community who Else has tried to make a difference? You?

  2. Ninja says:

    Though this isn’t the proper thread to discuss about the DCE, I will say, I think he has a right to be a little obsessed. With getting justice for getting choked by a p.o.s cop who has more complaints on him than any other cop that I’ve worked with/talked to/know personally. It’s not False Controversy. Centralia police are completely crooked. They abuse their power, and they get away with it. It’s pathetic.
    BUT!
    This thread is about the Toledo kid, not the dirty cop enforcer.

  3. Thor says:

    DCE, aka David Lowe, has nothing better to do than create false controversy. The weird part is…why is he so obsessed with dirty cops having to register? Does he mean like a sex offender has to register? I’m starting to think there’s more to him than meets the eye! Come clean DCE, why are you so obsessed? Enquiring minds want to know!

  4. Ninja says:

    That’s the problem with prosecutors out here in Lewis County… Even if someone doesn’t want to press charges against someone else, the prosecutor still does anyways, which costs taxpayers more money anyways.
    I agree with JZ.

  5. MorningCoffee says:

    DCE – what in God’s name are you talking about! Everything you write ultimately is about yourself. I truly hope you are paying your own damn legal fees. Sadly, I’m pretty sure you’re not. You are a menace to society. If you don’t like Centralia, please find a location within this great country that would better fit your lifestyle. You seem pretty miserable here in Centralia. Everyone deserves to live where they are happiest — find a place you would be happier and go there.

  6. If the other party in not going to participate in the prosecution then maybe the Prosecutor can look at my case and charge the Centralia Police officers that choked me on March 3rd 2011 with a crime. I’m willing to participate and it would be money well spent. We could get lying cops off the streets of Centralia.

  7. Curious says:

    I’m curious if taxpayer dollars are paying for the medical expenses. Any programs like crime victims perhaps? If so, I think the so should be held accountable so restitution could be assessed. If they are going to cover their own expenses and don’t wish to press charges or anything then I guess that’s their choice.

  8. M says:

    Agree with J.Z.

  9. J.Z. says:

    So taxpayer money will be spent prosecuting a case where the victim doesn’t want to see the perp…his own son…put in jail. Sharyn, can you find out if Bagley is pressing charges against his son? If he is, he needs to cooperate. If he’s not, the Prosecutor needs to stop sending taxpayer dollars into this case.