MARIJUANA ODOR LEADS TO SEARCH WARRANT, ARREST
• A traffic stop near the Centralia Outlets yesterday evening and the scent of fresh marijuana coming from a Mercedes Benz led to the arrest of a 20-year-old Tacoma man with several thousand dollars in cash on his person and a loaded .45 caliber pistol in his car, according to the Centralia Police Department. A search of the car didn’t yield any marijuana, except for some residue, but officers also found what was described as paraphernalia – scales and unused baggies, according to police. Because of Jeremiah L. Williams’ criminal history, he was booked into the Lewis County Jail for felon in possession of a firearm, Officer John Panco said this morning. Panco said he couldn’t speculate as to what the combination of the money, a loaded gun and drug residue meant, but further investigation might turn up information about what the driver was up to. The incident began just before 7 p.m. when an officer observed the car nearly getting hit by another vehicle as it sped out of the mall parking lot onto Lum Road, according to Panco. Williams’ suspended license led to his detainment and the marijuana smell, along with all the cash, led to a search warrant for his vehicle, according to Panco. Officer Panco took the opportunity to remind the public that any amount of marijuana in the possession of a person younger than 21 is a crime as is driving under the influence of marijuana or smoking it in public, although there was no indication Williams was smoking it.
SHERIFF: MAN CUTS CHILD WITH BUTTER KNIFE
• A 25-year-old Chehalis area man was arrested yesterday for allegedly disciplining his 4-year-old daughter by cutting her on the leg with a butter knife. Frank G. Fulmer Jr. was taken into custody yesterday after an ongoing investigation of the incident that was reported late last month by Child Protective Services, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said the girl had accidentally hurt a playmate and Fulmer was disciplining her for that. Fulmer was booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree child assault.
GUNS IN HOME LEAD TO ARREST
• A 41-year-old Silver Creek man was arrested yesterday for unlawful possession of a firearm when detectives confiscated two rifles from his home during an investigation of another situation, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Steven M. Ledoux was booked into the Lewis County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
MISSING MEDS
• Centralia police took a report about 3:50 p.m. yesterday regarding the theft of a backpack containing prescription medication from an unlocked car parked at the 900 block of Ellsbury Street.