Updated at 4:46 p.m.
OFFICERS DETAIN ONE FOLLOWING RUCKUS AT CITY HALL
• Police arrested 69-year-old John C. Baker yesterday morning after they were summoned upstairs at Centralia City Hall where Baker was reportedly causing a commotion in the city attorney’s office. Sgt. Stacy Denham said he wasn’t sure what Baker’s business at the office was but he was arrested for misdemeanor theft as when police asked him to step outside to discuss the matter, a stapler belonging to the city clerk was noticed in his pocket. Denham said one of Baker’s “parting shots” was he would return at 9 a.m. today to go “nose to nose” with the person in the office. Baker, a Centralia resident, was booked into the Lewis County Jail.
BRASS KNUCKLES PUT ALLEGED COMBATANT IN JAIL
• Centralia police officers called about 10:15 a.m. yesterday about two males fighting in an alley arrested one of them for possession of brass knuckles as well as disorderly conduct. Witnesses told police Terry Bryan, 33, a homeless person, attacked a 22-year-old acquaintance for no reason in the area of the 500 block of North Tower Avenue, according to the Centralia Police Department. The victim did not wish to press charges for assault but Bryan was booked into the Lewis County Jail for the aforementioned offenses, according to police.
IN-PROGRESS HOMICIDE TUNS OUT TO BE PRANK
• Centralia police responded about 11:15 p.m. yesterday to the 100 block of Virginia Drive after getting a call from a child that a parent was being killed. The young girl reportedly called 911 several times but hung up before dispatchers could get more information. When officer checked the address given by the girl, they found only a family at home, no violence, according to the Centralia Police Department. They checked neighboring apartments as well without success until they discovered an 11-year-old girl who made the calls as a hoax, according to police. She was warned about the consequences for making a false report but not arrested because of her young age, according to police.
BURGLARIES IN CHEHALIS
• Chehalis police were called yesterday morning about repeated burglaries to a building across from the police department on the 100 block of Northwest Prindle Street.
• Chehalis police were called yesterday afternoon to an auto business on the 1600 block of North National Avenue about an attempted break-in and vandalism to a truck parked in the lot. A screen had been removed from the building and the window broken on the vehicle, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
VANDALISM
• Someone punched holes in the water holding tank on a travel trailer parked at the 1300 block of Kresky Avenue in Chehalis, according to a report made to police about 1:30 p.m. yesterday.
ALLEGED GANG MEMBER DENIES BEATING TEEN
• Centralian Joshua Rhoades, purported to be an Surenos LVL gang member, pleaded not guilty this morning to second-degree assault involving a fight in downtown Centralia last Thursday night in which a 17-year-old boy was knocked unconscious. Rhoades, 32, remains held in the Lewis County Jail as prosecutors included so-called aggravators in their charging, alleging it occurred with a deadly weapon – a knife – and was meant to improve Rhoades’ standing in a gang. Charging documents allege Rhoades and two others got out of a green Ford Taurus in the area of South Tower Avenue and Cherry Street and approached three young men and that Rhoades identified himself as LVL, asking the trio if they were rival “Nortenos”. The victim, Dustin McLean, told police he replied “no” and then held his head while Rhoades and Rhoades’ friends kicked him in the head, according to charging documents. McLean also said Rhoades used the closed knife like brass knuckles to punch him in the face several times, charging documents allege. One of the young men, Caleb Capo, said when he jumped in to defend his friend, that 24-year-old Ashley Huner punched him twice, charging documents state. Police subsequently found and detained Rhoades, Huner, and 25-year-old Michael J. Daily. A knife and two cell phones were found in Huner’s jacket pocket, but she said the coat belonged to Rhoades, according to the documents. Rhoades told police he was the one who got jumped, after three young men rushed his car. Rhoades, Daily and McLean all had facial injuries, police stated. This morning, a trial date for Rhoades was scheduled for the week of March 25 in Lewis County Superior Court.
Joshua Rhoades, right, tells Judge James Lawler he is not guilty today in Lewis County Superior Court.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Most of the time, criminal psychopaths like Spookie Josh NEED to be nice to at least ONE PERSON in order to perpetrate the falsehood that he’s a “nice guy”.
If you did drugs, got raped, and met Spookie……why are you now having kids?
Wow really u all don’t know him josh is really a good guy I used drugs and lived on the streets I got bet up been stabbed by my ex and rape when noone would help me josh did now I have my babys don’t do drugs and about to start a job so meet that guy before you say something my babys and me give thanks to spooker for all the help
*barks
Fuck this serote punk ass wannabe cholo..aint shit but a chihua thatbatks like a lil bitch and doesn’t do shit lmao.LOCK HIM UP
Furthermore…..
If Spookie goes to prison, he’s going to be doing a lot more gang bangs than gang’bangin’.
Soft-core punks like Josh end up taking a train from general population to protective custody.
I’ll bet Josh doesn’t last a month in general population. He needs to PC up for his own safety.
“Is it because you people are scared of Josh AKA spooker from in big bad centralia?(LMAO!!!) OR is it because you are someone that is friends or associates of the family, but are too much of a punk to say it in person? ”
As a matter of fact, I AM SCARED OF PEOPLE LIKE SPOOK JOSH. That being said, i’m renewing my concealed weapons permit and buying a brand new Desert Eagle .50 calibre gun just in case Spookie get’s out of prison and keeps up with his bullshit.
Why should I let people like Spook go around assaulting people? Doesn’t he realize that kind of shit will GET HIM KILLED? People have the means to defend themselves against punks like Josh.
So yeah, when it comes to me and my family, I am scared of people like Josh shooting up my house because I wore a red shirt that day or because I have a tattoo he doesn’t like. Fuck that.
Keep it up Josh. One day you will meet someone who won’t put up with your shit.
wow you dont even know shit you just like to get on hear and write shit that you dont know so get the facts stright before you post it
Again leave the kids out of this because you all don’t know what your talking about. As for my son having ganged up”parents”, that’s more bullshit because I’m not a gang member…susan did the best she could to raise her boys, and the choices they’ve made as young men isn’t becaue of her it’s because THEY wanted to. So without knowing facts you can’t continue talking any kind of bullshit because you all don’t really know jack shit. If the kids weren’t really cared for, obviously CPS would have stepped in a long time ago….and why are you people still talkin shit and still not putting your real names? Is it because you people are scared of Josh AKA spooker from in big bad centralia?(LMAO!!!) OR is it because you are someone that is friends or associates of the family, but are too much of a punk to say it in person? Whoever you are, just know that you should try and do something a little more productive with your time rather than talk your shit and go worry about YOUR kids!!!
Thank you! Exactly my point! They aren’t taken good care of even by you sue because look how your boys turned out. Lol get the picture? No one can stand up to better these kids lifes so why not let them go with people who will sacrifice anything and everything so they don’t see or hear about all this garbage?? You make no sense, those poor babies! And yea the defense is weak they have no chance in hell hopefully he is sentenced long for it being gang related and using a deadly weapon. Praying the court and cps step in on those kids behalf because NO they are not in a good home nor are they being taken good care of. What if someone wants to retaliate and they know josh lives at home with his mommy but have no care about putting his kids in danger? Think about that freakin air head!
Lol at “Spookie”.. This guy is a joke, he once tried hitting me up for no apparent reason as well. When I stood up for myself he got all loud to cause attention and have ppl split us up… How many chances is this loser going to get? This guy was a supposed victim of a shooting months ago, it surely can’t be a coincidence that there is trouble where ever this guys goes.. Get rid of the trash already and quit slapping him in the hand… Hey SPOOKIE? Remember when gangs gave you a retirement plan after “putting in work” ME NEITHER..
Sue – how can you say the children are “taking very good care”? If they have ganged up “parents” running the streets, it does not matter if those so-called “parents” love the kids. “Love” does not make a parent good. Good parenting is sacrificing ones own needs in order to provide better for the kids. Good parenting is showing the very best example of how to live, because kids will understand and absorb what you DO, not what you SAY. Good parenting is choosing excellent friends for yourself, or eliminating the rotten friends and family from your life in order to keep the influences true to the values that good parents want for their children. Good parents would NEVER throw up gang signs around the kids or elevate gang members as “family” or show any affiliation to gangs around the kids. So no, SUE, I do not believe the kids are “taking very good care”…. not at all.
Gangs are for cowards! Punk ass!
Well don’t have to travel to the barrios of Cali it’s making it’s way right here in Lewis county..they do the same in Ca ,they pull up ask kids what gang you belong to .now the catch to that is there is no right answer, a no gets you stabbed a yes gets you stabbed and beaten if not killed…kids as young as 10 in Santa Ana get jumped all the time, but of course your lucky if you hear any English!
Time to crack down before they get stronger or our kids will have to get a ride too and from school and pray they will be safe in school.
Exactly wow…why did they stop the car? That’s the million dollar question.
Their defense doesn’t make sense.
fyi the children are taking very good care so leave them out of this
Why do they say alleged? He’s so proud of it and he goes to jail for the shit all the time! He’s been gang banging around this town for almost 2 decades. Going far in life bud! I wonder if he will still be assaulting minors and banging LVL when he’s 40 or 50…I’m sure.
AnchorsAway its true maybe the kid can fight well at 17 but that doesn’t make it ok or justified or even acceptable for a 32 year old to hit him because he thinks it might make him look cool or improve his status because the kid might be a rival gang member.
Why doesn’t he go play with real gangsters in California? Probably because he’d be dead real fast.Like OLJ said…softcore
Seriously now, I know for a fact those punks ain’t no victims. Why did they stop the car for kids that were walking? Ummm cuz they are nobodies with no life. Certianly not victims! What a bunch of scum! Feel sorry for the kids involved. When does cps step in? Just wandering!?
So “Spookie” Josh is just the poor hapless victim in the story according to him and his pathetic cronies.
We are supposed to believe that a 17 year-old minor dragged a soft-core centralia gang member out of his car and began beating him and his ‘associates’ up for no reason and lil spookie was just defending his honor or lack thereof?
Holy Cow! I’ve got a bridge I would like to sell you.
The age doesn’t matter much! 17 year old boys can fight a good fight if not better as a dimwit 32 year old wanna be a little punk at 32…problem is they can’t jump as one they need the little followers to help…better nip this in the azz before the guns start shooting ..
small town gangs who have there homies telling them what to do to take centralia down…the head honchos want centralia..it’s off I five n stupid people to do the dirty work…drugs is the name of the game and the gangs will take it over….it’s a wonder how many are on drugs n so easy to get and cheap,..one gang banger baby does a crime take them all..the motto we are family u disrespect us we come for you…..well our motto should be Round them all up throw them in a special prison for gangs only and let them have at it.
But there is more Mexican gangs in prison so good luck to all other gangs.
We are not changing our lives for gangs stand up and do something before you can’t walk down Main Street wearing any color cause chicken shits think they own it all…street colors names….ugh just get them out,
If knocking a 17 year old child unconscious when you’re 32 “improves standing” with your friends wouldn’t that clue you in that maybe you’re in the wrong crowd? This is so stupid. Why do some people still think this is cool? Gangs are for people who have nothing going on in their life and never will. Don’t the young kids see that when they look at the older members like this loser? He’s never going anywhere but prison. His defense is a joke considering all the judges and cops and lawyers know who he is and what hes about…they wont buy his innocence or his story for one second! Where are all the positive role models. As a last thought that was nice of that kid not to punch this Ashley girl…if. she can punch a man like a man then she can get knocked out like one. It’s not as though she’s a lady or a delicate flower.
Let them wanna be’s rott! Keep them away from the children who “look up” to that punk they call dad.