Mossyrock police chief contesting protection order

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

Mossyrock Police Chief Jeremy Stamper is under court order to check his service firearm to his supervisor after each shift where it will be held until his following shift as part of a protection order sought by his wife.

He was also ordered to undergo domestic violence treatment and drug and alcohol treatment, according to court documents.

Stamper, the east Lewis County town’s only police officer, didn’t return calls for comment, but his supervisor says Stamper remains on the job.

“I have full confidence in him, or he wouldn’t be on patrol right now,” Mossyrock Mayor Tom Meade said yesterday.

Meade however said he isn’t aware of the requirement he hold Stamper’s gun.

The court case began when the police chief’s wife, Shannon Stamper, petitioned the court on May 20 for a year-long protection order and requested her husband be required to undergo treatment.

Court documents show that at a June 10 hearing, Lewis County Superior Court Commissioner Tracy Mitchell found “Ms. Stamper credible” and signed a protection order.

Shannon Stamper’s initial request said her husband never hit her, but he had access to weapons. An example of her concern she wrote about was an incident at the end of February in which she said Jeremy Stamper crushed his phone because he could not figure it out.

The order put in place has numerous restrictions, such as prohibiting him from coming within 200 feet of her residence. Five children are listed as protected as well.

A handwritten aside on the document states that work related contacts in the neighborhood are okay.

Meade said the court order comes during a contested divorce and makes no sense to him. He said the court didn’t analyze the situation thoroughly.

“This whole thing has me scratching my head,” Meade said. “I’ve supervised people for 40 years and I can spot an alcoholic and I can spot an abuser, and I just don’t see this.”

Meade said when the issue first arose, everyone thought the best course of action would be for the police chief to go on vacation. “Not administrative leave, just plain vacation,” he said.

Stamper has been back about a week and half, he said.

Meade pointed out his police chief works 40 hours, but is subject to call out at any time. He’s on duty 24 hours a day, Meade said.

The language on the standard protection order form states that if it is a domestic situation, then effective immediately the respondent may not possess a firearm or ammunition. A handwritten notation on the page indicates Stamper can possess his duty firearm while on shift, per “18 USC 8925.”

Stamper’s attorney Don Blair has filed a motion the order be revised contending the evidence did not show the petitioner was a victim of domestic violence.

Shannon Stamper four days after the order was filed made a written request it be terminated, writing the couple has agreed to reconcile and undergo family counseling. She wrote she may have been mistaken in interpreting her husband’s behavior.

Shannon Stamper wrote she has feared her husband in the recent past but never had issues of safety regarding herself or their children.

Her only comment today: “It’s all blown out of proportion.”

A hearing is set for Monday on the matter.

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22 Responses to “Mossyrock police chief contesting protection order”

  1. Hometowner says:

    Marriage is hard! They are obviously having serious issues. Who knows where the truth lies, but if he was not a cop then this would not be getting discussed by the whole county!! So sad……

  2. mossy_born says:

    This is all a joke. She is putting on a show for the divorce.

  3. janie says:

    Its sad how many times this has happened with them, you would think that after going through this so many times together, they would give up! Dragging so many people and friends through the dirt with them, and to testify against each other is sickening!! I would be worried for those who testified against him, and what they are going to go through with him. They both sound selfish!!

  4. Disgusted (The Original) says:

    sumthin2say makes an excellent point. You have to be really careful about making allegations, and certainly about seeking a protection order. I too will NEVER trust Human Response Network again. I didn’t know if it was appropriate to seek a protection order and sought their advice. I called them for help when I was married to my second husband, who had multiple issues that surfaced after I married him stemming back to some pretty shocking childhood abuse trauma. He was unemployed, stressed out and started drinking. Eventually, this led to him becoming verbally abusive to ME alone. I’d never dealt with something like that and had no idea what to do. I didn’t want it getting any worse and affecting my kids, whom he had never been abusive to. If he had, he’d have been gone long before things got to the point they did. I don’t take much bullshit and when it came to my kids, I took none whatsoever. When he sought counseling with me and I decided to give it one more try, those sneaky bitches at HRN told me they were going to try to have my children removed from the home because I was choosing to expose them to abuse! Talk about traumatic?! I go them for help and then they tried to fuck me over. It’s a shame they operate in this way because they are supposed to be there to help people. I felt they did anything BUT.

  5. Guilty Bystander says:

    True enough about Mossy. That’s definitely a place where secrets don’t usually stay secret for long.

    And I feel like obliterating my computer more often than my cell phone, but that’s mostly because my cellie is such a piece of LGarbage that I only use it when I have to. Time to shop for a better Tracfone.

  6. Shyanne says:

    Wow, it is a shame that some many people have such a nasty opinion of Jeremy Stamper. Chief Stamper and I grew up together, I used to stop by his house every day after school to play with his little sister and have coffee with his grandmother, his cousin is one of my best friends, my dad used to take him camping, so I know him quite well, in fact he even arrested me on a warrant I had some years ago. And with that said he is a good man, a fair man but let us all remember that just because he wears a badge does not mean he is anything but a man… Do any of you know any relationship that doesn’t go through hard times, I don’t. That doesn’t mean his personal life needs to be spread all over. He needs our respect and support to properly protect and serve us, and expressing negative opinions with no facts can hinder that. His wife should be ashamed of herself, I know Mossyrock and I can tell you from experience, the town will KNOW if there is anything going on. If Jeremy was abusing his wife it would have spread like wildfire! Let’s all remember that it is pretty hard to judge him when we haven’t walked a day in his moccasin’s. P.S. Tell me one person that has not wanted to smash the shit out of there cell phones?

  7. SMH says:

    @Concerned..No, I am not automatically taking anyone’s side. Why are you not jumping on those who seem to be taking Mr. Stamper’s side. Should I assume you are in support of abuse or possible abuse? I am simply choosing not to stick my head in the sand and ignorantly just believe what is written in an article and blindly accept that ALL the facts are included here. I don’t know what went on behind the Stamper’s closed doors and neither do you, unless you are one of them… i am not saying Mr. Stamper is guilty of anything, just that we can’t just assume Mrs. Stamper is lying either. And just to be clear…i am the furthest from liberal as you can get and have extremely loving and GOOD men in my life…husband, dad, brother, son. I am very blessed. So don’ t presume to know anything about me or label me just because i reserve the right to be rational and reasonable about the fact that there are always 2 sides to everything. Should we not at least consider that? Or it’s more reasonable to just assume she’s lying and leave it at that?

  8. Concerned says:

    SMH, why is it you automatically take the Mrs. Stamper’s point of view? Are you one of these “all men are evil, club carrying primates who’s very existence is a crime and needs to be punished” liberal women? That’s what it sounds like to me. Some man was accused, so he must be guilty. The article states that they have reconciled, or did you miss that? No, wait I know your answer… she is abused and thats the cycle.

    Meanwhile, another man gets falsely accused and has his life ruined, because women know how easy it is to lie and make up stories to the courts to get these bogus protection orders in order to pad their divorce case.

  9. sumthin2say says:

    Just another example of The system over-responding. The Human response network. The domestic violence protection in Lewis County is a well oiled machine. Just another way to ‘create crime’ when there is none and clog the system with look your spouse is scared of you. Well guess what there are 10 times as many people scared of the government and what and how they can turn your life upside down. If your spouse is cheating on you or doing your household wrong she or he should be scared of you. I mean this might not be the case here. But at the heart of love is fear. Where there’s fear there is Law Enforcement. Heres a tip dont ever contact the police for anything but a life threatening situation and dont talk to those HUMAN RESPONSE BITCHES for any reason. They will throw the book at your spouse and force your family apart. Meanwhile you think youre there for counseling and a shoulder cry on. What a bunch of bullshit. Where is the free family counselling and support? That would be money much better spent than processing court orders on any issue you might be having with a spouse. They would much rather respond to a madatory arrest on a ‘domestic violence’ situation than help you sort out your problems before they get to that point.

  10. SMH says:

    How about you all stop dragging the wife through the mud. Were any of you behind their closed doors and know for a fact he is innocent? No. I am certain this article does not address all the facts and reasoning behind why the order was issued to begin with. Too many times we see that the “law” is above the law and to go against them is a losing battle. Maybe she just gave up, knowing she was fighting more than just Mr. Stamper.

  11. Bahlsdeep says:

    If Chief Stamper was actually a hard working man that spent his days in the woods cutting down trees or paving roads, this article won’t made it past the court room doors. If a wife of a cop makes any comments to pad her divorce case, print it up and let the public judge.

    The last perfect man ended up on a cross and no one has followed in his steps. Obtain and print the facts, including the end result and it will be a real article, no a tabloid.

  12. Sleepy Weasel says:

    Do abusers, rapists and killers look a certain way as opposed to an everyday average person? Oh hell no!

  13. Old Long Johnson says:

    And where are the people who are always poo poo’ing whenever police are getting “bashed”.

    Hey!! Chief Stamper is being BASHED in the LC Courts.

    Where is YOUR support now?

  14. SMH says:

    Seriously, people?? So, we are to believe that because his wife has asked the order to be terminated and they are “reconciling”, it all must be a lie? Hopefully we aren’t all that dumb. So, maybe he hasn’t hit her, but you have to wonder if he has threatened her or those around her. Or verbally, mentally and emotionally abused her. Does anybody think that perhaps she has been threatened because of the order or maybe is scared he would be successful in taking her kids from her? As far as Mr. Meade’s evaluation of Jeremy Stamper, where do his credentials come from? Are we really to believe also that Mr. Stamper is going to demonstrate or talk about how he might treat his wife, at work? No, because that isn’t how abusers work. A great number of abusive spouses are very well liked and popular with friends and family, and it’s to everyone’s shock and dismay when the truth comes out. That doesn’t mean it didn’t happen, just because people don’t believe it or are shocked by it. Not every accusation by a spouse or soon to be ex spouse is fueled by revenge or hate. Just because Mrs. Stamper has now said that things “were blown out of proportion” doesn’t mean that’s really how she feels. She may be responding that way out of fear, or is just repeating the cycle once again. I am saddened by what her children may be learning from all of this as well. But unfortunately, you can’t help those who truly don’t want to be helped.

  15. Old Long Johnson says:

    I’m pretty sure that if Stamper was a corrupt cop, he would not be having any problems whatsover.

    In fact, his wife would probably shoot herself.

    But, he’s most like a good officer of the law, father, and husband.

    It’s no wonder he’s being treated like shit.

  16. LC_CITIZEN says:

    Yet again, another upset soon to be ex wife of a police officer trying to get back at them and get them fired from their job. All over the simple reason of not agreeing on things when divorcing in which I’d say is a pretty common thing when it comes to divorces. What are these women thinking, making outlandish accusations that are not true and then you have children with them and yet I bet they still want every penny of their child support. How are they going to do that when they get fired from their job or are no longer able to preform their duties with these BS claims from their ex? I hope his ex makes good on her comment “It’s all blown out of proportion” and corrects her statements she made in court.

  17. Thinking Outloud says:

    “….I can spot an abuser”
    one of the stupidest statements ever…..

  18. Mom_NW says:

    The fact that you chose to make a personal statement about this case at all, speaks volumes about your experience and professionalism Mr. Mayor. Your comments should refer only to his work as an officer in your city, as I am sure you are not privy to their private marital relationship, or the history of. Furthermore, unless I am mistaken your credentials do not include any professional in which you would be qualified to make such an assessment of Mr. Stumpers’ current mental health status, or the presence of an addiction. You can not simply rely on experience as a supervisor to make such a statement.

  19. Mike says:

    It should be noted that no one has accused Stamper of committing any crimes. Divorces can get nasty and this is just a domestic problem that has made the news because Stamper is a cop.

    The court issued a protection order, perhaps out of caution because of the Brame case. I know Stamper. I am not one of his close friends but I have never seen any behavior from him that would cause me to think he was unhinged. Maybe the court should take a step back and recognize that no one has made any criminal accusations and Stamper has not been charged with a crime. He should not lose his second amendment rights without due process. If his wife is not pursing the matter, it seems to me that this court order should go away

  20. Disgusted (The Original) says:

    His supervisor said: “This whole thing has me scratching my head,” Meade said. “I’ve supervised people for 40 years and I can spot an alcoholic and I can spot an abuser, and I just don’t see this.”

    His own estranged wife said: “It’s all blown out of proportion.”

    There is no way to undo the damage that has already been done to this man’s reputation. For his sake, hopefully this will all blow over quickly.

  21. It might be a wise move for the Mayor to recommend an evaluation by a professional as to whether the police Chief has either chemical use or mental health issues as opposed to using his gut experience.
    That type of diagnostics takes an extensive and thorough evaluation done by a person with education and experience to do so. If the Mayor wishes to make that determination I am sure there he can get recommendations on the course of study to do so.

  22. Disgusted (The Original) says:

    This is scary. The action taken was probably loosely connected to the David Brame case in Tacoma. In order to avoid a similar tragedy, I feel things are taken to the other extreme. Even the hint of such an accusation against an LE officer can ruin this man’s career and reputation, and it looks like some damage has already been done. It sounds to me like the wife might have blown things out of proportion and now her estranged husband is paying the price. Cops aren’t necessarily my favorite people in the world, but there is good and bad in every group and my sympathies go out to the guy.