By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – The 22-year-old Adna man who fled an attempted misdemeanor warrant arrest in Centralia yesterday – and was shot at – was found hiding at a friend’s home in Chehalis this morning.
Deputies got a tip this morning that Phillip A. Pinotti could be found at a residence on the 1600 block of Bishop Road and just before 9 a.m. they arrested him without incident, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
Pinotti was not not struck or injured from the shooting, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said. But he did have injuries to his face from when the glass in his vehicle’s window broke, Brown said.
Centralia Police Department Chief Bob Berg said yesterday his court security officer fired one round at Pinotti’s car when Pinotti reportedly drove toward him, after a foot chase of about one block west from Centralia City Hall.
Pinotti had come there for court for arraignment on a DUI and learned he had a warrant from Chehalis Municipal Court because he failed to appear in court after a third-degree theft arrest. He slipped away as court security Officer Steve Howard was handcuffing him, according to police.
Law enforcement officers searching for Pinotti found his vehicle yesterday hidden in the garage at his home on Clinton Road in Adna. Two individuals contacted there were arrested for rendering criminal assistance. This morning, deputies arrested the young woman who let him stay at the home on Bishop Road for the same offense.
Jaelynn N. Pluard, 22, knew law enforcement was actively searching for Pinotti, but hid him anyway, according to Brown.
Brown said Pluard is from Centralia and was staying at Bishop Road; Brown didn’t know who that residence belonged to.
According to Brown, Pinotti had help yesterday from 18-year-old Miguel V. Martinez and 22-year-old Kayla Burleson. They both admitted they helped Pinotti take his vehicle from the area and drive it back to Adna, Brown said.
The two, who are from Centralia, initially told police yesterday they knew nothing, according to Brown, but eventually it was determined they had witnessed him flee court.
The sheriff’s office says Pinotti will be booked into the Lewis County Jail for third-degree escape and for first-degree assault, for attempting to run over the court officer while fleeing.
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For background, read: “Shot fired by officer, misdemeanor defendant flees court to avoid jail” from Tuesday December 16, 2014, here [1]