[1]Hennessy R. Turner-White, 22, from Portland, was represented by temporary defense attorney Joely O’Rourke at his bail hearing in Lewis County Superior Court.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – The second of the three males believed to have barged in and shot up a Centralia residence demanding cash and weed earlier this year has been arrested.
Hennessy R. Turner-White was picked up in Clark County on a $500,000 arrest warrant.
The 22-year-old Portland resident will get his chance to make his plea tomorrow morning in Lewis County Superior Court.
Centralia police found nine shell casings and two bullet jacket fragments at the small home on Marion Street when they investigated the Feb. 19 incident. They also found one of the resident’s two dogs shot dead on the sidewalk.
[2]Marion Street, Feb. 19, 2015
Dustin Palermo and his girlfriend initially wondered if it could have been related to winning money at the casino the night before, but the police investigation pointed to a local teen who once helped trim Palermo’s pot plants.
Palermo had medical marijuana growing inside.
Brian A. Carreon, 17, of Centralia, was arrested last week, charged as an adult and is being held on $75,000 bail.
Turner-White was brought before a judge earlier this week, who left his bail at $500,000.
Lewis County Superior Court Judge Richard Brosey noted police are still looking for the third suspect in Nevada.
The two currently housed in the Lewis County Jail are both charged with first-degree robbery. Turner-White is additionally charged with first-degree assault.
One of Carreon’s two sisters who live in Portland has been charged with rendering criminal assistance. Taina Duncan is accused of driving with the others to the house, but staying inside her car with her daughter.
According to charging documents, when Carreon was interviewed by police a second time told them he’d taken a video of himself once when he trimmed Palermo’s’ plants for him, and he’d shown it to Turner-White.
He said he was phoned by Turner-White who said he knew he had a connection to get weed, and was headed up.
“(When) they arrived at the Palermo’s residence, Hennessy pulled out a gun and said they weren’t going to buy the weed,” Carreon told police according to the charging documents.
Carreon told police they went to the door and he was behind them telling them to stop; that the third male kicked in the door, and that Turner-White shot the dog.
Charging documents in the case don’t relate what was actually stolen, but state they were only inside about 45 seconds based on Palermo’s security video.
Palermo described to police that one of the intruders was very tall, wearing a maroon hoodie and seemed to be in charge, doing a lot of the yelling. It appeared he had a black 9 mm or 45 semi-automatic handgun, according to Palermo.
Turner-White is Carreon’s other sister’s ex-boyfriend.
He grew up in Portland, according to his temporary defense attorney earlier this week. His mother was in the courtroom for his short hearing.
Judge Brosey appointed Centralia lawyer Don Blair to represent Turner-White.
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For background, read “Two arrested, two sought in February Centralia home invasion” from Thursday July 9, 2015, here [3]