News brief: Charges dismissed in case of Chehalis toddlers with bruises

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Criminal charges have been dropped against a 22-year-old woman accused in July of assaulting her boyfriend’s two children.

Chandra M. Munsey was arrested on July 23 and the two boys were taken into protective custody after their father called police.

The father, Casiano Baldovinos, said he found his children – ages 2 and 3, – with bruises when he picked them up from Munsey’s parents home outside of Centralia.

Munsey was charged with two counts of second-degree child assault, but released from jail the same day to give the sheriff’s office more time to investigate.

Baldovinos and Munsey live together in Chehalis. He has contended since the beginning his girlfriend was innocent.

Authorities have revealed little about the case, other than alleging it occurred in Lewis County a few days before Munsey’s arrest. The documents which detailed their probable cause were sealed by a judge.

Lewis County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Will Halstead said today the charges against Munsey were dismissed on Friday, “pending further investigation.”

They were dismissed without prejudice, meaning the state may re-file them if they choose.

Halstead declined to say if detectives have a different suspect., saying an investigation is still underway. Munsey has no felony criminal history.
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For background, read “News brief: Investigation into bruises on two Chehalis children moving forward slowly” from Friday July 31, 2015, here

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One Response to “News brief: Charges dismissed in case of Chehalis toddlers with bruises”

  1. Anglo Saxon Pride says:

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