Series of domestic events in Morton lead to felony charge

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – A 28-year-old former Morton man was allowed release on an unsecured bond yesterday following his weekend arrest for the alleged kidnapping of his girlfriend.

Aaron D. Ingalsbe was taken into custody early on Sunday morning, several hours after police were called by a relative at Gus Backstrom Park in Morton who said she saw the two arguing, saw him hit her with a cell phone and then force the crying girlfriend into his truck and drive away.

Ingalsbe was located by a trooper and Morton police and booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree kidnapping and fourth-degree assault. Prosecutors yesterday however filed charges of unlawful imprisonment and fourth-degree assault.

Morton police in a brief summary of the incident indicate Ingalsbe had taken off with “a female and two children” who were found safe near Mossyrock.

Charging documents state that when an officer contacted the girlfriend, she said they’d been in Morton for a family thing.

She lives in Selah and Ingalsbe resides in Yakima.

She said they’d been getting ready to leave, she wanted to use the restroom first and he told her, “No, get in the f*ing truck,” according to charging documents.

The girlfriend told police he’d driven down a long winding road, dropped her off and left, but as she flagged someone down, he returned and forced her back into the truck.

Charging documents reflect the officer observing a bruise on her arm and also on her side. She said Ingalsbe punched her in the kidney, dragged her by the hair and poured vegetable oil over her.

“(She) said Aaron’s plan was to leave her in the woods and then go back to Selah and burn down her house,” Lewis County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Brad Meagher wrote.

Once they got back to where they were camping on someone’s property in Mossyrock, he went to sleep and she went to tell someone what happened, the documents state.

Yesterday afternoon, when Ingalsbe was brought before a judge in Lewis County Superior Court, defense attorney Joely O’Rourke asked he be released on $20,000 unsecured bond, co-signed by an aunt who was in the courtroom.

Ingalsbe is employed in Yakima and supports three children, O’Rourke said.

Judge Richard Brosey agreed.

O’Rourke said her client said he’d been in town to spread the ashes of his mother and brother.

His arraignment is scheduled for April 14.

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2 Responses to “Series of domestic events in Morton lead to felony charge”

  1. The Aunt says:

    Is that Local Joe, or Local/loco Joe as in idiot crazy? Jus curious. So that you know Aaron Ingalsbe does not tweek nor does he do drugs, so slander someone else, shut your fucking mouth trap unless you know the facts. I can see that just like a lot of other idiots you Are Part of The Problem with in our society and government.

  2. Local joe says:

    Piece of s**t tweaker, just like the rest of that group. Lock him up and throw away the key please, he will not be missed by anyone who is a contributing part of this community