By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A former Lewis County man doing 12 years in prison for dealing Oxycodone is now in trouble with the law here again, even though he’s been locked up since mid-2014.
[1]Forrest E. Amos
Forrest E. Amos tried to file documents related to his 2013 case which authorities say he forged with the names of elected Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer, Senior Deputy Prosecutor Will Halstead, and police officers Chad Withrow and Adam Haggerty.
The new case is being handled by Pacific County Prosecutor Mark McClain.
McClain indicates the Lewis County Clerk’s Office received a letter from Amos in which he stated the clerk was required to take action, along with four documents entitled “Forced commercial contract” which were purporting to be notice of subrogation bond and claim for $1 million.
[2]Lewis County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer
The documents appeared to be signed by Meyer, Halstead, Withrow and Haggerty, according to McClain.
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office investigated and confirmed Amos signed the documents but Amos contended he merely put the names of others there to reflect who he was bringing the suit against, according to McClain.
Amos, now 33, is incarcerated at Clallam Bay Corrections Center on the Olympic Peninsula.
He was brought before a judge in Lewis County Superior Court last week and pleaded not guilty to four charges of forgery and four charges of first-degree criminal impersonation. A trial has been scheduled for the week of Nov. 28.
Asked what “forced commercial contract” and “notice of subrogation bond” meant, McClain said:
“I have absolutely no idea what he thinks that means,” he said. “Every elected official has a bond they are required to post; I suppose he thinks he can go after them.”
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For background, read, “News brief: Local oxycodone dealer goes back to prison” Thursday Aug. 21, 2014, here [3]