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Columbia County Superior Court

October 18, 2017

Plea Agreements/Sentencing:

-Marshall Hernandez, 56, Dayton; Charged with burglary and assault in the 2nd degree, strangulation in Nov of 2016 and charged with 1st degree arson and 1st degree reckless burning in Jan. 2015. Accepted a plea agreement. First degree burglary was dropped to residential burglary and 2nd degree assault was dropped to 3rd degree assault in the 2016 case. He was sentenced to 17 months on count one and 12 months on count two and was ordered to pay $1944.35 in fines, fees and restitution. In the 2015 case, first degree arson was dropped to 2nd degree arson. He was sentenced to 9 months on count one and 45 days on count two. He will receive credit for time served and time served for both cases will run consecutively.

-Derrick McCuaig, 32, Dayton; charged with theft of a firearm. Prosecution recommended a reduced sentence in exchange for a guilty plea. Sentenced to 22 months with credit for time served. Ordered to pay $1680 in fines, fees and restitution.

-Steven Ray Long, 30, Dayton. Charged with second degree burglary, third degree theft, and third degree malicious mischief – personal property for an April incident and with 17 counts including theft, drug charges, malicious mischief and burglary stemming from incidents that took place in Feb. and May, 2013. Accepted a plea agreement. Sentenced to 25 months DOC, 25 months community custody, and ordered to pay $1680 in fines and fees and $200 in restitution in the April incident. In the other case, counts 2,3,5,7,8,9,11,12,13,15,16 and 17 were dismissed in exchange for guilty pleas to 2nd degree burglary, residential burglary, two counts of theft of a motor vehicle and theft of a firearm. Sentenced to a total of 61.25 months in DOC and 61.25 months community custody. He is required to pay more than $20,000 in fines, fees and restitution.

Trials Set:

-Juan C. Casteneda, 19, Pasco. Charged with one count of first degree burlary – armed with a deadly weapon, four counts of first degree assault and four counts of unlawful imprisonment – armed with a deadly weapon. Trial set for Nov. 21-22.

-Blake Charles Wallace, 17, Richland. Charged with one count of first degree burlary – armed with a deadly weapon, four counts of first degree assault and four counts of unlawful imprisonment – armed with a deadly weapon. Trial set for Nov. 20-21.

-Deloris Lorraine Elder, 53, Dayton; charged with forgery and theft in the third degree. Bench trial set for Jan. 12, 2018.

- Lonnie Lee Montoya, 35, Dixie. Charged with theft of a motor vehicle in one case, and attempting to elude a police vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting arrest, driving with a suspended license – third degree in another case. Trial set for Dec. 21-22 for both cases.

Other:

-Darrel Jean Salgado, 22, Dayton. Charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia not used for marijuana and with intent to deliver methamphetamine, third degree assault, resisting arrest, use of drug paraphernalia, and three counts of possession of legend (prescription) drugs in a second incident. Continued to Nov. 8 for resolution.

-Edward William Terry, 31, Dayton; charged with three counts of first degree assault with a deadly weapon, third degree assault of a law officer, harassment of a criminal justice participant, and resisting arrest in one case and with harassment – domestic violence and third degree malicious mischief – domestic violence in a second case. Trial re-set for Dec. 21.

-Joshua Brownell Wilson, 22, Dayton; Charged with assault in the second degree – intention to cause bodily harm, domestic violence and assault in the fourth degree, domestic violence. Continued to Nov. 8 at defendant’s request.

-Charles W. Hartwell, 41, Dayton. Charged with three charges of second degree assault with a deadly weapon. Continued to Nov. 8 at defendant’s request.

-Hector Vela, Jr., 55, charged with distribution of a controlled substance to a person under 18, delivery/manufacture with intent to deliver marijuana, and possession of over one ounce of usable marijuana. Continued to Nov. 8 to set trial at defendant’s request.

-Joseph K. Wilson, 43, Dayton; charged with harassment, attempted residential burglary, and third degree malicious mischief. Failed to appear and bench warrant was issued.