David DeHaven makes an appearance Monday afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court.
Two suspects recently sought by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office on warrants related to a vehicle theft have now been charged with first-degree robbery for allegedly threatening to break the victim’s fingers with a hammer in a second incident two days later if he didn’t sign over ownership.
David G. Dehaven, 32, of Chehalis, has been charged with theft of a motor vehicle and third-degree theft for an incident on Dec. 30, 2017, and first-degree robbery for an incident on Jan. 1.
Superior Court Judge Andrew Toynbee set bail at $50,000 Monday.
Carly R. Holmes, 38, of Napavine, faces the same charges as her co-defendant in that case, in addition to a charge of possession of a controlled substance.
Dehaven and Holmes were the subject of a social media campaign by the sheriff’s office last week in an attempt to locate them. Holmes was arrested Thursday. Dehaven was arrested Saturday. He was found hiding in a home’s closet and was arrested with the help of a K9 unit.
A third suspect, Brittany M. Boone, 27, of Chehalis, was charged as a co-defendant with first-degree robbery.
Boone was granted $25,000 bail at her first appearance on Jan. 19. Her next appearance is scheduled for Feb. 1.
According to court documents, at 6:57 a.m. on Dec. 30, deputies from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 300 block of Hawkins Road in Winlock for a report of a vehicle theft.
The victim reported he had been in a dispute with Dehaven and Holmes, who rent a garage on the property where he lives, over property stolen from the garage.
During the dispute, the victim reported catching Holmes rifling through his car, a blue 1995 Saturn. Later, he heard the car start and drive off, according to court documents.
The next day, the vehicle was returned damaged and covered in mud. The victim reported $700 that had been in the vehicle was stolen.
On Jan. 1, deputies contacted Holmes, who said she had permission to take the car. Investigators seized her own vehicle as evidence in the investigation.
On that day, deputies contacted the initial victim again, who reported Holmes, Dehaven and Boone were at his house earlier and asked him to sign over his car to them.
“(The victim) refused to sign the paperwork and Holmes and Dehaven began to yell at him that if he didn’t sign the paperwork they would break his fingers with a hammer because that is what they do in Lewis County,” according to court documents.
The victim continued to refuse, and Holmes threatened him with a handgun, he told deputies. The victim, in fear for his life, signed the documents.
Holmes was arrested and charged Jan. 2 with theft of a motor vehicle and third-degree theft and granted $10,000 bail. Dehaven was sent a summons and failed to appear for his first hearing on Jan. 16 leading a judge to issue a no-bail warrant.
Amended charges including the robbery were filed last week. A warrant was issued for Holmes on Jan. 23. She was arrested Thursday. Dehaven was arrested Saturday.
On Friday, Holmes was also charged in a different case with four counts of first-degree trafficking in stolen property. Her bail was set at $50,000. A “John Doe” is charged as a co-defendant.
That case is a result of the search warrant executed on Holmes’ SUV, seized Jan. 1, according to court documents.
When they searched the vehicle, deputies reportedly discovered a bag containing a Gonzaga School of Law degree that did not belong to Holmes.
Deputies contacted the man whose name was on the degree, who discovered at that point he had been the victim of a burglary at a building on his property.
Neighbors of the victim reported seeing a man and a woman in the area in December in a vehicle matching the description of Holmes’ SUV.
Deputies learned a number of items taken from the property, mostly construction tools, were pawned by Holmes at a shop in Centralia in December.
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Natalie Johnson is assistant editor of The Chronicle. She can be reached at 360-807-8235.
