Chehalis Woman Sentenced to More Than Three Years for February Crime Spree

A Chehalis woman accused of going on a crime spree the evening of Feb. 15 into the morning of Feb. 16 was sentenced to more than three years in prison Monday morning.

Kimberly R. Terrell, 42, pleaded guilty to two burglaries and for causing intentional damage to a bank and a residence. One of the burglaries was at I-5 Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram FIAT, where she broke into a shop and drove a truck into a garage door, causing some significant damage.

Terrell, during a change of plea and sentencing hearing in Lewis County Superior Court Monday morning, faced three open cases. Deputy Prosecutor Paul Masiello said a charge had been referred on a separate case, in which Terrell allegedly damaged a window to a house. Rather than open a separate case filing, the charge of third-degree malicious mischief was added to an already open case.

ll sentences were set to run concurrently — a condition agreed upon between Masiello and Terrell’s attorney Shane O’Rourke — meaning the most severe sentence of 40 months, attached to two counts of second-degree burglary, engulfs all other lesser sentences.

Terrell is accused of breaking into Main Street Grill in Centralia on the evening of Feb. 15. She used a rock to shatter a window to gain entry. She was seen on surveillance eating and drinking inside the restaurant. She stole a laptop, radio and hamburger when she left, according to court documents.

Then, sometime during the morning of Feb. 16, she was accused of breaking into a car dealership’s shop, gaining entry to a pickup truck and driving it into a door. Damage exceeded $5,000. The truck’s hood was completely crumpled and the door was heavily damaged, according to court documents. Tire marks indicated she tried to drive another truck, but was unable to get it off the lift that held it.

It was after this incident that Terrell was arrested. Information on the other two incidents didn’t come in until she was already in custody.

Finally, on the morning of Feb. 16, Terrell threw rocks at a bank teller window and carved an anarchy symbol into another window. Damage exceeded $6,000. Although she was originally charged with first-degree malicious mischief, it was downgraded to second-degree malicious mischief when the plea agreement was reached.

A charge of third-degree malicious mischief was later tacked onto that case, after information was referred to the prosecutor’s office that Terrell somehow caused some damage to a house’s window.

During the hearing, O’Rourke said it was unfortunate for Terrell that a few hours of misconduct would lead to 40 months behind bars. He said he had represented her in a past matter.

Also as part of the sentencing, she was ordered to stay away from all the victims in the case for varying degrees of time.