A Chehalis man faces allegations he violated a no-contact order and assaulted his child’s mother during a visit to her apartment in the early hours of Friday, April 10.
Tyler D. Wright, 32, is charged with first-degree burglary and fourth-degree assault — both considered domestic violence — and a gross misdemeanor for violating a court order.
First-degree burglary is a Class A felony punishable by up to life in prison.
Wright made a preliminary appearance in Lewis County Superior Court later that day.
During the hearing, Chief Deputy Prosecutor William Halstead requested a bail of $100,000 cash or bond, citing Wright’s criminal history, the violent nature of the alleged offense and 15 past warrants.
Halstead also requested a no-contact order on behalf of the alleged victim and an order for Wright to surrender any weapons within his possession.
Wright’s attorney for the day, Rachael Tiller, argued for no more than $20,000 in bail, citing limited financial means and a probable cause affidavit that lists the name “Kyle Wright” multiple times — instead of Tyler Wright — and dated criminal history that goes back decades.
The affidavit notes previous convictions for threats to bomb, third-degree theft, residential burglary, racing, DUI, fourth-degree assault, hit-and-run unattended and false reporting, among other lesser offenses.
The convictions are not dated. Tiller indicated some of them are juvenile.
Judge J. Andrew Toynbee set bail at $100,000 cash or bond, in agreement with the state, saying he was concerned about the allegations in the affidavit and Wright’s history of failing to appear in court, which reportedly includes six failures to appear in the last five years.
Toynbee also granted the no-contact order and the weapons surrender.
According to the affidavit, Wright and a woman arrived at the victim’s apartment in Centralia to speak with Wright’s child. The victim is the child’s mother.
A camera inside the apartment reportedly “captured most of the events,” including the victim motioning for Wright and the woman to leave, prosecutors said.
An argument turned physical and Wright shoved the victim to the floor while children were present, according to the affidavit.
The argument reportedly continued as the victim returned to her feet.
At one point, Wright allegedly pushed into the victim with his body as he tried to walk past her toward the children.
After the victim again tried to get the two out the door, the woman allegedly hit the victim in the face “and Wright walked further into the apartment,” according to the affidavit.
The victim reportedly said to police that she told Wright and the woman to leave multiple times.
They continued to stay for a period of time, however, according to the affidavit.
During the investigation, police learned that Wright had been served a still-valid harassment no-contact order protecting the victim’s husband. The order further prohibits Wright from being within 1,000 feet of their residence, according to the affidavit.
Upon receiving his Miranda warning following arrest, Wright allegedly admitted to pushing the victim but said she had spit on him.
Officers reportedly told Wright “there was no mention of that on the audio part of the video,” at which point Wright “became upset and uncooperative with the booking process,” according to the affidavit.
Wright was booked into jail at about 3:18 a.m., according to jail records.
He is scheduled for an arraignment on April 16.
