A man was arrested Monday after he allegedly stalked his ex-wife, blocked her car in the roadway and hit her car window with a metal pipe in Onalaska.
Andrew A. Rivera, 32, of Auburn, faces single counts of second-degree assault, felony stalking and violation of a court order. Each charge is considered a domestic violence offense.
Both the stalking and assault charges are punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Rivera made a preliminary appearance in Lewis County Superior Court Tuesday after his arrest on Monday.
He had been wanted since Feb. 4, when the court issued a warrant with a bail of $250,000.
During the hearing, Chief Deputy Prosecutor William Halstead asked that bail remain set at $250,000, citing Rivera’s active warrants and recent convictions.
Halstead also referenced a 2017 federal conviction for transportation of a person with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, which reportedly resulted in a five-year prison sentence.
Defense attorney Rachael Tiller argued for no more than $50,000 in bail, saying she had not seen any assault-like history or felony convictions when reviewing Rivera’s criminal history.
Tiller said she was not aware of the federal matter.
The defense attorney said Rivera was recently in a rehabilitation program and would rely on family for support and transportation to and from court.
Judge J. Andrew Toynbee kept bail at $250,000 cash or bond, citing the allegations that constituted a threat to public safety, along with the potential for Rivera to fail to appear in court or interfere with the administration of justice.
Toynbee granted the state’s request for a domestic violence no-contact order on behalf of the victim and an order for Rivera to surrender any dangerous weapons within his possession.
According to a probable cause affidavit, a Lewis County sheriff’s deputy spoke with the alleged victim on Jan. 30 after she called to report “that her ex-husband, Andrew Rivera, had just left in his vehicle after attempting to break the window out of her vehicle.”
The woman reportedly told the deputy she had noticed Rivera following her earlier in the day until she turned onto Stowell Road on the way to her mother’s house.
When she left her mother’s house, she saw Rivera’s vehicle in front of her.
“As the vehicle got closer, (the woman) said Andrew turned his car in front of her, blocking both
lanes of travel,” the affidavit said.
Rivera allegedly exited his car and approached, until the woman drove away.
After turning onto View Ridge Road, the woman again saw Rivera driving toward her.
“She said Andrew's vehicle blocked off her vehicle again in the roadway and he got out of his vehicle with a metal pipe and began walking towards her vehicle,” the affidavit said.
The woman reportedly told the deputy she had to drive into the ditch to try to escape.
According to the affidavit, the woman said Rivera “kicked her car once and hit the car window with a metal pole three or four times.”
The deputy reportedly did not see any damage to the woman’s car, but did see a “print on the rear driver’s side door and a white streak on the driver’s side window.”
The deputy viewed 25 Instagram messages allegedly sent by Rivera to the woman and later used the Flock Safety camera system to confirm Rivera was in Lewis County.
The deputy also confirmed the protection order prohibiting Rivera from contacting the victim, which was reportedly issued out of Auburn.
According to the affidavit, Rivera was convicted of a protection-order violation in Wahkiakum District Court in July 2025, and has a pending order violation charge out of King County District Court. Both involve the victim in the current case.
Rivera is scheduled for an arraignment on May 14. He will look to retain private counsel.
