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WALLA WALLA, Wash. â Bail for Daniel L. Strain, 33, of Weston, has been cut in half in Walla Walla County Superior Court, but he was not granted the release he requested.
Strain, who was involved in multiple crimes this year, including allegedly stealing trucks, appeared from the Walla Walla County Jail via the internet on Friday, Dec. 18.
Judge M. Scott Wolfram allowed his bail to be reduced from $50,000 to $25,000.
Strainâs attorney, Nicholas Holce, said the bail needs to be ârealisticâ in accordance with state laws. But Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kelly Stevenson argued that Strain should not be given any more chances than heâs already had.
Michael S. Mitchell is stepping down from his role as a Walla Walla County Superior Court commissioner.
Superior Court judges announced the departure Friday and said Mitchell will be succeeded by local attorney Patricia Fulton.
According to a release from judges M. Scott Wolfram and John Lohrmann, and Judge-elect Brandon Johnson, Mitchell submitted his resignation effective Dec. 31.
Mitchell said heâs resigning from the part-time commissioner position so he can focus on his private law practice, according to the release.
In the release, Lohrmann, Wolfram and Johnson issued a joint statement thanking Mitchell for his âvaluable service as court commissioner and judge pro tem.â
Michael A. Cavagna, 38, appeared Friday from Walla Walla County Jail via the internet.
Walla Walla County Prosecuting Attorney Jim Nagle accused Cavagna of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, vehicular assault, attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and use of drug paraphernalia.
According to court documents, a Washington State Patrol trooper spotted Cavagna speeding through Dixie and pulled him over.
WSP initially reported the chase started in Dayton but according to court records it started in Dixie.
When the trooper saw a gun on the dashboard of Cavagnaâs car and asked him about it, Cavagna fled and led police on a chase that exceeded 120 mph down U.S. Highway 12 and into Walla Walla.
A Dayton man pleaded guilty to lesser crimes connected to his involvement in Walla Wallaâs Pioneer Park Aviary bird killings this year.
Joshua S. Hartwell, 20, appeared Friday in Walla Walla County Superior Court on three charges, none involving animal cruelty from the May 15 crime.
Hartwell had initially been charged with nine counts of first-degree animal cruelty, four counts of first-degree criminal trespassing and four counts of third-degree malicious mischief.
Hartwellâs charges involving the killing and maiming of the exotic birds at the aviary were dropped because a boy involved in the case â a 15-year-old from Columbia County â admitted to harming the birds, Walla Walla County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kelly Stevenson said in court Friday.