Regional briefs for October 12

The Olympian, news services | • Published October 11, 2008

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THURSTON COUNTY

Sex offender registers as transient

The Thurston County Sheriff's Office is notifying the public that Level 2 sex offender James L. Bramer has registered to live in the county as a transient.

Bramer pleaded guilty April 18 in Thurston County Superior Court to one count of third-degree child molestation and fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation. He was sentenced to six months in prison on the first count and one year for the second count, with all 365 days suspended. He also was sentenced to 24 months of community supervision. The conviction stems from Bramer, at 36, having sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl he knew and her 16-year-old friend.

Bramer is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches and 235 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. He is under community supervision.

For information about Bramer or any other transient sex offender in Thurston County, call detective F.M. Frawley at 360-754-2894.

PIERCE COUNTY

23-year-old woman killed in one-car crash

An Ashford woman was killed in a one-car crash between Graham and Eatonville on Friday night, the Washington State Patrol reported.

Corey Morford, 23, was speeding on southbound state Route 161 near Kapowsin Highway when her 1993 Honda Civic hit a light pole. The car then rolled, hit a tree and came to rest upside-down.

Morford died at the scene. She was wearing her seat belt, but drugs or alcohol were involved, the report said.

LEWIS COUNTY

Five-car collision blocks Route 6

A Chehalis man triggered a five-car crash while turning left from state Route 6, about 2 miles west of the city, the Washington State Patrol reported.

Michael A. Price, 52, of Chehalis was westbound on Route 6 about 4 p.m. Friday when he stopped to turn left, the State Patrol said.

The cause of the crash is under investigation. It resulted in four more vehicle crashes, with each car rear-ending the vehicle ahead of it.

The westbound lane was blocked for 30 minutes, the State Patrol said.

No drugs and alcohol were involved and no injuries were reported, according to the report.

Other drivers involved in the accident were Kristi L. Ray, 20, of Centralia; Michelle M. McCall, 36, of Chehalis; Jae A. Ames, 33, of Chehalis; and Charles N. Garrity, 22, of Chehalis.

THURSTON COUNTY

Iraq invasion critic to speak at Olympia church

A human-rights activist critical of the U.S. occupation of Iraq will speak at an Olympia church today.

Wayne Smith is the manager of the civil liberties program for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee in Cambridge, Mass. He is scheduled to speak at 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2200 East End St. N.W., in Olympia.

His sermon addresses harm the Iraq invasion has caused to the U.S. abroad and is titled "The Costs of War," a news release says. Smith is a Vietnam War-era combat medic.