The News Tribune from Tacoma, Washington • 12

B2 The News Tribune Saturday July 9 1994 Tacoman accused of hitting new wife with a can of beer Weather SUNDAY MONDAY cTUESDAY WEDNESDAY TODAY High 77 low 53 High 83 low 55 High 82 low 55 High 77 low 53 High 78 low 53 THE NORTHWEST nied hitting his wifo Police hocked him into the Pierce County JaU on suspicion of assault In other police news reported Friday: A Drama woman was awakened jjy a man crawling into her apartment through an open window early Thura- 41-year-old woman aaid aha was asleep in her apartment in the 8600 block of Pacific Avenue Tacoma police said She said the apartment was stuffy so she opened a bedroom window about four inches and went tak to bed A short time later aha aaid aha heard the window open looked up and saw an unknown man She panicked and screamed which awoke her daughter asleep in the living room When the daughter ran in her bedroom the man already had slipped back out of the window without saying a word reports say Police dogs were imahl to find the burglar Inmate population at the Pierce County Jail on Friday was 860 The jail waa a built to hold 628 Another 141 were in the National Guard Armory which holds 154 By DovtM MaroWnml The Newt Tribune ATacoma newlywed told police her husband hit her in the heed with a can of beer when she arrived home from work Thursday The 45-yeaisdd woman said aha arrived at her apartment in the 900 block of North Pearl Street just after? pm TNifnma pnljfy mri She aaid her 50-yearold husband of three months was waiting fiar her and appeared drunk She aaid she told him to leave but he wouldn't Am she was entering the apartment she aaid he came up behind her and belted her in the back of the head with the beer can he was holding repents say She said he then went into the apartment and sat on the couch as if nothing happened Police arrived and foundhim still on the couch He de McNeil Island escape short-lived News Tribune staff An inmate swam to freedom late Friday from McNeil Island Comotion Center with a little help from an unwitting boater authorities said But Jeffrey Alex Morrison's flight lasted only about three hours Pieros County sheriffti deputies and cor-caught him eariy to maybe I made a mistake' so he came back and notified Vail said He aaid Morrison fled in a gray sweat suit taped dose to his body so he could swim more effectively He had a bag he was swimming with probably with his street clothes" Morrison was housed in an un-tencefl oonnitoiy ouww im pennae-ter of the main prison Vail said He was aent to prison in May 1992 for child rape conviction in Thurston County and was scheduled for re- minimum security dormitory about 925pm Searchers with police dogs found him about 1220 am today Deputies called for an ambulance but Veil said he didn't know whether the inmate was seriously injured Vail aaid a boater on the west side of the island told authorities he spotted a man swimming in Pitt Passage He pulled the swimmer out and took him to shove south of Pitt Island Vail said At that paint tho swimmer ran "The citizen then realized 4 TIDES day on the Longbranch Peninsula prison superintendent Eldon Vail ALMANAC Vail said Morrison 20 was discovered missing from tho island's SI 78 72 ytoBprn ttormanm I hr dm (19881981) Hilltop man missing after fall from Alaska boat Second higi tomorrow 755 pm 125 lew 78 74 74 87 to 6 pm tordw for dnr (19851950) Tacoma Fodoral Way: Mostly sunny alter patchy morning low cloud today SHghtly cooler with highs In tho upper 70s Mostly dear tonight lows low to mid-50s Patchy morning low clouds than mostly sunny Sunday Highs mid-to upper 70s 6 Ig Harbor Fas lalaad: Morning low clouds followed by afternoon clearing today Hlghe in the lower 70s Partly to mostly dear tonight Lows in the low 50s Mostly sunny after morning low clouds Sunday Highs near 70 East Pieros County: Today wlfl be mostly sunny alter patchy morning low clouds Highs mid- to upper 70s Partly to mostly dear tonight with lows In the upper 40s to near 50 FOr Sunday mostly sunny after patchy early low douds Highs middle 70a Olympia Thurston County: Areas of morning low clouds turning mostly sunny today Highs id-70 to near 80 Mostly clear tonight lows upper 40s to low 50s Some morning low clouds then mostly sunny Sunday High in the mid-to upper 70s Seattle King County: Patchy morning low clouds than mostly sunny sides today Slightly cooler with highs low to upper 70s Partly to mostly clear tonight lows low to mid-50s Mostly sunny after patchy low douds Sunday Highs tow to mid 70s Puget Sound Hood Cana Variable winds 5 to 15 knots this morning becoming northwest 10 to 20 knots this afternoon Areas of morning low clouds then mostly sunny Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots tonight and Sunday Partly sunny after morning low clouds Strait af Juan do Faca Admiralty Mat: Look for west winds 10 to 20 knots through Sunday except Increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the afternoon and evening hours Areas of lata night and morning low douds and fog with afternoon dMring both days Mountain: Partly to mostly sunny after patchy morning fog today Breezy west winds east slopes Highs low to mid-60s freezing levels near 11000 feet Partly doudy tonight lows 40s Partly to mostly sunny and breezy Sunday Highs In the lower to mid-60s Southwest Washington: Mostly sunny today after morning low douds Highs upper 70s to near 80 Mostly dear tonight lows lower 50s Morning low douds than mostly sunny Sunday Hlghe In the mid-to upper 70s Northwest Washington: Areas of morning low clouds then partly sunny today Highs upper 60s to low 70s Party doudy tonight lows lower 50s Mostly sunny Sunday after morning low douds Highs upper 60s to low 70s Eastern Washington: Mostly sunny and very warm today with a few scattered high clouds Highs in the upper 80s to Id-90 Mostly dear tonight with lows In the 50s to near 60 Sunday will be mostly sunny and slightly coder Highs 80s to near 90 Washington Coast: Morning low clouds then partly sunny today Highs low to mid-60s Northwest winds to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots this afternoon and evening Wind waves 2 to 4 feet northwest swdl 7 feet Partly cloudy skies tonight lows in the lower 50s Morning low douds and fog turning party sunny Sunday Highs in the low to mkMSOs Oregon Coast: Morning fog and low clouds then partly sunny and breezy this afternoon Highs mid60s Partly cloudy tonight lows lower 50s For Sunday partly sunny and breezy after morning low douds Highs 60s to I pm IN year 040 Loot year 050 I (to nd of month) -I Ngl (19551990) I low (19841951) 084 2072 280 5824 2213 SUN MOON any personal safety flotation device juat rain gear" Creelman said Then are a lot of boats in that arse The last time he was seen a skiff had been launched about 30 fast from foe individual he said "People saw him submerge and (he) never came backup" TVs helicopters from canneries in Naknek and one Coast Guard helicopter in Kodiak were sent out to aaiireh for Mnlma finwlmln aaid Molina and Trigo both 34 were among thousands of Salvadorans who fled their war-tom homeland for tho United States dining the late 1980s The couple have two dukhan living with them in Thcnma Roberto Antonio 3X and Vilma 1 They also have a 7-yearold son Carlos Adalberts who is still in El Salvador If the worst is true and her body is ever found TYqo said shell return him for burial in El urn ing further developments" said LL Matt Creelman in Juneau Alaska Family members said Friday not Sure how to take the information don't know whafi exactly going on said Eduardo Molina Caries cousin "If been more than 24 hours and they haven't found the body Mnlina Haa pmrwaii and parVaH salmon and other seafood for three years and was near completing his 1500-hour contract with Unisea his cousin said Trigo was supposed to work on this trip aa well but stayed behind at their Hilltop home to watch their baby Company officials couldn't be rsedied for comment Friday evening The vessel the Unisea was in the Bristol Bay area near the village of Naknek Crew members called the Coast Guard eariy Thursday that a man had gone under Creelman said Tie was not wearing a life jacket or ByUndaWso The News Tribune AH Elsa Trigo can do now is wait Wait until die hears whether her husband Carlos Molina ever will return from sea Wait to see if their family ever will have a better life in the United States Eariy Thursday a cook and family friend woriring aboard i fish processor off Alaska called TYtgo saying Mnlinn had fallen overboard The friend said heard Molina fell while going after a hat that had blown into the water A few hours later a representative from Unisea Inc the Redmond company that runs the commercial vessel appeared at the couple's Thcoma home to tell her Molina was missing The US Coast Guard searched for Molina all day Thursday but called off the effort Friday morning 00(8 My 8 My 15 My 22 My 80 24 heat to 6 pa Mm Ytor This year 0J00 014 1551 LMyar 000 028 1953 Nomwl to data 028 1870 JUH QU41ITY Mac 21 Marc 22 Mae 14 Sun 5:23 am 9:06 pm Moon 6:29 am 9:21 pm NATIONAL FORECAST Bands show high temperatures Weather condltiona for noon the court action Thomas Finley had revived that divoroe action just before he was shot The victim had accused his wife of having many affairs during the 30-year marriage She denied his accusations Both reportedly had relationships with others whoa the shooting Sentence Continued from B1 they find the victim contributed to or initiated action that resulted in the crime Heater argued that yean of verbal and physical abuse had left Finley so anxious that she feared her husband might beat her at any time When he returned to the motel the night ofthe killing Finley reported her husband gave her an angry glance as he had done prior to bating her in the past The defendant fearful she would be beaten took a gun to his room and shot him The couple had filed for divorce in 199 but never followed through with Preeeure HIGH LOW PUGET SOUND SUNBURN INDEX Today 6 moderate Rmcaet of ultraviolet light exposure at noon on 1-10 scale The higher the number the greeter the denaor Souce: ftadanel Wtethar Santee waa a wooden picnic table and two five-foot-long wooden benches The body of her friend 25-year-old Michael Johnston was found earlier that day near the Tacoma Sportsmen's Club four miles north site He had also been stabbed to death Investigators believe their killer may have been carrying the table box and benches in a vehicle and removed them at the time of the killings for some reason Pierce County sheriff! spokesman Curt Benson said Information on the property may be relayed to the Pierce County sheriffs office -NwHtnai Sunny Partlysunny Cloudy Rain SnowTfhowara WORLD SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER Death Vriley CaNT: 121 (high) Kafchum Idaho and Wisdom Mont: 34 (low) PIERCE COUNTY Hillary vWt delayed one day FirstLady Hillary Rodham Ctintonk visit to the Northwest has been delayed by one day Clinton will visit the area on Saturday July 23 instead of the preceding Friday according to Jenny Holladay a spokeswoman for US Rep Mike Kreidler (D-Lacey) Clinton (dans to visit Portland attend a health care event in Seattle and hold a $lOOD-a-pJate fund-raiser for Kreidler in his bid for reflection She also plana to attend another fund-raiser for all Democratic candidates -NMiitataai MpfeStPaul 93770 66SOOOl 91750 9381055 81720 8173394 4750 90630 7356114 8875033 mirrm 8879043 6454001 6648021 97730 77550 77540 61540 7557002 7354tr 73520 5572005 72500 679071 9l6dD 93650 86540 69500 8166004 8573110 95750 101790 98770 84530 8574001 72540 7464006 94780 9172009 93680 84470 85800 8968038 88720 81420 6471005 6774002 8772001 79460 9171002 8772013 9289033 9389170 8675007 87460 7258003 8774012 Ideas sought to assist elderly disabled Pieros County government wants help in deciding how to help older people and those with disabilities Anyone with idea should call the 24-hour hotline at 1-800-820-9098 ftom Juty 11-22 Callen can suggest new services or critique existing ones 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accident But they were still sifting through the debris Friday to tzy to determine the cause Fife assistant fire chief Jeff Jensen said Six storage units at You Store It Mini-Warehouses 4509 20th St were destroyed by the 9 pm blaze he said The contents of 300 to 400 units in the 370foothmg warehouse were damaged by smoke The total estimated damage to the business is $100000 Jensen said No injuries were reported -NmDSmM Mutt 8756028 Pmo 102720 7720 591-5959 8973008 67480 6457193 7400 106690 8570099 84530 87710 9371053 90510 89770 91790 84720 89720 9075004 tPtnbg 'SPAN AWAY 5 73570 104750 56Sltr 81630 7257008 93610 m76A 91820 77560 51660 m450 mmO 9075004 SXS 661tr 2680 70810 7054051 i exiAi 74600 1570 109860 86720 575039 57270 7951002 7975OOS 3520 90810 79500 72460 86720 175071 270009 7563028 83570 157012 53550 Yuma NORTHWEST WeatherWatch' Crime Stoppers of TacomaPieroe County will pay a reward of up to (1000 for information leading to an arrest and the filing of felony charges in the following crime Ttoo women were robbed in a Tacoma parking lot by a man who said he had a gun The robbery occurred shortly after 4 pm June 21 at 535 Dock St The women aaid they were just stopping when the man walked up and said one of their tirea was flat When one ofthe women looked out to check the man put his hand under his shirt and said he had a gun He demanded money but insisted that they not give him their wallets The robber then fled on foot He was described as a 5-fbot 9-inch while in hia 20s He hod a fair complexion and a tight brown mustache and was wearing a white and black motorcycle helmet If you have information about this or any other felory crime call Crime Stoppers at 591-6959 Calla are confidential and callers remain anoqyftious 59M500 Detectives seek help In 2 slayings Detectives are seeking the public! help in finding the owner of a picnic table two wooden benches and cardboard box left at the scene of a slaying in Spanaway last week Thebody of 19-yearold Rochelle 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