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  "description": "Our justice system moves slowly often because the complications of life intercede.",
  "path": "/superior-court-march-15-2026-reappointment-negotiations-and-warrants/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T22:26:25.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.jeffcobeacon.com",
  "tags": [
    "Natrone Bostick",
    "Gaige Reading",
    "Chandra Andersen",
    "Shahidah Byrd",
    "Heather Woodley",
    "Christopher Pifer"
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  "textContent": "JEFFERSON COUNTY, WA — It is reasonable to assume that the criminal legal system is an unequivocal voice for justice. But, it is more reliably a long, fragmented process with no straight lines. It is a process subject to the complications of life, such as the conflicts of interest judges or attorneys can have with a case, and the ways poverty impacts access to communication and transportation. Negotiation extensions, new charges and treatment processes all impact the flow of cases across the bench.\n\nJudge Steve Olson presided over Superior Criminal Court on Friday March 15, his docket full of cases affected by the disjointed juggling of the multiplicity of life.\n\nMahabo Boughton was charged on May 19, 2025 with burglary in the second degree, theft in the third degree and resisting arrest. Boughton did not appear for his hearing. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Chalfant pointed out that Boughton was found incompetent in District Court, and asked the court to issue a warrant. Because of previous failures to appear, the court ordered a bench warrant of $1000, as per the state’s request.\n\n**Updates:**\n\nNatrone Bostick is in custody for kidnapping in the first degree, a charge from several years prior. At his change of plea and sentencing hearing, the state dismissed count one, a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Bostick pleaded guilty to count two, possession of a controlled substance while in a correctional facility, asking the court to rely on probable cause statements as evidence.\n\nBecause he is already serving a lengthy sentence, the state did not ask for any more time for count two. Bostick addressed the court and said he is participating in programs in Washington State Penitentiary, and is currently in school for his Associates degree. In the two years since Bostick was charged, he said he has progressed significantly.\n\nDespite the state not recommending it, Judge Olson imposed 12 months of community custody, which requires Bostick to report regularly to a community corrections officer. Bostick will have no legal fees from this charge.\n\nAttorney Julian St. Marie found a conflict that will prevent her from representing Gaige Reading. The court appointed attorney Lane Wolfley to his case at the public's expense.\n\nChandra Andersen’s status hearing for housing, mediation and treatment was canceled because she has not yet been able to post bail.\n\nShahidah Byrd appeared on zoom and her attorney, Lillian Powers, stated parties are in negotiations. Byrd waived her speedy trial right, and the court set new trial dates. The warrant quash was signed and her omnibus hearing will be July 10, pretrial on July 31, and her trial is set for the week of August 3.\n\nAttorney Powers relayed on behalf of Heather Woodley, present, that she could not make her last hearing because she had no minutes on her phone or gas for her car. She is still awaiting a bed date with Discovery Behavioral Health for treatment. The court quashed the recent warrant, and set her next hearing for May 22, with the potential the state will revoke her deferred sentence.\n\nChristopher Pifer appeared on zoom for his hearing to amend his charges. Sam Feinson, Pifer’s attorney, also appeared on zoom and explained they are essentially moving charges filed in District to Superior Court. Pifer will now be charged with theft in the second degree, and violation of the Controlled Substance Act. His arraignment will be set for a coinciding hearing after he completes a fishing job.\n\n* * *\n\n**Why are we reporting on this:**\n\nOur goal is to bring transparency to the Jefferson County legal system. We believe understanding the court system helps highlight what needs to be fixed, as well as what types of support are available within the criminal justice system. It’s hard to change what you can’t see, and we believe that transparency will bring the kinds of accountability needed.\n\nWe also intend this work as an effort to keep the community together when the criminal justice system and stigma isolate individuals disproportionately affected by poverty and oppression.\n\n**Where did we get our information from:**\n\nOur reporter attends Superior Court, and follows up with the legal representation or the judge if anything is unclear.\n\n**Our approach to covering the court system:**\n\nWe follow district court cases from arraignment to sentencing, paying special attention to the programs that help the accused find ways to improve their lives and to the places where the legal system fails those whose criminal behavior is the result of unaddressed external issues, such as poverty or abuse.",
  "title": "Superior Court March 15, 2026: Reappointment, Negotiations, and Warrants",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-19T22:26:25.519Z"
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