Newly surfaced court documents indicate that a Port Angeles woman whose professional license was recently suspended is now confronting fresh legal challenges in both Washington and Oregon.
The individual, who works as an agency-affiliated counselor, had her credential suspended in April after a hearing before the state Department of Health. This disciplinary action followed her failure to attend a March 11 hearing concerning her adherence to a four-year probationary agreement. The suspension took effect on April 6, preventing her from practicing in Washington until she satisfies the terms of her state-mandated probation.
Complicating her situation in Clallam County, local prosecutors have pursued unpaid restitution from a series of felony convictions handed down in February 2020. Those earlier charges included residential burglary, first-degree trafficking in stolen property, possession of a stolen vehicle, and second-degree possession of stolen property.
On April 3, the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed a petition alleging the woman failed to meet the financial requirements of her 2020 sentence. A memorandum to the court from Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tracey L. Lassus outlined that if the court determines the non-payment was willful—indicating she had the means to pay but chose not to—she could face up to 60 days of confinement for each violation or other community-based sanctions.
Judge Elizabeth Stanley of Clallam County Superior Court ordered the woman to appear on April 24 to address the alleged noncompliance. The court order warned that failing to show up could lead to the issuance of a bench warrant. When she did not appear for the April proceedings, the court subsequently issued a warrant for her apprehension.
At the same time, the counselor has faced new charges in Oregon. According to a District Attorney’s Information filed on Monday, June 15, she is accused of unlawfully taking various merchandise in Wasco County on Saturday, June 13. Although the act constitutes third-degree theft, the Wasco County District Attorney’s Office has chosen to prosecute the offense as a Class A violation.
The counselor was booked into the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility over the weekend, marking the latest development in her multi-jurisdictional legal troubles.