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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
The Chronicle
$1 Vol. 134, No. 33 18 Pages
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Suspected arsonist arrested for recent Scappoose-area fires
St. Helens man guilty of shooting neighbor
A Scappoose man stands accused of intentionally setting several recent fires. Daniel D. Fahrenwald, 34, was lodged at the county jail for firstdegree arson, first-degree theft, second-degree theft and two counts of reckless endangerment for his alleged involvement in an Aug. 7 house fire in the 33000 block of SW Julie Court. He also faces charges for his suspected involvement in a fire that burned an abandoned house on NW EJ Smith Road the morning of Aug. 7. According to Scappoose Police Department, Fahrenwald was a resident in the house he alleged set ablaze. Authorities said he barricaded a rear bedroom and set fire to it before fleeing through an open window. There were other residents in the home at the time. On Aug. 14, Fahrenwald walked into the Scappoose Fire District stationhouse and reported that he had just set another fire in a wooded area near ScappooseVernonia Highway. Scappoose Police Department said Fahrenwald admitted to intentionally setting the fire at the SW Julie Court and two additional fires outside the city.
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Robert Simms Goin acted as his own attorney during his jury trial for the attempted murder of Albert Schneider.
BY CODY MANN cmann@countrymedia.net
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A St. Helens man accused of shooting a neighbor in March of 2015 was convicted of attempted murder, assault in the first degree and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. A Measure 11 crime, attempted murder carries a minimum sentence of 90 months in prison. Robert Simms Goin, a 72-yearold St. Helens resident, faced trial after shooting Albert Schneider,
who is also in his 70s, following an argument on Oakwood Drive. Goin presented his own defense during the trial, though he received some assistance from a court-appointed attorney. On March 27, 2015, Schneider engaged Goin in an attempt to stop an altercation that was developing between Goin and a teenager who also lives on their street. Goin testified he was upset about loud music and said he was crossing the street to verbally have it out with the teenager when
Schneider cut him off. Goin was accused of shooting Schneider in the stomach with a .380 Taurus pistol during a fight that broke out between the two men. Schneider managed to disarm Goin after he was shot during the brawl. Goin reportedly retrieved an additional gun from a car in his garage, a Hi-Point 9mm, before he was tackled and disarmed again, this time by neighborhood resident Jacob Jones, who held Goin down until police arrived. Jones received a Carnegie Medal
to honor his heroic, lifesaving actions the day of the shooting. During testimony, Schneider said he did not see the gun until it was already too late. Schneider said Goin had made threats that day that he was going to shoot the teenager he was arguing with across the street. Schneider said he asked Goin, “What if I went and got my own gun?” Schneider said Goin responded, “Well, I have my gun right here,” and then
See TRIAL, Page A8
Chase ends with suspect dead, woman hurt
A police chase initiated by Scappoose officers ended in St. Helens with the suspect dead and a St. Helens woman seriously injured. Investigators said around 12:54 p.m. on Aug. 11, officers with Scappoose Police Department attempted to stop a 2004 Toyota Highlander driven by Quinnion Avery 57, of Marietta, Ga. after receiving driving complaints on Highway 30. Police said after initially pulling over, the driver of the Highlander took off. Scappoose officers initially pursued Avery for a short time, but terminated the chase in the interest of public safety. About three minutes later, Avery’s Highlander crashed into
See CHASE, Page A10
Rhonda Lull’s car was rear-ended by Quinnion Avery’s SUV and sent across Columbia River Highway, through a chain-link fence before coming to rest.
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