Glasby Pleads Guilty, Walks Free

DAYTON - Dayton resident Tyler Glasby changed his plea on charges of theft and forgery in Walla Walla County to guilty Jan. 24 and is out of jail.

Glasby was accused of passing counterfeit $20s at Walla Walla businesses in November and was arrested by police after a 21-hour standoff in a Walla Walla trailer home park. Police have identified Glasby as a known gang member.

Glasby entered not guilty pleas to three counts of forgery and one count of thirddegree theft in Walla Walla in early December. The forgery charges were felonies and the theft charge was a gross misdemeanor.

Julie Karl, the legal assistant for the Columbia County prosecuting attorney, said Glasby changed his plea to guilty of all charges Jan. 24.

That same day, Glasby was sentenced to 60 days in jail on all four counts by Judge John W. Lohrmann, to be served at the same time, concurrently, as well as at the same time as his 56 days from an earlier sentencing in Columbia County.

Because Glasby had been in jail since November, he had served his time as sentenced and he is back out on the streets.

Karl said Glasby pleading guilty raised his offender score, meaning harsher sentences for convictions in the future, but doing so also meant that he likely was sentenced to less jail time than if he had been found guilty by a jury. He could have been sentenced to as much as one year in prison.

Karl said Glasby's sentencing was a short period of time despite his long criminal history because of the type of crime he committed this time around.

"Forgery doesn't carry a lot (of time)," she said.

In addition to the 60 days, the judge ordered Glasby to pay $1,958.40 in fees and various costs, including reimbursement for the $220 that was stolen when he used counterfeit bills to purchase ink, paper and lottery tickets.

Glasby, a life-long Dayton resident, age 23, has an extensive criminal history in Columbia County.

Since Glasby was a teen, he has been convicted in Columbia County of burglary, malicious mischief, minor in possession of liquor, malicious harassment, driving under the influence, violating a protection order, escape and making false statements to police officers. For his crimes he has spent time in Columbia County Jail and with the Department of Corrections.

Glasby was found not guilty of a few crimes after trial in Columbia County. He was previously charged with unlawful imprisonment and rape and was found not guilty. Also, he was charged in 2006 with assault in the fourth degree and found not guilty.

He will next be in court Feb. 2 in Columbia County for probation violation.