A 48-year-old Vancouver man was charged Friday in Clark County Superior Court with plotting to kidnap his ex-wife and soliciting another person to buy him a shotgun.
Witnesses cited in court document, indicated that Stanley A. Gebarowski made statements that he wanted to use the shotgun to kill his ex-wife, Sherri L. Montgomery, 48, of Vancouver. He allegedly stated, “I want the (expletive) gone,” according to court documents.
Gebarowski was charged with criminal solicitation to commit kidnapping and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
Judge Barbara Johnson ordered Friday that Gebarowski be held without bail, pending a mental health evaluation at Western State Hospital. A hearing to determine his competency is scheduled for 9 a.m. Feb. 25.