A Ridgefield man with a history of mental health problems is accused of attempting to break into a Brush Prairie home Wednesday and attacking a 71-year-old woman who lives there.
Dawnavon S. Stone, aka Dawn Lyons, 38, of Ridgefield appeared Thursday in Clark County Superior Court on the allegations. Judge Scott Collier held him in jail on $300,000 bail. He faces charges of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree burglary and second-degree assault at his Oct. 17 arraignment. Collier appointed Vancouver attorney Ed Dunkerly to defend him.
Stone is accused of attempting to kick down the victim’s door Wednesday at her home in the 11400 block of Northeast 212th Avenue. The victim told Clark County sheriff’s deputies that she heard “knocking” at her front door, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in court. She looked outside and saw Stone walk past the house’s front windows and toward the garage, the affidavit says. Stone and the victim don’t know each other.
The victim stepped outside, apparently to find out what he wanted. That’s when Stone attacked her, grabbing her right arm and stabbing her left hand with metal surgical clamps, according to the affidavit. She said he threw her to the ground, injuring her left knee. She attempted to get away, but he seized her and started dragging her down the driveway away from her home as she struggled and screamed, the affidavit says.
