An 18-year-old woman accused of trying to break into a Centralia residence while the occupants fought her off on Thursday, Aug. 3, has been charged with first-degree burglary in Lewis County Superior Court.
Audrey Jelle, of Centralia, is accused of banging on the windows to the residence and then pushing her way into the home “despite (the resident) attempting to keep her out,” according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Lewis County Superior Court on Friday.
The resident, who told law enforcement Jelle is “her grandchild’s mother,” reported Jelle was “initially kicking the door and banging on windows, then when (the resident) attempted to open the door and then close it, Jelle pushed the door open and entered and hit (the resident) in the face with a fist,” according to the affidavit.
The resident’s boyfriend reportedly “pushed Jelle out of the house.”
When contacted by law enforcement, Jelle allegedly “admitted to knocking on the windows and ringing the doorbell, and putting her foot in the door to keep (the resident) from closing it,” according to the affidavit. Jelle stated the resident and the resident’s boyfriend “were attempting to push her back from the door,” and allegedly said she pushed the boyfriend after she pushed her. She later allegedly said she shoved the door and it hit the boyfriend, but denied hitting the resident, according to the affidavit.
Jelle was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail at 12:40 p.m. on Aug. 3. She has since been charged with one count of first-degree burglary, domestic violence, which is a class A felony carrying a maximum penalty of life in prison.
Bail is set at $25,000 and arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 10.
A no-contact order protecting the alleged victim is in place.
