PORT ANGELES — The first court appearance of Patricia McCauley — until last year, the tourism coordinator for the city of Sequim and a former tourism coordinator for the city of Port Townsend — on a misdemeanor charge of giving false or misleading statements to a public servant was delayed on Friday.
Her arraignment was reset for next Friday, according to court documents.
Her husband, James McCauley, 60, faces a Jan. 11 trial on a charge of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and hit-and-run resulting in injury of a pedestrian.
Charges in both cases stem from an Oct. 18 incident in downtown Port Angeles.
James McCauley, 60, is charged with hitting Sierra Swarm, 32, at the intersection of First and Peabody streets while driving a Volkswagen Jetta.
Swarm was treated for cuts and bruises at Olympic Medical Center and released the same day.
James McCauley, with his wife in the passenger seat, fled the scene, Port Angeles Police Officer John Nutter said in his report.
Nutter hit hood
Nutter said that Patricia McCauley, 56, told police that the two had stopped for a red light; when it turned green, they began to move forward, but Swarm jumped on the hood and hit the windshield of the car.
Nutter said in his report that he looked again at the Jetta “and was unable to observe any physical evidence that would corroborate her story.
The McCauleys have together owned InsideOut, a marketing firm, for 15 years. They have lived in the Dungeness Valley for 26 years.
Assault with a deadly weapon is a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment and/or a $20,000 fine plus restitution and assessments; second-degree assault with a deadly weapon is a Class C felony with a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
On the charge of false or misleading statements, a gross misdemeanor, Patricia McCauley faces up to one year in jail or a $5,000 fine or both if convicted.
