Svilarich now facing felony assault charge

Camas City Councilman John Svilarich, who was initially charged with two misdemeanor crimes following an Aug. 31 incident involving a firearm along the Washougal River Greenway trail in Camas, is now facing felony charges of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

A probable cause document filed by Camas police detective Gary Manning, shows Camas police were dispatched to the Washougal River Greenway trail at 7:52 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, following a 911 call from Daniel Beaudoin, 46, of Portland, who reported that a man — later identified by police as Svilarich — had thrown a rock at him from a pedestrian bridge and “pointed a firearm at him soon after.”