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Camas City Council to formally reprimand Svilarich for violating code of conduct

His guilty plea in criminal case violates body’s code of conduct, councilors say

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John Svilarich appears Oct. 2, 2024, in Clark County Superior Court on a summons for charges of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. Svilarich pleaded guilty in December to fourth-degree assault and was sentenced to 10 days of community service. (The Columbian files)

The Camas City Council has decided to issue Councilor John Svilarich a formal reprimand for violating the council’s code of conduct.

Svilarich pleaded guilty Dec. 18 in Clark County Superior Court to one count of fourth-degree assault after being accused of pointing a gun at a fisherman and throwing a rock over an argument about a littered cigarette butt on Aug. 31, 2024.

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