Walla Walla man enters plea in assault case

By Dan Thesman on Friday, October 3rd, 2025 in Columbia Basin News Columbia Basin Top Stories

WALLA WALLA – Gerardo Salinas-Berumen, 30, of Walla Walla pleaded not guilty
Thursday in Walla Walla County Superior Court to one count of first-degree assault.

Walla Walla police responded Sept. 12 to the area of South Third Avenue and West
Main Street to reports of a woman screaming and a man assaulting her. Evidence
suggests Salinas-Berumen struck his girlfriend with a firearm causing injuries.

Salinas-Berumen posted bond and was back in court Thursday where he was appointed
a public defender as he no longer has the income to hire an attorney.

A pre-trial/status hearing is set for Nov. 10, and a jury trial is scheduled to begin Dec.
15.