Spokane sheriff's deputies have arrested a 19-year-old man who allegedly killed his mother's dogs and held his mother and grandmother hostage with a butcher knife after his mom refused to give him money.The incident happened Monday night along Deer Creek Road in Chattaroy. Deputies said the teen, Michael Shartle, was holding his mother and grandmother hostage in their own home. Shartle doesn't have a job, and relatives said he "mooches" money off of them for the things he needs/Jeff Humphrey, KXLY. More here. And: Meghann Cuniff's Sirens & Gavels story here.

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