A man accused of beating to death his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son has been charged with a previous assault on another child. James R. “J.R.” Cooley, 22, already jailed on $1 million bond for first-degree murder, was ordered held on an additional $250,000 bail Tuesday on…
Convicted killer Joseph Edward Duncan, already condemned to die for a murderous North Idaho rampage in 2005 and about to stand trial in California for an earlier slaying, has reconsidered plans to represent himself in the new death penalty case.Riverside County Superior Court Judge David…
Trial begins today in the case of a Spokane man accused of threatening to kill the Spokane City Council president and the chairwoman of the company that owns The Spokesman-Review. David H. Elton, 44, is charged with two counts of felony harassment - threats to…
By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) - A veteran federal judge faces drug and firearms charges after an exotic dancer at an Atlanta strip club told authorities he used cocaine, marijuana and other illegal drugs with her. Senior U.S. District Judge Jack T.…
A young man sentenced last month for property crimes is back in jail, accused of a car-prowling and window-breaking spree in Spokane Valley. The suspect, Chad A. Radden, 20, was spotted skateboarding away from Northwest Tire and Automotive, 324 N. Pines Road, as a business…
Editor's note: The charge was later amended to making a false or misleading statement to a public official, a misdemeanor. A Spokane man described by Superior Court clerks as "disruptive" has been charged with a felony after a court employee said he altered documents in…
A case that was settled in criminal court two years ago is still percolating in the Spokane Police Department, with a detective suing the city for defamation and his boss, Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, putting him on paid leave, saying his claims of emotional distress make…
A Stevens County couple are accused of selling large amount of heroin in a criminal venture that allowed them to live well beyond their means, federal court documents allege. Carl K. Conner III, 33, (pictured) and Janine J. Bryan, 28, are in the Spokane County…
Two deputies involved in a shooting last month near Wandermere have not changed their stories about what happened that night, Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said. A search warrant stating that interviews with Deputies David Westlake and Thad Schultz indicate it’s possible Sean P. Houlihan didn’t initiate…
Firefighters at the Northern Lakes Fire Station in Hayden will be wearing pink t-shirts this month to raise awareness for breast cancer research. "Due to their compassionate nature, firefighters have a long history of taking on noble causes," according to a news release. "Once again…
A Coeur d'Alene man with a history of sexually abusing girls will spend at least eight years in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old girl. Michael W. Brady, 24, was sentenced Thursday to up to life in prison for five counts of lewd and…
Spokane police are looking for help identifying a beer-toting robber who stabbed a convenience store clerk last week. The man grabbed beer and ran from the Zip Trip at 1503 E. Illinois Ave. about 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to police, then stabbed a store clerk…
Investigators probing officer-involved shootings will no longer be required to wait at least 72 hours before interviewing Spokane County Sheriff’s Office employees. Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich (pictured) announced the change Thursday, ending a departmental practice common at many law enforcement agencies but seen as contradictory and…
One of four men arrested after shots were fired at Hoopfest was given an exceptionally low sentence of six months in jail this week. Marquis D. Johnson, 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in a plea deal that came nearly a month after prosecutors decided…
A Washington State Patrol sergeant who shot an unarmed pregnant woman during a drug raid last week has told investigators it was “an accidental discharge,” sheriff’s officials announced Thursday. Sgt. Lee Slemp (left, in 2006) said he accidentally fired his weapon as the woman, whose…
A Spokane Valley man accused of offering young girls money for sex after posing as a young man on Internet is out of jail on $20,000 bond. Bradley Thomas Oliver, 44, left the Spokane County Jail Wednesday about 5:50 p.m., a few hours after his…
A former Mutual of Omaha insurance agent from Rathdrum is to spend 20 days in jail for submitting a life insurance policy application in a client’s name without her knowledge. Wesley Bruce Thompson, 58, submitted the life insurance policy application by scanning the client’s signature…
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — Tossing an egg in a suburban Chicago courtroom has gotten one man a 90-day jail sentence. DuPage County Circuit Court Judge Blanche Fawell handed down the sentence Monday against 40-year-old Agim Demiri, who pleaded guilty in August to damaging state property.…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Cheyenne man who doused himself with white latex paint in hopes of avoiding a police Taser was hit with the stun gun anyway. The Taser chase happened Sept. 16, when Cheyenne police went to Brian Mattert's house on a domestic…
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