In brief: Man sentenced for murder of wife
A Mead man who killed his wife in front of their son was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison.
Jeffrey N. Canino, 47, received 180 months in prison, which was a sentence recommended by Spokane County Deputy Prosecutor John Love and imposed by Superior Court Judge Harold Clarke.
Canino pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder for the Dec. 2, 2009, stabbing death of 43-year-old Michelle Canino at the family’s home at 4518 E. Woodglen Road.
Canino, who says he doesn’t remember the incident, was concerned about losing his job at a car dealership, according to past reports. The couple’s son, who was 11 at the time, told police Canino said his wife had indicated she wanted a divorce.
Canino remains at the Spokane County Jail awaiting transport to state prison.
Jury convicts man of nurse attack
A federal jury on Friday convicted a man of assaulting two nurses at the Spokane Veteran Affairs Medical Center.
James D. Scott, 42, was drunk when he attacked a nurse after his girlfriend brought him to the emergency room on Aug. 19, 2009. Scott had a blood-alcohol level of .38, according to court documents.
Three hours after the first assault, he kicked another nurse and grabbed him by the throat.
His lawyer told jurors that post-traumatic stress disorder caused Scott to drink and urged them to acquit him of two felony counts of assaulting a government employee.
Jurors convicted Scott after about a day of deliberations following the week-and-a-half trial.
Scott, who’s in custody at the Spokane County Jail, faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and three years probation.
Lottery winner takes lump sum
A 29-year-old North Idaho woman has decided to collect her half of a $380 million Mega Millions jackpot in a lump sum payment, lottery officials said.
Holly Lahti, from Rathdrum, had elected to take the $120 million lump sum instead of collecting her cash in annual payments over 25 years, the Idaho Lottery announced Friday.
The federal government would take $30 million in taxes, while the Idaho State Tax Commission would take a $9.3 million slice, leaving Lahti with about $80.6 million.
Lahti, a mother of two, is splitting the second-largest lottery jackpot in history with Jim and Carolyn McCullar of Ephrata, Wash.
Crash on I-90 injures three
Three people were injured in a two-car collision on Interstate 90 about 11 a.m. Friday near Cataldo, Idaho.
Kayla A. Edmonson, 23, of Cataldo, was eastbound on I-90 in a four-door Saturn when she struck the median barrier.
Her vehicle slid sideways into the passing lane and was hit by a Ford Thunderbird driven by Gretchen K. Thomas, 36, of Post Falls, Idaho State Police said.
Edmonson was taken to Kootenai Medical Center before being transferred to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Her condition was satisfactory Friday night.
Edmonson had an 11-month-old passenger in the car, but the infant was uninjured, police said.
Thomas and her passenger, David J. Rodgers, of Post Falls, were also taken to Kootenai Medical Center, where they were treated and released.