In brief: Woman accused of trying to strike deputy with car

A 30-year-old woman is accused of striking a Spokane Valley home with her car, attempting to run over a sheriff’s deputy and claiming the drugs found in her purse were for a friend.

Shanell Haddon faces assault, eluding police and hit-and-run charges for a series of crimes that began shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, according to court documents. A Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled Haddon over for traffic violations when she hit reverse and veered toward him as he approached her driver’s side window, according to court documents. A short chase followed, and Haddon eventually crashed into a truck and home about a mile and a half away before fleeing the deputy on foot. Following her arrest, Haddon requested her cellphone from her purse, where the deputy found methamphetamine and scales the woman claimed to be taking to a friend, according to court documents.

Kip Hill

Fight at ski resort results in death

A Port Angeles, Wash., man has been charged in Shoshone County, Idaho, with involuntary manslaughter in the beating of another man at Silver Mountain Resort on Friday.

Brett McCallister was released from Shoshone County Jail on Monday after posting a $20,000 bond, a jail officer said.

Eric G. Crouse, 42, was airlifted from the resort on Friday to Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene and died there Saturday from injuries in the beating. An autopsy was scheduled for today.

Kellogg police are investigating the incident, which occurred at the resort facilities at the base of Silver Mountain in the city.

A news release Monday from the office of county prosecuting attorney Keisha L. Oxendine did not provide additional details of what occurred.

Staff report

Teen accused of crime spree

Spokane police suspect 19-year-old Corey Huska is behind a crime spree that includes stealing cars, eluding police and robbery.

He was arrested Friday.

Investigators say he stole an idling car Feb. 13 and crashed it after an owner armed with a gun chased him. Huska then fled on foot until he stole another car to get away, according to reports.

Huska also is accused of stealing a car in the Garland District on Feb. 11 and eluding police during a brief high-speed chase, along with stealing a car from the Fred Meyer store parking lot in the East Central neighborhood and driving it to the Trading Company Store at 4235 Cheney-Spokane Road to steal liquor.

John Stucke