Three brothers accused of harassing a Coeur d’Alene man because of his ethnicity say they simply asked to buy electrical equipment from the man and were stunned when he pulled a gun on them. Ira Gino Tankovich, 47, Frank James Tankovich, 46, and William Michael…
A Spokane jury convicted a 33-year-old man Friday of kidnapping and robbing a woman after she bought him gas. Jason P. Shepard forced 20-year-old Brittany C. Fields into her car just before 1 a.m. May 6 at the Albertson's station at 6616 N. Nevada, then…
A man accused of threatening to kill Spokane police has been arrested by U.S. Marshals. Shawn Michael Buroker, 21, was taken into custody Thursday in Asotin County, Wash. Buroker was sentenced in January to three years probation for conspiracy to commit burglary in Nez Perce…
A man accused of causing a fatal accident on the Spokane River in Coeur d’Alene left jail last week after pleading guilty to boating under the influence. John F. Klinefelter, 45, Hayden, will be on probation for two years and received credit for 112 days…
A teenage boy faces about 10 years in prison for burning a homeless man in a dispute he told police was over stolen beer money. John C. Palmer, 17, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault Thursday in Spokane County Superior Court, more than seven months after…
A man accused of gunning down three people in a rural Eastern Washington town told police he was angry at the men for raping a friend, according to court documents filed today in Grant County Superior Court. J. Guadalupe “Lupe” Martinez-Lopez, 24, is due in…
Liberty Lake police think the blue 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse they say is pictured above may be involved in several burglaries. The burglaries occurred at businesses and one residence in late November and early December. Police think the thieves may be armed because several weapons were…
A Canadian gangster connected to a drug bust that led to a young man’s suicide in the Spokane County Jail will spend 30 years in prison. Clayton Roueche, 34, received the sentence in U.S. District Judge Robert Lansik in Seattle Wednesday for a drug ring…
A Canadian gangster connected to a drug bust that led to a young man's suicide in the Spokane County Jail is to be sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle. Clay Roueche (ROOSH') faces about 30 years in prison for federal drug conspiracy and…
A man who beat a dog outside City Hall last summer will be released next week after about four months in Spokane County Jail. Michael J. Jones, 21, pleaded guilty to first-degree animal cruelty Wednesday in Spokane County Superior Court and received credit for time…
A kidnapping and robbery suspect accused of victimizing a Good Samaritan will soon have his fate decided by a Spokane jury. Jason P. Shepard, 33, is accused of conning a 20-year-old Spokane woman into thinking he needed gas to see his sick baby, then forcing…
Jerry Keller retired last week after 36 years as a Spokane police officer. For 20 of those years, he was a detective in the sexual assault unit.He interviewed hundreds of suspects and hundreds of their young victims. He has come to understand pedophilia as a…
A Spokane County sheriff’s sergeant has been placed on paid leave pending the filing of a misdemeanor assault charge in connection with a domestic violence dispute.David Fray was placed on administrative leave late last month after investigators concluded they had probable cause to arrest him…
A man who recently returned to Spokane from federal prison will be released on probation in a plea deal approved today for a five-year-old home invasion robbery. DeAndre S. Gaither, 30, served about 5 years in prison on a federal cocaine conviction that came about…
A woman who was struck by another driver after she crashed her car and tried crossing Division on foot last month has died. Micheala Larson, 38, died Dec. 3, Spokane police announced today. She was northbound on Division Street on Nov. 20 when she lost…
A year-long graffiti spree in Post Falls has been connected to a 20-year-old man, police said today. Grayson Kalin Shults was booked into Kootenai County Jail on one count of felony malicious injury to property after detectives with the Post Falls Police Department searched his…
Here's a report from Jim Camden: OLYMPIA – A former Newport, Wash., man should not be pardoned for helping kill his former son-in-law, a state board has recommended. The Clemency and Pardons Board recommended unanimously last week that Gov. Chris Gregoire not grant a pardon…
Marijuana advocates won't have a chance of seeing relaxed enforcement of pot laws in Spokane anytime soon. A ballot initiative seeking to make marijuana offenses the "lowest law enforcement priority" has legal issues with its language that supporters wanted to address before presenting it to…
A Spokane man police say has ties to the Rollin 60s Crips gang is on trial this week for an early-morning shooting outside a downtown night club more than a year ago. Anthony D. Singh, 21, has been in jail since July 30, 2008, four…
It was the Spokane teenager's chance to explain himself to the judge before he was sentenced for car theft last summer. It took him a couple of tries. "I don't even know what you just said," Spokane County Superior Court Judge Maryann Moreno told Cody…
A Spokane man will spend 13 years in prison for killing a man in a dispute that began with a beer can tossed from a car window. Allan L. Turnipseed, 52, claimed self-defense in the June 14, 2007 shooting death of Joshua A. Smith, 24…
What a difference a letter makes. Police reports spelled the name of one of the neo-Nazis cited for littering last summer as "Kevin B. McGurre." Turns out, it's "Kevin B. McGuire." I realized this when putting together this story on charges being dropped against the…
A Spokane man badly beaten in an alley late last month died this week and two teenage suspects have been charged with his murder. Police say a print on the face of Kent S. Moses, 60, matched a shoe worn by Nicholas A. Parrish, who…
It was a story like no other. A shoplifter struggling with Wal-Mart employees. A confused man interferes, thinking the girl is in trouble. She gets away; he gets arrested. A month later, the man tracks her down, leading to her arrest. Scott Hughes still hasn't…
A teenage boy accused of pistol whipping and robbing a Spokane Valley cabdriver pleaded not guilty in Spokane County Superior Court Wednesday. Enrico A. White, 16, is charged with first-degree robbery for an alleged pre-dawn gunpoint attack Nov. 26. He and a 15-year-old boy are…
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