Fourteen years ago, a fugitive apprehension organization touted a suspect's 36 convictions in 10 years when asking for tips on his location. This week, it focused on his impressive number of mug shots: 21. Frank Anthony Orden, 42, is wanted for possession of a controlled…
A Spokane gang member accused of shooting to death a rival outside a party in January was arrested today in Compton, Calif., police announced tonight. Edward L. "TD" Thomas, 25, wanted since June for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, was captured by the fugitive…
A man accused of stabbing another man in downtown Spokane claimed self defense and said the victim made him "go crazy," according to court documents prepared by police.Eugene A. Young, 36, told police he had "mental health issues" after he was arrested about 7:10 p.m.…
UPDATE: Spokane County sheriff's Sgt. Dave Reagan announced Monday that Eillison is actually in prison. Thanks, Dave.A convicted child rapist with a history of not checking in with authorities is wanted by police for failing to register as a sex offender. Robert R. Ellison, 28,…
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — In a state where executions are uncommon, Cal Coburn Brown's lethal injection on Friday will be the first time since 2001 that Washington has carried out its capital punishment. Barring a last-minute stay of execution from the state or U.S. Supreme…
Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is frustrated and caught off-guard by the public reaction to the decision to allow Deputy Brian Hirzel to leave for vacation just hours after he shot and killed a Spokane Valley pastor late last month. Knezovich acknowledges that everything with…
Spokane County prosecutors will not pursue the dozens of attempted murder charges filed against four men arrested after shots were fired at Hoopfest. Deputy Prosecutor Steve Garvin said in court documents filed this week that he will instead seek assault charges against the men, whose…
A convicted child molester already on probation for failing to register as a sex offender is wanted by police for failing to register again. Joshua J. Wilson, 18, was convicted of second-degree child molestation in 2006.He pleaded guilty to failure to register as a sex…
In a 16-page affidavit prosecutors suggested may have originated with her jailed husband, alleged murder plot target Cyndi Steele rails against a plea deal arranged with FBI informant Larry Fairfax and accuses the U.S. Attorney's Office of violating her rights as a victim. The document,…
Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Hirzel said he ordered Pastor Wayne Scott Creach to drop his gun multiple times, struck the 74-year-old man in the leg with a police baton and fired only after the property owner began to draw the gun out of his…
A plea hearing for the hit-man-turned-informant in an alleged North Idaho murder plot was postponed Tuesday because the suspect was reluctant to acknowledge that the pipe bomb he’s accused of placing under the would-be victim’s car could have exploded. The move to delay the approval…
A rash of vandalism in Spokane has involved people wielding BB and pellet guns, and police say they’re taking the problem seriously. From about Aug. 18 through the end of the month, the Spokane Police Department saw a surge in cases of malicious mischief –…
A Spokane gang member set to plead guilty today to several felonies changed his mind at the last minute and is now set for trial. Cedric E. "Dirty" Burton (right), accused of helping a murder suspect avoid arrest, told Judge Tari Eitzen that he was…
An $18,000 piece of jewelry worn during the filming of a rap music video led to a robbery and assault that included theft of the victim’s pants, according to court documents filed Friday. Spokane police gang unit members as well as police and sheriff’s SWAT…
The Stevens County Sheriff's Office is warning of a sex offender who is considered likely to reoffend and lives in Colville. Daniel I. Buchmann, 38, is not wanted by authorities, but he is on probation for a 2001 conviction for fist-degree rape and first-degree kidnapping…
Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Hirzel told investigators Friday that he saw Pastor Wayne Scott Creach approaching his unmarked patrol car from a distance of about 30 feet with a gun in his hand before they had a verbal confrontation. Hirzel said in a videotaped…
A judge today ordered a white supremacist and convicted felon charged with unlawfully possessing two assault rifles and a handgun to stay in custody pending trial. Wayde Lynn Kurt, 52, also is suspected of using counterfeit identification cards to obtain a post office box and…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Attorneys for a death row inmate who is scheduled to be executed this month have filed a request for an emergency stay with the Washington state Supreme Court. Cal Coburn Brown argues that his death sentence should be reversed because information…
A Spokane man convicted of car theft last week is back in jail after police say he led them on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle. Tyrar H. Munter, 23, (left, in 2007) remains in Spokane County Jail on a $10,000 bond and a…
A three-month investigation into heroin dealing has led to the arrest of a 63-year-old man in Shoshone County. Michael Clyde Ward, who lives on Burke Road, was arrested on Wednesday when the North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force served a search warrant at Ward’s address,…
A Spokane man with no previous criminal record was ordered Thursday to serve 5 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. Richard L. Parham, 58, had nearly 600 explicit videos on his computers when investigators raided his home in July 2008. A Washington State…
Murder charges against Brian L. Moore, boyfriend of convicted killer Shellye Stark, were filed Aug. 26 - exactly one year after he was indicated on U.S. District Court in the Central District of California on two federal weapons charges. Moore was sentenced Monday to 21…
A Sagle man who investigators say was hired by Edgar Steele to kill Steele’s wife and mother-in-law is expected to plead guilty to federal weapons charges next week. Larry A. Fairfax, 49, faces a maximum 10 years in prison but federal sentencing guidelines show he…
The interview that should finally explain why a deputy shot and killed a Spokane Valley pastor will come Friday morning – after the deputy returns from a week-long vacation approved by Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich. Deputy Brian Hirzel left town the day after an…
A Plummer, Idaho, man who sexually abused a child then failed to register as a sex offender was sentenced this week to just over two years in federal prison. Jeremy Bohlman, 31, was required to live at the Port of Hope drug treatment facility in…
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