Mon., Aug. 30, 2010
Two cousins charged in a gang-related mucrder are headed to prison on unrelated convictions. Cedric E. "Dirty" Burton, 23, was sentenced to 63 months in prison on Friday for second-degree assault. Eric "Smalls" Burton, Jr., 25, also was sentenced recently to 20 months in prison...
Fri., Aug. 6, 2010
The last of four men charged with attempted murder for a shooting at Hoopfest has been transported to the Spokane County Jail. Marquis D. Johnson, 21, (right) appeared in Superior Court today on two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, 10 counts of attempted...
Thu., July 15, 2010
One man was targeted by gunfire twice in 5 weeks. Another already faces an attempted murder charge for a June shooting. And several others are alleged to have sold large quantities of crack cocaine and methamphetamine throughout Spokane. Those men were among 19 suspects arrested...
Thu., July 8, 2010
A teenager arrested in connection with a shooting at Hoopfest last month was prohibited from leaving his home unless he was at school or with his parents. That allegation from prosecutors gave Adam Doe, 19, his third felony charge related to the June 26 shooting...
Thu., July 8, 2010
Two men pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges related to a fatal gang-related shooting in January. James C. Henderson, 33, is charged with first-degree rendering criminal assistance and conspiracy to commit second-degree assault, though his public defender, John Stine, said the case is "pretty thin."...
Wed., June 30, 2010
A teenager arrested in connection with a shooting at Hoopfest on Saturday will need to pay an additional $50,000 bond to get out of jail, and if he does get out, he'll be on home detention. Prosecutors requested the additional bond for Adam Doe for...
Wed., June 30, 2010
When a judge ruled that a 19-year-old man arrested after a shooting at Hoopfest Saturday deserved a substantial bond, she noted that his mother has said he isn't welcome at home. "She stated she does not want the defendant to stay with her if he...
Tue., June 29, 2010
An off-duty Spokane police detective witnessed the Hoopfest shooting Saturday and helped investigators identify the suspects. Suspected gunman Miguel C. Garcia, 19, is to appear in Spokane County District Court today on assault charges. He remains in jail with 19-year-old Adam Doe, who’s accused of...
Mon., June 28, 2010
A man charged in connection with a fatal shooting in January was arrested on Sunday. Christopher J. "Baby Boy" Route, 24, (left) is in jail on a probation hold and a felony charge of first-degree rendering criminal assistance after being booked into jail about noon....
Mon., June 28, 2010
UPDATE: Court appearances were moved to Tuesday in District Court. A suspect arrested in shooting at Hoopfest on Saturday already is charged in a gang-related stabbing outside a downtown Spokane night club last fall. Adam Doe, 19, is due in Superior Court this afternoon on...
Mon., June 21, 2010
A Spokane man accused of lying to police his knowledge of a fatal shooting in January faces at least 20 months in prison for a crack cocaine conviction when he's sentenced later this summer. Eric "Smalls" Burton, Jr., recently pleaded guilty to one count of...
Fri., June 11, 2010
A two-day gang sweep in Grant County that authorities said arrested violent criminals targeted mostly illegal immigrants and felons wanted for probation violations. Law enforcement seized Ecstasy, methamphetamine and marijuana and suspected stolen property, including guns, and arrested 32 people, 11 of whom had previously...
Tue., June 8, 2010
Here's one to cross off your list of upcoming spectacles: the Timothy "Stoney Boy" Lucious attempted-murder trial. Lucious, who faces life in prison under the three-strikes law, recently backed out on a plan to act as his own attorney after representing himself for about two...
Mon., June 7, 2010
Although a shooting in northeast Spokane on Thursday likely wasn’t gang-related, the Los Angeles man accused in the incident was arrested earlier this year in a crack cocaine investigation targeting several gangs.Members of one of the gangs, the Atlantic Drive Compton Crips, were allegedly involved...
Fri., June 4, 2010
Seven people have been charged in connection to a Jan. 17 gang-related slaying in Hillyard. Edward L. "TD" Thomas (right) is wanted on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder after police say he shot John S. Williams in the face with a Ruger...
Thu., May 27, 2010
A man accused of stabbing another man in what police believe may have been retaliation for an earlier fight is wanted by Crime Stoppers. The organization is offering a reward for tips that help arrest Jacob M. Maravilla, 20. Maravilla (right) is wanted on several...
Thu., May 27, 2010
A man named in an ongoing homicide investigation is wanted on an escape from community custody charge. Edward L. "TD" Thomas, 24, hasn't been located by his Department of Corrections supervisor since on or about Jan. 19, according to Superior Court documents filed last month....
Wed., May 26, 2010
A man wanted by Crime Stoppers since December was released from jail on his own recognizance after a judge said notification of his arraignment had been mailed to California instead of his Spokane address. Charles Willy Jackson, 24, is accused of shooting out the back...
Fri., May 21, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury has acquitted a man of killing Atlanta rapper Dolla during a shooting at an upscale Los Angeles mall. Jurors on Friday rejected prosecutors' contentions that the killing of Dolla, whose real name was Roderick Anthony Burton II (left), was...
Fri., May 21, 2010
A Spokane man accused of trying to run two men over with his car last fall left the state to attend his cousin's funeral in the Long Beach/ Compton area of California. But Cedric E. Burton, 23, wasn't allowed to leave the county, and he...
Thu., May 20, 2010
A Spokane gangster facing life in prison for a shooting last summer is now representing himself. Timothy L. "Stoney Boy" Lucious, 39, (right) will act as his own lawyer at his trial, which is set to begin June 24. Lucious is charged with six counts...
Mon., May 17, 2010
The sister of a Spokane man sentenced to 15 years in prison for a gang-related shooting is accused of lying while under oath last fall.Jasmine N. Singh, 26, pleaded not guilty Monday to one count of first-degree perjury in connection with testimony at an evidence...
Mon., May 17, 2010
A 29-year-old man with an extensive criminal history but only brief stays in prison is back in jail after an arrest Friday by the local gang task force. Joseph A. Bercier, a self-proclaimed member of the Sureno gang, was wanted on a fourth-degree assault charge...
Thu., May 6, 2010
A witness in criminal cases against two reputed Spokane gangsters hasn't been staying in contact with court officials, and Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that help arrest her. Summer R. Abrahamson, 32, is to testify in the upcoming attempted-murder trial of Timothy...
Mon., May 3, 2010
A Spokane gang member accused of trying to kill two people by running them over with his car last fall is wanted by police after an alleged domestic dispute. Police say Cedric E. Burton, 23, assaulted his girlfriend on April 13 and threatened to take...
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