Washington has been releasing an increasing number of "sexually violent predators" from its treatment facility on McNeil Island, with little oversight. A Seattle Times investigation found that 1 in 4 people set free have been arrested for new crimes; 1 in 7 reoffended in a serious or violent manner.
Any adult who commits a felony sex offense or most misdemeanor crimes is required to register as a sex offender. A person may be required to register for 10 years, 15 years or for life, depending on the type of offense.
A 30-year-old Coeur d’Alene man faces felony assault charges after police say he shined a laser at a Kootenai County Regional Air Support helicopter, interfering with the aircraft’s patrol Friday night.
Federal and local police arrested a man wanted on suspicion of attempted murder after he skipped his trial for two other domestic violence incidents two years ago.
The 21-year-old fiancée of a Pullman man accused of international parental kidnapping was also federally indicted, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.
Nearly a dozen people gathered in the Spokane County courthouse Thursday to watch a judge sentence 32-year-old Taylor Rogers to 38 years in prison for the 2022 murder of Jimmie Bailey.
A 37-year-old man shot his brother last week outside a Spokane gas station because the brother allegedly stole $90,000, according to a witness account in court documents.
