In brief: Teen suspect’s bail revoked
A 19-year-old Suncrest man charged with trying to hire a hit man last October to beat his pregnant ex-girlfriend and kill their then-unborn child had his bail revoked this week.
Charles David Young landed back in jail after he allegedly tried to elude a sheriff’s deputy he nearly hit while driving recklessly March 23.
Young, of 16028 Suncrest Drive, is to be formally charged in that incident on Monday, according to John Troberg, Stevens County’s chief deputy prosecutor.
Superior Court Judge Al Nielson ordered Young returned to jail earlier this week after finding Young had violated conditions of his release on $100,000 bail in December. One of Young’s aunts, Loretta E. Hall, of Deer Park, had put up $100,000 in cash for his release.
Young is charged with soliciting first-degree assault under aggravated circumstances and soliciting first-degree manslaughter. Court records allege he paid an undercover detective $1,620 on Oct. 11 to beat his ex-girlfriend hard enough to kill the fetus to which she later gave birth.
New court documents say sheriff’s Deputy Gregory Gowin was driving east on state Route 291 at Suncrest when Young passed a westbound car in a no-passing zone about 5 p.m. when traffic was “very heavy.” Gowin reported he had to brake hard and pull onto the shoulder to avoid a head-on collision with Young’s Honda Prelude.
Gowin said he turned around and gave chase but quickly broke off the pursuit when Young turned onto Moriah Drive, where Gowin had just seen “a multitude” of children playing.
Another motorist showed Gowin where Young had gone, the deputy stated. He said he found the Honda abandoned at a construction site, and another deputy caught Young with help from witnesses who saw him running through the woods.
Gowin said he found Young’s passenger, his 17-year-old sister, hiding near the abandoned car.
– John Craig
Bellingham
Small earthquake does no damage
A small earthquake was recorded Friday about five miles south of Bellingham, University of Washington seismologists said.
No damage was reported from the magnitude 3.0 quake, which jolted the area at about 1 p.m.
The quake was 4.7 miles deep, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 can cause slight damage in the local area; 4 can cause moderate damage; 5 considerable damage; 6 severe damage. A magnitude 7 quake is a “major” earthquake, capable of widespread, heavy damage; 8 and above are “great” quakes, capable of tremendous damage.
– Associated Press