In brief: Victim of stabbing in stable condition
A 27-year-old man stabbed Saturday at a West Plains motel was in stable condition at an area hospital.
A suspect in the stabbing has not been identified, said Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Dave Reagan.
“It will probably take detectives on Monday to sort out the details,” he said.
Sheriff’s deputies were called to The Ranch Motel, 1609 S. Lewis Road, about 4:15 p.m. on a reported stabbing. The victim had a wound in his upper left chest, Reagan said. The injury appeared life-threatening at first.
The victim was evasive with deputies about what happened, but they think that’s because he has an outstanding felony warrant for possession of a controlled substance, Reagan said. What the victim did tell deputies was that he went to the motel to borrow a phone to call for a ride home.
When the driver – a woman – arrived, the two argued about where his dog would ride.
Hillyard standoff ends peacefully
A standoff involving two men suspected of robbing a Hillyard spa and assaulting the owner ended peacefully Saturday morning.
But no arrests have been made because the victims were unable to identify the men, said Spokane police spokesman Cpl. Jon Strickland.
The suspects reportedly entered the Starlite Spa on North Market Street about 10:20 a.m. and “demanded girls,” said Strickland. The two men appeared intoxicated, authorities said. Witnesses told police one of the men had a gun.
After assaulting the owner of the spa, the two men fled on foot and entered a home at 3010 E. Fairview, about a block away. Witnesses reported hearing a woman scream as the men entered the house.
About 11:40 a.m., the home’s owner went in and forced the alleged suspects outside, ending the standoff. Six people emerged from the home, Strickland said. Two other individuals had also left the house willingly during the standoff.
Police continue to investigate, Strickland said.
Bonners Ferry
Boy riding in pickup dies after crash
A 12-year-old Bonners Ferry boy died following a crash Saturday afternoon on U.S. Highway 95 in Idaho when he was ejected from the pickup truck he was riding in.
Larry Dugger was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to Idaho State Police.
The driver, 19-year-old Cameron L. Corcoran, also of Bonners Ferry, was taken to Boundary Community Hospital, but his condition was unavailable, authorities said.
Corcoran was driving south on Highway 95 shortly after 1 p.m. when his 1985 Chevy pickup went off the right side of roadway at milepost 514.2 near Bonners Ferry, police said.
When he tried to get back on the highway, he overcorrected and went off the left side of the roadway, the state police said.
“The vehicle went airborne and landed on its right side at the base of a tree then rolled back onto its wheels striking a second tree,” according to an ISP release.
The investigation into the crash continues, police said.
Compiled from staff reports