In brief: Colorado pair, sought in theft from corpse, arrested at motel

Two people wanted by the FBI for stealing off a corpse they found were arrested at a Spokane Valley motel Friday after a multistate manhunt.

Jerod M. Reeves, 29, and Kimberly M. McCaffery, 35, both of Craig, Colo., were booked into Spokane County Jail about 10:30 p.m. Friday, according to Spokane Valley police.

Each is suspected of tampering with physical evidence, criminal possession of a financial device (credit cards), and first-degree criminal trespassing after stealing from the scene of a father-son murder-suicide last week in their home state, according to the Associated Press.

The FBI notified local authorities Friday the two were in Spokane Valley, and deputies tracked them to the Red Top Motel on East Trent Avenue. Officers surrounded the motel and the two surrendered without incident.

Police say the couple sawed off the dead father’s fingers to steal the pistol he was holding after they stumbled across the bodies, but the stolen pistol was not located in their room. Both face extradition to Colorado.

Chelsea Bannach

Roundup of burglary suspects continues with arrest at hotel

A man wanted in connection with a burglary ring spanning Kootenai County and Spokane was arrested about midnight Friday.

Joseph A. Lynch was located at the Days Inn hotel on Third Avenue in Spokane and arrested without incident after a coordinated effort between the North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force and the Spokane Police Department, according to a Coeur d’Alene Police Department news release.

Susan N. Burke, alias Susan Church, and Jesse A. Williamson are still wanted for burglary and grand theft in connection with the rash of daytime home-invasion burglaries in Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Hayden, Sandpoint and Spokane over the last several months.

Four others are already in custody for various theft-related charges.

Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest has offered a reward for information on their whereabouts. Tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

Chelsea Bannach