3 arrested in Kooteni Co. murder

Spokane police have arrested and charged three people with first-degree murder in relation to the death of a man whose body was found recently in Kootenai County.

Courts documents identify the murder victim as Mark Broadwater, 32, who was reported missing in April 2013.

Arrested were: Jeffery B. Sankey, 47, Judy L. Diamond, 40, and Peter E. O’Brien, 44. All three have been booked into Spokane County Jail.

Broadwater’s body was found near Fernan Lake earlier this month. His family has been notified. More here.