Woman faces fund-raiser theft charge

Spokane County deputies arrested a woman Tuesday morning, suspected of stealing about $14,000 from a fund raising effort to raise money for the families of two victims killed in a boat crash on Lake Coeur d’Alene this summer.

Two of the three victims, Justin Honken and Justin Luhr, were involved in the local rodeo community and several of their friends wanted to help with their struggling families expenses after the accident.

According to SCSO, two community members had access to the fund’s bank account, including suspect Katie Rafter, 36. Detectives said they raised about $30,000 during the event, and Rafter is suspected of taking $14,000 from that account/ KREM 2 . More here .