Documents filed with the court show that on May 25 and 26, 2011, the Stevens County Sheriffs Office investigated an Animal Cruelty complaint involving horses that were on property owned by John Herbert Friedlund.  A local veterinarian was called and confirmed that the horses were in poor condition. The horses were removed for treatment and […]

Last Friday, I finished a task I have been working on for several days.  I have been reading the material with was developed in the investigation that was conducted as a result of the officer involved shooting in our county on March 5, 2011.  There are about 300 pages of material, including transcribed witness statements, […]

On Friday afternoon, June 10, a Superior court jury returned a verdict of guilty on three felony counts against Cynthia Hetherington.  The charges were Theft in the Second Degree and two counts of Trafficking in Stolen Property. The evidence presented to the jury was that in December of 2010, Larry Richmond of Chewelah discovered that […]

There were some changes to the medical marijuana law this year.  The Governor vetoed some of the bill which the legislature passed because it was in conflict with federal law and would place some state workers at risk of federal prosecution.  Here are some parts of the legislation that were signed into law. Section 301 […]

I recently watched a hearing before the Supreme Court on TVW.  The issue was whether Cecil Davis’ conviction for Aggravated Murder and sentence of death should be overturned a second time.  I then searched the web for information on persons in Washington who had been convicted of Aggravated Murder and been given a death sentence. […]

On Tuesday, May 10, 2011, the sentencing of James Swinney on a charge of Homicide by Controlled Substances was finally concluded. The charge arose out of a tragic situation in March of 2010, when Mr. Swinney obtained some methamphetamine and shared it with Tamara Anderson.  As a result of the increase in blood pressure caused by […]

Beware!  There are people who are willing to lie, cheat and say anything so that others will believe and do something they want.   Most of these people will promise something to get something.   Members of the public should be cautious of any promise by someone who contacts them by e-mail, telephone, or even door to […]

RUPERT SALMON pleaded guilty on Friday April 1, 2011 to Theft in the First Degree with Aggravating Circumstances (the amount of money involved was greater than typical for this offense).  The charges arose out of the fact that in the summer of 2009, Mr. Salmon accepted money from a woman who wanted him to hold it […]

Law Enforcement agencies are called when people need help with a situation or want to report something that happened. Officers are trained to take whatever actions the circumstances warrant. They take information, collect evidence, may make arrests and then make reports of what the people say happened and what they observe.  Their involvement starts the legal […]

On Wednesday of last week, the United States Attorney’s office in Spokane issued a statement regarding the marijuana stores that have opened in eastern Washington.  The release noted that more than 40 of these stores have opened in Spokane County.  This is more than any other single county in Washington.  The statement made it very […]