On August 9, 2012, a jury reached a verdict in the trial of Ms. Danielle Brewster of Springdale. She had been charged with Unlawful Hunting of Big Game in the 1st Degree (felony) and Waste of Fish and Wildlife in the First Degree, as a result of her involvement in the illegal killing of a […]

About three months ago, one of my deputies and I were asked about a problem that exists over the use of some land. It is not unusual for the office to consider land issues, but it is usually in the context of easements and boundary disputes between neighbors. Most of these are civil disputes and […]

This past week, Matthew Thomas Richmond of Loon Lake pleaded guilty to Assault in the Second Degree with a Firearm Enhancement. The charge arose out of a road rage incident between two young men on March 23, 2012. It ended when Mr. Richmond shot and severely wounded the other driver, Mr. Josh Pickens. The incident […]

About two months ago, Christopher G. Nichols, age 28, was convicted by a jury of multiple counts of Unlawful Possession of a Firearms, Theft of Firearms, Burglary, Theft of Motor Vehicle and Trafficking in Stolen Property. The charges arose out of the burglary of a Colville area home in June of 2011. During that theft […]