On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, Shaun Clinton Brundage, 31, of Moses Lake was convicted by a District Court jury of Unlawful Hunting of Big Game in the Second Degree. Mr. Brundage traveled to Stevens County to hunt whitetail deer during the late modern firearm season, which in 2011, ran from November 9th through November 15th. […]

Serious charges against three persons were resolved by guilty pleas in Superior Court last week. Mr. David M. Ordway, 19, pleaded guilty as charged to First Degree Assault on a Child. He assaulted his 40 day old baby by shaking the child violently in a moment of temper and frustration. The child was profoundly injured […]

The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Sean J Bergstrasser, 21, in a room at Benny’s Motel in Colville was completed and delivered to my office about two weeks ago. Mr. Bergstrasser was shot by officer Dan Spring of the Colville Police Department during his investigation into the theft of a firearm from […]

Last week the Court of Appeals confirmed the felony conviction of Michael Hazelmyer of Springdale. He was convicted in 2010 of one felony count of Harassment (Threats to kill) in a trial before Judge Nielson. The Court of Appeals also dismissed a Personal Restraint Petition which Hazelmyer had filed which had been consolidated with the […]

This letter has been sent to our State Representatives by me and many Prosecutors across the state. I am not the original author of the letter and have edited it slightly for this publication, but it represents my opinion on this issue. I join the rest of Washington’s Prosecuting Attorneys in strong opposition to the […]

This past week saw progress on several cases that have been stalled for various reasons for some months. One is the case against Mr. David M. Ordway. He was awaiting an evaluation of competency to stand trial from Eastern State Hospital. The reports were received a short time ago in which the doctors at Eastern […]