In the early evening of June 24, Stevens County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Eric Harris, age 47, of Colville, for the murder of his brother, Larch Harris, who died as a result of a gunshot wound to his torso on Sunday morning. Documents filed with Stevens County Superior Court set out the facts and circumstances that […]

Last week, Lech Radzimski, Ken Tyndal and I attended the Washington State Prosecutors Association meetings and training in Chelan. I attended the membership meeting, which all prosecuting attorneys in the state attend, and then joined the deputies for training sessions on various topics. We were briefed on some of the legislation that comes into effect […]

The United States Supreme Court last week announced a decision that has been called one of the most important cases that the court has decided in the last fifty years. It expands the law regarding arrest to include the taking of DNA as part of the identification process of arrested persons. It has been a […]

In the present special session, both houses in the Legislature have bills before them that are focused on strengthening DUI laws. The competing bills in each house have these essential elements in common: • Felony DUI: Current law requires it to be the 5th DUI in 10 years. Each bill would change that to the […]