On Tuesday of last week there were sentencing hearings on two defendants. The two were Eric Harris and Joshua Edwards. Eric Harris was sentenced for the Second-degree murder of his brother in June of 2013. Mr. Edwards was sentenced as a result of convictions in two separate back-to-back jury trials that arose out of a […]

The Washington Department of Corrections, in its never ending battle to reduce the cost of housing people in Washington prisons has dreamed up another approach: don’t send folks to prison at all! This involves SB 6327, which has passed out of the Senate Human Services and Corrections committee. This misguided bill removes the restriction on […]

Last week at the conclusion of a jury trial, Joshua John Edwards was convicted of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Making a False Statement to an Officer and Possession of a Dangerous Weapon. The charges arose out of a traffic infraction stop by a Colville City Police officer last December. The problem arose when Mr. […]

Last Tuesday, a sentencing hearing was held on David Manlove. He was convicted the previous week by a jury of several counts related to the destruction and damage he caused in the course of a burglary of a remote residence in the northern portion of the county. Judge Nielson presided over the hearing. Lech Radzimski […]