Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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COLFAX — A 17-year-old boy was arrested July 23 for vehicle prowl. According to the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office log, the reporting party found the juvenile breaking into his vehicle and held him at bay until deputies arrived. The Sheriff’s Office was covering Colfax night shifts due to staff shortage. The juvenile, whose name has yet to be released, was taken into custody and transported to Martin Hall juvenile detention center, records show. He has been charged with two counts of vehicle prowl, third-degree theft, second-degree theft...
PULLMAN—Two cases were filed against the same man in Whitman County Superior Court July 29. The first is for a charge of stalking/protection order violation. The second lists seven charges including three counts of burglary, three counts of violation of a court order and theft in the third degree. Charges stem from alleged multiple entrances in his ex-girlfriend’s apartment whom had a restraining order against him in Benton County....
COLFAX—A Superior Court jury found Dillon Armstrong, 20, guilty of possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, with intent to deliver July 28. Armstrong was arrested in Sept. 2019 after deputies found one-quarter pound of methamphetamine in the vehicle he was driving. Armstrong was stopped Sept. 11, 2019, for a traffic violation while driving a car on Stadium Way in Pullman....
ROSALIA—A Rosalia man has been charged with rape of a child and three counts of child molestation in Whitman County Superior Court. Charges were filed July 29 against Ryan O’Neill, 36. According to the court documents, the charge of rape of a child and one count child molestation involved a 13-year-old female. The other two child molestation charges involved a female under the age of 16. Incidents occurred in March and May of this year. An arrest warrant was issued for O’Neill July 29. Bond amount of $100,000 was requested by the state...
Law enforcement officers from the Whitman County Sheriff's Office, Pullman Police Department and Washington State University Police Department responded to the report of an abduction and stabbing near the intersection of Whelan and Kitzmiller roads at approximately 2:20 a.m. Saturday morning. Upon arrival officers located and provided aid to an injured female who appeared to have been stabbed numerous times. The suspect, who was still in the area when officers arrived, was immediately...
TEKOA – The Whitman County Sheriff's Office has credited the assistance of landowners and citizens in bringing a quick resolution to a recent alleged crime. Sunday evening Whitman County Deputies received a report of a stolen side-by-side Utility Type Vehicle (UTV) near Tekoa. Deputies responded to the area of the UTV’s last known location and observed tire tracks headed in the direction of Tekoa Mountain, north of town. With assistance from local landowners and the use of private off road vehicles, deputies began to follow the tracks into adj...
PULLMAN – A Pullman man was arrested after Pullman Police responded July 16 to a report of an assault. According to the arrest report, Pullman Police contacted a man who claimed he had been assaulted with a golf club wielded by Justin Jorgens. Allegedly, Jorgens had told the man to be quiet and then struck him several times with a metal driver when he continued his conversation. When interviewed by police, Jorgens claimed the man hit him first, but he did not want to press charges, states the report. Jorgens was arrested and booked for s...
COLFAX – Renee Robertson, 60, Amboy, Wash., was booked into Whitman County jail July 18 on charges of DUI and possession of methamphetamine. According to the arrest report, Whitman County Sheriff's Sergeant Michael Jordan pulled over Robertson's vehicle after he observed her swerving and driving 20 miles below the speed limit. After conducting field sobriety tests, Sgt. Jordan arrested her for driving under the influence. According to the report, Robertson admitted she had methamphetamine in the vehicle. After being granted a warrant, Sgt. J...
COLFAX – Ashley Justice, 30, Desmet, Idaho, was booked July 15 on a bench warrant issued for failure to appear to a show cause hearing June 5. Justice has been charged with possession of heroin after a Jan. 27 traffic stop resulted in the alleged discovery of heroin. According to the arrest report, Justice told the arresting officer she was going to Spokane to buy more heroin. Justice was booked after being arrested by Kootenai County. She was initially held on bail of $10,000 surety and was released on her own recognizance with preliminary h...
PULLMAN – Jason Arnold, 37, was booked July 14 for robbery, vehicle prowl and driving with a suspended license after Pullman Police responded to a report of a verbal domestic dispute. According to the police report, Arnold's wife had been inside a minivan in a car port when Arnold proceeded to "jump" in her open passenger front window, grabbing things in the vehicle. He then allegedly pulled her purse from her hand, removed a key for another vehicle and threw the purse away. The second vehicle was owned and registered to the wife. Arnold d...
ST JOHN – Joshua Coniber, 40, St. John, pleaded guilty Friday to assault of a child in the third degree and assault fourth degree. Coniber was booked into jail here April 23, 2019, on probable charges of unlawful imprisonment and rape of a child after being interviewed at the sheriff's office about the allegations. He was charged April 26, 2019, with child rape and five counts of child molestation. Charges against Coniber were filed after investigation of a report relayed to officers from a school counselor. The charges involved a girl in t...
ROSALIA – A Moscow man was booked into the Whitman County Jail after allegedly taking a pickup truck and motorcycle before seeking warmth in the women's restroom at the Horn School Rest Area south of Rosalia. WSP Trooper Jim Retzer responded July 7 at approximately 5:30 a.m. to a report of a person sleeping in a bathroom stall. According to the police report, upon arrival at the rest area, he noticed an orange motocross style motorcycle leaned against the large rock in the parking area. He first checked the men's, then the women's bathrooms a...
PULLMAN – A Lewiston man is facing five charges after allegedly breaking into vehicles at Pullman Building Supply earlier this year and taking items including tools, electronics and credit cards. According to the affidavit of probably cause, police responded Feb. 3 to a report several work trucks at Pullman Building Supply had been rummaged through over the weekend. Security footage showed the license plate of a car in the area at the time of the thefts. The license plate returned registered to Eric Kimsey of Lewiston. Pullman Police i...
PULLMAN – A man arrested in Pullman after allegedly attacking an officer who was giving him a ticket for littering has pled guilty to assault. Brad Rost, 26, Lewiston, was booked unto Whitman County Jail June 7. According to the police report, Pullman Officer Breauna Banks saw Rost throw a fountain drink at a moving car on Grand Ave. Officer Banks turned around in her police car and saw Rost throw a fast food bag and wrapper into the street. Officer Banks contacted Rost and told him to pick up his trash or he would be ticketed for littering. A...
STEPTOE – A man who hit speeds of 150 miles per hour on a motorcycle and allegedly admitting to drug use entered a guilty plea for eluding. Zannan Cameron, 24, was booked into Whitman County Jail May 9. According to the arrest report, Deputy Tim Cox of the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office observed a motorcycle traveling southbound on SR 195 near mile post 52 at speeds approaching 100 mph. Deputy Cox pursued the motorcyclist southbound at speeds in excess of 100 mph while the motorcycle continued to pull further away. After chasing the biker for...
