Malden: Missing teen believed dead, three arrested

Donavan Stapert, the 17-year-old Malden teenager who was reported missing March 8, is now believed to be dead and three people have been arrested to date on probable charges. Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers said deputies now believe the youth died at a Malden residence and his body was later moved from the residence.

The sheriff’s office March 8 issued a missing person report on Stapert. At that time deputies gave a description of what Stapert was wearing. Deputies said they believed he could have been going to Spokane or Grants Pass, Ore.

Undersheriff Ron Rockness Tuesday morning said depu...