WSU student pleads not guilty

COLFAX — A Washington State University student facing multiple felony charges of allegedly raping a female student last fall pled not guilty to all three charges in Superior Court on Friday, Aug. 9.

Jayce A. Carnahan, 21, made his first appearance in Superior Court after failing to appear in-person on Aug. 2, instead making an appearance on Zoom.

Libey listed Carnahan’s charges of Assault in the Second Degree and two counts of Rape in the Third Degree, to which Carnahan pled not guilty.

Prosecuting Attorney Tessa Scholl put on the record that the Assault in the Second Degree charge was with se...