Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
GCSO asks for community assistance on 1992 cold case
MATTAWA — Grant County Major Crimes detectives are renewing efforts to identify a young child whose remains were d…
Sex offender sentenced for meth possession
MOSES LAKE — A convicted sex offender was sentenced for methamphetamine possession after the drug was found at his Moses Lake residence during the execution of…
Warden man suspected of child porn released
SPOKANE — A former Warden City Council member and part-time substitute teacher who is facing federal child pornography charges was released in early October, a…
Cardenas sentenced to over 35 years for 2017 murder
QUINCY — On Feb. 25, 2017 Jahantha Barnett’s life was changed forever. On that fateful day Barnett experienced something no parent should ever have to face: th…
Man sentenced in northern Grant County assault
ELECTRIC CITY — A man who forced his ex-wife into his vehicle after punching her in the stomach was sentenced to serve a total of 45 days in jail.
Appeals court upholds Ephrata man's convictions
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man who was arrested in 2015 days after he was released from a previous prison stint had his residential burglary, assault and malicious m…
Moses Lake man accused of child molestation
Man sentenced for cutting phone lines, stealing cameras
QUINCY — A Quincy man who cut phone lines and stole surveillance cameras from a Habitat for Humanity building in Quincy was sentenced to serve three months in jail.
Plea deal reached in assault on MLPD officer
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake woman who assaulted a police officer during a response to a domestic violence report in May has received a suspended sentence as part of a plea deal.
Tapia Rodriguez trial tentatively set for Oct. 31
EPHRATA — A tentative trial date of Oct. 31 has been set for a Quincy man accused of the December 2016 murder of a Quincy woman.
Mattawa man arrested after standoff
MATTAWA — A Mattawa man was arrested after surrendering to law enforcement officers during a standoff Saturday evening, then transported to Confluence Health-Central Washington Hospital after a possible opioid over…
Assault charge for man who allegedly fired shots in trailer park
MOSES LAKE — A man who is a convicted felon in El Salvador is facing a serious assault charge in connection with a Friday night non-injury shooting in Moses Lake.
Guilty pleas entered in murder of Quincy teenager
QUINCY — A Quincy man who was 17 when he shot and killed a 17-year-old boy has entered guilty pleas to premeditated murder and attempted assault.
Shooter in gas station assault strikes plea deal
SOAP LAKE — A Soap Lake man who fired shots at a man after he was hit in the head with a miniature baseball bat was sentenced for reckless endangerment after h…
Convicted felon arrested for assaulting MLPD officer
MOSES LAKE — A man was arrested in Moses Lake over the weekend after he allegedly assaulted a cop, after which police found methamphetamine and a pipe in his belongings.
Ephrata man gets 15 months for rape
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man will be spending over a year behind prison bars for raping a woman in Ephrata in May.