Grant County Sheriff's Office officers had a busy weekend. In addition to working the department's booth at the Grant County Fair, sheriff's deputies helped prevent was may have become a mass shooting at the Gorge Amphitheater, increased security presence at the fair after a disturbance led to the arrest of a 15-year-old male for carrying a firearm and managed traffic while firefighters battled two Thursday-night blazes in Soap Lake.
August 21, 2022
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GCSO busy with gun-related incidents at entertainment venues
GRANT COUNTY - The Grant County Sheriff’s Office released two press releases Saturday detailing two situations that involved guns at two popular locations in Grant County this week; the Gorge and the Grant County Fair. GCSO highlighted the diligence of citizens for their part in preventing a possible tragedy. The first release from GCSO said Grant County deputies believed they intercepted a possible mass shooting at the Gorge Amphitheater Friday night. “(The Public is) the extra eyes and ears out at the concert,” said GCSPublic Information Officer Kyle Foreman. “We're grateful that they could bring those things to our attention.” The release said that 30-year-old Ephrata resident Jonathan R. Moody was seen inhaling an unknown substance or gas from a balloon and then loading two 9mm pistols from the trunk of his car. Moody concealed one pistol in the rear of his waistband and the other in an outside-the-waistband holster. He was also seen approaching concertgoers, asking what time the concert ended and where people would be exiting the venue. Citizens and security notified GCSO of their observations and concern around 9 p.m...