The Washington Supreme Court on October 15 ruled that a restriction barring a man convicted of child molestation in Kitsap County from possessing or accessing “sexually exploitive materials” was unconstitutionally vague. The 6–3 decision concerns one condition of Jeremiah J. Jeffries-Porter’s supervision after prison. It does not

Johnny Steven Talbert, who was arrested in Port Angeles in May on charges stemming from a 2008 North Carolina double homicide, has been ordered to undergo a hospital evaluation after his attorney said she did not believe he could assist in his defense. An October 13 order in Cabarrus County

Federal prosecutors accuse a Kirkland pastor of using his church position to obtain at least $13 million in investments and loans for a Bellevue internet company and diverting millions for personal spending and stock trading. Cristian Popescu, 46, of Bothell, pleaded not guilty October 13 in U.S. District Court

The Washington Court of Appeals on October 12 upheld Jose Mario Nash Jr.’s firearm conviction and sentence in a SeaTac case, rejecting his argument that a prior conviction for a nonviolent drug offense could not constitutionally bar him from possessing a gun. The unanimous Division I decision also rejected

The Washington Court of Appeals on Thursday directed a trial court to enter judgment in favor of Grant County in a lawsuit over a man’s fatal jail overdose, ruling that his felony possession of heroin barred the claims under the state law that applied when he died. The published

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police are asking for the public’s help investigating an elk poaching near Highway 504 in Cowlitz County after officers found that someone had also cut off the animal’s antlers. The poaching occurred Saturday, October 3, or Sunday, October 4, near milepost 39,

A former Wenatchee health care executive and LDS stake president has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for embezzling funds from Community Clinic Network, or CCN. The scheme cost the company, which managed money for Washington health clinics, more than $24 million. U.S. District Judge Thomas O.

A Port Angeles man has pleaded not guilty to firearm and drug charges after authorities alleged he left a jacket containing a loaded handgun and suspected methamphetamine at a slot machine inside the Elwha Casino. Timothy Allen Williams, 44, entered the pleas October 2 before Clallam County Superior Court Judge

Former Clallam County Drug Court Coordinator Johnny F. Watts Jr. remains scheduled for trial February 1, 2027, on federal drug and firearm charges. Watts has pleaded not guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.

Carl King, a Sequim man facing charges involving child sexual abuse material, remains scheduled to stand trial February 22, 2027, in Clallam County Superior Court. Under an August 28 scheduling order signed by Judge Elizabeth Stanley, the four-day trial is set to begin at 9 a.m. A status

Clallam County Superior Court Judge Simon Barnhart dismissed the second-degree rape charge against former Sequim police officer Christian Whitaker on Monday, finding prosecutors had not produced sufficient evidence independent of Whitaker’s statements to establish the charged crime. The order dismisses the rape count with prejudice. It applies only

Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Cadine Ferguson-Brown is scheduled to rule on November 6, 2026 on a former Edmonds College instructor’s bid to dismiss child sex charges over an NCIS agent’s role in the undercover investigation. Houston Wade, 45, of Bainbridge Island, was arrested Dec. 17, 2025.

A 38-year-old Port Angeles woman faces five felony charges after detectives alleged she secretly photographed two girls and sent the images to Tyrone Robert Tokarczyk, the man charged last month in a related child exploitation investigation. Clallam County prosecutors charged Kelsie Yvonne Soehngen in Superior Court on October

A Port Hadlock man was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years and three months in prison for the April 2025 robbery of Kitsap Bank in Sequim. Clallam County Superior Court Judge Brent Basden imposed the 171-month sentence after Dale Jaff, 59, pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery, three counts of

A Forks man was sentenced to 90 days in jail and a year of community custody Thursday after pleading guilty to assaulting and threatening a law enforcement officer. Gabino Escalante Cruz, 32, pleaded guilty on September 24 in Clallam County Superior Court to third-degree assault of a law enforcement

A 39-year-old Port Angeles man faces four felony charges after investigators alleged he secretly photographed a 16-year-old girl in a shower and shared explicit images of minors through the messaging service Kik. Clallam County prosecutors charged Tyrone Robert Tokarczyk in Superior Court on September 18 with

An investigation into a motorcycle reported stolen in Port Angeles led to two arrests at a residence near South Barr Road in Sequim, according to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded at about 7:43 p.m. on September 16 to a report of a motorcycle theft in

A 42-year-old Port Angeles man escaped arrest Friday morning after a supervisor ended a Highway 101 pursuit because of high speeds and driving into oncoming lanes, according to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office identified the driver as Brian J. Arnold. Deputies later found

The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a woman who completed Snohomish County’s drug court program was not entitled under federal due process protections to a refund of her $900 participation fee after the state’s felony drug possession law was declared unconstitutional. The September 10 decision in State

A 39-year-old Port Angeles woman was arrested Sunday morning after a Clallam County sheriff’s deputy used her patrol vehicle to stop the woman’s vehicle as it entered oncoming traffic in Carlsborg, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Authorities identified the driver as Deidre Gonzalez. No injuries

An 18-year-old Kent man has been arrested in connection with the Chelan Hills Fire, the July 4 wildfire in Douglas County that killed an Orondo resident, injured firefighters and caused millions of dollars in damage. Douglas County sheriff’s detectives arrested Michael Yakimov in Kent on September 2,