Sex offender has moved into Cheney
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office wants to notify Cheney community members that a level 3 sex offender has moved into in the 1300 block of First Street.
Michael Lynn Shrader, 27, was convicted of first-degree rape involving an 11-year-old child in Okanogan County in 1993, said Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan. The victim was the daughter of his mother’s boyfriend.
Shrader is 5 feet 9 inches and 190 pounds with blue eyes and blond hair, Reagan said. Shrader’s tattoos include a gargoyle on his back, “criss” on his left hand, “Jacob” on his upper left arm and a cross on his upper right arm.
Shrader is not under Washington Department of Corrections supervision and is not wanted by law enforcement at this time, Reagan said. However, level 3 sex offenders are considered most likely to reoffend based on their known criminal history.
Level 3 offender in northwest Spokane
Spokane police are notifying northwest Spokane community members that a level 3 sex offender has moved into the area.
Gary Prater, 30, was convicted of second-degree child molestation involving a 14-year-old girl, said police spokesman Cpl. Tom Lee. Prater is no longer under the supervision of Washington’s Department of Corrections.
He is described as 5 feet 8 and 180 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes, Lee said.
Reward offered in search for suspect
Secret Witness is offering a reward for information that results in the arrest of a man wanted for multiple felonies.
Jacob E. Snizik, 22, has warrants accusing him of second-degree theft, possession of controlled substance and four counts of first-degree trafficking in stolen property, said Spokane County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan.
Snizik is described as white, 6 feet 1 and 185 pounds with blue eyes and blond hair, Reagan said. Snizik is a transient.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call (509) 327-5111. Callers can be anonymous but should provide a code name or number in order to collect the reward.
Shock owner calls lawsuit frivolous
Brad Nelson, owner and chief executive of the Spokane Shock arena football team, said Friday that a real estate management company’s lawsuit against the team is frivolous.
The lawsuit that McCathren Management and Real Estate Services filed this week in connection with team members’ apartments is an attempt to break an agreement already in force when McCathren took over management of the Canyon Bluff Apartments, 2610 W. Westwood Lane, Nelson said.
He said the Canyon Bluff’s previous managers agreed to provide seven free apartments for team members and to rent six others for approximately one-third of the going rate in exchange for help in filling the mostly empty complex.
The team was forced to make a partial settlement when McCathren refused to honor the agreement and threatened to take the team to court while it was on the road. But Nelson said the Shock will fight McCathren’s demand for an extra month’s rent and reimbursement for utility bills attributed to inability to rent the apartments promptly because of necessary cleaning and repairs.
“Before, they were saying there was no contract and they could evict us,” Nelson said. “Now they’re saying there was a contract, and we have to pay up.”
Nelson said the team didn’t contract for cable television and Internet service, for which McCathren alleges unpaid bills and missing modems.
Officer, residents stop bridge jumper
A Spokane police officer and four residents are being credited with rescuing a suicidal teenage girl who attempted to jump off the T.J. Meenach Bridge in west Spokane.
When Cpl. Jon Strickland arrived at the bridge on Thursday, the residents were holding on to the girl by her clothing, said police spokesman Cpl. Tom Lee. Their grip was keeping the 16-year-old from falling onto rocks about 100 feet below.
Strickland straddled the railing and, with help, was able to pull the girl to safety, Lee said. The girl, who was receiving mental health treatment at Tamarack Center, was taken into protective custody.
About 9:30 a.m. Thursday, the girl ran from the mental health clinic where she had been in a counseling session, Lee said. The teenager jumped from the T.J. Meenach Bridge, which is near the Tamarack Center, but a Tamarack employee grabbed the girl by her jacket and kept her from falling.
Other people stopped to help, and when the girl began slipping out of her jacket they reached through the gaps in the railing to grab her clothing, Lee said. They held her until the officer arrived.
Jordin to avoid jail during appeal
Convicted rapist Arlin Jordin will remain out of jail while waiting for his appeal to be heard.
Superior Court Judge Neal Rielly denied a request by prosecutors Friday to revoke Jordin’s post-conviction bond.
“There is no evidence that (Jordin) is violating the conditions of the order,” Rielly said. “I felt like in this particular case, if I imposed the appropriate conditions, that he was not a danger to the community. There was nothing new in this argument that I felt warranted a look at this issue.”
The former insurance executive and apartment landlord was convicted May 11 of second-degree rape and indecent liberties. The victim told police she blacked out after accepting drinks from Jordin. Dozens of other women later told police they had felt ill or become disoriented after accepting drinks from him, too.
In August, Rielly agreed to release Jordin on a $100,000 bond, with conditions, as he waits for his appeal, which typically takes about a year to be heard. Jordin, 59, is being monitored with a GPS unit. He is not allowed to have contact with the victim or witnesses, and he cannot go into any business that serves alcohol. Jordin also faces a curfew requiring him to remain home between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. and cannot possess or consume alcohol.
At his sentencing in July, Jordin maintained his innocence in connection with the 2004 rape of a woman.
After his arrest, more than 50 women came forward to Spokane police with allegations of feeling ill or disoriented after accepting drinks from Jordin.
In addition to the victim, court documents say, police identified eight other women who reported being raped and drugged by Jordin and seven other women who believed they were given drug-laced drinks by him.
Garver will stay in jail without bond
A man who allegedly made jailhouse claims of ties to al-Qaida didn’t contest a prosecutor’s move Friday to keep him in jail without bond on a federal firearms charge.
Anthony E. Garver, who also is known as Anthony E. Burke, waived his right to a detention hearing during a brief appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cynthia Imbrogno.
His attorney, Assistant Federal Defender Tina Hunt, said she couldn’t argue for Garver’s release because no plans had been made for his living arrangements if he was released from custody.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Harrington said he was prepared to argue that Garver should remain in custody without bond because he presents a danger to the community.
The 18-year-old suspect has been in federal custody since mid-August after allegedly telling fellow inmates at the Spokane County Jail that he intended to blow up a Department of Social and Health Services building and also detonate bombs in Riverfront Park.
In August, the suspect – described in court papers as having a history of mental illness – was sent to Eastern State Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation during an involuntary commitment.
The results of that evaluation haven’t been publicly divulged, but on Monday Garver was charged in a federal criminal complaint with being a former mental patient in possession of 100 rounds of Soviet-made ammunition.
As part of the investigation, agents assigned to the Inland Northwest Joint Terrorism Task Force served three search warrants this summer. They recovered two loaded ammunition clips for an AK-47 semiautomatic assault rifle and a laptop computer containing an al-Qaida training manual, authorities said.
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Dinner, raffle fund Edgecliff SCOPE
The Edgecliff SCOPE organization will conduct a spaghetti feed and raffle this evening to raise money for its crime-fighting efforts.
The event will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at VFW Post 1435, 212 S. David St., in Spokane Valley. Tickets will cost $5 for adults and $3 for children when the dinner starts, but a $1 discount is available for advance purchases.
Volunteers will be at the VFW throughout the day to sell tickets.
SCOPE – the Sheriff’s Community Oriented Policing Effort – is a community safety program involving businesses, residents and sheriff’s officers.