In brief: Body found inside burning vehicle

LEWISTON – Authorities in northern Idaho say firefighters putting out a burning vehicle found a body inside.

Lt. Brannon Jordan of the Latah County Sheriff’s Office said emergency workers responded to a report of a burning vehicle about 1 p.m. Saturday southeast of Moscow.

Jordan said the burning vehicle is registered to a 29-year-old Moscow man. Jordan said that earlier in the day police were called to do a welfare check on the man.

Jordan said evidence indicates the vehicle drove straight off the road, accelerated through a farm field, jumped a creek and crashed into the bank on the other side, where it caught fire. He said it does not appear to be an accident.

Authorities are investigating.

Inmate dies in detention center

LEWISTON – Authorities in northern Idaho say they’re investigating the death of an inmate at the Nez Perce County Detention Center in Lewiston.

Authorities said the inmate was found alone in his cell Saturday morning just after midnight by a deputy doing routine cell checks.

Deputies and medical responders attempted first aid but the inmate was declared dead at the scene.

The Idaho State Police Critical Incident Team is investigating the death.

Additional information and the inmate’s name have not been released.

Bridge worker’s body recovered

LONGVIEW, Wash. – Deputies have recovered the body of Charles “Bill” Wiley, four weeks after he fell while doing maintenance work on the Lewis and Clark Bridge across the Columbia River.

Charlie Rosensweig of the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office said Wiley’s body was discovered on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, across from Willow Grove.

His death has been considered an accident. The official cause will be determined by the Columbia County medical examiner’s office.

The 40-year-old was working on a platform underneath the midpoint of the bridge when another worker saw him fall about 200 feet into the river on Oct. 7.

Investigators do not know how or why Wiley’s safety equipment did not prevent his fall.

Sexual assault arrest made on UM campus

MISSOULA – Police in Missoula say they have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of felony sexual intercourse without consent following a disturbance call on the University of Montana campus.

Authorities said Leo Henry Green was taken into custody Saturday morning by Missoula police who were dispatched to assist university public safety officers.

University spokeswoman Peggy Kuhr said it’s unclear if Green is a UM student.

Green is being held at the Missoula County Jail on a $50,000 bond.