Police catch inmate who escaped in stolen truck

The Spokane County inmate who escaped in a stolen truck Tuesday was found and arrested Thursday night in a motel room on North Division Street. Devin B. Johnson ran from Spokane police officers and barricaded himself in a room at the Apple Tree Inn, then hid in the attic, after police were tipped off to his location. Police evacuated the motel, at 9508 N. Division St., and called in additional patrol officers and a K9 unit. They talked Johnson out of the attic without incident. Someone who was with Johnson in the motel was protected in a no-contact order issued against him by a judge, according to the Spokane Police Department. Before escaping, he was being held in the Geiger Correctional Facility on domestic assault and harassment charges. Johnson, 25, stole a Spokane County Fairgrounds truck while working there Tuesday morning, leading law enforcement on a three-day manhunt. The truck was found undamaged that afternoon in the 200 block of West Lacrosse Avenue. He now faces additional charges of escaping jail, vehicle theft and violating a no-contact order.