Crime

Forks man exonerated in case of truck crash, fire

A Forks man arrested for investigation of fleeing the scene of a truck engulfed in flames after a crash Oct. 14 has… Continue reading

Man who had life sentence commuted now facing murder charge

A man who had a life sentence commuted by former Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire is facing a new murder charge.… Continue reading

Ramona Ward second-degree murder trial delayed 5 months

Ramona Ward second-degree murder trial delayed 5 months

Ramona Jean Ward will have to wait until June 4 for her murder trial, which is scheduled 19 months after she was… Continue reading

Ramona Ward second-degree murder trial delayed 5 months
Port Angeles police search for man in attempted bank robbery

Port Angeles police search for man in attempted bank robbery

Police continued their search Saturday afternoon for a man with a tattoo on the back of his left hand who unsuccessfully tried… Continue reading

Port Angeles police search for man in attempted bank robbery

Port Angeles man pleads not guilty to charges after standoff

A Port Angeles man involved in a five-hour standoff with police Nov. 19 pleaded not guilty last week to malicious mischief-domestic violence… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to attempted indecent liberties

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to attempted indecent liberties

A Port Angeles man accused of raping an unconscious woman at a party has pleaded guilty to attempted indecent liberties as part… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to attempted indecent liberties

Convicted felon charged with drugs, weapons violations in Port Angeles

A convicted felon suspected of selling drugs out of area motels and carrying a handgun has been charged with drug crimes and… Continue reading

Several potshots are reported in Port Angeles

Someone in Port Angeles is taking potshots in the city with a BB gun and, in one recent case, a gun that… Continue reading

Five-hour standoff ends with peaceful surrender in Port Angeles

A Port Angeles man who barricaded himself inside his west Port Angeles home was in a five-hour standoff Sunday with police before… Continue reading

Port Angeles man sentenced for sexual assault of minor

Charles Jason Butcher of Port Angeles has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for aggravated sexual assault of… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to weapons, drug, assault charges

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to weapons, drug, assault charges

A Port Angeles man who led deputies on a pursuit in April that led to one of Clallam County’s largest methamphetamine and… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to weapons, drug, assault charges
Report: Bonner can stand trial in beating death of Sequim-area woman

Report: Bonner can stand trial in beating death of Sequim-area woman

A medicated Benjamin George Bonner has the capacity to understand the murder charge against him and the ability to assist in his… Continue reading

Report: Bonner can stand trial in beating death of Sequim-area woman

Port Angeles police investigating report of rape on Waterfront Trail in August

City police are investigating the report of a female victim who said she was raped on a late August afternoon along a… Continue reading

Forks man jailed following theft from Sequim Walmart, pursuit

Forks man jailed following theft from Sequim Walmart, pursuit

A Forks man who deputies say walked out of the Sequim Walmart with nearly $1,000 in merchandise, fled police and attempted to steal… Continue reading

Forks man jailed following theft from Sequim Walmart, pursuit
Mistrial denied, evaluation ordered for convicted stabber

Mistrial denied, evaluation ordered for convicted stabber

A Clallam County judge has denied John Greystoke’s motion for a mistrial and ordered a presentencing investigation for the convicted stabber. Greystoke,… Continue reading

Mistrial denied, evaluation ordered for convicted stabber
State rejects plea offer in Port Angeles man’s drugs, weapons case

State rejects plea offer in Port Angeles man’s drugs, weapons case

The state has rejected a plea offer in the case of a Port Angeles man charged in April after deputies found the… Continue reading

State rejects plea offer in Port Angeles man’s drugs, weapons case
Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW back in jail

Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW back in jail

A 30-year-old Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling nearly $10,000 from the Sequim Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4760 is back in… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW back in jail
Alleged gunman in shootout with law enforcement returns to Clallam County

Alleged gunman in shootout with law enforcement returns to Clallam County

James Edward Sweet is back in the Clallam County jail on charges stemming from an alleged shootout with law enforcement officers 17… Continue reading

Alleged gunman in shootout with law enforcement returns to Clallam County

Arraignment continued in vehicular homicide case for possible guilty plea

An arraignment for Vance Mitchell Mattix was continued Friday for a possible guilty plea. Mattix, 50, of Joyce is charged with vehicular… Continue reading

Clallam County sheriff warns of check scam

Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict is warning residents of a check scam circulating in the county. Deputy Michael Leiter has taken reports… Continue reading