Jury finds man guilty in Clark County attempted murder case By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: April 30, 2021, 6:40pm
Share: Zakary French, 24, makes a first appearance in Clark County Superior Court on April 12, 2018. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)
A man accused of stabbing his grandfather in the neck in an unprovoked attack at his home in the Minnehaha area was convicted Friday of attempted first-degree murder.
The Clark County Superior Court jury returned the guilty verdict against 27-year-old Zakary A. French after deliberating for about an hour.
In addition to the charge, jurors also found the crime was committed against a family member with a deadly weapon, as well as an aggravating factor egregious lack of remorse that allows for an exceptional sentence. Jurors also had the option to consider a lesser-included charge of attempted second-degree murder.
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RIDGEFIELD, Wash. (AP) - A Kelso, Washington man who is banned from a casino in southwest Washington is accused of stealing $12,500 in chips after a casino break-in Tuesday.
Police said Lucas Bunn entered the ilani Casino Resort Tuesday while disguised in a gray wig and construction vest, The Columbian reported.
Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency advised authorities at about 7:50 a.m. that a man was in the casino’s high limits area using a drill to break into the chips table, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
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Ridgefield man pleads guilty to child porn charges
He posed as youth, pressured teens into sending images By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: April 27, 2021, 6:25pm
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A Ridgefield man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in a scheme in which he enticed and pressured teens into sending him sexually explicit photos and videos.
Joshua Henry Punt, 39, entered guilty pleas to production of child pornography, enticement of a minor, distribution of child pornography and advertisement of child pornography in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
He was originally charged in Clark County Superior Court, but his case was later dismissed and moved to federal court.
Ridgefield man pleads guilty to getting teens to send photos
April 28, 2021
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TACOMA, Wash. (AP) A Ridgefield man has pleaded guilty to a scheme that involved enticing young teens to send him sexually explicit photos and videos over messaging apps “Kik” and “Snapchat,” according to federal prosecutors.
Joshua Henry Punt, 39, entered his plea to multiple federal felonies on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, the U.S. attorney for Washington said in a press release.
Punt was arrested in May 2019 and charged in Clark County Superior Court. He was charged federally in November 2019. Officials say they ve identified victims across the country.