Grand jury indicts Spokane doctor accused in dark web kidnapping plot
Ronald Ilg appeared in federal court Wednesday and entered a not guilty plea to the charge of attempted kidnapping. Author: Kaitlin Riordan Updated: 4:00 PM PDT May 5, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash An influential Spokane doctor was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of attempted kidnapping.
Ronald Ilg appeared in federal court Wednesday and entered a not guilty plea to the charge. Ilg is accused of finding someone on the dark web to kidnap his estranged wife before assaulting, drugging and extorting her. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. He remains in the custody of U.S. Marshals. A detention hearing is expected to take place sometime next week.
Washington Deputy Allowed Homicide by Not Arresting Armed Man, Lawsuit Charges May 3, 2021
The wife of a Spokane County, Wash., man killed by his neighbor is suing Spokane County, alleging a sheriff’s deputy’s negligence allowed the killing to happen.
The lawsuit filed in March in Spokane County Superior Court says David Cholewinski, Benjamin Grosser’s neighbor, pointed a gun at several of Grosser’s employees following a road rage incident in May 2019, The Spokesman-Review reported.
A sheriff’s deputy, having probable cause to arrest Cholewinski for assault, left after enraging him further by warning that his guns could be taken away, according to the lawsuit
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April 30, 2021 2:57 PM Erin Robinson
SPOKANE, Wash. Local law enforcement agencies have launched an effort to crack down on road racing in North Spokane.
In the past few weeks, the Spokane Police Department, along with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office and Washington State Patrol, have been dispatched to the vacant Shopko parking lot on Division, the old Albertsons at Wandermere and the Maverick on North Division for reports of young people gathering to race.
SPD said the gatherings have included upwards of 75 cars, with drivers racing up and down major roads like Division and Newport Highway. Officers said these drivers have been weaving in and out of traffic, putting themselves and others in danger.
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April 28, 2021 1:40 PM Erin Robinson
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SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. Authorities have arrested a man in a string of robberies stretching from Post Falls to downtown Spokane.
Jesse R. Jenkins, 33, was arrested on Tuesday morning after being spotted walking along N Monroe St and W Broadway Ave. Officers flooded the area to search for him and found him hiding inside the bathroom stall of a nearby business.
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office worked with other law enforcement agencies to identify Jenkins as the suspect in three recent bank robberies. The first robbery was reported at a Wells Fargo in Post Falls on April 19. The following day, a Spokane Valley Banner Bank was robbed and the First Interstate Bank downtown was robbed on April 23.
Lawsuit: Deputy allowed homicide by not arresting armed man
April 27, 2021
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) The wife of a Spokane County man killed by his neighbor is suing Spokane County, alleging a sheriff’s deputy’s negligence allowed the killing to happen.
The lawsuit filed in March in Spokane County Superior Court says David Cholewinski, Benjamin Grosser’s neighbor, pointed a gun at several of Grosser’s employees following a road rage incident in May 2019, The Spokesman-Review reported.
A sheriff’s deputy, having probable cause to arrest Cholewinski for assault, left after enraging him further by warning that his guns could be taken away, according to the lawsuit.