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Julio Segura, right, listens to opening statements May 6 for his murder trial in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse.

Prosecutors will call final witness Tuesday in trial in death of Vancouver police officer

Julio Segura, right, listens to opening statements May 6 for his murder trial in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse.

May 20, 2024, 4:04pm Clark County News

Clark County prosecutors plan to call their final witnesses Tuesday in the murder trial of a Yakima man accused in the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Read story

Callum Brown of the Vancouver Lake Rowing Club, left, talks with Jamie Phelps while taking part in the USRowing Northwest Youth Championships at Vancouver Lake on Friday morning.

Youth pull together at Vancouver Lake: Regional rowing championships continue through weekend

Callum Brown of the Vancouver Lake Rowing Club, left, talks with Jamie Phelps while taking part in the USRowing Northwest Youth Championships at Vancouver Lake on Friday morning.

May 17, 2024, 8:40pm Clark County News

Rowers from across the region traveled to Vancouver Lake Park on Friday to compete for a chance to qualify for the June national championships. Read story

Salvador Aguilar, 31, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree assault and theft of a motor vehicle. He&rsquo;s accused of stabbing a woman who was sitting outside a Clark College building.

Bail set at $500,000 for suspect in stabbing at Clark College

Salvador Aguilar, 31, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree assault and theft of a motor vehicle. He&rsquo;s accused of stabbing a woman who was sitting outside a Clark College building.

May 17, 2024, 5:31pm Clark County News

A judge set bail at $500,000 for a Vancouver man accused of stabbing a Clark College employee in the neck Tuesday while she sat outside a campus building. Read story

Joanna Speaks

Man indicted in Oregon in three women’s deaths, including one found dead in Clark County

Joanna Speaks

May 17, 2024, 3:48pm Clark County News

A Multnomah County, Ore., grand jury Thursday indicted a man on murder charges in the deaths of three woman, including one whose body was found in April 2023 near an abandoned barn in Ridgefield. Read story

Julio Segura, right, listens to opening statements for his murder trial in the 2022 death of Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse on May 6.

Vancouver Officer Sahota ultimately died from gunshot wounds, not stabbing, former medical examiner testifies

Julio Segura, right, listens to opening statements for his murder trial in the 2022 death of Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse on May 6.

May 16, 2024, 1:17pm Clark County News

Clark County’s former medical examiner told a jury Wednesday that the stab wounds off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota suffered were life-threatening, but they weren’t what ultimately killed him. Read story

Julio Segura, 22, makes his way into the courtroom last week for his murder trial in the January 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse. The jury saw photos Monday of Sahota&rsquo;s injuries while first responders attempted to provide him medical aid.

First responders describe efforts to save Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota

Julio Segura, 22, makes his way into the courtroom last week for his murder trial in the January 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse. The jury saw photos Monday of Sahota&rsquo;s injuries while first responders attempted to provide him medical aid.

May 13, 2024, 6:12pm Clark County News

Monday marked the start of the second week of a Yakima man’s murder trial in the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. First responders took the stand to describe their unsuccessful efforts to save Sahota’s life. Read story

Darrell E. Riley, 55, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on a warrant for aggravated first-degree murder and first-degree burglary. He&rsquo;s accused of fatally shooting a Hockinson woman in March in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme.

Oregon man suspected in March murder-for-hire held without bail in Clark County

Darrell E. Riley, 55, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on a warrant for aggravated first-degree murder and first-degree burglary. He&rsquo;s accused of fatally shooting a Hockinson woman in March in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme.

May 10, 2024, 4:17pm Clark County News

A Clark County judge Friday ordered a Eugene, Ore., man be held without bail in the alleged murder-for-hire shooting of a Hockinson woman in March. Read story

Dawnese Sahota gives emotional testimony Thursday during the murder trial of the Yakima man accused in the January 2022 death of her husband, Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Dawnese Sahota described fearing for her life when she was confronted by the armed robbery suspect her husband had unsuccessfully tried to detain in their Battle Ground driveway.

‘It all happened so fast’: Wife of late Vancouver police Officer Sahota testifies in murder trial

Dawnese Sahota gives emotional testimony Thursday during the murder trial of the Yakima man accused in the January 2022 death of her husband, Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Dawnese Sahota described fearing for her life when she was confronted by the armed robbery suspect her husband had unsuccessfully tried to detain in their Battle Ground driveway.

May 9, 2024, 6:22pm Clark County News

Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota’s widow wiped tears from her face as she testified Thursday in the murder trial of the Yakima man accused in her husband’s January 2022 death. Read story

Clark County sheriff&rsquo;s Deputy Jonathan Feller testifies on the witness stand Wednesday during the murder trial of Julio Segura at the Clark County Courthouse. Segura is facing a host of charges including multiple counts of murder, kidnapping, burglary, robbery and others, in the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota in January 2022. Feller mistakenly fatally shot Sahota when he arrived to the scene of a struggle between Segura and Sahota.

Clark County sheriff’s deputy who mistakenly shot Vancouver Officer Donald Sahota gives emotional testimony

Clark County sheriff&rsquo;s Deputy Jonathan Feller testifies on the witness stand Wednesday during the murder trial of Julio Segura at the Clark County Courthouse. Segura is facing a host of charges including multiple counts of murder, kidnapping, burglary, robbery and others, in the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota in January 2022. Feller mistakenly fatally shot Sahota when he arrived to the scene of a struggle between Segura and Sahota.

May 8, 2024, 7:13pm Clark County News

Clark County sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Feller choked up as he recalled for a jury Wednesday the moment he realized the man he’d shot on the night of Jan. 29, 2022, was a fellow law enforcement officer — off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Read story

Julio Segura makes his way into the courtroom Monday for his murder trial in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse.

Jurors watch aerial footage in trial of man accused in death of Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota

Julio Segura makes his way into the courtroom Monday for his murder trial in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse.

May 7, 2024, 6:49pm Clark County News

Jurors watched aerial footage and heard police radio traffic Wednesday in the murder trial of a Yakima man accused in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Read story