Courts & Crime

Darrell E. Riley, 55, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on a warrant for aggravated first-degree murder and first-degree burglary. He’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

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

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’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

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

Heritage senior Alex Vo, from left, junior Anna Le, senior Lexi Vo, Clark College freshman Ashlynn Fredendall and Heritage senior Kevin Reyes give an educational presentation about sex trafficking. The group hosts community events in and out of their school.

‘Trafficking happens in every school’: Heritage High School students raise awareness of sex trafficking

May 8, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Students from Heritage High School are equipping their peers with tools to spot red flags and prevent human trafficking in the community. Read story

Two drivers injured in head-on collision on Highway 14 near Interstate 5 in Vancouver

May 7, 2024, 8:12pm Clark County News

Two people were injured early Tuesday morning in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver on state Highway 14 near Interstate 5 in Vancouver, according to a Washington State Patrol crash memo. Read story

Elderly Clark County residents are more likely to be financially exploited by relatives

A jury found Jenny Purple guilty of three counts of first-degree theft from a vulnerable adult, one count of first-degree theft and one count of money laundering and Eugene Cosby guilty of one count of first-degree theft.

May 4, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

While many people warn their older loved ones about online scams by some faraway stranger, a Camas woman was the victim of a type of theft that experts say is far more common: financial exploitation by a family member. Read story

Vancouver police officer resigned day before interview regarding lying, harassment

May 4, 2024, 6:11am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

On the eve of a scheduled interview with Vancouver police leadership, an officer under investigation for allegations of lying about his resume and harassing a female co-worker instead resigned, records show. Read story