Courts & Crime

Kirkland C. Warren, 27, appeared Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of tampering with a witness, violating a no-contact order and unlawful possession of a firearm.

‘Person of interest’ in disappearance of Vancouver woman, girl charged in 2017 murder in Arkansas

March 24, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

The man charged in a drive-by shooting at his former girlfriend’s Vancouver apartment and implicated in her and her daughter’s disappearances is also accused of shooting a man in the head and leaving his body in an Arkansas ditch in November 2017. Read story

A small memorial is seen Thursday afternoon along Wooding Road in Washougal. Authorities found two bodies, believed to be those of Meshay "Karmen" Melendez and her daughter, Layla Stewart, in a brushy area farther down the road Wednesday.

Questions over lack of GPS monitoring after bodies of Vancouver mom, daughter found

March 23, 2023, 8:15pm Clark County News

Many questions remain as the police investigation continues into the deaths of 27-year-old Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart. Read story

Meshay "Karmen" Melendez and daughter Layla Stewart, 7

Records detail timeline in disappearance, death of Meshay Melendez, daughter Layla

March 23, 2023, 1:14pm Clark County News

The following information comes from court records filed in Clark County Superior and District Courts and Jefferson County Circuit Court in Arkansas, as well as police news releases. None of the allegations or charges have been proven in a court of law; all cases are pending. Read story

Law enforcement officials work at the scene along Wooding Road east of Washougal on Wednesday afternoon, March 22, 2023. Authorities found two bodies believed to be those of a missing Vancouver woman and her 7-year-old daughter in a brushy area farther down Wooding Road.

Police: Bodies of missing mother, daughter found near Washougal

March 22, 2023, 6:00pm Clark County News Free

Authorities found two bodies believed to be those of a missing Vancouver woman and her 7-year-old daughter in a rural area east of Washougal, police announced Wednesday. Read story

Victims named in December mobile home fire near Ridgefield

March 22, 2023, 3:39pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Belinda Rhodes and Devin Hemry as the two people who were found dead inside a Ridgefield-area mobile home after it caught fire in December. Read story

Bail set at $1M for Vancouver man suspected of shooting at home of girlfriend, now missing

Kirkland C. Warren, 27, appears Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of tampering with a witness, violating a no contact order and unlawful possession of a firearm. The victim in the case and her 7-year-old daughter remain missing.

A judge set bail at $1 million Tuesday for a Vancouver man accused of shooting at his girlfriend’s apartment and ordered he wear a GPS ankle device if he posts bail, pending new charges in the case. The victim and her 7-year-old daughter remain missing. Read story

Vancouver man accused of violating no-contact order with woman who’s now missing

Meshay Melendez and daughter Layla Stewart, 7, have been missing since March 12.

A Vancouver man is accused of violating a no-contact order with his girlfriend, among other allegations, in a December drive-by shooting case. Vancouver police say the woman and her 7-year-old daughter are also now missing. Read story