A judge sentenced a Vancouver man Friday to more than 20 years in prison in the 2021 shooting death of his girlfriend, prompting a profanity-filled…
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The victim in a Vancouver murder-suicide had a protection order but Clark County judges say the law doesn’t let them take guns from abusers
By The Citizen on August 12, 2024
Carissa Larkin feared for her life after obtaining a civil domestic violence protection order in April against her former fiance. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Wait times in Clark County, state improve for defendants’ mental health evaluations
By The Citizen on August 9, 2024
A year after a federal judge found a state agency was violating the rights of criminal defendants in need of mental health evaluations, state officials…
Former Vancouver police officer in court on perjury charges; investigators say he lied about responding to the Aurora mass shooting
By The Citizen on August 7, 2024
A former Vancouver police officer made a first appearance Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on two first-degree perjury charges after allegedly lying about his…
District Court Judge James Smith tops poll for Clark County’s next Superior Court position
By The Citizen on July 29, 2024
Attorneys in Clark County have selected who they prefer to become the county’s newest Superior Court judge; their pick is currently a judge in District…
Former Vancouver police officer faces perjury charges over claims about job experience
By The Citizen on July 19, 2024
Prosecutors have filed perjury charges against a former Vancouver police officer accused of lying about his job experience when applying for search warrants in some…
Vancouver man guilty of murder in fatal shooting of his former girlfriend
By The Citizen on July 17, 2024
A Clark County Superior Court jury found a Vancouver man guilty of murder Wednesday in the shooting of his former girlfriend after less than a…
Jury hears closing arguments in murder trial for Vancouver man accused of shooting his former girlfriend
By The Citizen on July 17, 2024
A prosecutor told a jury Tuesday during closing arguments in a Vancouver man’s murder trial that the defendant’s actions speak louder than his words. Read…
Clark County medical examiner identifies man killed in alleged hit-and-run near Andresen Road WinCo
By The Citizen on July 17, 2024
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a 38-year-old man as the person found dead under a tree July 8 along Northeast Andresen Road. Read…
Vancouver man testifies in murder trial that he didn’t intend to shoot his former girlfriend
By The Citizen on July 16, 2024
A Vancouver man told the jury in his murder trial Monday he did not intend to fatally shoot his former girlfriend as they met in…