Coeur d'Alene man charged with lewd conduct
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years AGO
Coeur d’Alene police are seeking information about a man charged with sexually abusing children.
Josiah E. Bryan, 31, of Coeur d’Alene, is charged with three counts of lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16, a felony punishable by up to life in prison.
Bryan is accused of sexually abusing minor children between 2007 and 2008, according to a news release issued by the Coeur d’Alene Police Department.
Police said the alleged abuse was reported to the agency Oct. 1 and investigators conducted interviews with involved parties before prosecutors filed charges and a $150,000 warrant was issued for Bryan’s arrest.
Detectives traveled to San Antonio, where Bryan was living during the investigation, in order to interview him. Police arrested Bryan on the warrant and extradited him to Coeur d’Alene.
Bryan posted bail last week, according to court records.
Coeur d’Alene police are asking anyone with information related to alleged sexual abuse where Bryan is the suspect to contact Detective Dan Haley at 208-769-2320.
ARTICLES BY STAFF REPORT
Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.