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Second suspect arrested in Adams County burglary

STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 8 months AGO
by STAFF REPORT
| January 13, 2025 1:20 AM

RITZVILLE — A second suspect has been arrested in connection with an early-morning burglary Dec. 9 north of Ritzville. 

Jhea Whitney, 38, was arrested Friday in Moses Lake, according to a post from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Whitney was arrested in connection with a burglary on Seidt Road. Janis Rountree, 47, Lind, was arrested at the scene and booked on suspicion of second-degree burglary, possession of burglary tools, third-degree theft and third-degree malicious mischief.  

“(Whitney) was located and apprehended with the assistance of the Moses Lake Police Department and subsequently transferred to our deputies,” the ACSO post read. 

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