Moses Lake man arrested after Coulee City standoff
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COULEE CITY — A Moses Lake man was arrested and booked in the Grant County Jail on Monday on a felony warrant from Pasco. Kelly Joe Blackburn, 42, was found hiding at a house in Coulee City and refused to come out.
Grant County Sheriff’s deputies found Blackburn at a residence in the 100 block of First Street in Coulee City, according to a GCSO media release. The Pasco Police Department had issued an arrest warrant on suspicion of rape.
“A tip on Monday afternoon led deputies to the home,” the GCSO release said.
Deputies acted on the tip at about 2 pm. Monday, but Blackburn refused to come out of the house. Deputies eventually found him at about 5 p.m., hiding in a pile of clothes in an upstairs bedroom, the release said.
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