| <div style=”color: #444444;”>Yesterday, July 17<span style=”font-size: xx-small;”><sup>th</sup></span>, 2014, at 5:00 p.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputies Kiehn, Dodge, Walker and Nelson responded to a trespasser call near the area of 13400 E. 12th. The 15-year-old complainant reported a male had broken into his house and was sitting on his couch drinking alcohol. The complainant reported he and his 15-year-old friend armed themselves with a knife and locked themselves in the basement.</div> <div style=”color: #444444;”></div> <div style=”color: #444444;”><span style=”font-size: medium;”>Deputies arrived on scene and contacted the suspect, 44-year-old George Martin, sitting in the living room watching television. There was also a large bottle of whiskey on the table next to him. After Martin was detained, deputies asked him if he knew where he was. Martin said he was at 1802 W. Gardner. He said he had ridden his bicycle to the residence. </span></div> <div style=”color: #444444;”></div> <div style=”color: #444444;”><span style=”font-size: medium;”>Deputy Kiehn asked Martin how he got inside the house and with a confused look Martin said “maybe I shimmied through that windowâ€. The window was several feet above the ground and sealed with duct tape. Deputy Kiehn asked Martin who he was there to see and he said “Jeanieâ€. There was obviously no Jeanie at the residence. </span></div> <div style=”color: #444444;”></div> <div style=”color: #444444;”><span style=”font-size: medium;”>Deputy Kiehn spoke with the complainant’s 15-year-old friend who said he had walked inside to see what time it was when he found Martin drinking on the couch. He told his friend Martin was inside his house and they both asked Martin to leave multiple times. Martin refused. The complainant was not able to find anything missing from the house and figured Martin came in through the unlocked front door.</span></div> <div style=”color: #444444;”></div> <ul> <li><span style=”font-size: medium;”>Martin was booked into jail for 1<span style=”font-size: xx-small;”><sup>st</sup></span> Degree Criminal Trespass.</span></li> </ul> <div style=”color: #444444;”></div> <div style=”color: #444444;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Script MT Bold’, cursive; font-size: large;”>Deputy Craig Chamberlin</span></div> <div style=”color: #444444;”><span style=”font-size: medium;”>Spokane County Sheriff’s Office</span></div> |
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