A 68-year-old Oak Harbor man pleaded guilty to a sex offense, but he won’t be spending any time in jail.
Under a plea bargain, Melvin Ross pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court Aug. 31 to communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.
Oak Harbor veterinarian Eric Anderson has a three-legged, Iraqi dog that needs a home.
The medium-sized mutt survived a horrendous ordeal on the streets of Baghdad before being rescued by an American contractor. But through it all, the dog dubbed “Iraqi Freedom” remained a wiggly, affection-loving pooch yearning to be someone’s lap dog.
A criminal case against a well-known Oak Harbor hotelier was resolved in district court last week.
Joseph Franssen, 80, pleaded guilty in Island County District Court to obstructing a police officer. Prosecution was deferred on charges of fourth-degree assault and attempted tampering with a witness.
Island County’s chief criminal prosecutor dismissed a domestic violence case against a 23-year-old Marine sergeant after the alleged victim disappeared.
Hayron Garcialemus, a 23-year-old Oak Harbor man, was scheduled to go to trial last week on a long list of domestic violence-related charges, including second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, second-degree assault by strangulation, fourth-degree assault, interfering with the reporting of domestic violence, and harassment.
A 55-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s house to assault her, court documents indicate.
Prosecutors charged Paul Ducken in Island County Superior Court Aug. 12 with first-degree burglary and third-degree malicious mischief. Both are filed as domestic-violence related charges.
Ducken pleaded not guilty Aug. 24.
Searchers have been combing the Kettles Trail for days in search of a missing horse.
South Whidbey resident Lindsey Vanwetter said she and her boyfriend, Jesse Caravan, were riding horses Friday afternoon in the extensive trail network off Highway 20, northwest of Coupeville.
Oak Harbor, Freeland and Langley economic development projects all took verbal hits this week in a meeting of the Island County Council of Governments.
A 23-year-old Oak Harbor man has been charged with a felony in connection with a May 29 accident on North Whidbey that left a motorcyclist with a broken back, according to court documents.
Prosecutors charged Justin Holeman in Island County Superior Court Aug. 25 with vehicular assault.
A 23-year-old Oak Harbor man who was previously convicted of stalking his ex-girlfriend was sent to prison for continuing to contact her even while he was in jail, court documents indicate.
Island County Commissioners passed new standards that govern the caseloads of public defense attorneys Monday afternoon, but they tabled a controversial proposal to substantially increase the amount the county pays for public defense.
Bill Hawkins never thought he’d carry the title “prosecutor” again after leaving Island County elected office a decade ago.
But in a move surprising to many in the county’s law and justice community, including himself, Hawkins is shutting down his Oak Harbor law office and taking a three-year gig as the city’s prosecutor.
His actual title is a little longer: law and justice coordinator / prosecutor.
A 25-year-old Oak Harbor man who led a deputy on a high-speed chase across North Whidbey has been charged in Island County Superior Court, according to court documents.
A 72-year-old former Oak Harbor resident who claimed to be an international banker is accused of swindling victims out of a total of $200,000 he had promised to invest in his companies, court documents indicate.
