Judge rules father legally insane at time of toddler's beating

VANCOUVER, Wash. - A judge has ruled that a man charged with trying to kill his toddler outside a motel near Vancouver was legally insane at the time.

The Columbian reported 34-year-old Kyle Stephen Holder was acquitted of attempted domestic violence murder by reason of insanity following a two-day hearing before Clark County Superior Court Judge Derek Vanderwood.

Holder will be committed to Western State Hospital for an indeterminate amount of time.

Holder repeatedly slammed his daughter, Trinity Compani-Holder, into the pavement of a motel parking lot in Salmon Creek in June 2016. Court documents say people heard Holder talking about being Jesus and the devil being inside his daughter.

Documents say a doctor from Western State Hospital who evaluated Holder determined he likely suffered from undiagnosed schizophreniform disorder and was having a psychotic episode at the time.

DA's office will review case of jail inmate being bitten by sheriff's patrol dog

ST HELENS, Ore. - The Columbia County District Attorney's Office will review a case involving a jail inmate who was bitten by a sheriff's patrol dog.

Sheriff Jeff Dickerson told The Oregonian/OregonLive on Friday that he's reviewed body camera footage from the dog's handler and believes no laws were broken.

Authorities said the inmate, 47-year-old Christopher Bartlett, was being uncooperative and combative when deputies tried to move him to a different cell on Aug. 1.

After a warning, the dog was released into Bartlett's cell. The 3-year-old Belgian Malinois bit Bartlett's arm above the elbow until his handler called him off.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon calls the incident inhumane and wants to find Bartlett, who has since been released.

Montana postal worker sentenced

to prison for mailed meth operation

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A northeastern Montana postal worker was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine that was mailed to the post office where she worked.

The Great Falls Tribune reported the sentence for 49-year-old Cinnamon Fulghum was handed down Thursday after she was indicted on federal charges in June.

Authorities said the Plentywood resident received between 20 and 40 packages while working at the post office from 2014 to 2016.

Court documents say Fulghum would intercept the packages of methamphetamine that were mailed to random post office boxes from Southern California.

The U.S. Postal Service launched an investigation in 2015, and authorities intercepted one package containing 22 grams of meth.

Remains of woman missing since 2004 found near Coeur d'Alene

PRIEST RIVER, Idaho - Idaho law enforcement officials say they have recovered the body of a woman who went missing 13 years ago.

The Bonner County Daily Bee reported Kootenai County sheriff's officials announced Thursday that Christine Lott's remains were found in a remote and wooded area along a U.S. Forest Service Road near Coeur d'Alene in February 2016.

The 34-year-old's death is being investigated as a homicide by detectives in Bonner and Kootenai counties in the northern part of the state.

According to a statement, the Kootenai sheriff's office did not disclose the information until Lott's husband, Stephen, could be located and interviewed by detectives.

Teen arrested, three others sought in fatal Everett shooting during home invasion

EVERETT, Wash. - Court documents say an Everett woman who was shot to death early Thursday was trying to protect her teenage son from an apparent armed, drug robbery in their home.

The Daily Herald reported Friday that one teenager has been arrested for investigation of murder. At least three others were being sought for questioning.

The woman's 17-year-old son was wounded by gunfire.

Documents say he told detectives that a group of young men carrying weapons showed up at the mobile home park and demanded his "stash," which he said had happened previously.

A probable cause statement said the group forced their way into a shed where the teen sleeps and sells methamphetamine and marijuana.

Mount Vernon police officer retires after 32 years because of shooting injuries

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A Mount Vernon police officer who was injured while on duty has retired after 32 years on the force.

Local news media reported Thursday that Officer Mike McClaughry's daughter announced in a Facebook post that her father officially retired Nov. 30.

He was shot in the back of the head while responding to a 911 call in December 2016.

The shooting not only left him nearly blind, but also caused him short-term memory problems.

After he returned home from the hospital, McClaughry received the Washington State Law Enforcement Medal of Honor and a Purple Heart Medal from the police department.

Associated Press