Skyview wrestling head coach out after assault charge

Jess Pritchard is no longer Skyview High School’s wrestling head coach after his arrest on suspicion of felony assault on Jan. 18.

According to a probable-cause affidavit, Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Pritchard’s home for a report of a domestic disturbance.

There, deputies found an alleged victim bleeding with what appeared to be a broken nose. The Columbian is not naming the alleged victim because they are a minor.

Pritchard, 48, was booked into the Clark County Jail and made his first appearance in Clark County Superior Court on Jan. 19. He was charged with felony second-degree assault (domestic violence), released on his personal recognizance and ordered to have no direct contact with the alleged victim.

Pritchard, who has no prior criminal record, works as a district resource officer at Skyview.

Vancouver Public Schools spokesperson Pat Nuzzo confirmed that Pritchard remains employed by the district but is no longer coaching at Skyview.