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Courts & Crime

Ridgefield man gets 10-plus years in strangulation death of wife

May 16, 2025, 1:54pm Clark County News

A packed courtroom of people wept Friday as a Clark County judge sentenced a 74-year-old Ridgefield man to 10¼ years in prison for the 2023 strangulation death of his 80-year-old… Read story

Boschma family offered 20 acres in Ridgefield for a police training academy; Legislature didn’t allocate money for the project

May 16, 2025, 10:47am Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

Local officials say they’re disappointed that a proposal to study building a permanent regional law enforcement training center campus at the Boschma Farms property in Ridgefield did not make it… Read story

Marc Fogle, 54, of Clackamas, Ore., is pictured May 7 in body camera video released Thursday by the Clark County Sheriff's Office moments before a deputy fatally stabs him during a struggle over the deputy's gun.

“My life’s … over”: Bodycam video shows DUI suspect attack Clark County sheriff’s deputy who fatally stabbed him

Marc Fogle, 54, of Clackamas, Ore., is pictured May 7 in body camera video released Thursday by the Clark County Sheriff's Office moments before a deputy fatally stabs him during a struggle over the deputy's gun.

May 15, 2025, 4:10pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

An Oregon man can be heard on body camera footage telling a Clark County sheriff’s deputy he wanted him to shoot him as they struggled over the deputy’s gun, moments before the deputy fatally stabbed him. Read story

Officer Casey Handley of the Camas Police Department joins fellow participants in the “Mindful Agility” class as they meditate at Lacamas Lake Lodge on April 30. Camas police trained with a mindfulness instructor to help improve officers’ mental and emotional health.

Camas and Ridgefield police chiefs promote mindfulness program for law enforcement

Officer Casey Handley of the Camas Police Department joins fellow participants in the “Mindful Agility” class as they meditate at Lacamas Lake Lodge on April 30. Camas police trained with a mindfulness instructor to help improve officers’ mental and emotional health.

May 15, 2025, 6:10am Clark County Health Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 2 days ago

The dashcam inside Camas police Officer Casey Handley’s patrol vehicle showed the Sept. 8 collision in real time. One minute, Handley was approaching a seemingly vacant intersection. The next minute, a vehicle coming from the opposite direction was turning into Handley’s path, giving the on-duty officer a split second to… Read story

Eric Hebner, 43, appears for his guilty plea and sentencing hearing Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court. Hebner was sentenced to six months in jail for stealing more than $100,000 from the Ridgefield Little League.

Ex-treasurer of Ridgefield Little League sentenced to 6 months for stealing $100,000 from organization

Eric Hebner, 43, appears for his guilty plea and sentencing hearing Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court. Hebner was sentenced to six months in jail for stealing more than $100,000 from the Ridgefield Little League.

May 14, 2025, 5:50pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

A judge on Wednesday sentenced the former treasurer of the Ridgefield Little League to six months in jail for stealing about $100,000 from the organization. Read story

Jenoah Donald

Clark County agrees to pay $3.5 million to settle wrongful death lawsuit over deputy’s 2021 killing of Black motorist

Jenoah Donald

May 14, 2025, 5:44pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

The Clark County Council agreed Wednesday to pay $3.5 million to settle the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Jenoah Donald, a Black motorist killed by a Clark County sheriff’s deputy in February 2021. Read story

Judge David Gregerson is seen overhead as Wayne Leonetti appears for his not guilty by reason of insanity hearing Monday at the Clark County Courthouse. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to strangling his 80-year-old wife to death in June 2023.

Ridgefield man pleads guilty to strangling wife after judge denies insanity defense

Judge David Gregerson is seen overhead as Wayne Leonetti appears for his not guilty by reason of insanity hearing Monday at the Clark County Courthouse. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to strangling his 80-year-old wife to death in June 2023.

May 14, 2025, 4:32pm Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

On the eve of his domestic violence murder trial, a 74-year-old Ridgefield man pleaded guilty Wednesday in the 2023 strangulation death of his 80-year-old wife. Read story

Deputy Bryson Layton stands outside the Clark County Sheriff’s Office in June. Layton, 23, stabbed Marc Fogle, 54, of Clackamas, Ore., after Fogle reportedly tried to take Layton’s gun the night of May 7 at the Washington State Patrol weigh station in Ridgefield, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office.

Investigators identify Clark County sheriff’s deputy involved in fatal stabbing of DUI suspect

Deputy Bryson Layton stands outside the Clark County Sheriff’s Office in June. Layton, 23, stabbed Marc Fogle, 54, of Clackamas, Ore., after Fogle reportedly tried to take Layton’s gun the night of May 7 at the Washington State Patrol weigh station in Ridgefield, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office.

May 13, 2025, 3:40pm Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

Investigators on Tuesday identified the Clark County sheriff’s deputy involved in the fatal stabbing of a suspected drunk driver during a fight last week in Ridgefield. Read story

The Interstate 5 Washington State Patrol weigh station in Ridgefield where a suspected drunken driver was fatally stabbed was closed May 8 for the investigation.

Oregon man identified as suspected drunken driver fatally stabbed by Clark County sheriff’s deputy

The Interstate 5 Washington State Patrol weigh station in Ridgefield where a suspected drunken driver was fatally stabbed was closed May 8 for the investigation.

May 13, 2025, 11:35am Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a Clackamas, Ore., man as the suspected drunken driver who was fatally stabbed by a Clark County sheriff’s deputy during a fight last week. Read story

Clark County Animal Protection and Control seized 26 goats, five sheep and 14 chickens from Mohammad Alauddin, who is facing 45 counts of first-degree animal cruelty.

Vancouver man arrested on 45 counts of animal cruelty

Clark County Animal Protection and Control seized 26 goats, five sheep and 14 chickens from Mohammad Alauddin, who is facing 45 counts of first-degree animal cruelty.

May 12, 2025, 4:15pm Clark County News

A Clark County man is facing 45 counts of animal cruelty after Clark County law enforcement officers say they discovered dozens of malnourished animals on his property. Read story