1st degree murder

A Douglas County jury convicted 28-year-old Potter of first-degree murder and eight other charges on October 30.

A judge has scheduled the sentencing of Dalton Scott Potter for December 14th at 9:30am in Douglas County Superior Court.

Dalton Scott Potter is charged in Douglas County Superior Court with 13 felonies, including first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder.

Douglas County Superior Court Commissioner Phil Safar formally informed Potter of the 13 felony charges against him Tuesday.

Twenty-seven-year Dalton Potter also refused to answer any questions in court for the third time Thursday.

A no-contact order was issued to Potter, prohibiting contact between him and the witness party.

Twenty-two-year-old Raphael Alexander Chavez-Hernandez is in jail with bail set at 1 million dollars in connection to the shooting of 20-year-old Freddy Gonzalez-Rodriguez at his home in the 600 block of Kristina Rd.

Officers say a follow-up search of the residence where 27-year-old Javier Valdez was arrested in Walla Walla turned up more than 11,000 fentanyl pills along with large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine.

KPQ Tri-Cities sister station KONA reports 27-year-old Javier Valdez was arrested in Walla Walla and will be returned to Wenatchee.

Police arrested 19-year-old Markheil Leon Ford Monday after prosecutors charged him last week with the crime.