Chelan County Regional Justice Center

The Chelan County Regional Justice Center is grappling with several issues being created by the proliferation of fentanyl use in the Wenatchee Valley. The facility is still operating until quarantine protocols from the COVID-19 pandemic, which require new intakes to remain in isolation for a brief period - usually no more than two or three days - prior to joining the rest of the jail's inmate popu

A Wenatchee man will serve more than 23 years in prison after being sentenced Monday for raping a child. Chelan County Superior Court Judge Robert Jourdan handed down the sentence for 26-year-old David Reverte, who was in the Chelan County Regional Justice Center since being arrested in March...

The North Central Washington Special Investigation Unit is looking into the death of an East Wenatchee man while incarcerated at the Chelan County Jail. Wenatchee Captain Jason Reinfeld said 38-year-old Joseph A Verville was found dead in a single cell the morning of September 7th ...

Chelan County Regional Justice Center is delaying its time frame to allow full capacity for inmates. “We were shooting for August 1st for that strategic reopening,” said Jail Director Chris Sharp while addressing a Tuesday afternoon meeting of Chelan County commissioners. “We’re pro ...

The Chelan County Regional Justice Center is holding two fundraisers to help cover the costs of a K9 team that will begin in the facility in November. Jail Director Chris Sharp says it's part of a three-pronged approach to combat drugs getting into the building ...

Chelan County has posted the position of Director of the Chelan County Regional Justice Center to find a permanent replacement for interim Director Bill Larson. County Commissioner Kevin Overbay says they are first looking in-house. "We now have advertisements out and we are taking applications now internally to identify Bill's successor that we're hoping to have in place by April 1st... Read

A Cashmere female was booked into Chelan County Regional Jail Saturday night after attempting to elude a police vehicle, hit and run collision, reckless endangerment, suspended driver’s license and two outstanding arrest warrants. Jessica Fisk, 22 year old, was the driver of the suspect vehicle that allegedly failed to yield and fled from two Douglas County deputies. A...

Wenatchee police arrested a man Friday night after an investigation was launched in August when a woman reported the discovery of video recordings of herself unconscious, being sexually assaulted on his phone. "On August 3rd, Wenatchee Police Department was made aware of a potential ongoing sexual assault situation that was happening out in the north end of Wenatchee when a victim called and