Kittitas County Superior Court

A Wenatchee man is facing theft and forgery charges in Kittitas County after police say he cashed several fake checks at bank in Cle Elum. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 53-year-old Cary Martin Stock pled not guilty to two counts of forgery and one count of second-degree theft at an arraignment hearing in Kittitas County Superior Court on June 12...

A Pierce County woman is facing charges of theft, identity theft and forgery for allegedly using a stolen driver's license and bank card to withdraw $5,000 from a bank in Cle Elum last fall. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 40-year-old Rachel Catharine Leggett of Tacoma was expected to be arraigned in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...

An Ellensburg man faces charges of child rape after a couple found him in their 15-year-old daughter's bedroom and found him in her bed. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 22-year-old Dylan Brogard pled not guilty in Kittitas County Superior Court last week on the felony charge...

Police in Kittitas County are looking for a man wanted for allegedly attempting to commit insurance fraud by faking a fall at an Ellensburg supermarket. The Ellensburg Daily Record says 47-year-old Nathan Christopher McCain of Ellensburg is facing charges of first-degree theft and three counts of making a false insurance claim in excess of $1,500...

A man who broke into an Ellensburg home while armed with two large knives last summer has been sentenced to over five years in prison. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports the 68-month sentence was handed down to 53-year-old Kenneth Shoptaw by Judge Chris Herion in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...

A man accused of stealing a breakfast burrito from an Ellensburg grocery store has been sentenced to 30 days behind bars. The Ellensburg Daily Record says the sentence was handed down to 45-year-old Nicholus James Leman in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...

A teenager accused of killing a rival gang member in the parking lot of an Ellensburg fast food restaurant has been found guilty of first-degree murder. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports it took a 12-member jury only a few hours to return the verdict against 18-year-old Benny Lee Castizo in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...

A former Cle Elum resident has pled not guilty to ten felony drug charges. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 40-year-old Jeffrey Allan Wunder entered the plea to charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, unlawful use of a building for drug purposes, and the manufacture of a controlled substance in Kittitas County Superior Court last week...

A teenager accused of killing a rival gang member at an Ellensburg fast food restaurant last year has refused to plea bargain in his murder trial. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Benny Castizo shot 21-year-old Christian Guthrie to death at a Jack In The Box in the 100 block of West University Way on March 15, 2024...

An Ellensburg man has been sentenced to almost a year in jail for assaulting a police officer during his arrest two months ago. Judge L. Candace Hooper handed down the 364-day term to 33-year-old Steven Michael Schepler in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...