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RITZVILLE – The trial of a man accused of attacking state Sen. Mark Schoesler was moved to a different county. Glenn R. Stockwell, 71, of Ritzville, allegedly assaulted Schoesler, R-Ritzville, last October. His trial on related charges was moved last week from Adams County District Court in Ritzville to Lincoln County District Court in Davenport, where Judge Dan B. Johnson presides. Defense attorney Sara Duross Porto said Schoessler was elected to public office representing Ritzville and the surrounding area since 1992 in her oral argument o...
RITZVILLE – The trial of a man accused of attacked state Sen. Mark Schoesler has been moved to a different city and county following a change of venue hearing last week. Glenn R. Stockwell, 71, of Ritzville, allegedly assaulted on Schoesler, R-Ritzville, last October. His trial on related charges was moved last week from Adams County District Court in Ritzville to Lincoln County District Court in Davenport, where Judge Dan B. Johnson will preside. In her oral argument, Feb. 17, defense attorney...
RITZVILLE – An Adams County District Court judge is expected to hear oral arguments Thursday, Feb. 17, in a motion for a change of venue in the trial of a local political activist who allegedly attacked a state senator. In a Feb. 8 hearing, Adams County District Court Judge Andrea Russell instructed defense attorney Carson Van Val-kenburg to file the change of venue motion by Feb. 11 in the case against Glenn R. Stockwell, 64, of Ritzville. Stockwell a former candidate for various elected offices, was arrested Oct. 11 on possible charges of f...
RITZVILLE - A political activist was arrested in connection with an assault on state Sen. Mark Schoesler. Glen R. Stockwell, 71, of Ritzville, a former candidate for various elected offices, was arrested Oct. 11 and was booked into the Adams County Jail for assault in the fourth degree, harassment,and disorderly conduct, records show. The 64-year-old Schoesler, R-Ritzville, was assaulted in the city, officials said. Stockwell used his pickup to block the 400 block of North Division Street at aro...