New charge against defendant

A charge of second-degree theft was filed against Kyle J. Lawson-Stevahn, the Pullman resident who appeared in court June 22 and pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to register as a sex offender. He was charged Monday with second-degree theft.

The report filed by Pullman Police Sgt. Jake Opgenroth alleged Lawson-Stevahn took cash and parts last January from a former employer, Evergreen Tire in Pullman.

The report alleged he was shown on a surveillance video taking the cash. It alleged he created invoices for shipment of car parts and then destroyed the invoices while taking the parts hom...