Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

SIX MONTHS ON DRUG CHARGES

Nicholas A. Furnell, 31, Clarkston, was sentenced to six months in jail Aug. 3 after he pleaded guilty to two drug possession charges.

Furnell was arrested June 12 after Pullman Police responded to the Walmart parking lot in south Pullman. They originally responded to a report that Furnell had been following another driver, but that couldn't be verified.

Officers said the driver in the Infiniti G-35 at the scene appeared to be sleeping and he decided to check the man's welfare. The report said the man, who was later identified as Furne...