Briefs: July 18, 2019

JURY CONVICTS OAKESDALE MAN

A superior court jury July 9 convicted Thomas R. McBride of Oakesdale guilty of a charge of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. The jury rendered a verdict after just 61 minutes of deliberation after listening to final arguments.

McBride, 53, was jailed May 5 after deputies conducted a warrant search of his residence on North Third Street in Oakesdale.

The investigation report said 30 grams of methamphetamine and a scale which had drug residue were found during the search of the residence.

Witnesses called to testify at the trial for the prosecutio...