Stolen gun and drugs recovered during search of stranded vehicle

COLFAX — A stolen pistol was recovered when Whitman County deputies arrested a couple for possession of drugs on Saturday.

Deputies found a stranded vehicle on Crumbaker Road, just north of Colfax, according to Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers.

Daniel Sallee, 30, of Fort Lakes, Wash., and Ashley Muongmany, 30, of Kennewick, were with the vehicle. Neither have a valid license to drive.

“Both individuals also appeared to be under the influence of narcotics. Further observations keyed deputies in on expended ammunition casings in and on the vehicle, which lead them to believe there may be firea...