Christmas Drive-by shooting driver not charged

COLFAX – The driver, of the car involved with a passenger allegedly shooting at a Colfax family on Dec. 22, is not being charged with a crime.

Janine E. Ludwig, 24, of Pullman, was booked into jail for drive by shooting and reckless driving but is not being charged, according to the Whitman County Prosecutor’s Office. She was driving her white Volkswagen Golf when her passenger allegedly shot a pistol at the Colfax family.

“Furth investigation showed she was not a willing participant in the crime,” said a prosecutor’s office spokesperson.

The additional investigation findings were not availabl...