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COLFAX — Two Lewiston-Clarkston Valley men charged with the felony charge of eluding police in Whitman County pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in court on Friday, July 21.

Mathew Florek and Seth Brown pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving in Whitman County District Court. The men were found guilty following a motorcycle chase that ended in a crash.

Florek and Brown were sentenced to six days in jail, placed on probation for a year, ordered to perform 40 hours of community service, and fined $350.

Whitman County District Court Commissioner Doug Robinson handed down the sentenc...