YELM – A man told investigators he shot his estranged wife to death as she held their 7-month-old daughter in her arms outside her home in Yelm, according to documents filed in court.
Timothy Engh, 27, is suspected in the death of Brenda Engh, 31, who had recently separated from him and had custody of their baby girl, Thurston County prosecutors said. Engh was charged Monday in Thurston County Superior Court with second-degree murder. He’s also charged with possession of a stolen firearm, a class B felony.
Engh was arrested at his uncle’s home in Bonney Lake on Wednesday, a day after his wife’s body was found outside her rented home near their daughter, who was covered with blood but unharmed. The baby is now in the custody of the dead woman’s mother and stepfather.
Associated Press
Sequim: Suit inventor takes a really long dip
After spending more than 24 hours in the chilly waters of Sequim Bay, the inventor of a new kind of coldwater survival suit emerged Sunday with a body temperature only two-tenths of a degree lower than when he went in. “I’m warm. I’m toasty,” said Sequim resident Bob Duncan, an airline pilot who came up with the idea for his Breathe4Life suit four years ago. It was thought to be the longest anyone has survived floating in cold water. Earlier, Duncan spent 18 hours floating in waters near Victoria, B.C.
The Peninsula Daily News
Castle Rock: Dog bites deputy during arrest
A man and his Rottweiler are in custody after the dog bit a Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputy in the thigh Sunday, the sheriff’s office reported. The dog’s owner, David Leroy Davenport, 37, of Castle Rock faces charges of third-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, second-degree custodial interference and resisting arrest. Deputy Troy Brightbill went to Davenport’s home to look for his 14-year-old son, who was a reported runaway, sheriff’s Capt. Mark Nelson said. The boy’s mother has custody of the son, he said. As the teenager was taken into custody, Davenport began walking away, despite Brightbill’s instructions to stay, Nelson said. Brightbill approached Davenport to arrest him on suspicion of custodial interference, he said. When Davenport began struggling with Brightbill, the Rottweiler bit him.
The Daily News
B.C.: Dog rejected as cash drawing winner
A gasoline station owner in Abbotsford is trying to smooth some ruffled fur over the winner of a cash drawing. The name on the winning entry, “Mr. Jengels,” turned out to be that of a dog owned by Kevin Strybos of Aldergrove, who said he used the name of his miniature dachshund-pinscher mix to avoid telemarketers. Gas station owner Mike Paz said the dog couldn’t cash a check and refused to give the $500 (Canadian), to Strybos, who had claimed the winnings. On Friday, Paz said he would give the money to the local animal shelter run by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and offered to hang a portrait of Mr. Jengels on a wall with other cash winners.
Associated Press
Oregon: Forest project reveals old viewpoints
Three months ago, visitors passing by House Rock near Brookings, Ore., could see only a small slice of the Pacific Ocean, and then only by peeking through a forest of fast-growing Sitka spruce. But when the viewpoint reopens to the public later this spring, visitors will be able to see for a full 44 miles. The forest clearing project is the second of 18 view restorations scheduled along U.S. 101. The stretch of U.S. 101 once had impressive views because the land was kept clear first by grazing and then by logging. But, when those activities stopped, Sitka spruce quickly grew up. With the view restored, the hope is that visitors will be able to see migrating whales in the deep water just offshore, and watch red-tailed hawks hunt for rabbits.
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