unlawful imprisonment

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A Washington bistro co-owner must serve two years and five months in prison for preying on women who were too drunk or high to consent to sex. The Bellingham Herald reports 33-year-old Jamison Scott Rogayan was sentenced Tuesday morning...

MOUNT VERNON (AP) — A Skagit County sheriff's deputy charged with domestic violence has been fired. The Skagit Valley Herald reports that 34-year-old Russell Whitmore was terminated Monday after an internal investigation into his conduct...

BELLINGHAM (AP) — A Washington state father whose battle with Child Protective Services received widespread attention has been sentenced to three months in jail for restraining two state workers in an elevator. The Bellingham Herald reports that jurors found 25-year-old Cleve Goheen-Rengo guilty of unlawful imprisonment...

BELLINGHAM (AP) — The rape trial for a Washington state bistro owner has begun with one of his alleged victims detailing how he prevented her from leaving his apartment and sexually assaulted her after a night of drinking. The Bellingham Herald reports that Jamison Rogayan's trial began Tuesday and is expected to last up to three weeks...

EVERETT (AP) — A convicted sex offender is accused of attacking a woman at her Silver Lake-area home and sexually assaulting her. The Everett Daily Herald reports that Daniel Miltenberger of Everett was booked late Thursday into the Snohomish County Jail...

SEATTLE (AP) — Court documents show a former Seattle police officer is under investigation for unlawful imprisonment of a passenger while he was an Uber driver. The Seattle Police Department fired the officer in 2015 after an investigation showed he inappropriately contacted women he met while investigating crimes and texted them hundreds of times...

The mother and stepfather of a 15 year old girl are being held on unlawful imprisonment and assault charges today after police say they held the teen in a bathroom at their Yakima home for 2 days before she escaped. Yakima Police Capt. Rod Light says the parents were punishing the teen for her past behavior...