Burglary suspect tracked to Marlin; K-9 nabs suspect

Grant and Adams county sheriff’s deputies have arrested the suspect in a south Grant County burglary which led to the getaway car being driven into a rural lake.

On Thursday, January 21, a deputy acting on a tip spotted John James Monday of Othello, age 29, at a home in the 21000 block of Road W NE near the small town of Marlin in easternmost Grant County. The deputy called for back-up, summoning the Moses Lake Regional Tactical Response Team and a K-9 unit from Adams County.

Deputies tried to talk Monday out of the house, but they received no reply. The Adams County K-9 found Monday hiding be...