On lunch break, man flees burglary trial

RITZVILLE - A Spokane Valley man being tried in connection with an Adams County burglary case failed to return to court in the middle of his trial Thursday, April 25.

As a result, the Adams County Sheriff's Office is seeking public assistance in locating John Michael Daigneault. 50, who was subsequently convicted in absentia of burglary, court records show.

Daigneault was one of two people arrested in connection with the burglary of an Odessa-area farm in the 1900 block of state Highway 21, records show. While the farm has an Odessa address, it is located within Adams County.

According to Sher...