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 behind the home and subdued him. Monday was transported to Samaritan Hospital for his wounds. When released, Monday will be booked into the Grant County Jail on an outstanding Department of Corrections warrant.

Deputies are still investigating the alleged burglary near Royal City last week, where it was believed Monday fled the scene and eventually dumped the getaway car into Upper Goose Lake inside the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge. Divers recovered the unoccupied car the following day. Deputies and U.S. Marshals had been following tips that Monday had been seen in the Othello and Grant County areas.