Spokane Police Arrest S. Hatch Homicide Suspects

Arrests made Wednesday night

Monique Cotton, Director of Communication and Public Information, 509.363.8285


Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 8:46 a.m.


Spokane Police Major Crimes detectives have arrested the following individuals in connection to the homicide of 33-year-old Damien L. Stewart. The four individuals have been booked into the Spokane County Jail and each face one charge of 1st Degree Murder.

  1. Isaiah S. Freeman (24 years old)
  2. Christopher J. Hall (34 years old)
  3. Ricky A. Cox (29 years old)
  4. Richard J. Richardson (49 years old)

The four individuals were located and arrested last night. Detectives do not believe there are any other outstanding suspects.

The original news release on this homicide can be found here.



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