CHENEY, Wash. — Police arrested two men for attempted murder and other charges in Cheney on Saturday evening, according to Cheney Police Department.
Around 5:45 p.m. on July 19, CPD responded to a report of a man with a handgun outside of a home near Ash Street and N. 3rd Street in Cheney.
When they arrived, officers found 46-year-old Martin Julien outside the home with a black pistol and 44-year-old Riley Smith.
CPD said both men had gone to the home looking for someone and that they had broken into a locked common area through a shared garage.
Witnesses told police Julien was “aggressively” pounding on the front door of the home while holding the gun.
CPD said Julien was also the subject of a separate Spokane County Sheriff’s Office investigation with probable cause for ‘threats to kill.’
He was arrested on charges for both incidents and booked into Spokane County Jail for attempted murder, burglary and threats to kill.
Smith was arrested and booked into Spokane County Jail for attempted murder, burglary and an active misdemeanor warrant.
CPD said it is still actively investigating the situation with SCSO.
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