Austin Winchester was taken into custody Nov. 4 by U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force. (Photo: U.S. Marshal's Office)
SPOKANE, Wash. — A 58-year-old Otis Orchards man wanted on multiple felony charges involving the sexual abuse of minors was arrested Wednesday evening following a coordinated, multi-agency fugitive investigation.
Austin Winchester was taken into custody Nov. 4 at approximately 6:10 p.m. in the 5000 block of North Del Rey Drive in Otis Orchards, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Winchester was arrested on a King County Superior Court felony warrant charging him with six offenses:
- Two counts of commercial sex abuse of a minor
- Two counts of rape of a child in the third degree
- Two counts of communication with a minor for immoral purposes
The arrest involved the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force and Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force, along with detectives and deputies from the Spokane Valley Police Department, the FBI and the Post Falls Police Department. The King County Sheriff’s Office also assisted with the investigation.
The U.S. Marshals Service said the arrest followed a coordinated fugitive investigation involving law enforcement personnel in both Eastern and Western Washington.
Winchester is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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