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Kittitas (pronounced 'KITT-i-tass') County is located in central Washington State. It spans from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the upper Yakima River Valley plains and the Columbia River.
Kittitas County, WA - 05/11/2020 - Arrest made in child assault case
On Sunday 5/10/20 at around 1:06 A.M. Kittitas County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a child assault report in the French Cabin Creek area north of Ronald. It was further reported that 33-year-old Paul R. Cautard was holding his girlfriend and her three children against their will at a remote campsite in the French Cabin Creek area. Upon investigation, it was determined that Cautard had assaulted a 4-year-old child earlier in the evening. The child was treated and released from KVH in Ellensburg. Cautard was arrested by deputies later on Sunday around 8:15 A.M. as he was walking on Salmon La Sac Road. He was booked into Kittitas County Corrections Center for Assault of a Child 2nd Degree (strangulation) and Violation of a Domestic Violence Protection Order.
Kittitas County, from the Cascades to the Columbia, and online at http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us
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Contact: Ben Kokjer 509-933-8218