A Ritzville man has been found guilty of attempting to stab an Adams County police officer last fall.

The Ritzville Police Department says 45-year-old Brian J. Sumner was convicted of charges including second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, and the unlawful display of a weapon at the conclusion of a jury trial in Adams County Superior Court on Sept. 17.

The conviction stems from an incident on Oct. 5, 2024 when police were called to reports of a domestic disturbance at 2nd Avenue and Lewis Street in Ritzville where Sumner brandished a knife and threatened responding officers who were attempting to reach a woman he'd assaulted at the location.

When officers were finally able to make contact with the woman, Sumner attempted to strike and stab at least one of them w

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