Police arrest suspect after man found dead at Spokane Valley motel on Saturday
June 10, 2023 Updated Sun., June 11, 2023 at 4:53 p.m.
A 48-year-old man faces a second-degree murder charge after another man was found dead at the Red Top Motel in Spokane Valley on Saturday.
Michael R. Perry was booked into Spokane County Jail just after midnight Sunday, according to jail records. Police arrested him after their discovery of the body early Saturday afternoon.
Deputies responded around 1:40 p.m. Saturday to the report of a dead man at the motel, 7217 E. Trent Ave., and found the body inside one of the motel rooms, according to a Spokane Valley Police Department news release.
Major Crimes detectives, Forensic Unit personnel and additional crime scene assets responded to assist, deputies said.
The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the dead man’s identity as well as the cause and manner of death when appropriate.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233 and reference case No. 10084301.
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