Man arrested in connection with May Airway Heights hit and run

Local officers have arrested the suspect in May’s fatal hit-and-run, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release last week.

According to the release, Traffic Unit Corporal Jeff Welton developed probable cause to charge 24-year-old Trevor J. Stephan with leaving the scene of a fatal collision. The collision occurred May 16 on Hayford Road at Sprague in Airway Heights and resulted in the death of 39-year-old Jackson Lawless.

Members of the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offenders Task Force located Stephan near Cochran Street and Dean Road and arrested him on the active felony warrant.  He was transported and booked into the Spokane County Jail for leaving the scene of a fatal collision.

The arrest marks the end of a long investigation into the identity and whereabouts of the driver. Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies initially requested help from the community in identifying involved vehicles.

Shannen Talbot can be reached at [email protected].