Airway Heights has new prosecutor

AIRWAY HEIGHTS – The city has a new prosecutor representing it in criminal court cases. Andrew Filak comes to Airway Heights by way of Gonzaga University following a short stint as a patrol officer in Ohio.

This is the first prosecution job for Filak in Washington following an internship with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Spokane, where he worked in the criminal division while completing his degree at Gonzaga University. There, he helped with cases with federal misdemeanors such as DUI’s on Fairchild Air Force Base and assisted attorneys with cases of gang crime and drug use.

“I’ve been handli...