Woman sentenced in son's slaying

CHENEY – A 59-year-old woman who killed her son and disposed of his remains near Rock Lake was sentenced June 26 in Spokane County Superior Court.

Judge Annette Plese sentenced Christine Catelli to 6.5 years in prison. Catelli, who originally faced a second-degree murder charge, pleaded guilty June 20 to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Chase Catelli, 35.

The standard sentencing range is 78 to 102 months (6.5 -8.5 years)

According to court documents, Catelli shot her son in June 2022 at her boyfriend’s home just of South Cheney Spangle Road, at 1403 W. Jennings Road, where Crystal Mic...