Update on Delano shooting

The suspect in an Aug. 6 shooting in Delano has been charged with second-degree assault.

Austin Krabbenhoft, 28, pled not guilty to the Class B Felony charge in his arraignment hearing Aug. 20 in Grant County Superior Court in Ephrata.

Though he was booked into Grant County Jail right after his arrest, Krabbenhoft has been out on a $50,000 bail since Aug. 7. According to the terms of his release, he is not to use or possess any firearm, nor make any contact with the alleged victim or a neighbor police interviewed as a witness.

According to the police report, Krabbenhoft told the officer on scene he shot Dustin Miley, 45, after an argument over a barking dog escalated into taunts and a physical fight in the street in front of Krabbenhoft’s Wenatchee Avenue home. Miley survived the shooting but was in intensive care for his injuries. 

Court documents show Krabbenhoft released his court-assigned public defender at his arraignment, and has retained Stephen Hormel of Hormel Law Office and Zachary Ayers of Ayers Law Firm, both in the Spokane area. The judge also granted the defendant’s petition to reside at an address in Almira rather than his Grand Coulee home.

The next hearing is set for Oct. 8 at 9 a.m. If the case goes to trial, that could begin as soon as Nov. 6.