Washington fire battalion chief sentenced to 25 years for wife’s strangulation death

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The former fire battalion chief convicted of killing his wife was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday morning in a Clark County court.

Kevin West, the former fire chief of the Camas-Washougal Fire District, was found guilty last month of strangling his wife, Marcelle “Marcy” West, in January 2024.

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According to Clark County deputies, West called 911 to report that Marcelle was having a seizure at their home on 34th Street…

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