SPOKANE – On March 26, 2026, at approximately 6:15 pm, Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a domestic violence assault in the Newman Lake area. Deputies learned the adult female victim had already been transported to the hospital for her injuries and that the suspect was identified as 35-year-old Mitchell J. Hansen.
They were also informed that there was a valid Domestic Violence Protection Order prohibiting Hansen from contacting or harassing the victim, knowingly coming within 1000 feet of her or her residence in Spokane Valley, or from assaulting/stalking/harassing her.
Through the investigation, Deputies learned Hansen went to the victim’s residence on March 25, 2026, and grabbed her as she walked to her car. With force, he made her get into his vehicle as he threatened to kill her. Hansen drove off while holding on to the victim, preventing her from escaping…