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Benton County jail inmate also faces escape charges
By Paula Horton, Herald staff writer
A Benton County jail inmate was being pulled off a work crew for rule violations and is now facing more charges for escape and resisting arrest after she reportedly tried to run out of the jail lobby.
Elizabeth Tyshchuk's husband also is in jail after allegedly shoving a corrections officer.
Ivan Tyshchuk, 24, is accused of intentionally standing in the way of the corrections officer trying to take his wife into custody, which allowed his wife to escape, said Kennewick police Sgt. Ken Lattin.
Elizabeth Tyshchuk, 30, apparently was told she was being pulled off the work crew when she arrived at the jail Wednesday morning. She reportedly said, "No, I'm not going to jail" and ran.
The corrections officer tried to chase her, but Ivan Tyshchuk got in between them, grabbed the officer and shoved her to prevent her from taking his wife into custody, police said.
Elizabeth Tyshchuk eventually was caught, but Ivan made it to his car and drove away, Lattin said.
Officers, however, have the Tyshchuks' address, and Ivan Tyshchuk was picked up by Richland police when he returned home, Lattin said.
Ivan Tyshchuk was booked into the Benton County jail on suspicion of two counts of third-degree assault and resisting arrest, while new charges of third-degree escape and resisting arrest are pending against his wife.
Suspect who shot himself now in jail
A 27-year-old Moses Lake man who shot himself in the chest while sitting in the passenger seat of a car last week has been released from a Spokane area hospital and now is in the Grant County jail, authorities said.
Rodolfo Romo was arrested on a warrant from the state Department of Corrections for escape from community custody, said Grant County Undersheriff John Turley.
He also is facing possible charges of reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of a gun at the state level, and could be charged in federal court with possession of a stolen gun, Turley said.
Romo is a convicted felon and is not allowed to possess guns. He has an extensive history of theft, burglary, assault, drug possession, jail incidents and vehicle theft, and is also affiliated with a local gang, Turley said.
The handgun that he used to shoot himself was determined to have been stolen from a Soap Lake area home a week earlier, along with several other guns, Turley said.
Romo shot himself Oct. 8, while a friend was giving him a ride to his home on Neppel Road Northeast, about three miles northeast of Moses Lake, Turley said.
During the investigation, detectives learned that Romo also had pointed the gun at the driver before he shot himself, he said.
Sex offender living on Lewis Street in Pasco
A sex offender considered highly likely to reoffend is living in Pasco.
James John Glovka, 81, has told police he is living in the 1800 block of West Lewis Street.
Glovka is 6 feet tall, 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
He was convicted in 1991 of first-degree child molestation in Walla Walla County and is classified as a Level 3 sex offender.
Glovka is not wanted by police but is required to tell them where he is living.
Information about Glovka and other registered sex offenders in Franklin County can be accessed online. Go to the Franklin County website at www.co.franklin.wa.us/sheriff and click on the Offender Watch box under registered sex offenders.
-- Paula Horton: 509-582-1556; phorton@tricityherald.com
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