‘Home girl’ jail officer allegedly tipped off friend of Pasco shooting suspect
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- Franklin Co. corrections officer Lynette Craig arrested for sharing Pasco shooting info.
- Two suspects in the Robert Wayne Drive attack face six counts of first-degree assault.
- Investigators probe who got leaked info as strained sheriff‑corrections ties slow probe.
A Franklin County corrections officer allegedly tipped off the friend of a shooting suspect that police were looking for him.
Lynette Yasin, who is also known as Lynette Craig, appeared in Franklin County Superior Court a day after her arrest at her house Thursday afternoon.
Yasin, 41, was booked Thursday into the Benton County jail and was brought over to appear at the Pasco hearing.
Detectives claim Yasin told a Franklin County inmate named Miguel Garcia that a former inmate Osman Morales Salto, 21, was a suspect in a Pasco shooting in October that a warrant had been issued for his arrest.
Minutes later, Garcias shared that information with Morales Salto, claiming it came from “home girl” or “Craig,” according to court documents.
Morales Salto, 21, and Brian Panduro-Valenzuela, 22, are accused of opening fire at the party Oct. 26 and are currently in the Franklin County jail in Pasco, each facing six counts of first-degree assault.
“The investigation began in November after detectives learned that Craig had been communicating with inmates and providing them with information that was privileged,” said a Friday news release from Sheriff Jim Raymond. “This information was directly related to one of the suspects in a shooting ...”
“This type of conduct will not be tolerated by anyone in this profession,” Raymond said in the release.
Franklin County corrections Chief Keilen Harmon told the Tri-City Herald that Yasin was no longer an employee as of Friday.
In court on Friday, Yasin’s attorney, Michael Nguyen, argued that prosecutors didn’t have enough proof to hold Yasin on the accusation of helping Morales Salto evade custody.
“What Miguel told Osman doesn’t necessarily mean what he said was true,” Nguyen said. “Ms. Yasin works as a corrections officer, she is going to have contact with other inmates.”
But Judge Norma Rodriguez ruled there was probably cause to hold her but set her bail at $10,000.
Spreading information
Yasin, whose husband works for another jail in the region, has been a Franklin County jail employee for three years.
Court documents said she knew Morales Salto and Panduro-Valenzuela because of their long stays in the jail after they were accused of first-degree murder in August 2022. The men were acquitted in February 2025.
On Oct. 26, Morales Salto and Panduro-Valenzuela went to a birthday party on Robert Wayne Drive in Pasco. They were not invited and got into a fight. After it settled down, they allegedly began shooting, according to court documents.
Morales Salto was arrested in Pullman, and Panduro-Valenzuela was caught in Rathdrum, Idaho.
The day after the shooting, jail video allegedly a showed Yasin go to Garcia’s cell door and talk with him, according to court documents filed this week.
An hour later, Garcia was talking on a jail phone with Morales Salto and told him he was a suspect in the shooting, but a warrant hadn’t been issued yet.
Then, the morning after charges were filed and that a nationwide warrant was issued, Garcia allegedly met with Yasin 10 minutes before the men had another phone conversation. That time, Garcia told Morales Salto that police had a warrant for his arrest.
Police claim Yasin “had engaged in several inappropriate communications with Miguel Garcia. During several calls, Miguel Garcia referred to her as “home girl” and “Craig” when talking to his associates.”
This story was originally published December 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM.