Suspect had left drug treatment facility – Wed, 20 Jun 2012 PST

June 20, 2012 in City

Charles RobertWallace (Full-size photo)

The suspected heroin trafficker believed to have shot two sheriffs deputies before killing himself Tuesday was supposed to be in drug treatment in Spokane Valley but had been missing for at least a week, according toauthorities.

U.S. Marshals had been looking for Charles Robert Wallace, 41, since hearing hed left American Behavior RehabilitationServices.

Its unclear if deputies knew about Wallaces fugitive status when they contacted him during a traffic stop at North Newport Highway and East Elm Road Tuesday about 4:15p.m.

Wallace was arrested in Clayton, Wash., on April 24 on a federal charge that accuses him and five others of distributing at least 100 grams of heroin in Spokane from April 2011 to thisFebruary.

Federal prosecutors wanted him to stay in jail to await trial, but U.S. Magistrate Cynthia Imbrogno allowed him to leave so he could participate in inpatient treatment for chemical dependency. She signed the order on May 25. Wallace was to report for a status hearing on Monday, but he never showedup.

Imbrogno imposed conditions that prohibited Wallace from committing further crimes, carrying firearms or other weapons. He was not required to postbond.

Wallaces criminal history stretches back to at least 1985 with a felony case in FranklinCounty.

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