Spokane Valley homeowner fires gun to scare off knife-wielding man, sheriff’s office says

A Spokane Valley homeowner fired a two shots into the air and scared off a suspected burglar armed with a knife early Monday, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

After the shot was fired,John R. Cravens, 40, reportedly dropped the knife and ran. He was later found, bit by a police dog and arrested.

The sheriff’s office says Cravens had attempted to rob the homeowner’s house on the 400 block of North Locust Road in Spokane Valley.

The victim was heading out of his house to go to work when he noticed the garage door open and a mountain bike leaning against the house, so he went back inside to get his .22 caliber pistol, according to a sheriff’s office release.