On October 14, 2021, about 4pm Jeremiah Mathews was taken into custody in Vancouver by the SW Washington Regional SWAT Team.  The suspect was booked into the Cowlitz County Jail on charges of murder 1^st degree.  We are still withholding the victims name in this case as we are still trying to locate next of kin.  Further details are not available at this time.

The Kelso Police Department wants to extend a thankyou to all the SW Washington agencies that helped in this case to include the SW Washington Regional SWAT Team, Washington State Department of Corrections, Washington State Crime Scene Team, the Washington State Criminal Investigative Team and the Longview Police Department.