Identity of body released

COEUR d'ALENE - Kootenai County authorities have identified a man whose body was found in the woods near Fernan Lake on May 16 as 32-year-old Mark Broadwater.

Spokane Police have arrested and charged three people with first-degree murder, saying Broadwater allegedly died during a drug-related robbery. He had been reported missing from Spokane more than a year ago.

Spokane Police on Wednesday night arrested 47-year-old Jeffery B. Sankey, 40-year-old Judy L. Diamond and 44-year-old Peter E. O'Brien, according to a press release. All three were booked into the Spokane County Jail.

Spokane Police Major Crimes detectives began an investigation when Broadwater was reported missing in April 2013, according to the release. Suspect Peter O'Brien was arrested early this month on an unrelated charge and, during the course of an interview, provided information leading police to Broadwater's remains.

Police said it appears Broadwater knew his assailants. Both Sankey and O'Brien have prior felony convictions.

Sankey's 12 felony convictions include possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of stolen property, burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm and assault.

O'Brien's eight felony convictions include possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of stolen property, theft of a motor vehicle, harassment and theft of a firearm.

Police said Diamond has no felony convictions in Washington.