Spokane homicide suspect arrested at Lake Coeur d'Alene cabin

A Spokane County murder suspect was arrested Tuesday near Worley.

Jason Obermiller, 32, was found by Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies holed up in a summer cabin on Lake Coeur d’Alene.

Obermiller is suspected of killing 2-year-old Adalynn Hoyt. The child’s death last week was caused by a blow to the abdomen, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner.

The girl’s mother, Lovina Rainey, reportedly told investigators she was out drinking when Adalynn was injured. The mother, whom Obermiller lived with, had left the toddler and her three other children in Obermiller’s care.

The sheriff’s office received a report around 12:30 p.m. from the owner of the cabin who said a neighbor had observed a suspicious person at the cabin located near Worley, in the 3500 block of W. Mulsh Way.

Deputies responded to the residence and found a white SUV parked in the driveway. The license plate on the SUV was stolen out of Spokane, Washington. The deputies also contacted a

caretaker for the property who had arrived shortly before the deputies.

While speaking with the deputies, a man was seen walking around the cabin. At first, he gave the deputies a false name. However, after some questioning, one of the deputies recognized the man from earlier bulletins and confirmed he was Obermiller.

Obermiller, who had an active misdemeanor warrant in Kootenai County as well as being wanted for the homicide charge, was taken into custody without incident and will be held on the Kootenai County warrant as well as a charge of fugitive from justice. He will have first appearance in Kootenai County as early as tomorrow afternoon to face extradition back to Washington.

Preliminary information is that Obermiller was only staying at the cabin for the past 24 hours.

Also, it appears that he may have had knowledge of the cabin from doing work for the owner in the past, but didn’t have the owner’s permission to be at the cabin.