January 22, 2026 8:04 am
Camas, News, Public Safety, Washougal 
Former Camas-Washougal Fire Battalion Chief Kevin West, right, speaks to a member of the gallery as he is led away in handcuffs Tuesday after a jury found West guilty of the murder of his wife at the Clark County Courthouse. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Former Camas-Washougal Fire Battalion Chief Kevin West, right, hugs a loved one Tuesday after a jury found West guilty of the murder of his wife at the Clark County Courthouse. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Former Camas-Washougal Fire Battalion Chief Kevin West, right, is led away in handcuffs Tuesday after a jury found West guilty of the murder of his wife at the Clark County Courthouse. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Former Camas-Washougal Fire Battalion Chief Kevin West, right, holds the hand of someone in the gallery Tuesday after a jury found West guilty of the murder of his wife at the Clark County Courthouse. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A Clark County Superior Court jury on Tuesday convicted a former Camas-Washougal Fire battalion chief of first- and second-degree murder for strangling his wife to death in January 2024.
The jury deliberated just over two hours before handing down the verdicts against 52-year-old Kevin West. Both charges were found to be domestic violence related.
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