ASOTIN, WA – The trial for a Wyoming man accused of stabbing his brother-in-law at a Clarkston motel is scheduled to begin next week in Asotin County Superior Court.
Thomas Krogman, 68, of Gillette, Wyoming, faces charges of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the June 2 attack at the Clarkston Motel 6 on Bridge Street. Krogman was extradited from Wyoming and booked into the Asotin County Jail in mid-June, where he remains held without bond.
Authorities allege Krogman traveled from northeast Wyoming to Clarkston and assaulted his brother-in-law, Daniel Henry, 72, who was working as the motel manager. Henry was hospitalized at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center after sustaining multiple stab wounds.
Surveillance video reportedly captured a man matching Krogman’s description entering the motel lobby, asking Henry, “Remember me?” and then stabbing him eight times. Krogman allegedly fled the scene in a maroon 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, which investigators later traced to him using license plate reader cameras.
Court documents indicate the attack may be related to a decades-old family dispute involving allegations of sexual abuse.
Krogman was held at the Campbell County Detention Center in Gillette prior to his extradition. The Asotin County Superior Court will hear the case beginning at 9:00 a.m. on January 14.
