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Sirens & Gavels archive for March 15, 2010

MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010


Fatal-crash defense: Blame the dead guy

A Ferry County man who was drunk during a highway crash last fall was not responsible for the death of the other driver, a jury recently decided.John H. Clifford was acquitted of vehicular homicide but convicted of drunken driving for an Oct. 2 crash on…

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'Hardball' means more charges for gangster

A reputed Spokane gang member facing life in prison for a shooting last summer faces four additional counts of attempted first-degree murder after turning down a plea deal. Timothy L. "Stoney Boy" Lucious, 39, faces a life sentence under Washington's three-strikes law. He's been in…

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Mom in '98 kidnapping due in Spokane soon

A woman accused of kidnapping her sons from her ex-husband 12 years ago is expected back in Spokane this week to face a felony charge after fighting extradition from Pennsylvania. Jill D. Haugen, who also is known as Jill Connington, has been in a Pennsylvania…

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Suicidal gunman was sued for '05 shooting

The man who shot his wife's ex-husband before killing himself had been sued for a shooting incident in 2005. Chad L. Moore, 35, (left) was serving as his own lawyer in a lawsuit filed by 70-year-old Orville Robert Boyd, who accused him of negligence and…

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Bar owner's lawyer: Crash 'not a crime'

An attorney for the Spokane Valley bar owner accused of killing a bicyclist in a hit and run crash calls the incident "a tragic accident and not a crime." Carl Oreskovich appeared with his client, Scott C. Reckord, in Spokane County Superior Court today. Reckord…

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2 child rapists now living as transients

Two child rapists classified as sex offenders most likely to re-offend are living as transients in Spokane County, the Sheriff's Office announced today. Jeffrey R. Evans, 22, (left) was convicted of second-degree child rape in 2001 for an attack on a 12-year-old female family friend.…

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Fraud suspect hid $26,000 in bra, police say 

Employees found $26,000 in the bra of an accused thief booked into Spokane County Jail on Friday. Lukeisha A. Harris, 24, the only suspect in an accused three-person fraud team who's been able to post bail, stashed the cash with several bank receipts, according to…

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