Arrasmith Attends Father’s Funeral

Convicted double murderer Kenneth Arrasmith was released from jail long enough Thursday to attend his father’s funeral.

Arrasmith faces sentencing at a hearing starting Feb. 26 on murder charges stemming from the shooting deaths of Ronald and Luella Bingham last May.

His father, Charles Arrasmith, 67, Clarkston, Wash., died Tuesday of complications from asthma. His attorney, Craig Mosman, immediately went to court to get Arrasmith released for the funeral.

After a telephone conference, 2nd District Judge Ida Leggett, who presided over the trial, agreed. She stipulated that Arrasmith could attend only the funeral at Lewiston’s Congregational-Presbyterian Church, and not the graveside services that followed.