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• Spokane jury convicts in attack on inmate

  February 27, 2013 in City on Page A6 A jury found convicted killer Michael L. West Jr. guilty Tuesday of gouging out the eyes of a fellow prison inmate, ensuring that West will remain in prison for the … 1

• Jury convicts West in eye gouging case

  February 26, 2013 in City A jury found convicted killer Michael L. West Jr. guilty today of gouging out the eyes of a fellow prison inmate, ensuring that West will remain in prison for the … 8

• Killer claims insanity in gruesome prison attack

  February 20, 2013 in City on Page A5 Convicted killer Michael L. West Jr., now standing trial for gouging out the eyes of a fellow inmate, sat in a chair Tuesday with his hands cuffed to his waist … 13

• Trial opens in gruesome eye-gouging attack

  February 19, 2013 in City Convicted killer Michael L. West Jr., now standing trial for gouging out the eyes of a fellow inmate, sat in a chair today with his hands cuffed to his waist … 15

• Felony charge in Spokane ended in death

  January 9, 2011 in City on Page A6 Another Spokane case where prosecutors used their discretion to charge a misdemeanor theft as a more serious felony robbery ended in tragedy in 2004. That year, Spokane County prosecutors charged … 7

• ‘Graphic’ attack likely leaves inmate blind

  October 14, 2010 in City on Page A1 A violent inmate who tortured and killed his cellmate at the Spokane County Jail six years ago, resulting in a $180,000 settlement by the county, is accused of gouging out … 16