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• Stevens County jury convicts man of killing wife

  March 30, 2012 in News, City A Stevens County jury today convicted a man of first-degree murder after he was charged with pumping 10 bullets into his wife in 2009 after she indicated that she was … 1

• SPD officer questioned in court about support for Thompson

  February 1, 2012 in News, City A Spokane police officer who says he feared for his life after being threatened by a felon was asked in court Wednesday about supportive comments he posted on a Facebook … 67

• Guilty verdict in N. Idaho road rage trial

  February 1, 2012 in City on Page A5 For the second time in six years a Kootenai County jury has convicted a man of second-degree murder for fatally running over a woman during a 2006 road rage encounter …

• Jury convicts man in 2nd road rage murder trial

  January 31, 2012 in News, City, Idaho A jury today convicted a North Idaho man of second-degree murder for fatally running over a woman during a 2006 road rage incident with her husband and two daughters.

• Retrial begins in 2006 Idaho road rage death

  January 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 Prosecutors say he used his vehicle as a weapon against two sisters and their mother in an angry road encounter fueled by his own rage. But Jonathan Wade Ellington’s lawyers … 6

• Judge denies request to interview Zehm jurors

  December 7, 2011 in City on Page A5 A judge has denied a request by former Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson’s attorneys to interview the jurors who convicted Thompson last month of two felonies in connection with the … 28

• Detective gets $700,000

  November 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 A jury on Friday awarded more than $700,000 to a Spokane police detective after finding he was wrongfully fired and then retaliated against by Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick. The … 4

• Baton use quick, jury told

  October 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 Two Spokane women who were teenagers when they saw Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson confront Otto Zehm at a convenience store told jurors in Thompson’s excessive force trial Friday that … 11

• Judge orders evidence in ‘dysfunctional’ case

  October 8, 2011 in City on Page B3 The city of Spokane must produce emails regarding its contract with a police department psychologist as part of preparation for a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a detective, a judge …

• FBI to build more bombs in MLK Day trial

  September 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 A federal judge has ordered FBI experts to construct three bombs similar to the one allegedly planted at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity March on Jan. 17, as … 1

• Pair’s trial weighs link to fatal Halloween blast

  August 31, 2011 in City on Page A8 Trial began Tuesday in the case of two men charged with manslaughter after a homemade bomb killed a 28-year-old man outside a party north of Chattaroy last fall. Christapher A. … 1

• Trial begins in Chattaroy bomb fatality

  August 30, 2011 in City Trial began today in the case of two men charged with manslaughter after a homemade bomb killed a 28-year-old man outside a party north of Chattaroy last fall. Christapher A. …

• Retrial delayed in 2006 murder case

  August 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 A man convicted of murder based in part on what the Idaho Supreme Court ruled was false testimony from a state trooper is now scheduled to stand trial in November. …

• New lawyer seeks retrial for Steele

  August 12, 2011 in City on Page A7 The recently disbarred lawyer who defended North Idaho attorney Edgar Steele at his murder-for-hire trial said in a motion seeking a new trial for Steele that he acted ineffectively because … 5

• DNA evidence reveals new suspect in 2007 slaying

  July 26, 2011 in City Authorities in Spokane are questioning whether the wrong man was sent to prison for the murder of a porn-shop owner in 2007. A recent DNA match in the case has … 2

• Edgar Steele guilty on all counts

    May 5, 2011 in News, Idaho A jury of 11 women and 1 man convicted Edgar Steele of hiring a hitman-turned-FBI-informant to kill his wife and mother in law. 37

• Boise jury deliberating in Steele trial

  May 5, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A9 BOISE – A jury of 11 women and one man will continue deliberating today in the case of a North Idaho lawyer accused of hiring a man to kill his … 1

• Jury goes home in Steele murder-for-hire case

  May 4, 2011 in City, Idaho BOISE - A jury of 11 women and one man has begun deliberations in the case of a North Idaho lawyer accused of hiring a man to kill his wife …

• Edgar Steele murder-for-hire trial wrapping up

  May 3, 2011 in Idaho Lawyers in the Edgar Steele murder-for-hire trial could give closing arguments as early as Wednesday. 1

• Mistrial declared in Strine trial after purported acquittal

  February 11, 2011 in City on Page A1 Wails from a victim’s daughter filled the courtroom just after the judge read what jurors had initially presented as a unanimous acquittal. But seconds later, one juror said she didn’t … 4

• Mistrial declared in vehicular homicide case

  February 10, 2011 in City A mistrial was declared this afternoon in the vehicular homicide and assault trial of a Spokane stockbroker. 13

• Driver testifies he wasn’t drunk at time of fatal crash

  February 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane stockbroker admits to drinking alcohol the day his Mercedes crashed into a motorcycle, paralyzing the driver and killing the passenger, but he told jurors he wasn’t drunk. He’d … 4

• Husband recounts fatal crash

  January 21, 2011 in City on Page A5 Gary Keller remembers the crash that killed his wife and left him paralyzed: He said it started with a silver flash. “I remember a big crash, and I remember flying …

• Driver convicted in crash with cops

  December 10, 2010 in City on Page A6 A jury on Thursday convicted a Spokane woman of three counts of vehicular assault for a crash that injured three police detectives last summer. Tonia S. Vansant, 38, faces 33 … 5

• Attempted murder, kidnap case ends with acquittal

  December 10, 2010 in City on Page A7 A Deer Park man was acquitted Thursday of charges that he’d kidnapped his wife and her new lover and tried to throw them off a bridge. A jury of seven … 1

• Jury acquits man of attempted murder, kidnapping

  December 9, 2010 in City A Deer Park man was acquitted Thursday of allegations that he’d kidnapped his wife and her new lover and tried to throw them off a bridge. 5

• Woman convicted in crash that injured Spokane detectives

  December 9, 2010 in City A jury today convicted a Spokane woman of three counts of vehicular assault for a crash that injured three police detectives last summer. 10

• Jury convicts Elton of 2 misdemeanors

  October 8, 2010 in City A jury today convicted a Spokane man of two counts of misdemeanor harassment against City Council President Joe Shogan and Betsy Cowles, chairwoman of the company that owns The Spokesman-Review. 33

• Trial set for accused crossbow killer Strandberg

  September 7, 2010 in City

  A mentally ill Spokane man accused of murdering a woman with a crossbow more than two years ago is set for trial in January 2011 after a judge ruled he’s …

• WV grad guilty of rape, murder

  May 28, 2010 in City on Page A6 RENO, Nev. – A former Spokane man was convicted Thursday of raping and strangling a 19-year-old college student during a string of attacks that had the city of Reno on …

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