Renfro still faces death penalty
Additional attempts at taking the death penalty off the table for the man accused of murdering Coeur d'Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore fell short Monday. But, Kootenai County District Court Judge Lansing Haynes has yet to rule on two others. Jonathan Renfro, a 26-year-old Rathdrum resident who allegedly admitted to killing Moore in a Coeur d'Alene neighborhood on May 5, 2015, currently faces the death penalty if found guilty of charges associated with the incident. In a series of hearings in Kootenai County District Court beginning last week, Haynes has heard arguments from the team of public defenders representing Renfro as to why their client should not face execution. Reasons range from international law to the nature of the encounter Moore had with Renfro prior to the shooting/Keith Cousins, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.