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Sirens & Gavels archive for May 2011

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011

Judge reviewing Fairfax's jail writings

A federal judge is reviewing Larry Fairfax's handwritten notes to determine if defense lawyers in Edgar Steele's murder-for-hire case are entitled to the material. Judge B. Lynn Winmill said this morning that he erred when he ordered prosecutors to obtain the 238 pages of notes…

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Carjacking suspects tracked by 'copter

Two men suspected of carjacking a 2001 Volkswagen Bug were arrested late Saturday after being pursued by a sheriff's helicopter. Less than 24 hours after helping nab a suspect in a police chase, Air-1 helped arrest Joseph Andrew Johnson, 20, and Lee Jackson Crider, 30,…

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Sheriff's 'copter helps catch fleeing driver

A motorist who tailed a Spokane County sheriff's patrol car at speeds up to 90 mph was arrested after being tracked by the Air-1 helicopter, officials said Monday. Sergey A. Alekseyev, 19, was arrested after sheriff's Air-1 tracked 1996 Honda Accord he was driving from…

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MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011

Defense expert to refute Steele recording

In what defense lawyer Robert McAllister said was "great news," a man hired by the defense to refute the authenticity of the FBI recordings in the Edgar Steele case will be allowed to testify. McAllister requested Monday that George Papcun be allowed to testify. Judge…

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Steele's daughter testifies in his defense

Edgar Steele's 20-year-old daughter told jurors today that she doesn't believe the recording of her father discussing a plot to kill her mother is authentic. Kesley Steele, a student at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, said she recognizes her father's voice on parts of…

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Old friend of Steele's describes shock

A longtime friend of Edgar Steele told jurors that he was "shocked" when he learned of Steele's arrest and never saw Steele threaten or harm anyone in the more than 40 years he's known him. Jeff Miller, a partner with George's Cyclotron Inc., who also…

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Steele jurors hear from Ukrainian woman

Edgar Steele told a 25-year-old Ukrainian woman after his arrest on murder-for-hire charges that the Anti-Defamation League had manufactured a recording of him plotting to kill his wife using a collection of secret recordings by Larry Fairfax and thousands of hours of online audio files.…

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Child molester sentenced to 15+ years

A Post Falls sex offender will spend 15 year to life in prison after being convicted of his third sex crimes case since 1990. Daniel Eugene Nichols, 51, (pictured) was convicted by a jury last month of two counts of lewd conduct related to "inappropriate…

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Last suspect in Uno stabbing acquitted

A teenager involved in a shooting at Hoopfest last summer was acquitted of charges conencte dto an unrelated stabbing outside a Spokane nightclub in 2009. A jury found Adam Doe, 19, not guilty of two counts of first-degree assault last week after a trial before…

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