WA man charged in OR police slaying is competent

2 February 2012, 5:49 pm

ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — A young Washington man accused of gunning down the Rainier, Ore., police chief a year ago has been found mentally sound to proceed to trial on aggravated murder and related charges. Columbia County, Ore., Circuit Court Judge Ted Grove ruled Thursday in the case of 22-year-old Daniel Butts of Kalama, Wash.... Read More »

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