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Crime & Courts March 18, 2021 - 7:21 pm

Rontarus Washington Jr.’s defense team requests to withdraw, but first alleges prosecutorial bias

by Mackenzie Clark

Defense counsel for Rontarus Washington Jr. has requested to withdraw from the case, but just prior, the team filed an additional motion pushing for the case to be dismissed.

Crime & Courts March 12, 2021 - 5:32 pm

Sex crime report raises new questions about alternative suspect in Rontarus Washington Jr. murder case

by Mackenzie Clark

A sex crime report that has recently surfaced in a long-pending Lawrence murder case is raising new questions for a group of supporters who believe Rontarus Washington Jr. has been wrongly charged with the crime.