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A fter the death of George Floyd last year sparked international outcry and spurred a mass protest movement, the Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council could have been perfectly situated to deliver quick reform. After all, the mission of the Law and Justice Council an intergovernmental committee composed of local representatives from politics, law enforcement, the legal system and other community stakeholders is to reimagine criminal justice in Spokane. Instead, some of the group s members say, the council was mired in stalemate and dysfunction. That was also the conclusion of the three Spokane authors of the Blueprint for Reform, an exhaustive list of Smart Justice criminal justice reform recommendations that spurred the resurrection of the Law and Justice Council in 2014. ....
Spokane police halt arrests for simple drug possession after Washington Supreme Court ruling The ruling struck down the law against controlled substance possession because it didn t require prosecutors to prove defendants were aware they had drugs on them. Author: Casey Decker Updated: 9:55 AM PST March 1, 2021 SPOKANE, Wash. The Spokane Police Department can no longer make arrests for simple possession of drugs after a bombshell ruling this week from the Washington State Supreme Court that effectively decriminalized possession of small amounts of controlled substances. The majority ruling decided that Washington s existing controlled substance possession law was unconstitutional because it does not require prosecution to prove that defendants were aware they possessed the drugs. ....
Young Kwak photo The parking lot of Ichabod s East, a bar in Spokane Valley, where Daniel Jarman was knocked down and beaten. M ore than a year after Army veteran Daniel Jarman was beaten and left to die outside of a Spokane Valley bar, his killer still has not been charged with any crime. Spokane County prosecutor Larry Haskell told the Inlander last month that the evidence supported a likely mutual combat or self-defense scenario, adding that the law is very generous to one who claims self-defense. He added that prosecutors must assess possible credibility issues with the case. A decline decision will not foreclose a future prosecution should additional evidence come to light, Haskell says. ....
The banging thunders through Joe Riley s house. Boom, boom, boom. Riley has no clue who it could be. His wife and kids are relaxing in the other room as he opens the front door. Two detectives are outside. What s going on? Riley asks. The Spokane County sheriff s detectives tell him why they re there. It s Jan. 2, 2020, four days after a brutal assault left a man unconscious in a pool of blood outside Ichabod s East, a bar in Spokane Valley. Daniel Jarman, 40, would die from the beating, and the attacker fled into the night before police arrived. Days later, two women would tell detectives they figured out who was responsible for the vicious attack: Joe Riley, a guy who owns a tattoo shop at the Valley mall. ....
New Spokane ordinance aims to deter armed militias from patrolling streets Amid heightened concerns about political violence, the Spokane City Council adopted a new code making certain armed activity a misdemeanor in the city. Author: Casey Decker Updated: 5:50 PM PST January 12, 2021 SPOKANE, Wash The Spokane City Council adopted an ordinance on Monday night that makes certain activity by armed groups a misdemeanor under city code. The move was designed to deter militias from patrolling the streets, a concern that began with protests last summer and was heightened by recent political violence at the U.S. Capitol. Rather than be reactive, I d rather be proactive and anticipate so that we re not caught off guard, said City Council Member Lori Kinnear. ....