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| Governor acts against Arkansas |
| By theolympian.com |
| Published: 12/03/2009 |
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Gov. Chris Gregoire ordered a halt to parolee transfers to Washington from Arkansas on Wednesday, citing that state's alleged mishandling of arrest warrants related to the man who later shot and killed four Lakewood police officers. The move broke with an interstate compact that Washington and all other states participate in. Under it, a parolee can move to another state and be supervised by the second state, but only under certain conditions. Maurice Clemmons, who was shot to death Tuesday by Seattle police, was on parole from Arkansas and also faced eight felony Washington charges when he went on the shooting rampage early Sunday. Arkansas issued a warrant for Clemmons’ arrest and return in May but later rescinded it and issued a second warrant in October. There was disagreement between the states about whether Washington could have prevented Clemmons’ release from jail, which Pierce County Judge Thomas Felnagle allowed last week after requiring a $190,000 bond. Read More. |
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