.Regional
Man denies Francke involvement
KKDDIM I ,.lil |M’l \
liimict ()i• ■ v’iin prison inmate
wild Was .11 {|I|itl('(l of first ill'
V*rt-»- imirdrr t hargos tin-' work
savs hr dorsn’l lirlirvr dime
was widespread drug Iraflii k
my lirfwrrn pnards .mil in
in.drs in ilw i trc^on |iiisiiii svs
Inn
I’hilip ( h.irlrs hrllol.il w ho
w.is found intromit Mond.n of
I hr murder Im hire of .1 North
n n ( mliloi m.i in.in also drnird
anv involvrmnil in llir slaving
of fhr hr,id of I hr Oregon (lor
in I ions I Jrparlinnil Mu li.irl
I l.llli kr
\\ lirii M11 liiirl I 1.1111 k r got
killrd I said 1 W'rll I nn ri
hr.od of him I don't know who
Mu li.irl I Mill kr Is llir I l
\ ear old 1 onvii Ird artnrd roll
lin fold llir Redding Krioril
Sr,m llliglll I think I w as m
1 0111I fhr daV Iir was killed
Whni I heard hr was him".
I mat ini’ diup Irafl ii k nip in llir
< trrgon Slate IVnilentiars I
thought. ()ii mi l li.-N ii' v:'>
mg tu tis In drag me into this
11 ii i
keltotal ii I sn < i < -11H-I i knowing
I rank i (.able in ss Im has In
I nine the Im ie. (it tie I rani he
investigation (l.ible is lieing
liehl in the ( ikis ( mints |.ul on
unrelated i barges
Kelliit.il ss as dcs< I iheil in a
I'lHti Oregon 1 )e | ia 11 n n- n t ut
(airrei Inins re|iort as a majoi
drug trafln km in |irisun l ie
report said he used whatever
means were nei essars In hung
drill’s into I lie lai lilts
lint in an inters lew Mnndas
night K i • 1 lot .it said "There is
nn drug lialln king in the Ole
gon State Penitent mi \ on an\
kind of laige si ale between tin
prisoners and the guards "
You has i isolated int idents
ss hen some guards ss ill bring in
drugs to some prisoners, hut
there's nu big st .lit- in- said
"Viiu have 1,701) prisoners
Most ot tIn-in .irr broke If vihi
took .ill tin drug money in 11n
(iregon Sl,ill Penitentiary tot -i
iik mt li you'll probably huve
iiiiiiiikI $.1.0011 Its ik>1 worth
killing anybody over.
Kellotal has been named by
l inn ( iounly aulliinities as the
siib|ei:t ill an investigation into
the I oh 7 death iif Tommy 11 \
l.inH. a former Oregon iiinviit
lint Kellotal said all lie knew
about Hyland's death was vv 1i.it
lie read 111 tile papers
Kellotal was charged with
In sl-degree oiorrlei, conspiracy
In < iniiiiiil murder and murder
fur filiaoc i.ll 14.011 in the death
id Vincent (apitan who was
1 11I down by a shotgun filasl at
Ins home neat Redding on I eh
I. I0H7
l lie stale ( untended Kellotal
arranged from prison to have
( apitan killed as a favor to < ap
itan s wile who was involved
in a hitler divoK e and < hild
( llstodv dispute Ki llotal s is lie
and ( apilan s wife were close
friends
fine Oregon State Penitcnlin
rv inmate Jodv Seel ye, con
lesser I to the killing and told
pole e he w as hired bv t apitan
Hut Seelve refused to testify
against Kellotal at the trial Hut
jeff Mi Kinney an ai 1 omplii 1
ot Seelve Instilled Seelve told
him he was hired by Kellotal
During (losing arguments
defense attorney Bernard
Det’aoli said the stale had bar
gained with (oiivntcd telons
who actually were responsible
foi the killing and who were
w illing to fahrii ate testimony
implit ating Kellotat to get a
lighter senlem e
Kellotal said he yvasn't sin
pi ised by the at (piitlal
We thought it was going to
be not guilty but you never
know lie said
"I at tu.illy thought the 1 ase
w as over when they (the prose
1 utionl put their evident e on
and slopped I don't llnnk they
(tnn 1111 ed the jury at all
Kellotal said
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Green River suspect
held on gun charge
B\ |ohn \\ ilev
\ssi« ialed Press
SPOk.Wb. Wash. |AP) - Williams Stevens II. .1 target ol
pnlii e investigating the (ireen River serial murder ease, on
Tuesday was ordered held without bond pending tied 011 a
lelom vv e.ipons i barge
I S Magistrate lames B llovis said evidence presented
during the 2 hour detention hearing 1 onvim ed him the IB
year old Stevens represented a danger to the community and
was <1 (light risk
lie s done everything he can to ensure he would not lai e
the 1 unseipieiu.es ot even the miuoi tilings." llovis said ol
Stevens uiiests loi a number ol minor inlr.n lions and use ol
numerous a I lases while .1 fugitive
Stevens escape from a King ( a mill v work release 1 enter in
1'IH I shows to me there are no conditions I could put in (a
release order) that would satislui tori 1 v ensure Ins attendant e
at trial.'' I lovis said
Assistant I S Attorney K011 Skihhie 1 harm terized Stevens
as a i ha nn‘I eon who was able to "prod in e lalse idenlil ica
t ion at will to esi ape detei I ion by law union emeiil "
Spokane bounty sheriff's I feted iv e (allies I bin.sen testified
Stevens m.iv have used as niaiiv as if> aliases dozens of ad
dresses hank accounts Social Security numbers and mail
drops and was arrested at least eight times while a fugitive
between lanuarv 1981 and his latest arrest last januarv
Stevens tied while serving time for a 1979 burglary ol a po
In e equipment supply 1 onipanv bate last month he finished
serving the burglary sentence and an additional four months
fin escape He was then moved from the King (a unit v |ail in
Seattle to Spokane to far e the federal weapons i barge
The fugitive Stevens I iv ed iii Vane ouve 1 Hritish ( ailumbia
Portland, and Spokane. Hansen said.
Offered as evident e were photo identifii ation 1 arils show
mg Stevens as the chief of police and emergen* v services di
reitoi ot the town of Spangle 25 miles south of Spokane
Spangle has no polite department or emergency services
agent v I lansen said
Roger Peven appointed to represent Stevens asked llovis
to ignoie the extensive news coverage that has surrounded
the former l lonzagu Law School student since his arrest last
launai y
lie said .Stevens lias ueen sine.lied h\ law entori einent
and the media
In |ul\ the (Ireen Kivei I ash I'cm e c liaiai terized Stevens as
a viable suspect" in its ongoing investigation into the
deaths and disappearam es nt at least -1(5 uiinien in tile I’acil
n \ortInvest between 10(52 and 10(51
Stevens has denied involvement in am ul the crimes and
task ton e cillic nils concede he was not in llu1 area when at
least eight nl the slavings uc c urred
Hovis rejet led (’even's recommendation th.it bond he set at
S ill.0(1(1 tci s 100.000 Stevens lather. William Stevens Sr
and brother Robert John Stevens testified they were willing
to put up cash and property as i ollateral to ensure the young
ei Stevens would appear lor trial
Robert Stevens a 17 ve.tr I S \avv veteran said he is be
mg Iranslerred to Tennessee and his brothel is needed at
liome to c are lor his lather, who is rec overing from brain sur
gen
Since Ills brother's arrest Robert Stevens has given (been
River investigators photographs and other documents he said
c leal his brothei in that investigation.
'You have destroved evidence in this case haven't you?'
.Skibbie asked Robert Stevens
Hciv is told Stevens lie had a right not to incriminate him
sell and instructed Skibbie not to pursue that question Out
side the c ourlroom Skibbie said he could not c omment Rob
ert Stevens also had no c omment
Detec lives who scare bed the elder Stevens's Spokane home
in InIv found 2*1 handguns, police paraphernalia and numer
ous documents with dozens of fictitious names in William
Stevens U s basement bedroom Hansen testified
One ol those guns, a Colt Ci caliber, is the basis for the
federal c barge ol being a felon and fugitive' in possession of a
firearm It c onv u ted Stevens fac es a maximum of 10 years in
prison and $2fill.(100 fine
Investigators also found a c ar equipped much like a polic e
cruiser and a Washington State Patrol motori vile equipped
with emergent v equipment. Hansen testified
(’even, who steadily objec ted to the hearsay nature of Han
sen's testimony pleaded with Hovis to "bring this c use back
to reality and recognize that federal senteni mg guidelines
c all tor no more than one year in jail if c onvic ted He said de
tention without bond means Stevens will spend at least halt
that time in jail awaiting his trial
Spokane County prosecutors on Monday filed separate
charges alleging Stevens received stolen property and used
false information in apply mg for a vehicle permit
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