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WASHINGTON v. FAIRE: deputy prosecutor seeks another delay

WASHINGTON v. FAIRE: State misses filing date; seeks delay Yakima, WA The State of Washington missed the filing date of May 13, 2019, for the supplemental Verbatim Report of Proceedings (VRP) and has requested yet another extension. Tamara Hanlon, special deputy prosecutor representing the State, sites the reason for the extension: “so that the ends […]

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied

Okanogan County Prosecutor Arian Noma

Okanogan County Prosecutor Withdraws from Appeal OKANOGAN, WA Okanogan County Prosecutor Arian Noma withdrew from the Faire appeal that his predecessor, Branden Platter, filed in August of 2018. Noma made the decision to send the appeal to the Yakima County Prosecutor’s Office; Special Prosecutor Tamara Hanlon now represents the State of Washington in an appeal […]

WA State v. James Faire Order to Dismiss with Prejudice

Okanogan Superior Court Judge Christopher Culp

OKANOGAN, WA July 17, 2018 STATE OF WASHINGTON v. JAMES FAIRE Order to Dismiss with Prejudice Okanogan Superior Court Judge Christopher Culp signed the Order to Dismiss with Prejudice in the STATE v. FAIRE case. In his memorandum opinion, Judge Culp states “Dismissal is appropriate given the egregious nature of the cumulative misconduct.”     […]

Sheriff Detective Kreg Sloan testifies to lost evidence

Okanogan County Sheriff Detective Kreg Sloan

James (Strat) Faire and Attorney Stephen Pidgeon appeared in Okanogan Superior Court on June 28, 2018 for a limited evidentiary hearing; Okanogan Superior Court Judge Christopher Culp presided. While under oath, Okanogan County Sheriff Detective Kreg Sloan testified to lost evidence in the Faire case. The specific evidence pertains to a video that Ruth Brooks […]

State v. Faire: Declaration of Professor Gregory Gilbertson

Professor Gregory Gilbertson

OKANOGAN, WA WA STATE v. JAMES FAIRE On April 30, 2018, James Faire’s attorney, Attorney Stephen Pidgeon, filed a declaration made by Professor Gregory Gilbertson. The declaration was filed in Okanogan Superior Court. WA State v. James Faire: Declaration of Gregory Gilbertson   Professor Gregory Gilbertson is a Licensed Private Investigator, International Police Trainer, Criminal […]

Faires Celebrate Freedomversary

James and Angela Faire

It’s a sunny day in Western Washington, but no ordinary day for James and Angela Faire. Today, the Faires celebrate a mini Freedomversary. What exactly is meant by a “Freedomversary?” Simply put, it marks a milestone that the Faires hope to be one step closer to being free from the egregious criminal charges that have […]

State v. James Faire October Status Hearing

Okanogan County, WA:  James Faire, along with his attorney of record, Attorney Stephen Pidgeon, appeared in Okanogan County  Superior Court on Monday, October 23, 2017 for a previously scheduled status conference. This was a telephonic appearance; Judge Henry Rawson presided and the newly appointed prosecutor for Okanogan County, Branden Platter, represented the state.   Family, […]

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