Tom Green murder trial set to begin
From our weekly issue dated March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 31 is scheduled as the opening date for the trial of Timothy M. Waddell, 20, accused in the death of former Cave Junction mayor, Tom Green, on Dec. 10, 2007.
Green, who was 70, died on the street in front of his Cave Junction home. He was lying on his back, and the back of his head had been injured.
Waddell was taken into custody at the scene by Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson. The youth is charged with murder, and third- and fourth-degree assault. He was sent to the state hospital in Salem for mental evaluation several days after the incident. He has been in county jail in Grants Pass since June 10, 2008.
The trial in Circuit Court in Grants Pass could last six or seven days, according to attorney Pete Smith. A member of the Josephine County Public Defender program, he is Waddell’s defense lawyer.
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