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Show DAILY At District Al Continued from Al Continued from they can raise that money for themselves." Bennett said Orem City Councilman Stephen Sandstrom asked for Orem-orJ- y informatioa because Vineyard has not joined the effort, and if Vineyard decided not to leave the Experts said the questions surrounding Karr's story put more pressure on corroborating evidence such as DNA. They either have a miss or a match on the DNA," for-mer Denver prosecutor Craig Silverman said. "If it's a miss, the prosecution has serious problems. If it's a match, then it's game, set and match for this case. Couple the DNA with the kooky confession and it's enough for most people to convict." That confession came Thursday when the Tillen Karr was paraded before a raucous crush of reporters in Bangkok, Thailand. Karr told how he loved JonBenet, was with her when she died but that her death was an accident. And while vague on the details "it would take sevhe answered eral hours" flatly when asked if he was Alpine district, state law would prevent London and Pleasant Grove from following Orem. The law doesnl allow an island between the old and new districts. The four cities contribute 412 percent of the district's revenue and contain 47 percent of its students, the study said. State law would prevent the new U1MIIU liutii levying a voted leewav for at least a year, reducing potential revenue, and the district would qualify for only a portion of funds currently flowing to Alpine from the state. Alpine School District works gets the most possible dollars from the state raking in $ 12 million, the largamount in the state est in state building funds, Bennett said. A new district would not have that advantage. A district that included only to make sure drugs, saying her death was caused by strangulation after a beating that included a fractured skull And while it describes vaginal injuries, it makes no conclusions about whether she was raped. Investigators later concluded there was no semen on JonBenet's body. According to Thai police, Karr also said he picked JonBenet up at school and took her back to her home. But the slaying came during the holiday vacation season. told TV Karr's reporters she cannot defend him, then insisted he was with her in Alabama during Christmas 1996, when JonBenet's battered body was found in the basement of her home. And authorities have not said whether Karr could have written the detailed ransom note found in the Ramsey home, with its demand for $118,000 (the bonus that had recently been awarded to the girl's father, John Ramsey). Even the Colorado professor who swapped four years' worth of with Karr and brought him to the atten-- ' tion of prosecutors in May refused to characterize the suspect either as killer or kook. "I don't know that he's guilty," said Michael Tracey, who teaches journalism at the University of Colorado. "Obviously, I went to the district attorney for a reason, but let him have his day in court and let JonBenet have her day in court and let's see how it plays out." Karr himself added to the mystery, telling The Associated Press in Bangkok that Ramsey it Orem would also face facilities problems because none of the district's buildings, such as warehouses and lunch facilities, are located there. Nearly 54 percent of the district's facilities are in the other three cities. After his presentation, Bennett .said the idea of breaking away from the Alpine district is not the timnecessarily a bad one ing is just wrong. "With declining enrollment, legislation that's unclear, with growth that you can't anticipate, you're in the most difficult situation." he drugged and sexually assaulted the little girl before accidentally killing her in her Boulder home, according to a senior Thai police officer who was briefed about the interview with U.S. authorities. Yet JonBenet's autopsy report found no evidence of Cannon in an FBI database. U.S. and Thai officials did not directly answer a question at a news conference about whether there was DNA evidence connecting Karr to the crime. Karr was given a mouth-swa- b DNA test in Bangkok, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation. The results of that test were not immediately known. Karr will be given another DNA test when he returns to the United States in the next several days, the off icial said. Karr will ut taken within the week to Colorado, where he will face charges of murder, kidnapping and child sexual assault, Ann Hurst of the Department of Homeland Security told reporters in Bangkok. Lin Wood, the Ramsey family's longtime attorney in Atlanta, said Karr went to great lengths to conceal his identity in to the .university professor, going so far as to use a computer server in Canada. Asked if authorities could tell whether Karr had firsthand knowledge of the murder or had just picked up information from news accounts, Wood said: "There is information about the murder that has never been JonBenet's death was "not . what seems to be." Asked what happened when JonBenet died, he said: "It would take several hours to describe that. It's a very involved series of events that would involve a lot of time. It's very painful for me to talk about it." Also unclear is whether whose record Karr includes a 2001 arrest on misdemeanor counts of possession of child pornography had any previous relationship with the Ramsey family, though both have ties to suburban Atlanta. District Attorney Lacy refused to discuss the case during a brief news conference and suggested Karr's arrest may have been forced by concern over public safety and fears the suspect might flee. "There are circumstances that exist in any case that mandate an arrest before an investigation is complete," Lacy said. Karr was arrested at a Bangkok apartment Wednesday, a day after he began teaching second grade at an international school. Lacy said. Hours later, Thai authorities sat him before a crowded room of news crews. Karr stunned reporters by admitting: "I was with JonBenet when she died. Her death was an accident." "I am so very sorry for what happened to JonBenet," Karr told the AP. DNA was found beneath JonBenet's fingernails and inside her underwear, and authorities have never said whether it matches anyone i e innocent: "No." "The bottom line is that they now have a confession and until and unless they can corroborate that confession with either physical evidence or strong circumstantial evidence, that's all they have," said Scott Robinson, a Denver attorney who has followed the case from the beginning. Karr, told investigators per-capi- Fnday. August IS. 2006 HERALD Continued from Al "If my wife decided to lobby, then we would probably say, 'No talking to my office.' I just donl see my brother in the same category," Cannon, told The Associated Press. Cannon has a financial interest in Lis brother's success: The lobbyist owes him more than $250,000, according to the lawmaker's financial disclosure reports. There are no US. laws prohibiting relatives from lobbying lawmakers. House ethics rules require lawmakers to behave in ways that "reflect creditably on Congress, avoid any special favors for family members and avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest. "A lot of people I know are v first-degr- , lobbyists," said Rep. Cannon, who has been elected five times. "I would put Joe in that category, not as a family member." Some ethics experts rejected Cannon's distinction. "It's an obvious conflict of interest," said Wendell Rawls Jr., acting executive director at Center the Washington-basefor Public Integrity, a nonpar- tisan watchdog group. "It's an obvious use of an insider position to further the best interest of a family member." Fred Werthheimer, head of the Democracy 21 group that endorses lobbying and campaign finance reforms, said Cannon has created ap-months pearance problems inbefore midterm elections side a Congress already tainted by lobbying scandals and bribery investigations. "When a member of Congress starts taking action based on the requests of a brother or spouse, you create the impression that the action may be taking place to provide a financial benefit for the family rather than to carry out proper public policy," he said. "This is the kind of appearance problem no member needs." Dozens of Republican and Democratic lawmakers have children, siblings or spouses who work as lobbyists. Some told the AP they prohibit relatives; even siblings, from lobbying them or anyone working for them. d publicly disclosed." He did not elaborate. 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"I know that no one likes to have this type of allegation made; jt brings a negative light to the school and the community," Jarman said. "We have great kids and have great families. It is too bad the focus goes to the negative." Questions from parents and other concerned residents about the alleged incident keep coming in to Lehi High School said the school's head football coach Joe Hayes, but there is no news, not even rumors. The coach, his staff and his players have been focusing on the immediate football season. |
