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Circuit Court Judge Thomas Horne last week named a Fairfax attorney as special prosecutor in the Kidwell case.
Steven Merrill will replace Rappahannock Commonwealth's Attorney Douglas Baumgardner who disqualified himself on the grounds of potential conflict. In stepping down on advice from the Virginia Bar’s counsel, Baumgardner explained that the issue of potential conflict arose from the possibility that he may be
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