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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Judge W. Shore Robertson dismissed the charges against Jeremy Adam Clem Monday halfway through his trial in circuit court for arson.
Mr. Clem, 18, of Linden was set free without his attorneys having to present his defense, whfen the judge agreed with Mr. Clem’s attorneys that the prosecution had not presented sufficient evidence for a conviction.
Mr. Clem was indicted, along with Shawn Alan Hamrick, 21, of Marshall, on Nov. 8,1993. The arson charge was in connection with three large bales of hay which burned in the early morning on July 28,1993.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke presented his case to a jury of eight men and four women during the morning and early afternoon. -
His first witness was Werner Krebser of Huntly, owner of the hay bales. Dr. Krebser said that he makes about 600 large bales of hay annually, and that he had several bales of hay in the area of the fire, about 50 to 75 feet from U.S. 522 in Huntly, on the east side.
Dr., Krebser said he received a phone call from the Rappahannock County Sheriffs Office at approximately 3 a.m. on July 28. He was informed-that some «f his hay bales were/on fire. He drove to the scene and^nelped unroll the bales of hay with a backhoe so that the fire could be put out more easily.
In court there was much discussion about the possibility of the .hay bales catching on fire due to spontaneous combustion. Dr.
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