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Janie Ward's travesty is also receiving a renewed flurry of activity after Huckabee was finallly forced to award $10,000.00 of tax payer monies in December,2004 to to 18th Judicial District Prosecutor Tim Williamson of Mena and his deputy, Paul Bosson of Hot Springs, a retired prosecutor who's also on the state Crime Lab board . Though the Ward family and many others across the state placed their faith in Williamson to bring this chronic infection to a head such was not to be:
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Janie Ward's travesty is also receiving a renewed flurry of activity after Huckabee was finallly forced to award $10,000.00 of tax payer monies in December,2004 to to 18th Judicial District Prosecutor Tim Williamson of Mena and his deputy, Paul Bosson of Hot Springs, a retired prosecutor who's also on the state Crime Lab board . Though the Ward family and many others across the state placed their faith in Williamson to bring this chronic infection to a head such was not to be:
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Williamson was appointed in December 2004 by Circuit Judge Charles Clawson of Conway, Arkansas to pursue the teenager's 1989 death.
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When Mr. Williamson was appointed by Judge Charles Clawson, Jim Rose called Mike Masterson to express his appreciation for Masterson's having published a voluminous number of columns the past 18 years concerning the Janie Ward case.
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Williamson has totally ignored his court-appointed duties and it is time for him to accept the black mark that he already has brought upon himself, both professionally and personally, with respect to his handling of the Ward case and seek Judge Clawson's permission to resign so that another special prosecutor can be appointed.At the same time, Mr. Williamson should be required to account for every penny of the $10,000, which Governor Huckabee authorized for investigation of this case."
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Mike Huckabee left office in January failing to do anything about Williamson, the $10,000.00, and his duty to pursue even the feintest hint of justice.
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Mr. Williamson remains on non-duty and the money has