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Christian Scott, the Walla Walla man arrested and charged for the murder of Arcane "AJ" Wilkinson, pleaded "not guilty" in court Tuesday morning.

A Walla Walla man was injured Friday evening when a vehicle rolled on Highway 204 near milepost 12 east of Weston. Bert Saranto, 60, was driving a Toyota 4Runner on the highway at 5:46 p.m. when the vehicle slid on ice, left the road and the rolled on its side, according to an Oregon State Patrol release today. Saranto complained of pain but declined to be taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance, the report stated.

A Walla Walla man connected to a local murder case was sentenced Thursday morning in Walla Walla County Superior Court for multiple other crimes, including intimidating a witness. Quentin Hunter, 25, was one of several people investigators connected with the death of Arcane “AJ” Wilkinson, of College Place, whose body was found in the Walla Walla River near Wallula Junction in January. Hunter was originally charged with second-degree murder in that case, but he recently pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of first-degree rendering criminal assistance in connection with the death. At t...