Prosecuting attorney opposes vacating crime

SPRAGUE — Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Walser said Tuesday he opposes an effort to vacate a kidnapping conviction is a 2015 case.

He may have the opportunity to repeat his concerns during a 10:30 a.m. hearing Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Lincoln County Superior Court in Davenport. At that time, James R. Stocker, 25, of Spokane, will be asking a superior court judge to seal the kidnapping case file and vacate the conviction.

As a teenager nine years ago, Stocker was convicted of second-degree kidnapping in 2015 and sentenced to juvenile detention. Having served his time and completing requ...