Firearm possession leads to charges

A man convicted in a 2008 Lawrence gunfire incident has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, federal prosecutors said. Julius Washington, 21, is accused of having the firearm Sept. 23, 2009, in Lawrence. The man was convicted in ...

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