Inquest clears man in shooting death

Saturday, March 23, 2002

Cleo Johns won't face a homicide charge in the death of his best friend, Winford S. Griffith, but the Cape Girardeau county prosecutor hasn't decided whether the 64-year-old will face weapons charges.

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