European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday june 24, 1988 temporary Relief in sight from record setting heat n1iw Volik i Autull against a Man whom he she ii for calling Plaue 10 re Ikirt a predawn pros scr the . Attorney s Ollile did thursday. The Young Man urn Janisin a Smith. In. If t Livy Chase my. And his com Panion Laura Hachman 14. Of he Luhcs dad pleaded inn Occil to charges of unlawful cry onto Rowan s properly in Northwest Washington. The . Attorney s office said in was referring 10 i Istria of Columbia a id Rutits the decision whether to bring a vaunt charges against inc columnist. Roitvan. Asked to comment on the Day s developments told a reporter i am nut saying one word about that decision. 1 i hint i be been very Gener Ous in talking to the Media and i Esaid All i m going to a City police investigation of the june 14 incident revealed that .22-Cali Ber handgun Rowan used was not registered with lie District of Columbia. . Attorney Jay 11. Stephens said in a mate enl Hal while his office believes should be charged with Possession of an unregistered firearm the City traditionally prosecutes such charges. Rowan Lold Hal the gun had belonged to his son. Carl t. Rowan jr., u former Fri agent. Rowan main lain d that his son had been loss by cily officials he did nol need to Register the weapon when he left the Fri the Dis tonci s far reaching 1q76 handgun Ordi Nance says that All weapons must be registered. If Rowan is charged with Possession of an handgun and ammunition he could face penalties on each charge of up to a year in prison and 3 Fine of up 10 ,000. Smith and Hachman face a Maxi mum Penally of six months in prison and a j4cio Fine on inc Misdemeanour charges. District of Columbia hearing commissioner j. Dennis Doyle Sel a trial Dale of aug. Is. The two had been charged with illegal entry shortly after the incident but those charges were withdrawn within hours. The statement from the . Attorney s office said investigators Lead found insufficient evidence i file charge Aguinol to in. Rowan has said he called police after hearing noises in his backyard investigating and finding four people in his Pool. The columnist said he fired at Smith Afir she Young Man lunged Al him. Smith disputes that saying he was try ing to flee when he was shot wounded in the hand. Smith was treated and relented from a local Hospi Tal. Meese shirt causes stir at Justice dept. Washington construction of part of a shopping Center adjacent to Manasso National a Lillefield Park will be halted indefinitely to prevent damage to federally protected wetlands . Army corps of engineers officials said thursday. In s a dream come said Balty Rankin president of the save the Battle Field coalition which has been fighting the proposed William Center comply. The Casc and do stat order issued wednesday applies to work being done a Youngs Branch a Creek running through the civil War Battlefield site and on adjacent wetlands. Developers Hazel Peterson cos. Have started construction of one of to roads that would Cross the Creek the Slop work order which extends indefinitely was issued because the developers violated a corps provision re Quiring thai the army be notified when a project could of Eccl an historic properly said carps spokesman Bill Brown. Our concern is with inc two roads crossing the Creek Brown said. That work could have an Impact on the John t. Haze president of the development group has 10 Days from receipt of Trie letter to explain Why the army want notified about the Road Brown said the Slop work order could entirely Block construction of the project or Force the de Vicki per to alter i is design if an investigation determines Hal the Park would be Adverse in Altre cd. Brown added. Historians believe line project will a Elroy Forcer inc san Lily of the still Myslic Selling of two crucial civil War Battles. Robert Killy a spokesman for ha1 fir Trion told the Washington Post that Bis firm would do everything in its Power to comply with inc army s requests
