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Why did authorities wait so long to charge Collins in connection with the death of Robbie Middleton, who the suspect allegedly torched with gasoline in 1998?
Walker now thinks he has found a solution - charging Collins with a different crime. He has seized upon the deathbed declaration that Middleton, Collins' neighbor, made shortly before he died last year.
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By Cindy Horswell
Montgomery County attorney David Walker had been fretting about a legal challenge he could soon face in court: How would he explain his decision last month to file murder charges against Don Collins, 27, for a crime he allegedly committed when he was 13?Why did authorities wait so long to charge Collins in connection with the death of Robbie Middleton, who the suspect allegedly torched with gasoline in 1998?
Walker now thinks he has found a solution - charging Collins with a different crime. He has seized upon the deathbed declaration that Middleton, Collins' neighbor, made shortly before he died last year.
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