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One person was taken into custody but was released with no criminal charges filed, according to Melissa Price Smith, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney.
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Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Dateline spoke with Vicki Becker, the prosecuting attorney in Elkhart, who confirmed Kristyana’s case is still open but would not answer additional questions to protect the integrity of the case.
—Mackenzie Matwick, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Thompson, the Latah County prosecuting attorney, led the case.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
For example, the average starting salary for a prosecuting attorney is around $57,000 per year.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Dateline spoke with Vicki Becker, the prosecuting attorney in Elkhart, who confirmed Kristyana’s case is still open but would not answer additional questions to protect the integrity of the case.
—Mackenzie Matwick, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Thompson, the Latah County prosecuting attorney, led the case.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
For example, the average starting salary for a prosecuting attorney is around $57,000 per year.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecuting attorney
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Elsewhere in the state, the Democrats retained their Supreme Court seats and the Democrats won the Pittsburgh mayoral race, the Philadelphia district attorney election and other key races.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Billboard has reached out to the Ventura County Police Department, the district attorney’s office and Madden.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Nguyen tried to stop the carjacking, prosecutors said, and dangled from the open driver’s window as Washington sped in the van through the parking lot.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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But in May 2022, on the day that jury selection was set to begin in the new trial, prosecutors abruptly dropped the case.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Prosecuting attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecuting%20attorney. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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