Akron court dumps murder charge after tainted Youngstown cops evidence

A judge dismissed aggravated murder charges this afternoon against a Mahoning County man over an assertion by Summit County prosecutors that Youngstown police ''compromised'' ballistic evidence in the 2002 slaying of 24-year-old Javan Rogers of Akron, court records show.

Click here to read the Akron Beacon Journal story.

The Motion to Dismiss the indictment is available here.