Murder charges dismissed in Bunty case

SANDPOINT — Murder and robbery charges against a Cocolalla man implicated in a cold-case homicide in California were dismissed on Thursday.

San Bernardino Superior Court online records show Judge Alexander Martinez granted a district attorney’s motion to dismiss the charges against Christian Leonard Bunty Sr.

“They’re letting an innocent man go home today,” Bunty’s sister, who agreed to comment on the condition that she not be identified by name, said by phone from Victorville, Calif.

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