Boise Greenbelt murder suspect had an acquittal in May. His record spans decades

Just months before being accused of fatally stabbing a young man on the Boise River Greenbelt, Ross Wardlaw stood trial on allegations that he broke another man’s nose and threatened a woman with a knife last year.

A 12-person jury acquitted him of all charges — unanimously. He was released in May from the Ada County Jail, where he was being held on a $100,000 bond.

He’d been out of custody for two months when he allegedly killed 25-year-old Jordan Harbst. Wardlaw was charged with first-degree murder…

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