SPOKANE, Wash. — A man was found not guilty by a jury on Friday after he was accused of stabbing and killing another man in downtown Spokane in 2024.
Spokane police arrested 50-year-old Anthony Chastain in November 2024 and charged him with second-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed Javier Chavez near Hope House.
At the time of his arrest, police believed Chastain had been fighting with Chavez over a girlfriend. But Chastain told police he acted in self-defense…