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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 8 augusT 2017

Fired Northwestern professor makes first appearance in court

By JANIE HAR made in the victim’s name
Associated Press at a Wisconsin library and
DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — Wear- a videotaped confession
ing red inmate clothes with sent to friends, an attorney
his hands shackled, a fired painted a different picture.
Northwestern University Attorney, Kenneth H. Wine,
professor facing a murder called the 42-year-old Lath-
charge in Chicago briefly em a “gentle soul” and said
appeared in a California the allegations run contrary
courtroom Monday, smiling to how he’s lived his life.
at supporters who waved “Since the beginning of this
at him. case, the defense has re-
Wyndham Lathem, a mi- ceived dozens of calls and
crobiologist, was accused letters in support of Dr. Lath-
with another man in a Chi- em, from friends and col-
cago arrest warrant in the leagues who have known
fatal stabbing of Trenton him for decades,” Wine
James Cornell-Duranleau. said in a statement. “They
The 26-year-old hair stylist’s all describe him in the same
body was found July 27 in way — a kind, intelligent,
Lathem’s Chicago apart- and gentle soul, and a loy-
ment. al and trusted friend. What
Lathem, who was being he is accused of is totally
held without bail in Alam- contrary to the way he has
eda County, surrendered in lived his entire life.” Attorney Kenneth Wine, representing Wyndham Lathem, a Northwestern University microbiologist
Oakland Friday after being Wine said Lathem plans to suspected in the stabbing death of a 26-year-old Chicago man, speaks to reporters outside of the
on the run for more than a plead not guilty and urged East County Hall of Justice in Dublin, Calif., Monday, Aug. 7, 2017.
week. While details of the the public to withhold judg- (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
gruesome case have been ment until all of the facts of with Oxford University finan- dered to authorities in San not yet have an initial court
in the headlines for days, in- the case emerge. cial officer Andrew War- Francisco last week. War- date. He arrived in the U.S.
cluding a bizarre donation Lathem is accused along ren, who separately surren- ren, a British national, does days before the killing.q

10 businesses in Tulsa condemned following tornado damage

Continued from Front walls were knocked over. Forecasters with the Nation- that 173 businesses and 25 number of trees.
“All of our inventory is al Weather Service office homes were damaged by St. Francis Hospital spokes-
One of the most severely in- knocked all over the at Tulsa said at least three the EF2 twister. Two trees woman Lauren Landwerlin
jured was in TGI Fridays and place,” Chaney said. “We other tornadoes touched fell on a home that was says about 30 people were
the other was inside the will hopefully be able to re- down Sunday morning, EF1 destroyed and nine others treated at the hospital, in-
Whataburger, Bruer said. trieve about 50 percent of tornadoes in the southeast sustained major damage. cluding three in “non-criti-
Allan Chaney, owner of it.” Chaney said he hopes Tulsa suburb of Broken Ar- Emergency managers said cal” condition.
Woodcraft, said the tor- to be back in business by row, at Oologah, about 20 at least four businesses were Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum
nado toppled walls and Nov. 1 to take advantage miles (30 kilometers) north- destroyed and 71 sustained toured the damaged area
destroyed some of the roof of the holiday shopping east of Tulsa and just south major damage. Officials Monday and said the city
of the store specializing in season. of Chelsea, about 40 miles said the tornado that struck was lucky that the storm hit
woodworking tools and “Woodworking is a win- (64 kilometers) northeast of Tulsa had wind speeds of a mostly commercial dis-
supplies. ter sport,” he said. Three- Tulsa. 120-130 mph (195-210 kph) trict when businesses were
“The tornado took out fourths of the store’s sales No injuries were reported and also damaged power closed instead of centering
about a third of our store,” occur in November, De- from the twisters outside Tul- poles and trees. The other on a residential area.
Chaney said. He said a cin- cember, January and Feb- sa. Roger Jolliff, director of twisters had winds of 90- “The timing of it definitely
der block wall at the rear of ruary. “We really need those the Tulsa Area Emergency 110 mph (145-176 kph). The helped, and we are very
the store and two interior four months,” Chaney said. Management Agency, said storm near Chelsea felled a fortunate,” Bynum said.q