Judge sets trial dates in two East Wenatchee murder cases

Trial dates have been set for two men charged with murder in Douglas County Superior Court in Waterville.

Ashton Bunting Jr., 23, of East Wenatchee will go on trial Dec. 2 for the murder of Synthia Ring

Police say Bunting left a note admitting he killed Ring last June at her East Wenatchee apartment before fleeing. Ring's four-year-old child was left alone in the apartment at the time of the murder. The U.S. Marshall Service sent Bunting back to face charges earlier this summer.

Police say Bunting left a note admitting he killed Ring last June at her East Wenatchee apartment before fleeing. Ring's four-year-old child was left alone in the apartment at the time of the murder. The U.S. Marshall Service sent Bunting back to face charges earlier this summer.

A man charged in the death of 35-year-old Julio Garcia-Ranirez will stand trial starting January 6.

Authorities believe 35-year-old Travis Earl Collins of Leavenworth shot Ramirez in February during a drug deal on Rock Island Road in East Wenatchee.