![](https://eugenedailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/state-charges-defendant-in-m-f-robbery-slaying.jpg)
PENDLETON — The Umatilla County District Attorney’s office has charged Emerald Julia Williams in the robbery of a Milton-Freewater restaurant and the slaying of its owner.
The state on Monday, March 4, at the Umatilla County Courthouse, Pendleton, charged Williams, 39, with one count each of first-degree robbery, a Class A felony, and second-degree manslaughter, a Class B felony, based on the grand jury indictment.
![](https://eugenedailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/state-charges-defendant-in-m-f-robbery-slaying-1.jpg)
Original Article: Source