“It was very preventable”: Boise greenbelt murder suspect was acquitted of separate knife assault just months prior

As Ross Allen Wardlaw of Boise faces first-degree murder charges for the deadly July 6 stabbing of Jordan Harbst on the Boise Greenbelt, a voice from his past is warning that the tragedy could have been prevented.

Hannah French, who allegedly survived a violent encounter with Wardlaw less than a year ago, is speaking out about his criminal past, arguing that the system failed both her and the 25-year-old victim.