Gleason found guilty of first-degree murder in 1999 slaying

? A Jefferson County jury took less than 90 minutes Friday to find Noah Gleason, Lawrence, guilty of first-degree murder in the 1999 shooting death of Clarence Rinke.

Prosecutors said that Gleason, 43, participated in a botched robbery attempt to steal money and marijuana from Rinke, who was 55.

Rinke was a suspected drug dealer who lived on a farm near 21st and Republic streets in Jefferson County.

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