Joe Paterno has reached out to a prominent Washington criminal defense lawyer to represent him in the Penn State sex abuse case, a source close to the case told NBC News.
J. Sedgwick Sollers, who once represented President George H.W. Bush in the Iran-Contra affair, was contacted by Paterno’s advisers on Thursday. But Sollers has not yet met with Paterno, and a formal retainer agreement has not been signed. By Michael Isikoff
NBC News National Investigative Correspondent.

Glendale Police Officer shot in line of duty by probationer. Hundreds gathered for his funeral held on November 4, 2011, KPHO reports. Officer Bradley Jones was killed in the line of duty while responding with a probation officer to Probationer Ryan Heisler’s home.