4/4/17
by News Department on 04/04/17Frein trial begins today...
Pike County Judge Gregory Chelak ruled Monday that accused cop killer Eric Matthew Frein’s admission to shooting two state police troopers can be introduced as evidence at his capital murder trial.
A small part of his videotaped interrogation was displayed on television screens in Pike County Court on Monday, as attorneys argued if it should be admitted at his trial.
At issue was whether or not state police violated Frein’s Miranda rights against self-incrimination because they continued to question him despite his refusal to sign a waiver of his rights and his statement early on in the interview that he did not wish to discuss “any crimes.”
Frein pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Opening statements begin at 9 this morning in Pike County Court in Milford.
Frein faces the death penalty if he is convicted of first-degree murder.
