Pennsylvania Sniper Held Without Bail in Trooper Shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bruised and gaunt Eric Frein, captured after a seven-week manhunt and held with the handcuffs of a Pennsylvania trooper he is accused of slaying, was held without bail on Friday after facing murder charges in court.
A massive police presence surrounded the 31-year-old survivalist, who prosecutors say will face the death penalty, as he was escorted in and out of the Pike County Courthouse for a preliminary arraignment on a first-degree murder charge and one count of homicide of a police officer, among other charges.
Wearing an orange jumpsuit with his face looking battered, Frein was asked by the judge whether he understood the charges against him.
"Yes I do,” Frein said in a strong voice.
Frein arrived at court in the cruiser and handcuffs used by Corporal Bryon Dickson, 38, who he is accused of killing in a sniper attack on Sept. 12 outside a Pennsylvania state police barracks in Blooming Grove. Frein also is charged with wounding Trooper Alex Douglass, 31, in the shooting.
Police later said Frein’s bruises, including an oozing gash over his nose, were the result of injuries he suffered while hiding in the woods as a fugitive.
A massive police presence surrounded the 31-year-old survivalist, who prosecutors say will face the death penalty, as he was escorted in and out of the Pike County Courthouse for a preliminary arraignment on a first-degree murder charge and one count of homicide of a police officer, among other charges.
Wearing an orange jumpsuit with his face looking battered, Frein was asked by the judge whether he understood the charges against him.
"Yes I do,” Frein said in a strong voice.
Frein arrived at court in the cruiser and handcuffs used by Corporal Bryon Dickson, 38, who he is accused of killing in a sniper attack on Sept. 12 outside a Pennsylvania state police barracks in Blooming Grove. Frein also is charged with wounding Trooper Alex Douglass, 31, in the shooting.
Police later said Frein’s bruises, including an oozing gash over his nose, were the result of injuries he suffered while hiding in the woods as a fugitive.