(AP) — As Eric Frein tries to avoid death row for ambushing two Pennsylvania State Police troopers at their barracks, defense lawyers are suggesting they intend to raise questions about his father's influence on the gunman, a college dropout and ne'er-do-well who lived with his parents into his 30s. Bryon Dickson, a married father of two and trooper-of-the-year nominee, and left Trooper Alex Douglass with debilitating injuries. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Frein, 33, who they say targeted state police because he was trying to foment an uprising against the government. The penalty phase opened with Dickson's widow giving emotional testimony about her family's loss, and Douglass telling jurors he might lose his lower leg to amputation. Any mitigation offered by the defense would have to outweigh the aggravating factors that jurors will take into consideration as they weigh Frein's fate: Frein was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted murder, terrorism and other felony counts.
Police Ambush Killer's Strategy To Avoid Death: Blame Dad
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press, San Antonio Express-News: World
Sun, 04/23/2017 - 6:49am
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