Judge seals video of fatal Pennsylvania State Police ambush
Source: Associated Press
Judge seals video of fatal Pennsylvania State Police ambush
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press | June 4, 2015 | Updated: June 4, 2015 5:45pm
A surveillance video showing portions of a fatal ambush outside a Pennsylvania State Police barracks will remain sealed after a judge sided with prosecutors who argued its release would re-traumatize victims and possibly incite more violence against police.
Media organizations including The Associated Press asked for a redacted version of the video, but Pike County Judge Gregory Chelak on Tuesday agreed to District Attorney Ray Tonkin's request to keep it from public view. Tonkin publicized the decision on Thursday.
The video was shown at a preliminary hearing for anti-government survivalist Eric Frein, 32, who is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the Sept. 12 ambush that killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson and critically wounded Trooper Alex Douglass. A portion of the silent, grainy video depicts Douglass crawling on his stomach after being shot in the pelvis, and a trooper dragging Douglass through a doorway and out of sight.
Though it was played at a public court proceeding, Tonkin argued the entire video should be sealed to avoid re-traumatizing the victims, their families, law enforcement and the community.
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