Overview
- The multi-day Mapp and Huntley hearings began Monday before Judge Gregory Carro, with prosecutors expected to call more than 20 witnesses including officers involved in the Altoona arrest.
- Prosecutors played surveillance of the Manhattan shooting and video of the McDonald’s arrest, while the defense pointed to questioning captured on camera before Miranda warnings.
- Defense lawyers moved to suppress items allegedly taken from a backpack—among them a handgun, a silencer, electronics, fake IDs and a red notebook—arguing the search was conducted without a warrant.
- The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office opposes suppression and says the search was lawful and the evidence speaks to motive and a possible murder weapon.
- Terrorism-related state counts were dismissed in September, trial dates remain unset in both courts, and federal prosecutors continue to seek the death penalty.