09-13-2012, 11:03 AM
http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/stor...FH1DhiyMvo
Judge denies gag order (defense attorney wanted to gag sheriff)
...An attorney for the man charged with kidnapping the teen asked for the gag order after Sheriff Leon Lott called the suspect a "monster" numerous times and said that Freddie Grant made him sick to his stomach. Richland County public defender Fielding Pringle argued that kind of commentary demonized Grant and could poison a pool of potential jurors if the case ever goes to trial.
Judge's DeAndrea Benjamin's Wednesday ruling called the the gag order request "overbroad" and "extreme." ...
Judge denies gag order (defense attorney wanted to gag sheriff)
...An attorney for the man charged with kidnapping the teen asked for the gag order after Sheriff Leon Lott called the suspect a "monster" numerous times and said that Freddie Grant made him sick to his stomach. Richland County public defender Fielding Pringle argued that kind of commentary demonized Grant and could poison a pool of potential jurors if the case ever goes to trial.
Judge's DeAndrea Benjamin's Wednesday ruling called the the gag order request "overbroad" and "extreme." ...