FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A
COLUMBUS POLICE OFFICER IS NOW
UNDERWAY.
POLICE WERE SERVING AN ARSON
WARRANT FOR LINCOLN RUTLEDGE
LAST APRIL WHEN INVESTIGATORS
SAY HE OPENED FIRE ON THEM FROM
A BEDROOM WINDOW. SWAT OFFICER
STEVEN SMITH WAS KILLED. NBC4'S
RICK REITZEL HAS BEEN IN THE
COURTROOM ALL DAY AND HAS THE
DETAILS.
RICK:00-14 "BECAUSE THIS
IS A CAPITAL CASE THE JURY
SELECTION IS UNIQUE, WITH JURORS
ASKED IF THEY ARE FOR OR AGAINST
THE DEATH PENALTY, SOME OF THOSE
SAYING THEY COULDN'T RECOMMEND
THE DEATH PENALTY NO MATTER THE
CIRCUMSTANCES WERE EXCUSED."
DURING THIS WEEK 91 PERSPECTIVE
JURORS ARE BEING QUESTIONED TO
FIND 16 PEOPLE INCLUDING FOUR
ALTERNATES WHO SAY THEY CAN
FOLLOW THE LAW AND APPLY THE
DEATH PENALTY IF THE TRIAL MAKES
IT THAT FAR.
DAN HOGAN/ASST. FRANKLIN CO
PROS. "ONE CASE JURY HAS WHAT WE
NEED, JURORS WHO CAN BE FAIR,"
LINCOLN RUTLEDGE WHO IS ACCUSED
OF KILLING A POLICE OFFICER, SAT
QUIETLY LISTENING, BUT STARING
STRAIGHT AHEAD. HE LOOKS
DIFFERENT NOW THEN BEFORE
BECAUSE HIS LONG HAIR HAS BEEN
CUT SHORT. RUTLEDGE'S ATTORNEY
SAYS THEY NEED JURORS WHO CAN
KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
JEFF LISTON/ RUTLEDGE'S DEFENSE
ATTORNEY: "SHOULD NOT DRAW ANY
CONCLUSIONS." RUTLEDGE FACES
ELEVEN COUNTS INCLUDING TWO FOR
AGGRAVATE MURDER, ONE FOR
AGGRAVATED ARSON AND EIGHT FOR
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FELONIOUS
ASSAULT. FRANKLIN COUNTY
PROSECUTOR RON O'BRIEN SAID
DURING RUTLEDGE'S INDICTMENT HE
ADMITTED TO SHOOTING AT POLICE.
BUT HAS SINCE PLED NOT GUILTY TO
THE CHARGES. RICK:116-126
"IF JURORS FIND RUTLEDGE GUILTY
THEY'LL ALSO HAVE TO DECIDE
WHETHER 25 TO LIFE, 30 YEARS TO
LIFE, LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE OR THE
DEATH PENALTY IS APPROPRIATE."
AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY
COURTHOUSE RICK REITZEL NBC4.
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