在William Long谋杀案中主持证据压制听证会的退休法官。 Retired judge to preside over hearing on evidence suppression in William Long’s murder case.

退休法官Edward E. O ' Farrell被指派监督针对William P. Long Jr.的重谋杀案的镇压听证。 William P. Long Jr.被控杀害其前妻Michelle Long, 2023年11月29日,在巴特勒镇府门外。 Retired judge Edward E. O’Farrell has been assigned to oversee a suppression hearing in the aggravated murder case against William P. Long Jr., accused of killing his ex-wife, Michelle Long, outside her Butler Township home on Nov. 29, 2023. 听证会定于星期三下午1时举行,将审查一项辩方动议,要求将证据从搜查Long的住所和有关物品,包括电子和数字记录中排除,因为律师声称这些物品是在没有适当可能的理由或与犯罪有关的情况下获得的。 The hearing, set for 1 p.m. Wednesday, will examine a defense motion to exclude evidence from a search of Long’s residence and related items, including electronics and digital records, which attorneys claim were obtained without proper probable cause or connection to the crime. 签发原始搜查令的梅根·比克顿法官因利益冲突而回避。 Judge Megan Bickerton, who issued the original search warrants, recused herself due to a conflict of interest. 朗以 150 万美元的保释金入狱，如果罪名成立，他将面临终身监禁，不得假释。 Long, jailed on a $1.5 million bond, faces life in prison without parole if convicted. 定于11月18日举行陪审团审判。 A jury trial is scheduled for Nov. 18.