Eric Matthew Frein looks bloody and beaten in new photos of suspected cop killer
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Version 0 of 1. Eric Matthew Frein was locked in a 5-by-8-foot jail cell last week with a bloody nose and bruised forehead. The suspected cop killer was nabbed in an old airport hangar after a 48-day manhunt in the Pocono Mountains. Then a WBRE-TV reporter posted a photo of a banged-up Frein in custody. In a news conference, Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said Frein had a “scratch” on his nose that was there when U.S. Marshals arrested him. “He looked fairly healthy, healthier than I would’ve expected,” he said. Later, marshals told the Associated Press that Frein hurt his face while authorities had him on the ground. They contend they did nothing “inappropriate.” Frein’s sister said she didn’t believe the officers’ story. “I think we all know for a fact he didn’t get it in the woods,” his sister, Tiffany Frein, told Reuters. “That’s an obvious thing.” Frein photo from State Police source. pic.twitter.com/Usa7DRH2jc — Andy Mehalshick (@AndyMehalshick) October 30, 2014 Frein photo from State Police source. pic.twitter.com/Usa7DRH2jc — Andy Mehalshick (@AndyMehalshick) October 30, 2014 Frein, 31, was slapped with a slew of charges after allegedly ambushing two state troopers on Sept. 12 outside a police barracks in Blooming Grove, Pa., killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson and severely injuring trooper Alex Douglass. On Oct. 30, after he was captured, he was taken back to the barracks and turned over to state police. Officers used Dickson’s handcuffs to secure him and loaded him into Dickson’s squad car to honor the slain trooper. On Thursday night, Frein was photographed and fingerprinted. Police obtained a search warrant to take DNA samples from his cheeks. They seized the clothes he was wearing at the time of his capture — green military pants, suspenders, a thermal shirt, a green sweater and a gray fleece jacket. “DNA is the No. 1 fault finder. If your DNA matches, then you’re 99.9-percent guilty,” Peggy LoCicero of Hawley told WBRE-TV. The next day, Frein was arraigned on a capital murder charge. A crowd outside the courtroom in Milford, Pa., shouted, “Are you sorry?” and “Why did you do it?” The Pike County Public Defender’s Office confirmed Monday that Frein has secured two court-appointed attorneys. Authorities said they will seek the death penalty. “I think that’s a little extreme,” Frein’s sister said. “If anything he needs help.” Frein is being held without bail at Pike County Correctional Facility, a red-brick building in Lords Valley, Pa., an unincorporated area in Blooming Grove. Pike County Warden Craig Lowe said he is being watched around the clock and “receives recreation alone.” Sgt. George Kumburis said he “does not talk much” and has not yet had any visitors come to see him. “We can’t talk to him for a week or two, I think,” his sister told Reuters. Frein is charged with first-degree murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer, first-degree attempted murder, possession of weapons of mass destruction, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure and reckless endangerment. A hearing to review the murder and attempted murder charges is set for Nov. 12. |