CASE BACKGROUND: Today is the likely conclusion to the case of state of Washington vs. Megan Mollet. Mollet, 19, is charged by prosecutors with rendering criminal assistance to the man authorities say shot and killed Washington State Trooper Tony Radulescu in February. She is also charged with making false statements.
Mollet’s attorney says that she was under duress at the time and after the shooting.
The live blog will begin shortly.
CASE BACKGROUND: Testimony begins today in the case of State of Washington vs. Megan Mollet. Mollet is charged by county prosecutors with rendering criminal assistance to the man who killed Washington State Trooper Tony Radulescu on Feb. 23. Mollet is also charged with making false statements to police.
Mollet’s attorney is arguing that she was under duress at the time of and after the shooting.
We’re in a bit of a delay this morning but court is expected to begin shortly.
CASE BACKGROUND: Megan G. Mollet, the 18-year-old charged by county prosecutors with rendering criminal assistance to the man authorities say murdered Washington State Trooper Tony Radulescu, is on trial this week.
Sixty people were considered to serve on the jury considering the charges against Mollet, including making a false statement to a public servant, a gross misdemeanor, and the original rendering charge, a felony.
This afternoon will be opening statements from Kitsap County Deputy Prosecutor Tim Drury and Mollet’s attorney, Jonathan Morrison.
