WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – Citing “new witnesses who have come forward” the defense asked for, and was granted a delay in the preliminary hearing for a man accused in a fatal shooting in a shopping center parking lot last week.
Brandon Thomas, 30, is accused in the shooting death of Vaughn Simonelli in the Shop 'n Save parking lot, in Washington, Pa.
Thomas' attorney, Frank Walker, said his client was “shocked” that he is in jail and was planning to begin a job with Halliburton this week.
Walker said his client has three Purple Hearts and has received numerous letters of support from the Army’s 173rd unit where he served in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Walker also said reports of a previous police stop, which resulted in a cache of weapons being discovered, are “irrelevant” to this case.
Citing medical confidentiality, Walker would not comment on reports that Thomas suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from his military service.
Families of both Thomas and Simonelli packed the courtroom Wednesday, but left the courthouse without comment.
Sheriff's deputies made sure they moved out of the courthouse separately.
A new hearing was set for Nov. 7.
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