The preliminary court hearing for alleged cop killer Eric Frein is set to take place Monday morning in Pike County.
Frein is accused of shooting and killing Pennsylvania State Trooper Cpl. Byron Dickson II and seriously injuring Trooper Alex Douglass during an ambush on the Blooming Grove barracks back in September.
His original preliminary hearing was originally scheduled in early December, but was postponed following controversy over Frein's legal counsel.
On Dec. 5, a Pike County judge granted the defense's motion to postpone the preliminary until this month after one of the attorneys representing Frein, Robert Bernathy, withdrew from the case because of a potential conflict of interest.
Pike County District Attorney Raymond Tonkin opposed the judge's decision to carry the hearing over to January. Tonkin said that hearing should have gone on as originally scheduled since Frein still retains one of his original defense attorneys.
Frein was captured following a massive manhunt that lasted 48 days.
Pennsylvania State Police spent more than $11 million on the manhunt.
Be sure to stay with 69 News and WFMZ.com on Monday for all the latest coverage of Frein's preliminary hearing.
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