Judge requests that Selenski be housed at SCI-Dallas
Citizens Voice 1/11/2007 (no author cited)

Luzerne County Judge Chester Muroski requested Thursday that accused double murderer Hugo Selenski be transferred from Frackville to the State Correctional Institution at Dallas to facilitate preparations for his upcoming trial.
Selenski's attorneys, Stephen Menn, John Pike and Mike Senapee, had requested that Selenski be moved to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility so they would have better access to him as they prepare his defense.

After a hearing Thursday morning, Judge Muroski issued an opinion stating he does not have jurisdiction over the matter and that the state Commonwealth Court should determine where Selenski should be housed.

But he issued a formal request that Selenski be transferred to SCI-Dallas.
Selenski is accused of killing Tunkhannock-area pharmacist Michael J. Kerkowski and his girlfriend, Tammy L. Fassett.

Update: No ruling yet on Selenski’s housing
Times Leader 1/11/2007 (no author cited)

WILKES-BARRE – A judge on Thursday did not immediately decide which prison homicide suspect Hugo Selenski should stay in while he awaits trial.

Selenski, 33, has been jailed at the State Correctional Institution at Frackville where he is serving a two-year sentence for burning the bodies of Adeiye Keiler and Frank James.

A jury convicted him of the charges last year. The same jury cleared him of killing the two men.

But Selenski and Paul Weakley were later charged with killing Michael Kerkowski and Tammy Fassett.

They are awaiting trial on those charges.

Selenski’s lawyers asked for Selenski to be moved from the state prison to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility so they can have adequate access to him to prepare for the upcoming trial.

Prosecutors want Selenski to remain at the state prison and are reluctant to have him jailed at the county jail because of witness safety and security. Selenski escaped from the county jail in October 2003.

Judge Chester Muroski heard some brief arguments from parties involved in the case Thursday.

But he did not issue an immediate ruling.

He first has to decide whether he has jurisdiction to make such a ruling. A ruling could come down by Friday, he said.

Selenski will be housed at the county prison in the interim.

you may have seen it on the news about the pharmacy getting robbed yesterday
well that was the one i was working at yesterday
yep, 6 months of being a pharmacist and i never thought i'd experience that!
no one was hurt and that's what counts, but it was shocking to say the least...

at least i have the day off today!

Times Leader, Thursday 1/11/2007
Hugo Selenski in Luzerne County Court today

(no author credited)

WILKES-BARRE – A Luzerne County judge will hear arguments this morning to determine where double-homicide suspect Hugo Selenski will be jailed while awaiting his trial.

Selenski, 33, has been jailed at the State Correctional Institution at Frackville where he is serving a two-year sentence for burning the bodies of Adeiye Keiler and Frank James.

The same jury cleared him of killing the two men after a two-week trial in March.

Selenski and Paul Weakley are now awaiting trial in the deaths of pharmacist Michael Kerkowski and his girlfriend, Tammy Fassett. The two went missing in May 2002.

Their bodies and the remains of Keiler, James and yet an unidentified person were found at the Kingston Township home where Selenski lived in June 2003.

Selenski’s lawyers, John Pike and Stephen Menn, want Selenski to be jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility so they can have easy access to him while they prepare for the upcoming trial.

Prosecutors want Selenski to remain at the state prison and are reluctant to have him jailed at the county jail because of witness safety and security.

Selenski escaped from the county jail in October by climbing down a rope of bedsheets. He surrendered to authorities three days after his escape.

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one week late, thanks to Lupas' whining and Frackville sticking their noses' in. with both of them crying about the issue, i'm really curious to find out how the judge will rule. i find it funny how the TL said in this article that "Selenski escaped from the county jail in October"- ya might wanna add the year there, buddy!!!
STOOOOOOPIT!!!!!!

i may be turning 25 in a week and 2 days, but in some ways i still feel like a child..

eep!!

that's what i say..

some 'things' are changing (not that i'm complaining!!) but i certainly didn't expect it

oh damn, i'm so confused, i don't even know if you'll understand what the hell i'm talking about but i just needed to vent...

comment me or hell, even private comment me and i can fill in the blanks if need be..

one more EEP!! before i go, heh..

Citizens Voice Court Briefs 01/04/2007
— COMPILED FROM STAFF REPORTS

Selenski's defense team files another motion

The defense filed the latest motion Wednesday in the fight over where accused murderer Hugo Selenski should be housed until his trial.

Attorneys Stephen Menn, John Pike and Mike Senape want Selenski housed at Luzerne County Correctional Facility. The Luzerne County district attorney’s office and Pennsylvania Department of Corrections argue he should be kept at the State Correctional Institution at Frackville, Schuylkill County.

Pike’s latest motion attempts to block the department of corrections to include itself in the fight. Pike filed a separate motion asking the district attorney’s office and state agency to disclose how many conversations they have had about Selenski.

The state agency filed a motion last week to enter itself into the case. Attorneys for the department of corrections argue keeping Selenski in the county prison in Wilkes-Barre would circumvent his current state prison sentence for another crime. The district attorney’s office believes policies at the state prison do not compromise Selenski’s rights.

The defense claims Selenski’s rights to a fair trial would be jeopardized by visitation policies at the Frackville prison.

Luzerne County Judge Chester Muroski has scheduled a hearing for Jan. 11 to resolve the issue.

Selenski is accused of the 2002 strangulation deaths of Michael J. Kerkowski and Tammy L. Fassett.