Scott Roeder tells AP he’s being ‘treated like a criminal’
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The man charged with killing Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller made a jailhouse phone call yesterday to the Associated Press, and he’s so not enjoying this whole jail thing.
Scott Roeder dialed up AP reporter Roxana Hegeman for a few minutes Thursday, and he didn’t want to discuss the Tiller shooting. He wanted to talk about his feelings:
“I haven’t been convicted of anything and I am being treated as a
criminal.”
Uh huh. Roeder’s also worried about the toll the media spotlight is taking on his family. And he wants something from you.
“I appreciate your prayers,” he said.
Bond for Roeder has been set at $5 million. His next court appearance, a preliminary hearing, is scheduled for 9 a.m. June 16.
Meanwhile, a former roommate of Roeder’s told CNN that Roeder was “obsessed” with
Tiller. Eddie Ebecher met Roeder through the Freeman movement and
the two considered themselves members of the “Army of God,” which celebrates the murders of abortion doctors. Clip:
Ebecher said Roeder’s interest in Tiller became intense in the past
two years. But he said that when Roeder once raised the prospect of
killing Tiller, he warned him against it.
“He came to me and
asked me my advice if he thought it was a good idea to assassinate the
doctor,” Ebecher said. “I told him no.”
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