Hearing Held For Wampum Murder Suspect

New Castle (KDKA) - A hearing was held in Lawrence County for the 11-year-old boy facing charges in the death of his father's pregnant fiancée.

Jordan Brown is accused in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Kenzie Houk at the family's farmhouse in Wampum back in February.

"They always go over his rights. But what rights do we have?," Debbie Houk, the mother of victim Kenzie Houk wondered as she listened to testimony at today's hearing.

Christopher Brown, the father of 11-year-old Jordan Brown, testified he would never have given permission for his son to be interviewed by a state trooper the day of the killing.

He agreed to an interview of his son later, but that's one reason the defense wants the content of that discussion thrown out.

Prosecutor John Bongivengo disagrees.

"At the time he was not considered a suspect," said the prosecutor.

But defense attorney David Acker says the boy's description of a black truck at the scene is at issue.

Acker says the victim was once threatened by someone who drove such a truck and the prosecution claims the boy's statements about that are inconsistent.

"We believe Jordan is innocent, and time will tell," said the boy's great aunt, Cynthia Wiseman.

Lawrence County Judge Dominick Motto did not rule on various pretrial evidence motions today.

The defense has yet to ask the judge to certify Brown as a juvenile.

He remains an adult in the eyes of the law at this point.

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