Judge Rules Troutman Confession Is In

According to CBS Philly.com, lawyers for James Lee Troutman, the 25-year-old Souderton man in May of last year, were denied their request to suppress Troutman's supposed confession to police during his interrogation.

Troutman's lawyer, William Craig Penglase, filed papers with the court saying that any of Troutman’s statements were “tainted by the circumstances surrounding the interrogation, especially the duration of the interrogation and the defendant’s physical and psychological state during the multiple interrogation sessions.”

A judge ruled that jurors can hear the confession James Troutman allegedly made to police the morning after he was taken into custody.

According to an Associated Press report, Montgomery County Detective Christopher Kuklentz testified that Troutman cried as he confessed to the crimes.

“He repeatedly said, ‘I’m a monster,’" Kuklentz told the court. "He continued to ask us to shoot him so he would not go to jail.”

Troutman's lawyer is also attempting to suppress any evidence gleaned from an , but no ruling has been made on that matter as of yet.

You can read more about the alleged confession and the search of Troutman's jail cell on 's website.

Read more about the and here on Norristown Patch.