Man Guilty of Murder in Death of Freemansburg Officer

George Hitcho Jr. has been found guilty of first degree murder in , WFMZ-TV, Channel 69 has reported.

The jury will next be asked to determine whether Hitcho will be put to death or put in prison for the rest of his life in the punishment phase of the trial, scheduled to start on Monday.

Attorneys for the prosecution and defense finished closing arguments and Northampton County Judge Anthony Beltrami gave the jury its instructions this afternoon, according to The Express Times. The verdict came rapidly thereafter.