On Friday, the Guardian published a condensed version of Jake Wagner’s testimony that occurred on his first day on the stand, including audio that was provided to the news media by a third party the article was written by Myers. Therefore, he remained off camera without audio. In a blow to the higher court win, Deering ruled that if Jake Wagner was to be on camera he might be “nervous” and not tell the truth, and it could jeopardize the fairness of the trial. Initially, the district court ordered Deering to allow the recording of witnesses unless he showed cause that the witness’ testimony being filmed could jeopardize the fairness of the trial. Midway through Jake Wagner’s testimony, the Guardian’s editor sued the presiding Judge, Randy Deering in the Fourth District Court of Appeals seeking the higher court’s intervention to allow the news media to record Wagner’s confession on the stand. Cell phones and laptops were banned from the courtroom, as well. Jake Wagner chose not to be recorded by the news media, however, any member of the public could attend the court proceeding and hear his testimony in person.
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Judge Randy Deering made an order before the trial started that any witnesses, including co-defendants who wanted to “opt out” of being filmed by the news media could do so. POOL PHOTO | DORAL CHENOWITH, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Wagner is charged with 22 counts, eight of them aggravated murder, in connection with the deaths of seven members of Pike County’s Rhoden family and one future member on April 21-22, 2016. Myers was making the point that witnesses can’t simply “opt-out” of being photographed and videotaped when testifying. 14, 2022, of the George Wagner IV murder trial in Pike County.
Waverly, Ohio, United States Derek Myers of the Scioto Valley Guardian is escorted out of the courtroom after “objecting” from the gallery on Friday, Oct.
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