New Helena, Oregon - Dmitri Medved, accused of the murder of Rosemary St. Clair, was taken into court today. His trail is scheduled for mid afternoon, and the presiding judge is none other than Judy Jackson.His charges rest on voluntary manslaughter. His lawyer states that Medved pleads 'not guilty' for these acts, despite the substantial amount of evidence given that he had committed them. The verdict will come from court, and it is predicted that this case will be quite a hard one to settle, approximate date for court to be in session is several days.
He was taken into custody Friday evening around 11:00PM, after visiting family of the St. Clair's had tipped the police off to his location. Medved's girlfriend, Lilly St. Clair, accosted the police after his arrest and was taken into custody herself but was released that evening on a $50,000 bail. Medved remained in police custody, however, with no visitation rights or set bail. He has remained in Ivanov Penitatery awaiting court for nearly a month now, however, the court date was pushed forward for unknown reasons and he was last seen traveling north towards the Withycombe courthouse in downtown New Helena.
