LAWYER FOR EAST HUNTINGDON MAN CLAIMS CHARGES ARE AN ATTEMPTY TO COVER UP BOTCHED INVESTIGATION

The lawyer for an East Huntingdon man charged with attempted homicide claimed in court yesterday that the charges filed are nothing more than an attempt to cover up a botched investigation.  The Trib reports that 62-year-old James Miller and his attorney, Jill Devine, rejected a prosecution plea deal that would have allowed him to plead guilty in exchange for a 15-to-20-year prison sentence.  Miller is facing charges in connection with a January standoff and shootout with police at a home on Route 819 across from West Overton Village.  Devine claims that police have no evidence in the case.  His trial is set to begin January 6th.