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December 21, 2005

Carpio lawyers seek to suppress statements to police

PROVIDENCE -- Lawyers for Esteban Carpio, the man accused of killing a Providence police detective at headquarters last spring, are trying to suppress statements Carpio made to police after his arrest.

In a court filing today, the lawyers seek to suppress what Carpio said to the police at the hospital, where he was brought for treatment after his arrest, which followed his escape from the Public Safety Complex by jumping out a third-floor window. They are also trying to suppress follow-up interviews at the Providence police station.

A trial date was also tentatively set for Jan. 17, according to the Superior Court clerk's office.

-- Journal staff writer Amanda Milkovits

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