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Upcoming hearing for ex-Stoughton officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore canceled. Here's why
Matthew Farwell, the former Stoughton police detective accused of grooming Sandra Birchmore as a teen and then killing her when she became pregnant with his child as an adult, has requested the cancellation of an upcoming hearing so his attorney can have more time to review his case. Farwell is...www.necn.com
From the quoted MSM link dated 9/9/24:
A federal magistrate judge on Monday granted Farwell's motion for voluntary order of detention and canceled Thursday's scheduled hearing in the case. Farwell had requested a "voluntary order of detention without prejudice," allowing him to stay in custody while retaining his right to request a detention hearing at a later date so his attorney could have more time to work through the details of the case.
He is now scheduled to return to court for a status conference on Oct. 17.