2 The Dallas Post NEWS Selenski - (continued from page 1) ki was going to be charged in the deaths, police should do it soon, he has said. Lupas fired back Wednesday, but still has not released any new information on the investi- gation. “I am sorry Mr. Fannick feels inconvenienced by the fact that the Pennsylvania State Police are searching the property, but that is too bad,” Lupas said. “I would also appreciate Mr. Fan- nick not trying to tell me how to do my job.” Selenski has not been charged in connection with the bodies, but he is charged with robbing Kerkowski’s father of $40,000. He was expected to be in court Thursday for preliminary hearing before District Justice James Tupper of Trucksville. Prosecutors will likely pres- ent limited testimony related to the alleged robbery, which Fannick has said he will con- test. Tupper will decide whether Selenski should face the charge in county court. This article appeared in orig- inal form in the Times Leader. Judge denies lawyer access to all evidence By DAVID WEISS For The Dallas Post WILKES-BARRE — On Monday, a Luzerne County judge said Selenski and his at- torney, Demetrius Fannick, could see only the first of two warrants used to search his Kingston Township home where five sets of human re- mains were found because that search is complete. A list of items seized under a second warrant will remain in the prosecutors’ possession, the judge said, because Assistant District Attorney Joe Giovanni- ni said that search has not been completed. Fannick filed court papers last week requesting copies of all warrants and a list of items found at the 479 Mount Olivet Road house where Selenski lived with his girlfriend, Christina Strom. Court of Common Pleas Judge Patrick Toole made his ruling after a brief hearing Monday at which he also gave Fannick permission to tour the property at 1 p.m. today. The attorney on Monday also revealed that federal prosecu- tors issued a detainer on Selen- ski for a weapons violation. Fannick had no details of that violation because that informa- tion is also sealed. He also said a number of other warrants were issued for other locations. Prosecutors gave Fannick the inventory of items seized from the first warrant and a copy of the second warrant without the inventory. The nine-page affi- davits of probable cause that outline the reason behind both warrants remain sealed by Toole. “Obviously, the more infor- mation I have the better I can defend him,” Fannick said. Toole’s ruling also came with a stern warning to the media, saying any solicitation of infor- mation relevant to the sealed warrants was inappropriate. He also said anyone, especially a police officer, caught disclosing information about the sealed warrants should be criminally charged. Prosecutors, meanwhile, ex- pect to be at the Mount Olivet Road home for at least several more weeks. A source also has confirmed that police were ask- ing potential witnesses about human tissue found on a garage door at the property. Fannick also questioned whether police were following all laws during their 25-day scouring of the property, espe- cially the posting of the second warrant. Giovannini said he could not put a time frame on how much longer police will be at the scene. But he said searching the entire premises — includ- ing some underground areas — is very time consuming. “We just don’t want to do a hodgepodge,” Giovannini said. “It's a very involved, very in- tense search.” This article appeared in orig- inal form in the Times Leader. Q: Where do you find the most Back Mountain news each week? 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Other information was not available in time for this issue. Friday, July 4, 2003 (continued from page 1) Any by 2005 the intersection of Manor Drive, Dug Road and Carverton Road could see the addition of traffic signals. “I know businesses will scream bloody murder, but I think it’s a matter of safety.” Kingston Township Supervisor Goodwin said at the same time the township gave Pen- nDOT statistics on the Rave’s area, the township handed over statistics for the Carverton Road intersection. “We were trying to see if Pen- nDOT could help us get a light there,” said Goodwin. Goodwin said the board felt that the amount of traffic there, number of accidents at the i tersection and the future vo ume of traffic expected to arise from the new Windsor Farms development, has all brought about the need for a light. “From information provided by the Kingston Township Po- lice Department plus our own internal traffic counting, it looks like it will qualify for sig- nalization,” said Mattei. Mattei said “realistically” construction on the signals could begin by 2005. POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN SORBER MTN RD BRIDGE PROJECT DETOUR EFFECTIVE / Sorber Mountain Road closed for bridge replacement project The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT) advises drivers that Sorber Mountain Road (Township Route 310) near Noxen in Wyoming County was closed July 2 for a bridge replacement proj- ect. Sorber Mountain Road is closed to through traffic and a detour has been set up. (The road closing had been scheduled for this month but was postponed until July 2.) The detour is scheduled to remain in effect for three to four months. Traffic will be detoured onto Sorber Mountain East Road (Township Route 796) in Luzerne County to PA Route 29 north to Wilson Road (State Route 3002) in Wyoming County. The road closing is necessary so work can begin on a $494,000 project to replace the old single span steel truss bridge over Bowman's Creek with a single span concrete beam bridge. 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