One of the suspects charged in the Crystal Rogers investigation is asking the Nelson Circuit Court to dismiss the charges against him.
A motion to dismiss was filed with the court on March 5 for Steven Lawson by attorney Theodore Lavit. Lawson is charged with Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence.
The filing states that Lawson, by counsel, will “move the court to dismiss these indictments as Mr. Lawson was promised immunity in exchange for his cooperation. In the alternative, Mr. Lawson moves to suppress all statements made to the Kentucky State Police and the Nelson County Grand Jury from June 8, 2023, to the present.”
The filing includes transcripts of several conversations between Lawson and law enforcement and Special Prosecutor Shane Young. Lavit says in the filing that he argues that Lawson submitted to the interviews he gave with law enforcement based on the offer of immunity, stating “the Court should not permit the Commonwealth to welsh on its promise of immunity.”
The filing states that Lawson’s defense will argue the motion during a hearing on March 21.
