Judge issues order to withhold Steven Lawson police interviews

The Nelson Circuit Court affirmed that Steven Lawson’s police interviews will not be included in his trial.

Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III issued an order Wednesday excluding Lawson’s interviews with investigators from June 8, June 14, August 22, September 12, and November 21, 2023. Judge Simms ordered Lawson to decide whether or not to waive his right to withhold the interviews in July, and Lawson’s defense told Simms during a pre-trial conference on October 4 he would not be waiving those rights.

Judge Simms is expected to rule soon on the prosecution’s motion to merge the trials of Lawson, Joseph Lawson, and Brooks Houck into one trial. The next pre-trial conference in the case is scheduled for October 25.