Laundrie attorney says he, police kept knowledge of family's missing gun from public
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) — Steven Bertolino, legal professional for Brian Laundrie’s household, has disclosed that expertise of a missing gun from the Laundrie family members dwelling was stored from the general public.
Tuesday, a professional medical examiner exposed Brian Laundrie died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to head right after he disappeared in the course of the lookup for his fianceé, Gabby Petito.
Bertolino claimed at the time of Brian Laundrie’s disappearance that his mothers and fathers, Chris and Roberta Laundrie, gave their guns to police on Sept. 17 when officers done the lacking folks paperwork. Through the transfer, it was acquired that a handgun was missing from its circumstance.
“Equally (regulation enforcement) and myself felt it was finest for that data not to be public,” Bertolino reported in a assertion.
“Think about, with the frenzied environment at the time, if the community believed Brian experienced a gun,” he included. “I can’t discuss to why (law enforcement) did not reveal the info but we spoke about it at the time and I consider they felt as I did.”
Though Brian Laundrie’s possessions and notebook ended up identified with his remains, the FBI nor North Port police have explained if there was a gun recovered from the Carlton Reserve.
“I do not know if a gun was located in the vicinity of Brian’s remains and possessions,” Bertolino claimed. “You would have to affirm that with (regulation enforcement).”
Bertolino’s remarks appear amid discussions about attainable expenses for people who might have aided or abetted Brian Laundrie’s tries to evade law enforcement.
A lawyer for the relatives of Gabby Petito also prompt feasible fees for “additional individuals” in a statement shared before this week.
“The spouse and children was asked to not make any responses and let the FBI carry on their investigation,” mentioned Rick Stafford, the Petito spouse and children legal professional. “The loved ones was also questioned to wait for the United States Attorney’s Place of work to make a determination on no matter whether any supplemental people will be billed.”
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