If the defense attorney wants to physically view some of the evidence expected to be exhibited during the Jason Fisher murder trial in September before his deadline for filing discovery, he may have to take a helicopter ride.

Michael Miner, court-appointed attorney for Fisher, 22, of Millersburg, told Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Rex Reed during a hearing Wednesday that he has a problem with how some of the information was received from the prosecution.

Fisher is accused of killing 48-year-old Kathy Vroman, of Milford, by shooting her Jan. 15 at his business, Country Car Co. in Milford. Her body was later recovered in Michigan.

Charges are pending against several people, including Fisher's father, Ralph Freddrick Fisher, 46, of Goshen, in this and related cases. The murder is believed connected to an auto theft ring.

In the Jason Fisher case, Miner said he isn't asking that Kosciusko County Prosecutor Charles Waggoner organize his case for him, but he would like the state "to at least give me a couple of road markers."

The prosecution's deadline for discovery - information of facts known by the state to be used at trial - was July 1. The prosecution's witness list contains more than 50 names.

"I don't have a specific idea what the state is going to do ... what evidence they're going to use or what witnesses they're going to use," Miner said.

Part of Miner's objection to the prosecution's witness list is that not all of the names have addresses with them and, while Miner admits he recognizes some of the names, he said he doesn't want to assume he knows others.

The deadline for defense discovery is Aug. 17. Miner said he hasn't even seen some of the evidence, although he is aware of its existence and intended use in court.

Waggoner said some of the evidence in question is still in the chain of custody and undergoing testing with the Indiana State Police laboratories. Rather than call the evidence back to Kosciusko County and take it out of the "pipeline," Waggoner said he would rather accompany Miner to the various sites and view the evidence.

Because the evidence is spread among three police posts - Fort Wayne, Lowell and Indianapolis - Waggoner, a former state trooper, said he could try to secure an ISP helicopter to provide transportation to the sites.

Reed suggested that Waggoner and Miner "could save a lot of your time and my time by getting together and talking about this stuff."

Reed took Miner's objection under advisement and will issue a court order on the matter. In the meantime, both sides continue to prepare for the September trial. [[In-content Ad]]