The murder trial of a Lansford man was delayed by legal issues Thursday, resulting in only one witness being heard and an early recess of the proceeding.
President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II recessed the trial of Ernest Troy Freeby, 36, after almost the entire morning was taken up by legal arguments in his chambers. The jury panel, which reported at 8:45 a.m., sat in the deliberation room until about 11:55 a.m. before it was brought into the courtroom and told by Nanovic that the proceeding was delayed because he had to deal with some legal issues raised by counsel.