KALAMAZOO, MICH. (WKZO-AM/FM) — Prosecutors will be allowed to use potentially incriminating and bizarre statements at the June murder trial of a southwest Michigan Uber driver accused of killing six people during a shooting spree.
Jason Dalton was interviewed twice in the 24 hours after eight people were gunned down across three Kalamazoo locations last February. The entirety of both interviews will not be admissible at trial, however.
Kalamazoo County Circuit Court Judge Alexander Lipsey ruled Thursday prosecutors can use all of Dalton’s interview with Michigan State Police and agreed to a partial suppression of statements made to Kalamazoo Public Safety.
The 46-year-old made claims of demonic possession during each interrogation, saying the rideshare company’s smartphone app took control of his vehicle and body, but those admissions came after refusals to speak to detectives.
Dalton’s attorney claimed his client’s constructional rights were violated last Thursday.
