BOSTON (AP) – The man accused of killing a Manchester, N.H., police officer agreed Monday to return to New Hampshire to face the murder charge.
Michael Addison, 26, appeared briefly in Dorchester District Court and waived his right to fight his return to Manchester, where he is charged with killing Officer Michael Briggs. He was scheduled to be arraigned on the capital murder charge Monday afternoon in Manchester District Court.
Addison also faced a charge of being a fugitive from justice in Massachusetts, but the count was dismissed when he agreed to be taken to New Hampshire.
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said in a news release that Manchester police would be bringing Addison back to the state. His Massachusetts lawyer had said he hoped Addison would be transported by state troopers.
Addison was captured at his grandmother’s apartment in Boston on Oct. 16 – the same day Briggs was killed. Authorities say Briggs was shot when he and a fellow bicycle patrol officer responded to a domestic violence call.
Addison’s lawyer has said his client denies shooting Briggs and fears for his safety.
About two dozen Manchester police officers crowded the Boston courtroom Monday in support of Briggs.
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