Ken Fulginiti of Fulginiti Law was featured in news coverage of the criminal case against former Upper Pottsgrove police officer Sean Farrell, who is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Glen Pysher. The case is moving forward after Farrell waived his preliminary hearing in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

Case of former police officer accused in shooting death of 22-year-old moves forward

According to investigators, Farrell shot Pysher while on duty in August. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele stated that Pysher was unarmed, had not behaved aggressively, and was following police instructions with his hands raised when the shooting occurred. Pysher’s mother previously explained that her son had been celebrating a birthday with friends and mistakenly approached the wrong home, believing it belonged to someone he knew.

Fulginiti, who represents the Pysher family, described the case’s advancement as a positive development while acknowledging that additional legal proceedings remain. With the matter now headed to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, he explained that the next procedural steps would become clearer once a judge is assigned.

Fulginiti also expressed appreciation for the community’s support of the Pysher family and the district attorney’s handling of the case. Farrell’s defense attorney, meanwhile, expressed disappointment with the timing of the charges and indicated that the defense looks forward to presenting its case in court.

Read the full coverage here.

Fulginiti Law continues to represent the Pysher family as the legal proceedings move forward.

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