A judge said more DNA testing can be done in a high-profile murder case in Lexington. <\/p>\n
Police said Travis Bredhold gunned down a clerk last year during an attempted robbery at the Marathon gas station on Alexandria Drive. In court, Bredholds attorneys tried to fight the DNA testing. <\/p>\n
They said the DNA hair samples the Commonwealth is requesting would violate his rights under both the Kentucky Constitution and the U.S. Constitution. <\/p>\n
His attorneys said they arent surprised with the judges decision to move forward with the testing but said they had to questing it to give Bredhold a fair trial. <\/p>\n
They said taking the samples infringe on his right against self incrimination, his right to privacy and freedoms against arbitrary government action. <\/p>\n
They said the tests also do not give him due process of law. <\/p>\n
Bredhold is accused of shooting and killing gas station clerk Mike Patel on December 9, 2013. <\/p>\n
Detectives linked Bredhold to a stolen getaway car and camouflage jacket seen in surveillance video from the armed robbery. <\/p>\n
They said that surveillance video showed Patel complying with the robbery. <\/p>\n
Bredhold was arrested the day after the shooting at the Fayette Mall. <\/p>\n
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