Both
American teens jailed in Rome in the fatal stabbing of an Italian
police officer now have private lawyers and family members in Italy.
Investigators contend that his 19-year-old son stabbed Carabinieri Deputy Brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega 11 times with a military-style attack knife early Friday near the hotel where he was staying with his friend.
According to court documents, Elder told prosecutors during his interrogation that he thought he was being strangled in a scuffle with the officer.