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A 'fall guy'? Kin insist on innocence of suspect in priest's slay

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RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/06/11/crimescene-priestslay-061118.jpg"/><figcaption>The spot in a church in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija where Fr. Richmond Nilo was slain just before Mass on June 10. Noriel Padiernos, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - Was he just a fall guy?Family and friends of Adell Roll Milan, the suspect in the killing of a Catholic priest in Nueva Ecija, say so.Milan, who was tagged by an altar boy in the killing of Fr. Richmond Nilo on June 10, was arrested by police last week.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/15/18/suspect-in-nueva-ecija-priests-slay-falls">Suspect in Nueva Ecija priest&#x27;s slay falls</a></li></ul>Nilo&#x27;s death raised concern in the Roman Catholic church as he was the third priest to be gunned down in 6 months.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/10/18/pari-patay-sa-pamamaril-sa-nueva-ecija">Pari, patay sa pamamaril sa Nueva Ecija</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/11/18/outrageously-evil-act-cbcp-condemns-killing-of-nueva-ecija-priest">&#x27;Outrageously evil act&#x27;: CBCP condemns killing of Nueva Ecija priest</a></li></ul>Speaking to reporters on Friday, Nelson John Oreo, Milan&#x27;s friend, claimed that the two of them were at school on the day of the killing and even went out for a drinking spree.Lawyer Lorenzo Gadon, Milan&#x27;s counsel, showed CCTV footage taken on June 10 showing the suspect at the place where he and his friend had supposedly gone drinking that night.&quot;Napag-alaman ko rin maraming video evidence na nagpapakita kung saan-saang lugar si Adell Milan nung araw na &#x27;yun,&quot; he said.(I found out that there&#x27;s a lot of video evidence that show where Adell Milan was on the day of the crime.) &quot;Masasabi na wala siya sa lugar na pinangyarihan ng krimen sapagkat makikita sa mga video sa eskuwelahan at &#x27;yung may-ari ng tindahan na pinagbilhan nila ng beer ay nagte-testify na mula 5 hanggang 8 [n]andoon &#x27;yung tao,&quot; Gadon added.(We can say that he was not at the scene of the crime because there are videos of him at school. The owner of the store where they bought beer also testified that Milan was there from 5 to 8 p.m.)Bernard Matias, a cousin of the suspect, meanwhile noted that Milan does not know how to use a gun and that the latter&#x27;s right hand had been twice broken.“Hindi po marunong humawak ng baril &#x27;yun. Katunayan po &#x27;yung kanang kamay niya may bale 2 beses na, saka di po kaya pumatay ng tao, lalo pari, takot nga sa karayom,&quot; he said.(He could not hold a gun. In fact, his right hand had been broken twice. He could not kill a person, more so a priest. He is even scared of needles.)Milan&#x27;s grandmother Elena also told reporters that her grandson was allegedly picked up by around seven men on the day that he was arrested.Elena said the men who took her grandson were not in uniform and showed no documents. They also did not introduce themselves.“Parang trespassing, pumasok sila ng wala pahintulot. Walang dalang kahit anong papeles,&quot; she said.(It&#x27;s like trespassing, they went in without permission. They did not show any documents.)“Hindi po totoo. Hindi po marunong humawak ng baril, hawak motor,&quot; she added.(It&#x27;s not true. He could not hold a gun or drive a motorcycle.)Gadon also revealed that as of Friday, no charges have been filed against Milan and yet he remained in detention.&quot;Until now wala pang inihahain na kaso laban kay Adell pero siya ay patuloy na naka-detain. Nagiging illegal detention na &#x27;yun. Katuwiran nila may witness,&quot; Gadon said.(Charges have yet to be filed against Adell and yet he remains in detention. It&#x27;s becoming illegal and their reason is because they have a witness.)Police have denied allegations that Milan is simply a fall guy.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/06/19/18/nahuling-suspek-sa-nilo-slay-hindi-fall-guy-pnp">Nahuling suspek sa Nilo slay, &#x27;hindi fall guy&#x27;: PNP</a></li></ul>

Family and friends of Adell Roll Milan, the suspect in the killing of a Catholic priest in Nueva Ecija, assert that he is innocent.

Family and friends of Adell Roll Milan, the suspect in the killing of a Catholic priest in Nueva Ecija, assert that he is innocent.

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A 'fall guy'? Kin insist on innocence of suspect in priest's slay

RG Cruz,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 22, 2018 06:48 PM PHT

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