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CNN LIVE AT DAYBREAK
Eric Rudolph Captured, Going to Court
Aired June 2, 2003 - 06:02 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Rudolph runs no more. In just a few hours, Eric Robert Rudolph will be plucked from a small Asheville, North Carolina jail cell and taken to court. Where the suspected Olympic Park bomber goes from there will be up to the judge.
We take you live to Asheville now and our Jason Bellini.
Good morning -- Jason.
JASON BELLINI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
Well, this morning, Rudolph beings his journey through the U.S. legal system. He's scheduled to come before a federal magistrate at 10:00 a.m.
Now, the purpose of this hearing is, first, for the judge to determine whether the man brought before him is actually Eric Rudolph. That's not expected to be an issue, because the FBI over the weekend said that they matched his fingerprints with those found at the crime scenes.
They also said that he cooperated with them as they tried to figure out how he managed to survive for five years in the forests and whether he had any help out there, anyone else who was assisting him.
The other purpose is to let him know of the charges against him and to inform him of his right to counsel and also his right not to make a statement. But also over the weekend, law enforcement authorities say that he was cooperating as they went out and, again, tried to find how he managed to survive out there.
Now, the U.S. Justice Department could -- could decide to seek the death penalty in his case. John Ashcroft will also decide whether or not he's tried in Atlanta or in Birmingham. We should know that sometime this morning -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Understand. I can only imagine the security when he's brought out of jail to go to court.
BELLINI: Well, absolutely. And he has not arrived here yet. We were expecting all weekend for him to get here, but he's still in Murphy. We don't know when he's going to get here. We understand that he's likely to come by helicopter. Not too many hours left before he needs to be here. It's about a two-hour drive. So, we're also waiting to hear from Murphy when he's on the road or in the air -- Carol.
COSTELLO: All right, Jason Bellini live from Asheville, North Carolina this morning.
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