Murder charges dropped against man accused of killing neighbor with machete

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Murder charges dropped against man accused of killing neighbor with machete
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Prosecutors say they don't have evidence to move forward in the case, after Douglas Flint was found nearly decapitated on his neighbor's property.

Earlier this month, while prosecutors were preparing to take Akers’ case back to court, a judge ruled that the same statements Akers made before he was read his Miranda rights had tainted other evidence found through a search warrant, because the warrant was obtained using the statements,File photo: Bruce Akers looks to the seating area in the rear of the courtroom at York County Superior Court in Alfred at the start of his sentencing hearing on Friday, November 16, 2020.

In a new motion filed, prosecutors said: “Due to suppression of evidence rulings, the state lacks sufficient evidence to proceed to trial,”

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