Chase Anderson
June 23, 2019
Motions filed in homicide case
Bailey accused in teen’s brutal slaying
CLEARFIELD — Defense attorneys for a man charged in the brutal murder of a Clearfield County teen have filed several motions regarding his case.
In April 2018, Denny Scott Bailey, 39, of Woodland was charged with the murder of Chase Anderson, 19, whose burned body was recovered in a remote area of Pike Township after he was reported missing by his mother in the summer of 2017.
According to testimony at the preliminary hearing, Anderson was stabbed multiple times, his throat was slit and his nose broken before his body was set on fire.
Police were able to find the body because Kenja Kasheem Tew, 24, led them to it. Although both men say they fought with Anderson after taking him to the remote location, each claimed the other stabbed Anderson and burned the body.
Bailey’s attorneys have filed more than a dozen motions regarding the case, including asking the judge to bar the Commonwealth from seeking the death penalty, to suppress evidence, for a change in venue for the trial and to sequester the jurors during the expected two week trial.
Another motion dealt with the conditions of his incarceration.
During a hearing Thursday, Bailey testified about his problems at the county jail.
He stated that he has been held in isolation almost the entire time since he was taken into custody on a probation violation in late August 2017.
Bailey claims he is not getting his prescribed medication, has not had access to psychiatric care, is not taken monthly for a treatment for an immune disorder and cannot exercise or shower properly due to restraints.
The warden of the jail, Greg Collins testified that since August 2018, whenever Bailey is let out of his cell, he must be handcuffed and shackled. This is the direct result of Bailey’s behavior and his assault on a corrections officer after a problem in the library.
Collins also explained that both Tew and Bailey are kept in isolation because the other inmates are aware of what they are charged with and don’t want them in their cell blocks.
He said the restrictions on Bailey are necessary for security reasons.
Bailey also claimed that Collins would not allow him to make phone calls or have visits when he was first incarcerated because he wanted Bailey to tell police “the truth.”
During those first few months, Bailey did request to speak to the investigators several times but never made any statements about Collins coercing him, according to testimony from Trooper David Patrick.
Attorney Joe Ryan, who is representing Bailey, stated that the other motions are related to legal issues and can be dealt with in briefs.
Judge Fred Ammerman gave Ryan 45 days to provide these briefs and District Attorney William A. Shaw Jr. 30 days after that to respond. The judge will rule on these issues after reviewing all of the evidence.
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