Attorney wants to withdraw from Pa. double-murder

Levittown - A defense attorney wants to stop representing a troubled Iraq war veteran who faces the possible death penalty on charges he fatally shot two people while robbing a sandwich shop in central Pennsylvania.Defense Attorney David Shrager has asked a Blair County judge to let him withdraw from the case of 29-year-old Nicholas Horner, of Altoona. Judge Jolene Kopriva has set a Thursday hearing on Shrager's request.Shrager had previously said he might pursue an insanity defense on behalf of Horner, whose family says he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.District Attorney Richard Consiglio is pursuing the death penalty in the April 6 robbery of the Subway store in Altoona. Horner allegedly killed a 19-year-old clerk and a bystander while taking about $130.___Information from: Altoona Mirror, http://www.altoonamirror.com

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