Man tied to murder jailed
SCRANTON - A city man involved in the murder of a Harrisburg man at a South Side bar last year was denied his attempt to get out of prison before he is sentenced.
At a hearing in Lackawanna County Court on Tuesday, Judge Margaret Bisignani Moyle rejected Kyle Mason's petition for home confinement while he awaits sentencing next month.
Mr. Mason, 24, who has been incarcerated at Lackawanna County Prison since May 2011, pleaded guilty in June to a felony firearm charge and conspiracy- aggravated assault for the fatal shooting of Malik Asad Carter, 28, at the now-shuttered Finn McCool's bar in South Scranton on May 16, 2011.
Mr. Mason handed his gun to the shooter, Derrick Phillips, 41, police said.
Mr. Phillips' murder trial is scheduled to begin on Dec. 10. He is claiming self- defense.