Tennessee church shooting suspect objects to phone evidence
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Emanuel Samson, left, enters the courtroom for a hearing Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Samson is accused of fatally shooting a woman and wounding six other people at a Tennessee church in September 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
The man accused of fatally shooting a woman and wounding seven people at a Tennessee church in September 2017 is objecting to using evidence from his cellphone.
Emanuel Kidega Samson made his first public court appearance Wednesday during a Davidson County Criminal Court hearing. The 27-year-old faces a 43-count indictment, including a first-degree murder charge, in the Nashville shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ.
Samson's attorney, Jennifer Lynn Thompson, said a search warrant affidavit doesn't tie the phone's potential contents with Samson's charges.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An arrest affidavit says Samson waived his rights and told police he arrived armed and fired at Burnette.
Prosecutors have said they're seeking a life sentence without parole.
Samson is black and the victims are white. Authorities haven't definitively said whether they believe Samson targeted them based on race.